Next Up UTAH

Lets try this again. We owe this team. Need payback. Better take care of Ingles this time. Utah lost at Philly tonight so they will be hungry. Need to take another one and get a streak going.

tardust, Thanks for getting this started

I was just finishing on my pregame stuff and here it is

The Celtics get another shot at the Jazz tonight after suffering through a 123-115 beating 8 days ago in Utah.

I see this as a great opportunity for the Celtics to extract a measure of revenge for the way Utah fans treated Hayward.  

That first game was very competitive.  With 6:50 remaining in the game Boston had cut the lead down to a very manageable 4 point deficit.  Unfortunately we could not get enough stops and makes.

Kyrie missed that game.

Boston was demolished on the glass.  Boston struggled trying to stop their Pick and role as Gobert turned Big Al into little Al.  In the 2nd half Boston countered with a zone defense.  Ingles was great scoring 27 points.  The Celtics could not stop him.

The Celtics can win this game if they:

Play zone at the first sign of trouble

Take advantage of their speed (Fastbreak Points)   Celts won 11-4 last game against them.

Hit the glass with a vengeance (a little more Baynes please)

Attack the paint.  

Shut down Ingles.

Last night in their loss to the Sixers Mitchell scored 31 on 35 shots (37% including 1-11 from deep, 9%) Should they just let him shoot?

Crowder will be back in town.  I would like to see a matchup with him and Hayward.  Or maybe just put thug on thug (Morris)

Look for Kyrie to light Rubio up like a Roman Candle.

The Celtics will win this game.