The Celtics Just Kicked The Shit Out Of The Indiana Pacers
135-108, holy shit did I not see that coming. It has to be said, the Pacers were on a B2B and missing Myles Turner, but let’s be very clear here. Nothing was stopping this train tonight folks. All things considered, you have to say this was the most complete performance of the season. Having lost the last few games against good teams recently, it was very important the Celtics came out and not only took this game, but asserted themselves as a team that is not to be fucked with. You see for the first half of the year teams have had no problem fucking with the Celtics, because they never truly put together a complete effort. Tonight is what that looks like. I’m not saying this team is going to average 135 a night, but this is a team with a top 10 offense. This is a team that once again had over 30 assists and guess what they blew another team out. Every win of this homestand has been a blowout, this coming from a team that used to be 26th in offense.
Seven players in double figures, 56/43% splits with 14 3PM, this was a wire to wire blowout. Tonight was a prime example of what their depth can look like. When this team is rolling and playing well just look at the versatility Brad had. He could mix and match however he wanted and he didn’t lose shooting or defense. This was pretty much best case scenario and best case scenario looked pretty damn good. They’ve now won 6 straight at home and have now pulled within 1.5 of the 3 seed. Philly lost, IND lost, and MIL is still going but they may lose too. This is the exact start the Celtics needed to their January, and you can’t do much better than undefeated.
Everyone from Jaylen Brown having a nice bounce back effort with a huge 22 off the bench, Mook did Mook things like he does every damn night, and Kyrie only had 12 points. Think about that. They dropped 135 and Kyrie had 12 points. What.
And let’s be honest, the Celtics needed to show us that they could show up and win a game like this. There is still a looooooong way to go before this team is even in the MIL/TOR tier, but in order to one day get there you need nights and performances like this. I’ll see you all again in the morning for the full breakdown. Tonight we refill our Kool Aid and enjoy ourselves.
Let’s fucking GO