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 many as 19 but allowed the Cavs to go on an 21-2 run in the 3rd and 4th to take a 1 point lead. From there, it was back and forth the entire way but ultimately the Cavs come out on top. The 4th quarter was a lot of bad turnovers and missed shots and the Celtics couldn't pull it off. This is a tough one to swallow after being up for the majority of the game by double digits.

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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 many as 19 but allowed the Cavs to go on an 21-2 run in the 3rd and 4th to take a 1 point lead. From there, it was back and forth the entire way but ultimately the Cavs come out on top. The 4th quarter was a lot of bad turnovers and missed shots and the Celtics couldn't pull it off. This is a tough one to swallow after being up for the majority of the game by double digits.

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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 out to me tonight is the defense yet again. Prior to tonight, the Celtics defense has ranked 2nd in the NBA in defensive rating with a 99.7, 2nd in the NBA in opponent 3pt FG % at 27.9% and 3rd in the NBA in points allowed at 99.2. Coming into this season, many were saying this should be a top 5 defensive team in the NBA and in the last 7 games, they have shown that. Tonight was another stellar defensive performance. If they can keep this level of intensity up, this team's ceiling is a lot higher than most people think.

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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 out to me tonight is the defense yet again. Prior to tonight, the Celtics defense has ranked 2nd in the NBA in defensive rating with a 99.7, 2nd in the NBA in opponent 3pt FG % at 27.9% and 3rd in the NBA in points allowed at 99.2. Coming into this season, many were saying this should be a top 5 defensive team in the NBA and in the last 7 games, they have shown that. Tonight was another stellar defensive performance. If they can keep this level of intensity up, this team's ceiling is a lot higher than most people think.

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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 minutes and having 8 turnovers, I really start to question the rotations a bit more, especially after seeing Pritchard light up the Raptors last season. With that being said, this was as solid of a game as I have seen them play in a long time. After having a 16 point lead at half, I jokingly said "watch them give up a run and let this lead get down to 8 within 4 minutes" and they never did. Every time the Raptors put together a run, the Celtics hit a very timely shot to keep the lead at bay. Defensively, this is the type of effort we need to see on a consistent basis for this team to make any noise. The Celtics take on the reigning champs Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night with hopes of getting back to .500 and turning this season around for the better.

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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 minutes and having 8 turnovers, I really start to question the rotations a bit more, especially after seeing Pritchard light up the Raptors last season. With that being said, this was as solid of a game as I have seen them play in a long time. After having a 16 point lead at half, I jokingly said "watch them give up a run and let this lead get down to 8 within 4 minutes" and they never did. Every time the Raptors put together a run, the Celtics hit a very timely shot to keep the lead at bay. Defensively, this is the type of effort we need to see on a consistent basis for this team to make any noise. The Celtics take on the reigning champs Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night with hopes of getting back to .500 and turning this season around for the better.

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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 masterful performance by Jayson Tatum (32pts 11reb 2ast 2stl 1blk) but ultimately was put away by another game winning 3 by Luka as the clock expired. 

There are a few things to take from this performance: Tatum played phenomenal and besides the first quarter, this was a very solid team game. The defense for the last 3 games has looked excellent and it seems that the Celtics are finally adapting to this new defensive scheme that Udoka has implemented. IF the Celtics record wasn't currently 4-6, most Celtics fans would be very happy about going 2-1 on a pretty tough 3 game road stretch and their only loss coming from a game winner by an MVP caliber player. 

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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 masterful performance by Jayson Tatum (32pts 11reb 2ast 2stl 1blk) but ultimately was put away by another game winning 3 by Luka as the clock expired. 

There are a few things to take from this performance: Tatum played phenomenal and besides the first quarter, this was a very solid team game. The defense for the last 3 games has looked excellent and it seems that the Celtics are finally adapting to this new defensive scheme that Udoka has implemented. IF the Celtics record wasn't currently 4-6, most Celtics fans would be very happy about going 2-1 on a pretty tough 3 game road stretch and their only loss coming from a game winner by an MVP caliber player. 

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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 score 20 although Jaylen Brown probably would have had he not got hurt in the third. We saw Ime go to the bench a lot in this one and it paid off ten fold. Nesmith Schroder and Langford all put together double digit scoring performances and played their a**es off tonight. We did see the Celtics collapse for about 5 minutes and saw their once 22 point lead shrink to 8 but the Celtics bounced back and extended it back to 18 to end the third. Nothing negative to talk about in this one for the first time in long time.

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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 score 20 although Jaylen Brown probably would have had he not got hurt in the third. We saw Ime go to the bench a lot in this one and it paid off ten fold. Nesmith Schroder and Langford all put together double digit scoring performances and played their a**es off tonight. We did see the Celtics collapse for about 5 minutes and saw their once 22 point lead shrink to 8 but the Celtics bounced back and extended it back to 18 to end the third. Nothing negative to talk about in this one for the first time in long time.

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