Celtics (40-23) at Clippers (37-25) Game #64 3/6/17

[saltlover]

Question - are we a better defensive team without Horford?  There was an article I read today that was positing this.

I mean, having a 2/3/4/5 of AB, Jaylen, Jae, and Amir might make a bit more sense defensively than having Al at the 4. Sure, we're small and that hurts, but it's not like Al's presence would've helped that much on the boards anyways.

No, we are not.  Al in that lineup instead of Amir is superior.

Agreed. The problem isnt Al, it's that Amir and Al are a bad combo

Al and Amir are +7.7 per 100 possessions when on the court.  No player has a better net rating when paired with Horford.  There might be some noise in there, of course, but the data doesn't show that they are a bad combo.

[liam]

Rozier with a nice pass.

[jpotter33]

AB should never attempt alley-oop passes.

[liam]

Jaylen is a cheap call magnet tonight!

[BitterJim]

Question - are we a better defensive team without Horford?  There was an article I read today that was positing this.

I mean, having a 2/3/4/5 of AB, Jaylen, Jae, and Amir might make a bit more sense defensively than having Al at the 4. Sure, we're small and that hurts, but it's not like Al's presence would've helped that much on the boards anyways.

No, we are not.  Al in that lineup instead of Amir is superior.

Agreed. The problem isnt Al, it's that Amir and Al are a bad combo

Al and Amir are +7.7 per 100 possessions when on the court.  No player has a better net rating when paired with Horford.  There might be some noise in there, of course, but the data doesn't show that they are a bad combo.

What are the offensive and defensive ratings for that combo? They're good offensively, but I think that combo is a source of a lot of our defensive issues

[max215]

Jaylen picks up 2 BS fouls, finally commits one real one, and is now stapled to the bench. Ughhh.

[jambr380]

AB should never attempt alley-oop passes.

Maybe he just wants to make Brown look REALLY good!

[liam]

AB should never attempt alley-oop passes.

AB passes like he needs glasses.

[jpotter33]

Good take by Rozier. I still wonder why he never dunks, though. He's more than capable of it.

[BitterJim]

Kelly cleaning up on the offensive glass

[liam]

Good take by Rozier. I still wonder why he never dunks, though. He's more than capable of it.

Rozier having a good stretch...

[mr. dee]

There you go Rozier

[Vox_Populi]

Kelly cleaning up on the offensive glass

I love it

[liam]

Kelly cleaning up on the offensive glass

I love it

4 Offensive rebounds already!

[Denis998]

If you call Rozier a shooting guard hes actually quite decent. A PG? not so much