Mitchell Robinson to the line to try to ice the victory for the Celtics. First really big free throws for Robinson in the green and white. He went 0-for-2. Nets timeout down three. Brooklyn will get a look to tie, unless Boston fouls first.
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Tue, Oct 27
Scoot Henderson (ankle) available to play Tuesday.
This review in Celtics-Nets took WAY too long. Especially to confirm a call. There has to be a clock on how long reviews can take.
I'll watch in full later tonight or tomorrow morning, but feels like the Pistons got caught up in trying to be super physical with the Knicks. And the Knicks just played through it to take control of the game.
Celtics fans were giving Derrick White "MVP" chants. And White smiled said, "Me?", shook his head and laughed. Derrick Do Right is the best.
Great defense by Jayson Tatum against Julius Randle on the post-up. Would have been a turnover, but Derrick White was face-guarding Michael Porter Jr and didn't see the ball. Boston got the stop anyway.
While we're in the timeout...Nets have gone with Mikel Brown Jr. down the stretch here and he's been really good! Made a couple of threes, had a tough finish on a change-of-pace drive. Defense needs work for Brown, and it'll get there, but he's going to be a player for sure.
Perfect read by Derrick White to slip the screen and an awesome pass by Jayson Tatum to get White the and-1 dunk. Really pretty basketball there by Boston.
KAT and Paul Reed get tied up real quick https://t.co/DyaqMhQkcB
Boston is going to have to play up to touch against the DHOs involving MPJ. He's stepping right into the shot without a dribble as he gets the handoff. Boston also might want to double him hard and force him to give the ball up.
Jayson Tatum is 15-for-18 on free throws tonight. That's two off his career-highs of both free throws made and attempted.
PG probably just needs to take the layup there. That's an example of perfect being the enemy of good.
You can't go under on MPJ, but you can't really lock and trail him either. His size and lift allows him to get his shot off against all but the tightest of defense. And sometimes he still gets the shot off! Main thing is to try to disrupt his dribble as much as possible.
Joe Mazzulla was LIVID going into that timeout. Celtics lost Michael Porter Jr. in transition and he got an easy look at a three. He's the only one scoring right now for the Nets, so Boston has to lock in on him. Having no idea where MPJ was forced an angry timeout from Mazzulla.
Well, Spurs-Kings is off the watch list for the morning.
Two flopping technical fouls called in Celtics-Nets and both were good calls. Julius Randle flopped early and then Baylor Scheierman flopped late in the third quarter. The NBA has been handing out a lot of postgame flopping fines too. Glad to see them working on removing it.
Most 3s off the bench in 1st half, play-by-play era: Julian Champagnie - 8 (tonight) Danilo Gallinari - 7 Ben Gordon - 7 JR Smith - 7 Champagnie is 8-10 3PT vs. the Kings. https://t.co/az93ZNdtWz
The Nets effort on defense has been pretty good tonight. They're flying around. Busting back in transition. They've done a pretty good job of scramming Michael Porter Jr. out of bad matchups too.
Lineup alert: Keon Ellis starts second half for injured Egor Demin on Tuesday.
Status alert: Egor Demin (leg) won't return Tuesday.
I didn't feel this way last year about them, but the Knicks feel small this season. That sounds weird, but they feel like they're getting pushed around a lot on both ends of the floor. And it's not just Mitchell Robinson being gone either. It's across the starting five.
Julian Champagnie and Devin Vassell are letting it rip from deep. Combined 9-for-11 from three with more than seven minutes to play in the first half. Champagnie: 6-for-7 Vassell: 3-for-4
Nets first-half shot chart has a lot of shots in the paint and some threes. And a lot of the threes came off drive-and-kick plays where the ball hit the paint. https://t.co/dE3C89SkXA
Nets up five on the Celtics at the half. Boston can't make a three and had 10 turnovers in the first half. Defense was also bad, as Brooklyn got into the paint repeatedly.
Flopping technical called on Julius Randle: https://t.co/e900FY3IUZ
Status alert: Egor Demin (leg) headed to locker room Tuesday.
Four first-half fouls on Neemias Queta. Last one was a tough one. Looked like Chaney Johnson tripped on his own.
Celtics are going with no-point-guard lineups a lot in this first half. Offense is running through Jayson Tatum, Paul George and Baylor Scheierman. Derrick White is nursing a seemingly minor knee injury, so that could be a factor.
I've been writing about this in the first week of the season: Keep an eye on Chaney Johnson as an eventual conversion to a standard deal. He's a good defender, rebounder and his shot is much improved. Good player and should outplay his two-way deal.
Celtics defense has left a lot to be desired to open this game. Nets are getting into the paint with ease. Nolan Traore got better as last year went along. Now, his speed is really showing up on a regular basis. Got the start tonight and he's done well to open the game.