Mavericks (25-25) at Celtics (36-15) Game #52 2/6/25

[Phantom255x]

Celtics Signed Tory Craig

Brad saw the perimeter defense and said "enough is enough" 

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Celtics Signed Tory Craig

Brad saw the perimeter defense and said "enough is enough" 

but does Joe even play him?  springer was good at def too

[jpotter33]

Celtics Signed Tory Craig

Brad saw the perimeter defense and said "enough is enough" 

but does Joe even play him?  springer was good at def too

Probably not - we apparently have an obligation to play at least 75% of our minutes as double big unnecessarily.

[Yuckabuck33]

Lol, Joe thinks the defense is not the problem.

[Phantom255x]

Yeah I might join @tenn_smoothie and turn this game off soon. Pathetic effort especially on defense. Feel bad for the fans who paid good money to watch them get punked by a Dallas team without Luka, AD, etc.

[jpotter33]

The very subpar play at home is becoming a major concern.

[liam]

That Dallas moving screen never gets old or called...

[Vermont Green]

Dallas is hitting some sick shots.  Just need to keep playing hard.

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we have to play better def at the point of attack.  if you want to stop the dunks, layups, easy shots, someone has to stop the ballhandler

dallas is basically creating a layup / dunk line up. 

[liam]

Hey Joe, maybe go away from the two big lineups. It's not working. If we don't have anyone on that bench that can bring in some energy then the Celtics should've made a move! We play the same 8 guys all game every game...

[liam]

we have to play better def at the point of attack.  if you want to stop the dunks, layups, easy shots, someone has to stop the ballhandler

dallas is basically creating a layup / dunk line up.

A ball hawk like Springer would've come in handy...

[liam]

They're running and we're walking. That's game!

[blink]

dallas as 23 assists barely into the 3rd quarter

[radiohead]

Dallas is hitting some sick shots.  Just need to keep playing hard.

This is getting to be a familiar refrain. At some point we need to blame the poor defensive effort which leads to poorer offensive execution. This team is coasting.

[Silas]

Dallas shooting 59%  - 32/54
Cs shooting 45%   - 21/47

shooting and turnovers  8-2  that's a big part of this game.