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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2024 23:06:30 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2024 23:13:45 GMT -5
According to Brad, the front court may be good to go but he'd like to add a Big Wing ...
Brad Stevens spoke to reporters after Thursday’s practice and acknowledged that while he’s always looking for opportunities to improve the roster, he’s also looking internally at potential candidates for increased minutes.
Stevens explained that while he’s monitoring outside opportunities on a daily basis, this particular Celtics team has already made its big splash when it acquired Jrue Holiday the day before training camp.
“Every year around this time, you’re looking at how do we improve to give ourselves the best chance?,” Stevens said. “There are different ways to do it. Obviously, you can improve within, and we can do better at what we do on both ends of the court, and hopefully make strides individually and in how we fit together. Then, you can improve from free agency and trades or whatever. I do think that the key to us is going to be improvement from within.”
Stevens identified adding another big wing to be his particular rotation priority.
“I would like to continue to see how we can find another big wing or so that can help us, and I think that can be from within,” Stevens said. “I also think we’ll continue to monitor free agency and trades, but again, the difference in this year and maybe other years is that our tools are pretty limited from a dollars standpoint.”
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Post by kyceltic on Jan 5, 2024 16:05:57 GMT -5
7:00 Eastern time start tonight boys! I'd rest Porzingis tonight and Al tomorrow night!
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:08:23 GMT -5
Wrong ... Al will be rested tonight!
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:10:15 GMT -5
Q1:
Celtics lineup change (Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday)
Jazz lineup change (John Collins, Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Kris Dunn)
White gains possession ...
JB TOV
JT a block
JB blocks Lauri
JT fouled ... makes 1-2 FTs
JB draws a Chrg
White a THREE!
KP a cutting layup
Jrue a driving DUNK!
JB a T/A F/A J ... 10-0 BOS
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:18:16 GMT -5
... a couple missed 3's by C's so JB takes it to the rim for the "sure thing!"
TIME OUT JAZZ ... 12-2 BOS
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:26:13 GMT -5
Jazz lineup change (Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Walker Kessler, Kris Dunn) JT for THREE! Celtics lineup change (Oshae Brissett, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Derrick White) Jazz lineup change (Keyonte George, Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, Jordan Clarkson) KP a THREE! White a layup Sam a THREE! Sam a running DUNK!
25-10 BOS |
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:33:34 GMT -5
Sam a steal but JB misses the layup in transition ... Ugh! 2 1/2 minutes of missed threes and such until the Jazz finally make a 3 w/ 2 minutes remaining in Q1 ... 25-13 BOS now Celtics lineup change (Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet, Jrue Holiday) Jazz lineup change (Ochai Agbaji, Keyonte George, John Collins, Kelly Olynyk, Jordan Clarkson) Jays each w/ 4pts and KP & White w/ 5pts each ... MOAR miseed threes! 1 minute warning ... Jazz a pair of FTs ... 25-15 JT to FT line w/ 27 ticks to go ... He makes 2-2 FTs ... 27-15 now Jrue a THREE at the buzzer goes!
Q1 down 30-15 CELTICS
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Post by kivancb on Jan 5, 2024 19:40:18 GMT -5
The Jazz had been playing well and actually winning games lately, but they look like a G league team against us thus far.
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:41:04 GMT -5
Q2: 30-15 BOS
Sam another THREE!
Kornet a putback of his own missed DUNK!
TIME OUT JAZZ ... 35-15 BOS
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:43:23 GMT -5
JT a steal and the DUNK at other end! JT fouled on his three from the nail ... makes 3-3 FTs ... 40-15 BOS
Jazz lineup change (Ochai Agbaji, John Collins, Kelly Olynyk, Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson)
Jrue a driving layup
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 19:54:59 GMT -5
JT a THREE +1 ... Converts ... 46-17 BOS
Celtics lineup change (Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
Jazz lineup change (Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk, Collin Sexton, Walker Kessler, Kris Dunn)
JT another THREE!
JT fouled ... makes 2-2 FTs
Celtics lineup change (Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday)
Jazz lineup change (Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Walker Kessler, Kris Dunn)
Jrue makes a THREE!
Celtics lineup change (Oshae Brissett, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday)
White makes a THREE!
Lauri matches and C's take a TIME OUT ... 3:44 to the HALF ... 57-29 BOS
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:04:07 GMT -5
Briss a tip-in! Briss a cutting layup KP fouled ... Makes 1-2 FTs Celtics lineup change (Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday) KP fouled again ... Makes 2-2 FTs UT TOV (OOB) KP a stepback J Jazz another TOV JT nails another THREE! White floater won't go but he's fouled ... Makes 2-2 FTs ... 71-35 now JB's T/A won't fall and Jazz get a layup to end the 1st Half ... 71-40 BOS
Gonna watch the 2nd half ... not much sense in posting play-by-play unless we have another master collapse ...
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Post by cole on Jan 5, 2024 20:06:19 GMT -5
Nets are blowing out the thunder too
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:08:50 GMT -5
Really!
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:10:43 GMT -5
Pacers putting it on the Hawks too ... 78-54!
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:21:33 GMT -5
Q3: 71-40 BOSJazz lineup change (John Collins, Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Kris Dunn)
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:25:48 GMT -5
All starters in double figures for C's now ... shooting the three at 46.5% (13-28)
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Post by cole on Jan 5, 2024 20:29:36 GMT -5
Pacers putting it on the Hawks too ... 78-54! Hawks laid it all out against the thunder. Thunder seems exhausted too |
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:45:00 GMT -5
Tonight is 3rd time since mid-December that all 5 starters have at least 1 block ... the last time that happened 3 times in a season was 1991!
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Post by dfries13 on Jan 5, 2024 20:53:05 GMT -5
The Jazz had been playing well and actually winning games lately, but they look like a G league team against us thus far. This is sick. |
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Post by kivancb on Jan 5, 2024 20:53:34 GMT -5
Tonight is 3rd time since mid-December that all 5 starters have at least 1 block ... the last time that happened 3 times in a season was 1991! That feat was actually achieved before midway to the 2nd quarter. Quite a stat! |
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Post by elvissurfs on Jan 5, 2024 21:15:28 GMT -5
Hey Cole...I think I just derailed you from the current game thread by posting about a truly fine girlfriend from back in the day that looked like Twiggy, who was being discussed in the last game thread...
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Post by elvissurfs on Jan 5, 2024 21:16:58 GMT -5
PP is doing awesome!...nice that Mazzulla finally started playing him this year...
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