Celtics (15-2) at Mavericks (3-14) Game #18 11/20/17

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Smart shoots the Mavs back into the game, then makes a steal in the 4th, and his fan club will gush about how clutch he is.

Maybe if the peanut gallery didn't constantly harp on every little bad thing he does and showed a little perspective by actually being objective, then his "fan club" wouldn't have to so vehemently defend his status as a legit contributor to this team...

Every little bad thing? He's 1 for 7, 0 for 5, with 3 turnovers. He's the Mavs 1st half mvp.

I'm not excusing how bad he's been the last several games. He's been straight up terrible.

But, yes, every little bad thing. The dude has become so polarized that every single time he does something bad there are multiple comments calling him out about it, and similarly when he does something good there are multiple comments in response to try and balance out the rampant criticism. It's ridiculous.

It's mainly certain vocal posters that have personal vendettas against Smart that drive this polarization, but the primary reason his "fan club" has to talk him up after his usual late game heroics is mainly due to the vitriol and rampant criticism that he receives from the anti-Smart crowd the rest of the time.

Those posters would be much more reserved in their praise of Smart if they weren't constantly bombarded with anti-Smart propaganda in here.

I don't think anyone is criticizing anything about Smart but his shooting.

thank u

[SHAQATTACK]

Boy that was a horrible airball by JB.

Smart

started it

CbS left him in an the hex went to everybody else

[2short]

If this continues this might be a game on our boy genius brad.  Second quarter he left a non offensive group in for quite a bit.  Not that there is anything wrong with it if he's trying to get them smoother ala pop.  But 1st quarter we were crushing it

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

nice drive JB!

[jpotter33]

BS star call.

[PAOBoston]

C's playing like it's a trap game

[esel1000]

Is this the worst we’ve played on both ends at one time?

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Streak

ends in Dallas

50 year old Dirk rises from his coffin to take down the Celtics ...LOL. smh

self inflcited if it happens.

[hpantazo]

What an awful turnover! We just inbounded to the ref!

[jpotter33]

So out of funk, all going back to that whacky second quarter.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Is this the worst we’ve played on both ends at one time?

we should be up 20 easily

[esel1000]

Wish we could get Wesley Matthews for the bench

[2short]

Time for larkin

[jambr380]

Why is everybody being so hard on Rozier? He has only taken 3 shots and has actually made a 3. Smart is the real tragedy this game.

As for right now, this 3rd quarter can't go much worse. We really need to focus on both ends of the ball.

[apc]

When is the last time our bench out scored opponents bench?
Anyone good with stats?