My main takeaway from tonight’s ugly 108-99 loss to the 76ers is that contrary to some media reports, Jeff Teague is not washed up. If Teague can regularly give the Celtics two-thirds or half of what he showed tonight (18 points, 4-4 3 FG), they might survive the early-season absence of Kemba Walker.
Go ahead and throw away everything you saw from Jaylen Brown (5 points, 1-11 FG) and Jayson Tatum (10 points, 4-13 FG).
I refuse to acknowledge Payton Pritchard (16 points, 6-10 FG, the Tommy award). Nope, not gonna do it. Why? Because last year I gushed over Carson Edwards and predicted his shooting would land him a regular spot in the rotation. Oops.
Javonte Green SLAMS it. #Celtics on @NBCSBoston pic.twitter.com/LPh4pXkhxP
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) December 16, 2020
Pritchard checks in, calmly drives to the right baseline and cans a jumper. Not a bad start for the rook. pic.twitter.com/XHHLybF1OQ
— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) December 16, 2020
Pritchard's already looking like an annoying little shit, and the Celtics needed one of those. #agitator https://t.co/97G4UE1ICA
— Mike Dynon ☘️🏀 (@MikeDynon) December 16, 2020
Love to see it Rob, love to see it pic.twitter.com/Cq4urvStXH
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 16, 2020
Marcus Smart takes 280 pounds to the chest without blinking an eye. pic.twitter.com/CYiDrdFyKo
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) December 16, 2020
What a ridiculous steal from Smart followed by a Javonte Green dunk: pic.twitter.com/VJRrnacXJs
— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) December 16, 2020
Marcus Smart is playing like this is a game being played on December 15… he doesn't care that this time around it's the preseason
— John Karalis 🇬🇷🇺🇦 (@John_Karalis) December 16, 2020
Aaron Nesmith is on the board from deep: pic.twitter.com/3t6ZkSMlEy
— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) December 16, 2020
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