Comments From The Other Side - vs Grizzlies, Home, 3/3/22

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by FLCeltsFan



I hate the Celtics. And don't get me started on their elitist fans.   (MY NOTE:  Being "elitist" doesn't mean you aren't elite)


Hoping Boston's defense tries to over commit to Ja, given his recent games, and opens up some key opportunities for the rest of the squad to get right this game.

With this Boston Defense, I somehow doubt it. I'm with you though

This Celtic's Defense is no joke. They switch everything and have Rob Williams not play center and play as a free safety. Guys playing like that have given Ja trouble a la Robert Covington so hopefully we can punish em by swinging it a couple times and making shots.

Without Jaylen, this should be a win.

Celtic fans think Ja has sh**ty defense, I hope he can have as good a defensive game as last game.

It feels somewhat wrong to root against boston tonight considering it's my favourite US city (that I've been to), the people there are amazing and I'm a bruins fan......but f*** them for one night only.


Robert Williams is shutting the paint down tonight. Ja will have another poor shooting night like he did in his hangover game against the Timberwolves.

Need to get over the big head of being the headline story on ESPN sports center last night because Boston won't care.

Williams III was so awful the day I saw him in person playing college ball.  He must have been injured.  He's around a 10/10 dbl-dbl average this season.  I never would have thunk it.

we better watch out for marcus smart injuring Ja. he has that crazy moron defensive energy.

They have a Marcus Smart. We have an Adams

The line flipped from us by 3 to the Celts by 2.5  What gives?

Lots of Celtics fans actively trying to lose money?

How in the he** did horford hit that lmao

I saw a lot of Grizzlies fans clowning AD for rolling his ankle. Maybe that is karma

Adams will be back

We never make sh** in Boston I swear

Tatum first in wins before age 24… based on some “fans” you’d think he was a selfish loser that needs to be traded.

I’m at the game and I already hate the Celtics fans near me.

Seems like we tend to struggle against good defensive teams

I’m convinced the Garden is cursed for rolling ankles now


For ONCE can these motherf***ers just play well in a national TV game? I'm so sick of this sh**

Okay these injuries need to f*** off. Hope Stevo and Nesmith are okay

Need to capitalize with Tatum out. Him and brown are like 80% of their offense lol

what is it with Boston and hurt ankles these last couple of games

An ankle-injuring ghost is on the garden. That has to be the only explanation.

Ja has settled for a couple 3’s with Horford on him. Would like to see Ja attack when he’s struggling with the shot. Horford isn’t gonna stay in front

Doing well to expose Bostons lack of ball handling and playmaking but gotta convert better on drives

Why do we always sh** our gym shorts on national television?

Must get in our own heads a bit since we barely get any

Looks like 30 pt first quarter streak will die tonight

If you want to stop Steven from checking back in you have to chop his leg off and even then I’m not 100% sure if that would work

No more MVP talk for Ja unless he starts to actually knock shots down. Can’t imagine the shoot talk coming if he ends up with less than 10 points much less 15-19

If you told me we were shooting 12% I’d believe you

Thank you grizzlies for showing me the worst quarter of basketball I’ve ever seen lol

Credit to the Celts D they are forcing us to take these terrible 3s

We’re shooting 31% from the field and only down 4. I’m not worried.

Dunno much about Boston's bench but I bet ours is better...

I don't want to see us on tv again this sh** a curse   (MY NOTE:  Then you are going to absolutely, positively hate the playoffs.  I know about those because I'm an elitist Boston Celtic fan)

I think this is a 4D chess move to have people sleep on us again

These refs are about to make me blow a gasket.

Bane doesn’t deserve a single minute on the floor right now. He has looked atrocious recently.

Oh no, we suck again!

Bostons paint defense is great. And that’s where we make all our d**n money

I’ll cry if we lose to any team with Derrick white

Boston Bowling Pins, amirite?   (Talking about the flops.)

Smart has always been one of the most frustrating, floppiest mfers in the league.

This whole Celtics team flops worse than prime CP3

Ref ran over to try to save the Celtics guy but good guy Adams was helping him up

Ik this ain’t game related but mentioning womens month then directly going into a bunch of women twerking is poetic af

Omg this is ugly. And can the Celtics stop just randomly falling to the ground?

I”m actually embarrassed to be a fan right bow. Jenkins needs to do something cause this is garbage.

Refs are letting them play and that is not benefitting us

Anyone have any positive takes so far? :////

Won’t have to play Boston in the playoffs

Wow smarts getting more calls than ja. Love it

National TV Grizzlies are essentially a G League team

Both teams are playing like sh** on offense, Memphis is just playing more sh**ty.

Two defensive 3 2nds in the first half? Glad these refs have that call locked down... 🤬

Good thing is this might be our worst offensive half all season, and it's tied.

Yes, we need more fast break. Boston is killing us in the half court. If we get out and run, it’s OVER

Gotta give smart credit, he’s playing his heart out and bailing some of these celtics plays out big time.

About the most frustrating half I've seen all season. Injuries to both teams in the opening minutes. Losing Stevo in the first half has maybe messed with the rotations? Marcus Smart being Marcus Smart. But most frustrating of all... having to listen to the Celtics commentary just makes everything worse.

