Pregame Celtics @ Suns

You have to like that Suns team.  I love the speed that they play with.

Devin Booker is still out with a Hammy.  Shamet has been inserted into their lineup

If we could  find a way to win this game it would reduce the impact of a negative road trip.

When we headed West we were 12-10.  A win tonight makes us 14-13 so we would be one game worse than when we left.

See, I am always in search of a silver lining to.

The Suns have a system and it all starts with Chris Paul, he has everyone in place and gets them the right shots and can get his own shot off no problem. With Jaylen out we are still lacking a big part of our production and after some surprising good games, the teams defense and identity have come into question again. Not expecting a win based on our recent performances. Maybe Ime will try something new and surprise us.

Looks like Schroder may be out with a sprained ankle.

Opportunity for Ime to give Pritchard some run.

Expect Richardson to start but I would go with Romeo.

I'm going to push all-in that this game tonight may/should/will be rock bottom for the Boston front office all the way down to #15 on the bench. The outcome may be/probably will be far worse than the BKN game a few weeks ago but it will show warts and all and ring clear as a bell that something big needs to happen in Boston to get us to contender status.

As always, I hope I am wrong and completely off base, but I think a 40-point blowout should be enough to wake everyone up throughout the organization and get everyone on the same page.

But this is why they play the game. Everyone has an opinion and I'll be first to admit I'm wrong as usual. Let's see what happens.

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bobc33,

No. Seriously. No.

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