Boston Celtics Game Day Recap

Celtics lose a tough one to Utah but not all is bad. The Celtics are 1-2 in our 3 games back from the break and while the record sucks, our play has been a thousand times better than the first half. We just happened to play the 2 best teams in the NBA in the Jazz and the Nets. We had solid performances from the Raining Jays but this is another game where lack of wing depth showed through and throu...

Let's call it what it is. It's what we needed to see when facing a horrible Rockets team. This Celtics team let up 18 points on 7-12 shooting in the first 5 minutes and then Marcus Smart checks in and the game changes. Celtics turned the tide and absolutely dominated the Rockets from there on out. We saw Tatum, JB and Kemba each run the offense in separate quarters. Tatum held down the first quart...

We all know how good Kyrie Irving can be from his time here in Boston so nobody should be that surprised when I say he torched us. Kyrie got to every spot and made every incredible contest we threw his way. Defensively we were actually in his air space the majority of the night including a couple of excellent contests from Grant early on and from Smart and Theis throughout. It wasn't just Kyrie th...

The bench held it down for the Celtics today scoring 51 points including 4 of our bench guys scoring 10+. It was definitely an ugly game defensively but the Celtics came out with a much needed win to end the first half of the season on a 4 game winning streak. This was definitely a depleted Raptors roster which is not super encouraging but a win is a win.  This was definitely a fun podcast wh...

The time has come where we can finally say it! KEMBA IS BACK!!! Kemba leads the Celtics to a 117-112 win over the Clippers with 25Pts and 6Ast. We saw solid contributions throughout the team tonight with 6 players scoring in double figures. The Celtics did catch a break with Kawhi being ruled out due to Back Spasms but the Celtics took care of business on the offensive side of the floor. Defensive...

Let's call it what it is; it's a WIN. It wasn't a pretty win but at this point, every game counts. We saw standout performances from Daniel Theis (20pts 9reb 3ast), Kemba (21pts 5reb 8ast) and Jayson Tatum (31pts 8reb) as well as the game winner! Without complaining about the fact that Beal scored 46 points and we let the Wizards get to the line 29 times (yes I brought it up anyways), the Celtics...

Kemba Walker did it all tonight!! 32 Pts 6 Ast on 10-19 shooting and 8-8 from the FT line. Overall, you couldn't ask for a better game from him. The part that impressed me the most was how he was scoring. He was getting into the middle of the defense and scoring over guys like Sabonis and Turner and getting to the rack with ease. We did pull out the victory tonight on subpar performances by both J...

Coming off of two games where we blew a 24 point lead to the Pelicans and then losing a heartbreaker to the Mavs, I thought this was going to be the game that the Celtics turned things around. Boy was I wrong. This game brings us 2 games below .500 and we are now a 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. This was a game where the Celtics just couldn't put together any stops whatsoever. We got absolutely...

Boy do the Celtics love to play with your heart. In a game that felt completely out of reach being down 11 points with 4 minutes left, the Celtics battled their way back. We actually held a 1 point lead after JB's mid range jumper in transition with 37 seconds left. The 4th quarter comeback was primarily fueled by the performances of JB and Kemba who combined for 24 of the Celtics 31 4th quarter p...

Despite a scorching hot 1st half and a 24 point lead at the 6 minute mark in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics lose to the Pelicans in OT. Our "Big 3" in Tatum, Brown and Kemba combined for 71 pts which sounds great but that was on 22-68 (32%) from the field. JB was on a triple threat watch early scoring 11pts 4reb and 5ast after the first quarter alone and the Celtics were rolling. Everyone was hittin...

We saw some huge performances from our entire starting lineup as well as Timelord tonight. Overall, this is a great team win. This was a horrible 4th quarter in which we were outscored 36-23 and brought a big lead down to just 9 pts but overall, the Celtics came out with a big win. We avoided going under .500 tonight but the road is not over. This Celtics team need to bring some consistency and st...

Trae Young along with his 40 points and 8 assists roll Celtics. This is the second game in a row where one opposing player scored 40+ points on us. Fortunately, the Celtics played pretty well defensively yesterday outside of Jokic but tonight was not the same circumstance. The Hawks tore us apart on the defensive end and were doing whatever they wanted. The Hawks as a team shot 57% and chipped in...

