Boston Celtics Game Day Recap

The Celtics faced off against a Cavaliers team that was 3rd in the NBA in Defensive Efficiency and 4th in the NBA in Net Rating tonight and played a near 48 minutes. The Celtics certainly had lapses tonight but this was a solid game from start to finish and a game where they led by double digits for most of the night. JB and Timelord both had monster nights but we also saw Romeo and Pritchard cont...

Here we are with another game featuring a long injury report. The Celtics started this one off pretty sluggish falling behind 15-7 early forcing Ime to call a timeout. The Celtics adjusted fairly well the rest of the first quarter and played a solid second quarter battling back into this game despite shooting only 2-12 from 3 in the half. We saw another game where Pritchard played exceptional...

Richardson shines in the Kemba/Fournier revenge game and come out with big win against Knicks. The Celtics played 3 excellent quarters and got solid bench contributions from both Richardson (27pts 5reb 4ast) and Pritchard (16pts 3reb 3ast) which really helped make this game possible. Kemba and Fournier combined for 61 points but Richardson blocked every comeback the Knicks threw our way. This was...

Six Celtics players on the injury report tonight (5 from covid protocols) and then Romeo got hurt early so the Celtics played this one with a very limited roster. With that being said, the Celtics started this game very ugly. The Warriors were getting every offensive rebound early in this one and the Celtics found themselves down by as many as 20 in the second quarter. The Celtics did battle back...

The Celtics crushed the Bucks tonight in an unbelievable team win. This is one of the more frustrating games of the season for me because it shows that there is so much potential for this team to be special yet we only sit at 14-14 on the season. With that being said, this really was a beautiful game offensively and defensively for the Celtics. The name of the game was ball movement as the Celtics...

It seems like every game during this west coast road trip has been a new rock bottom for this Celtics team. This was a game where, offensively, we couldn't get anything going against the Suns. 3 players in double digits with Tatum leading the pack at 24 points but this is another horrible shooting performance for him. He started off hot scoring 12 points in the first 6 minutes of the game and only...

After getting blown out by the Lakers last night, the Celtics came out against the Clippers and played some pretty good basketball to start. We had a 28-24 lead after the first and had some solid bench contributions with 14 of our 28 points from the bench. That's when the wheels fell off for the Celtics. They turned the ball over time and time again and the Clippers capitalized on them. In the fir...

Well this one started off as a fun one and looked like a game that Tatum was going to dominate in. In the first four minutes of tonight's game, Tatum scored 14 points on 5-5 shooting and the Celtics had a 22-12 lead. From there it was pretty downhill. The Celtics were down 5 at half and that ballooned to being down 16 after the third. The Celtics really lacked any offensive punch in the second and...

Celtics walk away with an impressive win where the offense really shined. After losing to a fantastic shooting performance by Utah, the Celtics came out guns blazing. The Celtics shot 56% from the field and 57% from 3 which was great to see considering the 3 point shot has haunted us for the majority of this season. Besides a horrible 2nd quarter in which the Celtics were outscored 35-26, there we...

The Celtics score 130 points, win the turnover battle 19-6, outscore the Jazz 31-10 on points off turnovers, shoot 22-22 from the FT line and shoot 52% from the field. Looking at those stats, there is no way I could imagine the Celtics losing but the Jazz put on a historic 3 point shooting performance. The Jazz shot 27-51 from the 3 point line alone and their starters shot 19-30 (63%). No matter h...

Well this was certainly an ugly win for the Celtics but every win counts at this point. The one positive you can take from the game tonight is the fact that the Celtics held Joel Embiid to just 13 points on 3-17 from the field in a masterful defensive effort. Al had the assignment of guarding Embiid for a large portion of the night but Enes Kanter Freedom logged some good minutes on him as well. R...

The Celtics had a pretty well balanced attack tonight with some help from the bench in tonight's win against the Raptors. Marcus Smart was the Player of the Game in my eyes with a team high 21pts while also adding 8 rebounds and 6 assists. We've stressed the need for playmaking and Smart has been doing a great job of that but we also saw a new face lead the team in assists tonight. Jayson Tatum, w...

