Cavaliers (48-10) at Celtics (42-17) Game #60 2/28/25

[jpotter33]

Really miss Jrue this game.  They're just hunting Hauser. It's not Hauser's fault, can't expect him to guard Mitchell.

Then WHY is he out there?

[Who]

A lot of Mobley as the sole big for CLE in Q4.

[angryguy77]

White has done zip for us

[Phantom255x]

This is like those losses they had in December/January where they simply couldn't stop the other team in a close 4th quarter. Same today.

[Indocelts]

I have never seen any player being abused on the defensive end like Hauser today. Sad.

[blink]

Cavs have just destroyed us on isolation plays in the  last 5 min.   We need to be able to get stops....

[Who]

Has Jarrett Allen even played in Q4?

I can't remember seeing him.

[liam]

Thanks again, refs, for not making so many calls that the other team feels free to wack our guys!

[radiohead]

Struss is a bum.

[Silas]

White has done zip for us

Have you watched any of this game?

[SparzWizard]

Really miss Jrue this game.  They're just hunting Hauser. It's not Hauser's fault, can't expect him to guard Mitchell.

Then WHY is he out there?

That's a great question, WHY Joe?

[SCeltic34]

Really miss Jrue this game.  They're just hunting Hauser. It's not Hauser's fault, can't expect him to guard Mitchell.

Then WHY is he out there?

No great options after him.  Missing 2 starters hurt our depth.

What I don't understand is going back to Kornet.  Queta was worth a look given how badly we looked during Kornet's minutes.

[jpotter33]

Is there a reason also why Pritchard isn't playing? I feel he could try and maybe make some shots. Hauser isn't even shooting (he has 8 attempts in 33 minutes)

He?s played 25 mins, but I?m guessing Sam is playing over him in the 4th for defensive reasons.

That's hilarious. He's being targeted every single time down the floor and isn't contributing offensively. There's absolutely zero reason to have him out there right now over PP or even Craig, Walsh, etc.

He?s still better defensively than Pritchard. So that?s why?s he?s playing over him. I do agree that Joe should try Craig.

And let?s be honest if Joe put Walsh out there right now people would be calling for his head lol. Fans in the heat of the moment wouldn?t make the best coaches.

And what exactly is Hauser doing out there that would be better than Craig or Walsh? It's one thing if he's contributing offensively, but he's 2-8 and doing nothing offensively. They can at least do a better job of staying in front of the guards and not be targeted literally every single possession.

[Phantom255x]

I'm just dumbfounded that Hauser played 38 minutes tonight, even with Mitchell just torching him predictably all the 4th. Like what???

[Goldstar88]

The refs have been screwing the Celtics so badly this game. It?s ridiculous.