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Payton Pritchard: 6'1" of grit, strength, timing and body control

 Celtics fans saw it all from Payton Pritchard in the Celtics win over Chicago. First of all, he pulled down seven rebounds , and four of those were off the offensive glass. He uses his lack of height to be all-but-invisible when an errant shot comes off the glass or rim. He has great timing and the physical strength to hang onto the ball. His 29 points were the second-team highest behind only Jayson Tatum. Payton shot 10-of-16 from the field - 7-of-11 on threes - and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.  His terrific body control are most on display when Pritchard takes the ball all the way to the hoop . Not being particularly quick, he needs that body control to finish on his drives - and it works. Above is the game shot chart for Pritchard. No mid-range for him, apparently. It was go for the long ball or take it in.  Payton is already in the conversation for 6th-Man-Of-The-Year , and just keeps getting better as the season progresses. The last Celtic to cop the John Havlicek Awar
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My Kind of town Chicago

C's are in Chi town to take on Da Bulls.   🏀       C's are at full strength tonight. No one on the injury report. C's may be on the outside looking in for the NBA cup... Personally who cares! I just want the win because at the end of the day, winning rules. C's must establish themselves early on here. Let's play tough D and push the pace.       KP opens us up with a deep three! A bomb from beyond the arc. This basketball floor is a red mess. These cup floors are just awful. C's haven't found their rhythm yet, maybe some lag coming off turkey day. Yet they have an early five point lead. What a joke the Bulls have become since MJ left. When you let the Goat walk out of the door, bad things happen. Just look at the Patriots.       KP and DWhite running some sweet sets right here. C's have increased their lead to nine. KP with the show and go jams it home! The unicorn has unlocked this offense. It's so good having him back! We need him healthy all year!

For Celtics, Porzingis is a luxury. Queta is a pleasant surprise.

  "The Unicorn" is back and  "The Portuguese Man O' War" continues to improve . The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Clippers as Kristaps Porzingis and Neemias Queta manned the center spot for the entire game. Boston is powerful without Porzingis on the court , but they become almost omnipotent when he is healthy and active (as in not injured). His rim protection was sorely missed during his rehab from ankle surgery, and "The Unicorn" just makes it easier on his teammates with his ability to hit from distance and catch-and-finish lobs. He is indeed a luxury for Joe Mazzulla . Queta just keeps improving with more floor time. He remains a bit raw and still a work-in-progress, but his work around the rim, on both ends, is fun to watch. Versus the Clips, the two big men played a combined 48 minutes and produced: 28 points - 15 boards - 5 assists - 3 steals - 6 blocks  Kristaps was a bit off (understandably) on his 3-point shooting, but the cent

C's welcome the Clippers to the Garden

  As you can see I was right there from the start with the Jays! In other news... KP is back baby! Let's freaking Go! ☘️         Both the Clippers and Celtics come into tonight with five game winning streaks. Iron sharpens iron... I expect the C's to play with some passion and excitement given KP is back. C's by a million! Honestly we need the Celtics to set the pace tonight. Dig in on D and run in transition. Time to extend this win streak to six games.          C's are wearing those ugly uniforms tonight. I hope it doesn't cost em a win.  KP for three! Welcome back Big fella! Not impressed by the Celtics D early on. I do love Derrick and Jrue both extending plays with effort on the boards. Its those extra possessions that add up in the end. Those two are in my top ten of favorite players in the league.       I can't stand James Hardens game its absolute trash. Leans into everyone, flops about the floor and just makes the game worse. He sucks! Great D by PP on

HE'S BACK!!!!

  KP is BACK! TONIGHT! TD GARDEN! BE THERE! 🍀☘️🏀🍿🔥

The Jordan-Pippen pairing vs. Celtics Tatum-Brown duo

 The present Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown duo may very well be the top pairing in the NBA right now - but how do they compare with the potent combo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen during the Bulls 1990-91 Championship season? Below, I do a numerical comparison of various stats between the two superstar pairings: Tatum/Brown (averages from 17 games this season) 54.5 PPG - 14.9 RPG - 10.3 APG - 2.5 SPG - 0.9 BPG - .464 FG- .350 3s Jordan/Pippen (averages for 1990-91 Title season) 49.3 PPG - 13.3 RPG - 11.7 APG - 5.2 SPG - 2.1 BPG - .530 FG - .311 3s Admittedly, these numbers do not tell the whole story, but they are noteworthy. The Celtics twosome gets the nod on points, rebounds and 3-point accuracy . The Bulls duo wins on assists, steals, blocks and field goal percentage. Jordan and Pippen really shined in the defensive categories . Michael was 9-Time All-Defense, first team - DPOY (1988) - and 3-Time Steals Leader. Scottie was 10-Time All-Defense and 1995 Steals leader.  The book

Sunday Matinee C's are hunting Wolves

 C's look to tame some Wolves ... I love this picture because this is when ball was hard. You could do this get back up and keep playing.  🏀       The game has tipped... JB opens us up with a deep three! Followed up by JB blocking a shot from behind. JB with yet another three! JB from about half court... BANG! JB with two more threes! He's freaking en Fuego! What an incredible start for JB! Yet the rest of the team isn't doing very much.         C's must get someone in front of Edwards. Once he gets going towards the cup he's unstoppable... Someone needs to step up and make things difficult for him. The C's offense is very stagnant and really starting to worry me. JB with an incredible defensive play right there. Saves the C's from getting down even more.        Nice to C X getting some run here this afternoon. PP gets in and scores already! That young man is straight money! Not feeling very confident or comfortable with this game right now. C's are a m