Celtics fall to 10-10 on the season after another embarrassing loss to the San Antonio Spurs. It's hard to write anything positive about a game where you fell down 24 points to the 4-13 Spurs. Even during the stretch of basketball where the Celtics came back and were up by 7 late in the 4th, the Celtics still weren't playing great basketball which is tough to watch. The cherry on top for tonight w...

Well this one started off as ugly as it gets. Celtics found themselves down 7 after the first, down 13 at half and down as much as 29 in the third. The Celtics actually played fairly well in the 4th but at that point it was too far gone. This loss comes down to the fact that the Celtics just couldn't hit a shot to save their lives. They shot just 36% from the field and only 23% from 3 in this one...

This is the exact game you want to see against the Rockets. Let's face it, the Rockets are horrible and the Celtics made that very apparent in tonight's 18 point win. After missing his last 8 games, Jaylen Brown showed out tonight with one of the most impressive 60 second stints I have seen in some time. He started it off with a rebound, hard push, Euro step and impossible finish for 2 and then hi...

The Celtics held a pretty commanding lead throughout this one, being up 20 at multiple points throughout the night but that is not how it ended. While it may have been a pretty ugly 4th quarter, the Celtics pulled out a 6 point win on the second night of a back to back. Similar to last night, we got great performances from everyone in our starting lineup. Tatum had another very efficient night and...

After a brutal start to this game, being outscored 38-30 in the first quarter, the Celtics turned it around and torched the Lakers 130-108. The Lakers are not a good team at protecting the paint to begin with but this was one of the most impressive games as far as attacking the paint goes. Tatum, Smart and Schroder all got downhill a bunch forcing easy baskets or kick outs for open threes. I don't...

During the last 7 games, the Celtics have led the NBA in defensive efficiency. Tonight was not on brand as the Hawks torched us in many aspects of the night. While there are a lot of negatives from tonight's game, we did see a lot of good performances. Grant Williams played an excellent game with 18pts and 6 rebounds and all season long people have been calling for Marcus to shoot less and pass mo...

This game started as ugly as last game ended. The Celtics started 1-8 from the field and allowed 5 points off 4 turnovers in the first 6 minutes and found themselves down by 11 in the first quarter before battling back and making it respectable. This was certainly a close one from the second quarter on but the Celtics ultimately pulled this off. We saw solid contributions from Grant Williams and A...

After going into OT last night against the Bucks, getting on a plane and traveling to Cleveland for a back to back, my expectation was that the Celtics were going to get off to a slow start and the Celtics proved me wrong. Celtics ended the first quarter up 20-9 with a lot of bench players playing significant minutes. We were running this game keeping a steady lead through 3 quarters leading by as...

The Celtics found themselves in another OT game but came out of this one with a big W! Schroder, while he did turn the ball over 6 times, played fantastic basketball today scoring 38 points. Schroder had 11 points in the 4th and 8 in OT and was showing the world how lethal his stop and go is. He is so quick and was getting to the rim with ease tonight and it was much needed. The thing that stands...

The Celtics defense shines again in a very impressive 104-88 win over the Toronto Raptors just 3 weeks after getting blown out by 33 to them in our home opener. We saw very solid performances from Tatum, Timelord and Richardson today but this really was a solid team win. Besides the 8 turnovers that Schroder committed, there aren't many negatives to pull from today. With Schroder playing 34 minute...

The Celtics found themselves down 14 at the end of the first quarter after a piss poor offensive performance. The Celtics shot 28% from the field including 1-9 from 3 and only 1 assist. The Celtics certainly turned it around both offensively and defensively the following 3 quarters as the Celtics outscored the Mavericks by 14 in the second half. The game was within reach down the stretch after a m...

A players only meeting has now led to two straight wins for our Boston Celtics. On the second night of a back to back against one of the best teams in the NBA, the Celtics laid a smack down. I said this after last game but tonight was a statement game for this Celtics team and they came out swinging. This was as balanced of a win that we've seen in quite some time. We didn't have a single player s...

After having  19 point lead and blowing that game against the Bulls last game, the Celtics found themselves in a similar position today up by 19 after 3 once again. Instead of imploding, the Celtics continued to battle it out. While the 4th quarter was still pretty ugly on both ends, it is always nice to see the Celtics walk away with a double digit victory. Jaylen Brown continued to shine an...