Raptors (15-7) at Celtics (13-9) Game #23 12/9/16

[Eja117]

KO, Horford, Rozier, Bradley, and Crowder are settling for jumpers against Powell, L Nogiera, C Joseph, T Ross, and Patterson.

Bunch of sissies.

[tomrod]

Need more of that from Horford

[BitterJim]

Let's be honest. They're losing tonight at home because they're soft

Too reliant on the 3 - too soft up front.

Well that's what you get when Ainge is content with Zeller and Amir as opposed to getting bigs who can score/rebound.

No teams are moving bigs right now. Danny isn't content with what we have bUT there is no market right now

That should change in a month or so

[YoungOne87]

raptors come off a game last night but still look fresher than us

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Norman Powell?!?

I see that the Cs have resumed their habit of getting torched by no-names.

And I sure am glad IT isn't playing--he'd be useless!

[Kuberski33]

Seems like every time they give up an offensive rebound, it costs them points.

[walker834]

Ref's also call reall yticky tack bs.  Tommy knows this.  Bradley had ball there.  That was not a foul.

Big men can't establish position down low anymore either. 

Clotheline someone KO.  Now that's a foul.

[Ilikesports17]

refs no longer being particularly kind.

[jpotter33]

Anybody else missing IT this half?

I thought we had all agreed that the team is infinitely better without him?

Nope. His individual offense is helpful at times, but his presence would only exacerbate the lack of ball movement we have right now, which is no coincidence that's when our offense went downhill.

You keep saying that while this team starts to get smashed because nobody can score.

The team is getting smashed because we're turning over the ball, not hitting shots, and not defending crap right now. Which one of those will IT help with?

Hitting shots.

As for defense.. who is playing good defense right now anyways?

IT is shooting 33% from 3 and 42% overall. He's not going to come in and magically make us make shots. We're actually getting good shots with the ball movement we have, but we're just not hitting them. IT would certainly help with his penetration to the hole, but he'd without a doubt give up just as much and probably more on the other end.

Hell, they'd put IT in the PnR every single possession and shoot right over him with Derozan or Lowry.

[Ilikesports17]

Norman Powell?!?

I see that the Cs have resumed their habit of getting torched by no-names.

And I sure am glad IT isn't playing--he'd be useless!

Norman Powell is a nice player.

[jpotter33]

KO is so frustrating. Just shoot the freaking ball!

[JOMVP]

These shots.... I can't watch anymore

[Eja117]

This team somehow got hold of the tapes of Celtic Rasheed Wallace and realized you could show up, launch a bunch of mediocre threes, and collect a check

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

raptors come off a game last night but still look fresher than us

Typical. But if it was the Cs who'd played the night before, they'd be dragging, and half the people here would be making excuses for them.

[Eja117]

Norman Powell?!?

I see that the Cs have resumed their habit of getting torched by no-names.

And I sure am glad IT isn't playing--he'd be useless!

Norman Powell is a nice player.

he's a nice young back up.