Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 NBA fans may forget that it was the Knicks that drafted Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth pick in the 2015 draft - and subsequently gave up on him - sending him off to Dallas in a trade. How did that work out? The final score last night was Celtics 133, Knicks 123 in large part due to a spectacular showing by the Boston backcourt of Derrick White and Jrue Holiday (combined 46P, 9R, 8A, 4S, 3 B, 1TO) - but it was the former (and spurned) Knick who tormented his former team,  scoring at will from everywhere on the court - and opening things up for his comrades. Kristaps finished with 21 points on 7-of-13 from the field, 3-of-6 on treys and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Nice work for a player once labeled as a potential "stiff, bust, blown lottery pick" by none other than Adrian Wojnarowski ( per Wikipedia ): "He's (Kristaps Porzingis) considered a stiff, a bust, a blown lottery pick until he doesn't become one." There was little "stiffness"

We are finally back to playing normal basketball, with no gimmicks attached. NBA has exactly what they want, Leflop and the Fakers and in the final, Indiana doesn't even matter. That's the NBA speaking not me. Empty seats during both games last night. Not the turnout the NBA was looking at.  1st Quarter ☘️ C's looking to attack the paint already. Letting Jrue post up at the start. KP is ready from the start! With a jam and a three! He's clearly healthy and happy to be back in Boston. KP out here looking to show the Knicks this is why you drafted me. Celtics ball movement is tight from the go. It went around the horn and found DWhite for a nothing but net three! When the C's are moving the ball like this, they are very difficult to guard. The key tonight is BOXING OUT, for some reason this Knicks team gives us fits on the glass. JT finds JB off the quick cut behind the line, swishes the three! C's are en fuego right now. Up early and Tatum hasn't even gotten

 The Boston Celtics have the best record in the East (15-5, .750) and the second-best in the NBA to the Minnesota Timberwolves (16-4), but still have trouble closing games in Clutch Time . In the final five minutes of a game -and the score within five points - Boston has a 7-4 record (.636) , not up to par with their overall record. Lack of ball movement, slow pace and turnovers seem to play a role.  In Clutch Time, The Green rank 20th in Assist-To-Turnover rate, 24th in Turnover Percentage and 28th in Pace. In other words, they slow the pace down - don't distribute the ball enough - and lose the ball when they do pass. To simplify, the Celtics may very well be the best team in the NBA, but they still get rattled with the game on the line. Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown all make the "Top-100" (in that order) for turnovers in Clutch Time . There is no main culprit there. The Celtics choke a bit as a team with the game in question. They need to get better w

 With some cremation ashes remaining from my granddaughter, Courtney, I decided to do some research into the process, cost and validity of such a venture. Scientists and the public are very-divided on the matter, but one article specifically proved to be informative . The process comes down to subjecting cremation ashes (actually ground-up bones) to extreme temperatures and pressures in order to extract any remaining carbon (in the form of calcium carbonate) in order to create a diamond. There are varying views of whether or not the carbon that produces that special diamond is from your deceased loved one - depending on what firm, and its morality - does the job. And there are some individuals that say one carbon atom is like every other carbon atom, which is generally true. And the calcium carbonate from the deceased person's bones is in the same molecular configuration as the calcium carbonate in TUMS stomach reliever. The truth is that the carbon atoms in such a diamond are the

 The "Cinderella" Pacers move on to the In-Season Tournament Semis, while the favored Celtics are out. The 122-112 loss by Boston was disappointing, but the real losers are the lower-salaried players for The Green. That octet includes Payton Pritchard, Luke Kornet, Oshae Brissett, Svi Mikhailuk, Lamar Stevens, Dalano Banton, Sam Hauser and Jordan Walsh . That group earns from a high of $4.0 million (Pritchard) to $1.1 million (Walsh). Every member of the Celtics will receive $50,000.00 for making the quarter-finals , but the prize for the Finals Champ is half-a-million dollars ($500,000.00) . That half-a-million is cheap change for the higher-paid members of the team - not so for the others. Both Sam Hauser and Luke Kornet did their best in the loss to keep their team in the running. Luke may have had his best game as a Celtic with six points, four boards, two assists, one steal and four blocks. Sam was on fire - with 15 points on 5-of-9 from the field and 5-of-7 on tre

Well here we are playing tonight as the in season tournament marches on. To be honest, it don't matter to me if we lose. The only reason I want the win, is because this counts towards our regular season. My prediction is this, the in season tournament is here to give either LA or NY a "title". Similar to how the bubble was set up for that Disney ending.  1st Q 🏀 C's seem a little flat... This Pacers team loves to run. Celtics start their scoring with a huge JT JAM! JB hits his patented jumper, expect both Jays to play large tonight. C's are extremely cold as of now. JB gets in the paint and rocks the rim with a LOUD DUNK! C's still haven't found a rhythm on offense. This game feels like a title fight for Indy. To be honest they may not even make the playoffs. Sam I am enters and brings the rain for three! DWhite out hustling everyone! I love him! C's are a little turnover prone tonight. Despite an early rush by Indy the C's fight back and grab a t