It’s why heading into last night, they had lost 9 of 10.
Well, that is now 10 of 11 and 4 straight, this time by 50 goddamn points.
No, that is not a typo.
A legit 50 burger.
Do people understand how hard it is to win an NBA game by 50 points?
To do that once in a season would be very impressive, but what about doing it twice?
Oh cool, it’s only happened 3 times IN THE HISTORY OF THE NBA.
It only hasn’t happened for 31 years but whatever.
The sky was falling.
All the Celtics bad habits were catching up with them and there was cause for concern!
Here on planet earth, the Celts did what they’ve done all year.
They immediately responded after a bad loss and never lost again heading into the All Star Break.
Not a single good team on that list, but I’m supposed to give a shit about that?
21-1 on the season against teams under .500 if you were curious.
Worst thing that ever happened to that franchise if we’re being honest.
With that said, let us begin.
You combine the power of his baldness with the power of a handband and what do you get?
27/5/4/1 on 10-16 (5-10) and a rather insane +44 in his 27 minutes.
just read those numbers again.
Here’s our new dilemma.
Do we need to collectively force Derrick to stick with this now?
It’s just nice to have that in your back pocket when you need it.
He’s also just 0.2 AST from tying his career high there as well.
You know what that means right?
Did it even happen?
Rest up for these next 7 days and we’ll see ya on the 22nd.
Mind you, this was all without Jaylen and Horford too.
Brad hit on this pick too I’m afraid.
At this point, I give zero shits about his offense.
I imagine he was pretty nervous last night and definitely gassed, but that defense?
The foundation is there folks
Imagine what things look like once he no longer has that rookie whistle?
The biggest thing that stood out to me was that defensively, Walsh already looked like he belonged.
- When I say everyone ate in this game, I mean everyone.
Just keep hitting the offensive glass and making energy plays.
But in blowouts like this?
Let’s see what you got.
- Quick update on Mazzulla Ball for all who observe
Hear me out here for a second.
Perhaps, Joe Mazzulla isn’t as bad as Twitter trolls or TV trolls try and make it seem?
Yes, his teams have talent.
Talent doesn’t always win at this clip.
It’s bizarre to me that Celts fans who lived through 2018-19 still can’t understand that.
Success at this level requires ALL of it.
Sorry if this upsets you, but the scoreboard doesn’t lie.
- Now at the break, here is how you Boston Celtics stand
This has to be the year.
It just has to be.
I simply cannot.
It has to happen.
I am not begging.
It may not be a “perfect” performance, but god damn is it pretty damn close.
Do you know how hard that is to do in 2024?
So if Ihadto choose something?
I dunno, giving up 31 points in the 4th quarter maybe?
Way to let go of the rope at the end and only win by 50.
Have some pride next time maybe.
- Was it bad that Holiday only scored 3 points and only took 3 shots?
Not really, but I needed something else to put here.
The Ugly
- By now you should know the rule.
Win over 5 in a row, we skip this section until the Celts lose again.
That becomes even more true when they win by 50.
Unfortunately, we now begin the longest 7 days of our lives.
I know the players deserve the break and all that stuff and rest is important blah blah blah.
But what about me?
What the hell are we supposed to do?
Once Ocotber hits, I need this shit every other day.
That’s a disaster.
I am not ready to take a break nor do I want to take a break.
Thoughts and prayers to all of us who are going through this difficult time.
