Celtics (39-27) at Pacers (35-31) Game #67 3/15/16

[greece66]

I don't like our chances.
The team hasn't been playing good after long time off.

you mean the same celtics team who is 7-3 over their past 10 games? they may not be playing great, but chopped liver they aint.

ps. thanks for the thread flc. tp as ever.

gooooo celtics!! 

We ve had a great season. Absolutely worst case scenario for us now is fall down to 5th seed. No biggie rly.

In the meantime, some of our younger players will take more mins, and we will end up with one (maybe even two) lottery picks.

[Denis998]

i hope the team isnt rusty from having a few days off.

[Ilikesports17]

I don't like our chances.
The team hasn't been playing good after long time off.

you mean the same celtics team who is 7-3 over their past 10 games? they may not be playing great, but chopped liver they aint.

ps. thanks for the thread flc. tp as ever.

gooooo celtics!! 

We ve had a great season. Absolutely worst case scenario for us now is fall down to 5th seed. No biggie rly.

In the meantime, some of our younger players will take more mins, and we will end up with one (maybe even two) lottery picks.

We are two games out of the 6 seed.

[greece66]

I don't like our chances.
The team hasn't been playing good after long time off.

you mean the same celtics team who is 7-3 over their past 10 games? they may not be playing great, but chopped liver they aint.

ps. thanks for the thread flc. tp as ever.

gooooo celtics!! 

We ve had a great season. Absolutely worst case scenario for us now is fall down to 5th seed. No biggie rly.

In the meantime, some of our younger players will take more mins, and we will end up with one (maybe even two) lottery picks.

We are two games out of the 6 seed.

6th gives you better playoff matchups than 5th. 

[alldaboston]

Smart is starting.

[Ilikesports17]

I don't like our chances.
The team hasn't been playing good after long time off.

you mean the same celtics team who is 7-3 over their past 10 games? they may not be playing great, but chopped liver they aint.

ps. thanks for the thread flc. tp as ever.

gooooo celtics!! 

We ve had a great season. Absolutely worst case scenario for us now is fall down to 5th seed. No biggie rly.

In the meantime, some of our younger players will take more mins, and we will end up with one (maybe even two) lottery picks.

We are two games out of the 6 seed.

6th gives you better playoff matchups than 5th.

ah. I assumed you just meant seeding.

Yeah, 5th at this point would be tough.

[jpotter33]

Smart is starting at the 3, and no Kelly tonight..... again. I'm really starting to worry about Kelly, because this seems to be more of a mental deal than anything else. From everything I've heard and seen, he's been cleared to play for several games now, and it's ultimately just been up to him. He wasn't the most mentally tough player to begin with, so I'm really starting to worry that this injury is in his head.

[Denis998]

This Kelly situation is getting the whole "Derrick Rose" feel to it. Seems like he is never coming back from this injury, its been over a month.

[Quetzalcoatl]

This Kelly situation is getting the whole "Derrick Rose" feel to it. Seems like he is never coming back from this injury, its been over a month.

That might be a tad of an overstatement

[Denis998]

This Kelly situation is getting the whole "Derrick Rose" feel to it. Seems like he is never coming back from this injury, its been over a month.

That might be a tad of an overstatement

Just a tad lol. But really, he has been cleared for practice for a while now, and seems like a disservice to the team to sit out more games considering Jae is also out.

[hwangjini_1]

I don't like our chances.
The team hasn't been playing good after long time off.

you mean the same celtics team who is 7-3 over their past 10 games? they may not be playing great, but chopped liver they aint.

ps. thanks for the thread flc. tp as ever.

gooooo celtics!! 

We ve had a great season. Absolutely worst case scenario for us now is fall down to 5th seed. No biggie rly.

In the meantime, some of our younger players will take more mins, and we will end up with one (maybe even two) lottery picks.

We are two games out of the 6 seed.

6th gives you better playoff matchups than 5th.

i love the optimism g666. a tp for you sir!

[Ilikesports17]

Im actually excited. As Rollie mentioned, this is agreat opportunity for someone to step up.

Jae and Kelly out of the lineup there is no longer any excuse. Everyone needs to be ready to go.

I am confident in this team. I am confident in Brad. Someone will step up, of that I am irrationally confident. Who will it be? I have no idea.

[greece66]

Smart is starting at the 3, and no Kelly tonight..... again. I'm really starting to worry about Kelly, because this seems to be more of a mental deal than anything else. From everything I've heard and seen, he's been cleared to play for several games now, and it's ultimately just been up to him. He wasn't the most mentally tough player to begin with, so I'm really starting to worry that this injury is in his head.

Good to know we'll try sthg new instead of starting ET at 3. More fun to watch.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Don't care if all the other youngn's of the world - Booker, Russell, Gordon - are playing for weak teams. Time for Smart to make a mini-leap of his own. If Russell can already go off for 39, Booker already for 35, etc... Smart needs to show something now. This is getting boring. Just show us something resembling offensive talent, even if it's trickery.

[Denis998]

Don't care if all the other youngn's of the world - Booker, Russell, Gordon - are playing for weak teams. Time for Smart to make a mini-leap of his own. If Russell can already go off for 39, Booker already for 35, etc... Smart needs to show something now. This is getting boring. Just show us something resembling offensive talent, even if it's trickery.

I bet if Marcus was guarding any of them none would have reached 15 points. I do think he should focus on the mid range game like chris paul