Knicks (0-1) at Celtics (0-1) Game #2 10/23/26

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

[Silas]

JT with what we needed....36/9/7/3...one helluva game

[radiohead]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

[Silas]

Q with a solid game tonight...15pts/6rebs/3blks and 1/1 from 3

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

maybe

[Neurotic Guy]

Bad scoring game by PP, swallowed up the whole game. 

Luka Garza with 8 points, an O-board and a steal in 3 minutes.

[Goldstar88]

35 Bench points for Boston. Love it

[Phantom255x]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

[Who]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

[A Future of Stevens]

Man after his scoring stinker in the opener, Tatum really stepped up. He was magnificent tonight

[Goldstar88]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

Baylors defense is not good. This is why Jordan is starting.

[Phantom255x]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

Baylors defense is not good. This is why Jordan is starting.

Yeah they are gonna need a few of these guys to figure it out. This is partially what hurt last year, a combination of guys having certain flaws, and also a question of what combinations or lineups/rotations would work with Hugo, Baylor, Walsh in particular. Frankly, I think Pritchard needs to take that leap into starter-territory. Doesn't mean he has to finish every game or play heavy minutes but they also gave him that contract for a reason, and they think he can take a leap close to Brunson based on the reports.

[Who]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

Baylors defense is not good. This is why Jordan is starting.

Yes. Those guys (J Walsh, Hugo) would be preferable to Baylor if they can hit enough outside shots to stay on the court.

However, if they can't hit enough outside shots ... then Baylor's bad defense is better (less hurtful to the team) than their (Hugo, J Walsh) bad offense.

[Goldstar88]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

Baylors defense is not good. This is why Jordan is starting.

Yeah they are gonna need a few of these guys to figure it out. This is partially what hurt last year, a combination of guys having certain flaws, and also a question of what combinations or lineups/rotations would work with Hugo, Baylor, Walsh in particular. Frankly, I think Pritchard needs to take that leap into starter-territory. Doesn't mean he has to finish every game or play heavy minutes but they also gave him that contract for a reason, and they think he can take a leap close to Brunson based on the reports.

I?d also prefer Pritchard starting. I don?t like having two players who can?t generate offense in the starting lineup with Robinson and Walsh. Payton does a lot of things well and I feel like the other starters being elite defensively will help cover his limitations on that end.

[smicker16]

I still hate that we seem to struggle with holding leads and having rough 4ths, but it was nice to see Tatum come through in the clutch today. Best player on the floor tonight as well for both teams

We need more from PP. He?s supposed to lead the bench in scoring. Would he be better off starting?

Probably. I gotta be real, even though he can provide defense I think Walsh is mostly useless out there and should not be getting as much playing time or starting minutes as he does. I know the PP starting experiment didn't work last season, but they gotta try it again this year. Walsh offers zero threat offensively and other teams know that

This is why I thought Baylor would get the nod as the 5th starter over J Walsh / Hugo. I still think that is the way it end up if this J Walsh experiment continues to fail. This is just a detour to the same end point - Baylor as starter.

Baylors defense is not good. This is why Jordan is starting.

Yeah they are gonna need a few of these guys to figure it out. This is partially what hurt last year, a combination of guys having certain flaws, and also a question of what combinations or lineups/rotations would work with Hugo, Baylor, Walsh in particular. Frankly, I think Pritchard needs to take that leap into starter-territory. Doesn't mean he has to finish every game or play heavy minutes but they also gave him that contract for a reason, and they think he can take a leap close to Brunson based on the reports.

I?d also prefer Pritchard starting. I don?t like having two players who can?t generate offense in the starting lineup with Robinson and Walsh. Payton does a lot of things well and I feel like the other starters being elite defensively will help cover his limitations on that end.

I think they want a guy in the starting lineup who can pressure the best scorer on the other team. JB used to do that often and I don?t think they want PG, Tatum or White wearing down doing that. I still think it will end up being Baylor for stretches and Hugo for stretches and Hauser similar to last year. Hopefully one of them steps up and consistently proves they should be the 5th starter.

With no real other ball handler I think they want PP off the bench for that too. Although I think PP should be playing a lot of minutes and closing games.