Celtics (31-13) at Lakers (23-18) Game #45 1/23/25

[Phantom255x]

Hate to say it, but the Lakers are playing like the Celtics usually do, except the C's right now look dead and need the Break desperately

[liam]

Hey Joe, this one is over.

[jpotter33]

Just keep chucking the threes, guys! Clearly it's been working for us, especially on tired legs.

[liam]

Hate to say it, but the Lakers are playing like the Celtics usually do, except the C's right now look dead and need the Break desperately

Yeah, the Celtics are beat and Joe just keeps running them for some stupid reason of his own!

[Phantom255x]

What a confusing rotation. Down 15 to enter the quarter, and Tatum, White and others are on the bench while you let Jaylen run with this bench and it's a 12-2 Lakers run. Morons

[bello_man09]

Derrick White must be broken. 3 points today and can't even find minutes now

he needs to sit

[liam]

What a confusing rotation. Down 15 to enter the quarter, and Tatum, White and others are on the bench while you let Jaylen run with this bench and it's a 12-2 Lakers run. Morons

This is the worst game I've seen Joe coach. Just horrid.

[jpotter33]

Just keep waiting for the "inevitable" efficiency shift in our three point shooting that everyone keeps talking about. Sub 29% thus far tonight. It's been what, nearly two months now that we've been awful shooting leading to a middle of the pack efficiency?

[liam]

What a confusing rotation. Down 15 to enter the quarter, and Tatum, White and others are on the bench while you let Jaylen run with this bench and it's a 12-2 Lakers run. Morons

Should've been all bench since half time.

[blink]

why am I still watching this game?
lol

[blink]

springer in with 8:41 left in the game???

wth Joe??

[bello_man09]

SAM!!!!

[liam]

We might've had a chance if Joe had done this coming out of the half. A day late and a dollar short.

[Indocelts]

Maybe taking 50 3PAs pergame is not a good long term strategy afterall and we just see the effect now.

Other teams should take notice too.

[jpotter33]

Took until halfway in the fourth down 25 for Joe to put Springer and Queta - who were instrumental with their energy last night - in the game that we were clearly sluggish on. Just so dogmatic and inflexible outside of his gameplan, even when we saw success in the exact same scenario last night with Springer vaulting the team into better energy defensively.

The title last year really covered up a lot of the questions that still surround him. He's been very subpar all year long and has done nothing about the clear motivation/energy/focus problems this team has had most of the year.