Celtics (24-9) at Timberwolves (17-15) Game #34 1/2/25

[Atzar]

Don't know what has happened to Jrue's shot this year but his misses aren't even in the right area code.  And Hauser has to guard. 

EDIT:  There we go Jrue. 

[jpotter33]

I want to see Walsh in there to guard Ant. It's admiral that Tatum is guarding Ant, but he's already got one foul and could've had another one. Can't afford him getting in foul trouble.

[jpotter33]

You have an immobile big on you, JT, and you just pull up instead of driving him. Disgusting.

Stop just chucking threes!

[liam]

First team to play D will get this one...

[Surferdad]

Not an enjoyable game so far.

[tenn_smoothie]

HORRIBLE move and shot by Tatum. He gets pinned to the baseline with a trap and stubbornly insists on dribbling out of it instead of the automatic play there which is to pass - then he dribbles like a madman out front and jacks up the dreaded dribble/step-back/contested 3-pointer, CLANG !!

[jpotter33]

16 of our first 19 shots have been threes. That's 84% of our shots through most of the first quarter. It's just ridiculous, bad basketball. And I'm not going to lie - I am starting to get the "poor entertainment" argument about the heavy volume of threes, because this is boring to watch with the crap quality of most of these threes.

And Minny isn't much better with 11 of 16 from three thus far for 69%.

[tenn_smoothie]

I get that Tatum is talented and all, but I really do not like his game on the offensive end.

[Atzar]

We miss JB's rim pressure when he's out.  Nobody in the rotation whose first instinct is to drive. 

[Phantom255x]

Lol my sister and I are eating dinner and watching this game and we're literally telling each other "this is like a 3-point contest" for real 

[liam]

I'd like to see some Springer on Ant.

[Silas]

Refs not calling fouls on the Wolves.

[jpotter33]

We miss JB's rim pressure when he's out.  Nobody in the rotation whose first instinct is to drive.

I'm more and more convinced that KP being out is also exacerbating the three point volume.

While he shoots a lot of threes, too, he also gets a ton of paint touches and looks, both low and high paint. Hopefully the volume will go down once he's fully back.

[tenn_smoothie]

Unwatchable

[Goldstar88]

Kornet?s got those heavy duty ankle braces like the ones Steph Curry uses. Maybe he can lend a pair to KP.