Celtics (21-19) at Wizards (19-19) Game #41 1/16/16

[cltc5]

Wash is just playing well and we are playing at our mediocre selves like most games

[Rosco917]

Nene is huge, he looks like a football player.

[PhoSita]

Wall with 18 points, Gortat has 10 pts 9 reb.

As ever, teams with big point guards and centers that can score and rebound have a serious edge on the C's.

[PhoSita]

Nene is huge, he looks like a football player.

How many 6'11'' football players have you seen? 

[jpotter33]

So we have a ton of draft picks but our philosophy is not to play rookies.

I actually think they're all playing for Maine tonight.

[PhoSita]

Jae and Isaiah -- excellent.

Everybody else ... meh.

Business as usual.

[Ilikesports17]

Wall with 18 points, Gortat has 10 pts 9 reb.

As ever, teams with big point guards and centers that can score and rebound have a serious edge on the C's.

Havent really noticed the big pg edge nearly as much as the centers who can score and rebound one.

[Ilikesports17]

Jae and Isaiah -- excellent.

Everybody else ... meh.

Business as usual.

thought Marcus looked pretty good. Got to the rim well.

[Chief]

So we have a ton of draft picks but our philosophy is not to play rookies.

Our philosophy is to play the best players, not just give players minutes they haven't earned based on "potential"

Better right now, I guess. Better after 35 games of consistent Nba playing time, I doubt it.

You don't get better without real game action.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Wall with 18 points, Gortat has 10 pts 9 reb.

As ever, teams with big point guards and centers that can score and rebound have a serious edge on the C's.

That hasn't been the issue, more like the speed and transition offense to go along with our sloppy sloppy passing is giving us fits.

[hwangjini_1]

wow, 10 turn overs for the celtics. and the wizards scored 11 points off of those.

[mctyson]

Unfortunate truth is that if John Wall can shoot 50% or more for a game...Washington is going to be hard to beat.  He becomes unstoppable at that point.

[hwangjini_1]

Wall with 18 points, Gortat has 10 pts 9 reb.

As ever, teams with big point guards and centers that can score and rebound have a serious edge on the C's.

didnt the celtics win the first two games between these teams?

[Chief]

So we have a ton of draft picks but our philosophy is not to play rookies.

I actually think they're all playing for Maine tonight.

Where they will rot.

Just sell all the picks except for the NETS.

[jpotter33]

Wall with 18 points, Gortat has 10 pts 9 reb.

As ever, teams with big point guards and centers that can score and rebound have a serious edge on the C's.

That hasn't been the issue, more like the speed and transition offense to go along with our sloppy sloppy passing is giving us fits.

Yeah, IT having five turnovers in the first quarter doesn't help. We looked shell-shocked by their speed at first. It's actually one team that plays faster than us.