We are joined by Andre Bourque and Mike Frizzell in todays podcast! Celtics have their 15th different starting lineup this season and down the Nuggets by 13. This was a full team performance headlined by Jaylen Brown (27pts 5reb 5asst) Jayson Tatum (21pts 6reb 8asst) and Kemba Walker (17pts 4 asst) and was filled with contributions from our bench as well. Brad kept the rotations down to only 9 pla...

Will the real Jayson Tatum please show up? Celtics downed by Wizards 104-91 and don't let the score fool you. We got outplayed by well over 13 points. Tatum had, arguably, his worst performance of his career with only 6 points on 3-14 shooting and couldn't get anything working. The only two Celtics players in double digits were Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown, both of which scored 25 points. JB and...

Celtics inconsistencies shine yet again in a 108-102 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Defensively, we couldn't put together a long enough stretch to make any sort of run. The 3rd quarter killed us yet again and what killed us even worse was the play of Pistons Rookie Saddiq Bey who torched us for 30 points on 10-12 shooting including 7-7 from three. We're taking on Washington Sunday and hope to right...

Longtime Celtics fan Rob Cameron joins the podcast today! Semi nets career high 24 points and rookie Payton Pritchard chipped in another 20. Both Semi and Pritchard shot 6-8 from deep becoming the first Celtics teammates to hit 6 threes in a game. After a poor stretch of games as far as assist numbers go, the Rainin Jays combine for 19 assists. We also saw Kemba's best game of the year so far with...

Jaylen Browns' 33 points in his first game back after missing the last 2 games was not enough to outlast the NBA Best 19-5 Utah Jazz. The Jazz continued their historic 3-pt shooting as they go 18-48 from deep which was ultimately too much to overcome. We saw solid contributions from Theis (15pts on 5-6 from 3) and while Tatum did score 23 pts, it was a pretty ugly performance from him. Tatum ended...

This was arguably the worst the Celtics have played offensively this year besides our blowout loss to the Nets. Nobody could get in a rhythm all game long and the only thing that held this game together was the defense and timely plays from our rookie Payton Pritchard. Pritchard in his second game back, logged 23 minutes and 12 points including two huge threes late in the fourth, one of which brou...

Celtics come out with a huge victory against the Clippers in a game that was played with Jaylen Brown and Paul George. The Celtics opted for not just a two big starting lineup but a three big starting lineup that failed miserably. Celtics outscored 33-21 in first quarter but ultimately won this game after a scorching hot 3rd quarter and very timely free throws down the stretch.  We saw massiv...

We saw some good performances from Tristan Thompson and the two raining Jays but the efforts fell short in a 116-111 loss to the Kings. We were able to watch two of the potential TPE options in Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes play and they both played very well. It is becoming glaringly obvious that the Celtics need to take advantage of the this TPE sooner rather than later as they are in desperat...

With solid contributions from Tristan Thompson, Daniel Theis and Grant Williams (Yes I said Grant Williams) the Celtics push past the Warriors despite Steph Curry's 38 point performance. Kemba returned with a solid night scoring 19 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Although JB struggled from the field, he did manage to put up 18 points breaking his 20 point streak he had going and we saw...

JB and Tatum's 58 combined points not enough to top Lakers. Marcus Smart goes down with achilles injury and Kemba Walker scores 4 points... The Celtics struggle, once again, with closing out games. After watching their 7 point lead diminish early in 4th quarter, Celtics battle back within 1 and Kemba misses a fairly open look from 10 ft out to win the game...  This podcast is brought to you b...

Celtics second quarter proves costly in more ways than one. The Celtics were outscored 36-17 in the second quarter and I think a lot of that was due to the fact that Brad played 12 different guys in the first half. Nobody could get in a rhythm in the second quarter and that was highlighted by JB and Tatum both going scoreless and Kemba only scoring 2 points.  Their huge deficit led to our sta...

Celtics come out with another massive victory today in Jayson Tatums first game since January 8th. It was a strong team win where the Rainin Jays combined for 50 points and solid contributions from Theis, Smart and the majority of the bench. We finally got to see Nesmith play well. He scored 9 pts on 3-5 shooting and actually looked like he belonged on defense as well which is a major plus. ...

JB scores 33 points in just 19 minutes which is the most points in under 20 minutes in NBA history. No starter played a single minute in the fourth. The bench showed out and saw some great contributions from Carsen Edwards and Timelord. Grant is slowly seeing his minutes disappear after another abysmal performance This podcast is brought to you by our friends at Venture Greens Nutrition. They have...