My stance is pretty simple.
What I care about is consistency and telling the truth.
No Celtic fan called that a “schedule loss” for MIN.
But it’s also true that the Celtics were clearly gassed last night.
That’s not even factoring in that the other side hadn’t played since losing Monday night at home.
The same way it would help the Celts if the roles were reversed.
How do we know that?
It’s not surprising that the score/and the production were nearly identical now that the situations were reversed.
We’re not done, there’s also a third truth that I feel needs to be addressed.
The Celtics played like shit.
You want to say it was all dead legs, I’m not sure I would agree.
That was a factor, but so was their approach and execution on both ends of the floor.
So in totality, it’s not one thing.
Do I wish it happened?
Do I understand why it maybe did?
With that said, let us begin.
The Good
- New blog rule.
Sorry, we have standards.
We will now move on to the real part of this game/blog.
Just see for yourself.
OKC, IND, MIN, and MIL are all playoff teams with good offenses.
The Celts for the most part have had all their guys for the majority of those games.
Again, this isn’t about last night, it’s about the larger sample.
Since Dec 1st, the Celts have played 20 games.
- No Al in the lineup had Giannis feasting.
He finished 10-13 and generally got wherever he wanted, which shouldn’t really surprise anyone either.
- Calling last night anything other than a complete ass kicking is a bit of denial.
This time they were on the other end of it.
It sucks, but it’s what happened.
They were outplayed in every single facet of this game, and the score reflects that.
Saying it was “soft” or whatever.
I’m sorry, but I thought we cared about being healthy for a title run?
Take you ass beating, get out of there healthy and turn the page.
All it takes is one reckless closeout and your season can get all fucked up.
The important thing is to think big picture when this stuff happens.
I want the team putting health and rest above all else, especially given the stretch we’re in.
If anything should piss the Celts off, it’s that.
The Ugly
- It’s hard to put anything other than the shooting in this section.
I mean holy shit was this awful.
While we were watching this unfold, all I could do was laugh.
That is legitimately insane.
A 25-0 run, I mean be serious.
- The Derrick White slump rolls on I’m afraid.
It’s not just his 3pt shooting either which is what makes it tough to stomach.
White is shooting just 14% in the paint over this stretch, a brutal 2-14.
Whenever a game like this happens, what I care most about is the response.
Do the Celts let things snowball, or do they reassert themselves immediately.
The fact that their next game is the Ime reunion, tomorrow should be a great test.
If we see the Celts fuck around on both ends like we saw last night, things will snowball.
But man, did they get their ass kicked.
