Celtics (25-16) at Magic (17-24) Game #42 1/12/19

[mctyson]

You are staring at another 1-2 or 0-3 road trip then heading into Toronto at home...they could be right back where they were 3 weeks ago.

[blink]

[dang] great def by Brown on Ross there and he is still red hot

[PAOBoston]

This is truly going to be a horrific loss. This team has serious issues at times with focus and playing down to opponents. They have so many losses to bad teams it isn't even funny anymore. I would venture over half their losses are t bad sub .500 teams.

[Rosco917]

When Smart became a starter, the second unit lost it's only PG. Once in for all Terry Rozier isn't a Point Guard.

[apc]

I don’t see a comback here 

[keevsnick]

I am fairly certain that Jaylen Brown has not touched the ball this quarter.  That's nearly 4 minutes.

I mean I get wanting to put the ball in the hands of your perceived playmakers, but is their evidence right now that Rozier and Hayward are better at that role than Brown? Rozier is supposedly a PG but seems allergic to passing at times. Hayward is an excellent passer but still looks like he's moving through mud and thus not looking to score. So why not let Jaylen run a pick and roll or just run a play for him.

[liam]

52% from the line is horrific!

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Such a lot of good defense on Ross but he is knocking em down with people all over him.

It's all too often heard with Boston opponents. Guys consistently "get lucky" versus the Cs.

[10610786d]

I don’t see a comback here 

For a 6 point game!!?

[jpotter33]

Nice Tatum! More of that taking it to the hole, please.

[SCeltic34]

I don’t see a comback here 

Our starting unit has outplayed theirs by a significant margin, so hopefully we have enough to pull this out.

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starters def isn't better than the 2nd team right now.  wide open dunks..ug

[jpotter33]

When Smart became a starter, the second unit lost it's only PG. Once in for all Terry Rozier isn't a Point Guard.

Yep. Hayward was supposed to make up for that absence, but (a) he's taking longer than expected to get back to that level, and (b) for some ungodly reason we still run the offense through Rozier, even though he's proven his entire career that he simply cannot play that role due to his limitations.

[10610786d]

starters def isn't better than the 2nd team right now.  wide open dunks..ug

Horford looks a step slow, which is concerning

[SCeltic34]

More missed FTs.  Really.