Warriors (33-35) at Celtics (45-23) Game #69 3/18/26

[Indocelts]

Too much just having Tatum stand in the corner. Not a fan of that development over the last few games.

I noticed that last game. I guess when JB has it going he gets to set the table. There were a couple of plays this half where it was JB who was ar the corner with JT playmaking. I guess it?s a matter of finding the right balance.

I think they're trying to find a balance.

Something I have noticed just in the last two games also, it seems like every single time Pritchard stares at an open Tatum and just refuses to pass the ball to him. He did it often in the 4th quarter of the Suns game, and same thing today. Idk if that's by design? I agree the Jays are trying to find a balance and probably working JT back due to conditioning, but I thought it was weird now Pritchard refuses to pass the ball to JT two games in a row

I actually noticed that JT refused to pass the ball to an open PP, instead he launched the 3 himself in the 4th Q of this game. I do hope that there's nothing between them.

[satch]

Indocelts-I notice the same thing.

[Goldstar88]

Too much just having Tatum stand in the corner. Not a fan of that development over the last few games.

I noticed that last game. I guess when JB has it going he gets to set the table. There were a couple of plays this half where it was JB who was ar the corner with JT playmaking. I guess it?s a matter of finding the right balance.

I think they're trying to find a balance.

Something I have noticed just in the last two games also, it seems like every single time Pritchard stares at an open Tatum and just refuses to pass the ball to him. He did it often in the 4th quarter of the Suns game, and same thing today. Idk if that's by design? I agree the Jays are trying to find a balance and probably working JT back due to conditioning, but I thought it was weird now Pritchard refuses to pass the ball to JT two games in a row

I actually noticed that JT refused to pass the ball to an open PP, instead he launched the 3 himself in the 4th Q of this game. I do hope that there's nothing between them.

JB does the same thing every game. 

[ozgod]

Too much just having Tatum stand in the corner. Not a fan of that development over the last few games.

I noticed that last game. I guess when JB has it going he gets to set the table. There were a couple of plays this half where it was JB who was ar the corner with JT playmaking. I guess it?s a matter of finding the right balance.

I think they're trying to find a balance.

Something I have noticed just in the last two games also, it seems like every single time Pritchard stares at an open Tatum and just refuses to pass the ball to him. He did it often in the 4th quarter of the Suns game, and same thing today. Idk if that's by design? I agree the Jays are trying to find a balance and probably working JT back due to conditioning, but I thought it was weird now Pritchard refuses to pass the ball to JT two games in a row

I actually noticed that JT refused to pass the ball to an open PP, instead he launched the 3 himself in the 4th Q of this game. I do hope that there's nothing between them.

I noticed it in the game vs. PHX where Tatum was open on the perimeter a few times and had his hand up and PP continued to iso and ended up taking difficult turnaround fadeaways that missed (one was an airball) rather than passing it to him. I will give him the benefit of the doubt and say that it's just growing pains of trying to get used to playing with each other again. They just made the wrong reads on those occasions. I don't think it's anything malicious.

[Donoghus]

Only thing that really drove me nuts last night was some sloppy passing.  Tatum still doing those nonchalant passes in transition time to time. Drives me nuts. 

Nitpicking but that was a solid win last night.

[slamtheking]

Only thing that really drove me nuts last night was some sloppy passing.  Tatum still doing those nonchalant passes in transition time to time. Drives me nuts. 

Nitpicking but that was a solid win last night.

White had his share of boneheaded TO's/passes himself last night as well

[Vermont Green]

BOS still has stretches of sloppy play, I guess all teams do.  They will have to clean that up if they want to have success in the playoffs.  You can get away with it vs. a beat up GSW.  Only 13 regular season games remaining.  Still some work to do to be ready for the playoffs, in my view.

The main rotation for the playoffs is shaping up to be (based on total minutes the last 6 games):

Tatum
Brown
White
Queta
Pritchard
Hauser
Scheierman

Garza has the 8th most minutes but that will likely shift to Vucevic.  Gonzalez has played in all 6 games, but few minutes (only 10 min and that was a bit inflated due to garbage time).  Garza and Gonzalez likely drop out of the rotation for the playoffs, perhaps only spot minutes.