I like what Brad Stevens did at the trade deadline. Got Derrick White from the Spurs for basically this year's Spurs 1st rounder, so around the 20th pick. White is signed for 3 more years after this one. He's the Dillon Brooks of the Celtics. Also got off $18M guaranteed to Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford next season. And then got Daniel Theis for 3 scrubs expiring contracts, and Theis is signed for 3 more years also.

Grant Williams been working with a shooting specialist and it pays off.   Cant leave him open.

Boston's got to be asking themselves "how is this game tied"?

That's 2 plays though that Marcus Smart has made - the flop and now trying to get under Ja on that dunk - I'm ready to see Adams pancake that dude.

On the positive side, though, glad to see Ime Udoka coaching the Celtics. Back in the day, I really wanted Memphis to be part of his NBA journey.

We can't shoot but neither can they

This game time traveled from 1983

Keep forcing Boston TOs when Tatum and Smart are the only ones who can actually dribble you need to pressure them

Ugh. If smart is banging back to back threes then this sh** is f***ed

Is it just me or is Robert Williams setting blatant moving screens every possession

I forgot marcus smart was a good defender. Maybe i should have expected some struggle   Dude is playing like a star tonight’s

Boston is not the better team overall, but they're way better as of rn.

They are missing their second best player

Celts have 11 turnovers to only 3 for us.

We are showing everyone who we really are tonight.

Boston is playing so damn well. Not sure how we gonna pull this one out unless bostons defense just falls off a cliff

Derek White Grizz killer from Spurs

That Derrick white hairline though

every play on D these nerds are staring at Tatum and Smart like they're Lebron and Curry and just forget there's a man to lob it to over and over again

They're straight up making circus shots now. We look like the Washington Generals smh

We've played like a**. But refs have joined us in this garbage pile

They just put a video of Kevin McHale scoring 56 points against the Pistons and I’m in complete awe.

The Celtics on TNT would beat the combined team of the 17 Warriors and 96 Bulls I swear

every play for Boston is like a masterclass in ball movement and not caring about who scores

They clearly bought into their own hype

Celtics gonna be Morant haters after tonight lol

They ask for a national television game to do this?  If we bring our best game we would destroy them.

They are 14-3 in their last 17, and don't have Jaylen Brown tonight. So . .. not sure about any of that.

Is Mitchell Robinson and Robert Williams the same dude???

Maybe somebody stay with Robert Williams? Just a thought.

We are not speeding the game up, we are not getting into the paint, also not moving the ball and forcing some 3s.

And somehow you don't think that the Celtics don't have anything to do with that?

Because Boston is slowing the game down. Playing with pace works only if both teams play with the pace.

They are enforcing their style of play on us. Have to give them credit for that.

Williams with a moving screen every possession

can we stop giving horford wide open threes

The f***ing ghost of Al Horford is haunting us

All you guys calling Al Horford old is making me feel older. That Florida team was like 7 years ago right?

Horford is killing us

How many times is Memphis going to close out strong on Marcus Smart?

Because he hit two 3s to start the qtr?

Knew something was up with this game when the money line did a weird flip

Are you suggesting we’re throwing the game?

I guess we get no calls this game. K. Cool.

Tatum putting us to sleep

Tatum is pretty d**n good..

The Celtics also don’t have Jaylen brown rn tho

Tatum isn't a good ballhandler so trapping him should work.

I seriously hate the way Robert Williams plays basketball. He’s moving during all of his screens, he fouls every time someone’s down in the paint, and he just camps out in the paint on offense.

Tatum remembered it his birthday

Seeing one of the floppiest teams in the NBA through up their arms and whine the few times we actually get a whistle go our way is rich

Horford and Tatum killing us tonight

Can Horford f***ing retire already

Being bald increases basketball powers ten fold

Celtics will lose in Memphis, quite frankly they should've won by 35  (MY NOTE:  Now that's one interesting psychological contortion)

Jenkins is being outcoached. Not making enough adjustments

Ime Udoka seems to know what he is doing for a rookie coach.

That’s the dagger from smart. Such a tough game

Another dagger from tatum

when did celtics turn into grit n grind. d**n they consistently make the game messy it's an advantage for htem

Gotta give it to tatum, gg

Tatum is a stud!

Tatum making this look easy.

He is a amazing player. But those refs are giving all love for him and no for Ja

Tatum and Brown are so good. Hope this nonsense about Celts trading Brown is dropped. They are both going to be in Boston for a long time.

I hope they trade Brown to us and I really dont care about them

Tough ask going into the Garden and coming away with a win...

Boston was really impressive in the second half.

Boston outplayed them

Tatum is too good bro

I cant remember a game that we were controled like that in the glass and had so many lob against us

We got clapped by the ghost of Al horford. I’m gonna take a long sleep and I hope I don’t wake up

if its one guy I would want in a grizzlies jersey, it's Tatum.

unlucky on the boards and horford nailing it with the 3

If there was a 5th quarter, we would of won


Bob


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FOR A RAGGEDY COUNTRY ASS BLIGHT OF A CITY, THESE FANS ARE PRETTY BASKETBALL SAVVY. EXCEPT-

I hate the Celtics. And don't get me started on their elitist fans.

What do you know about anything Elite? In Memphis a sewer rat is considered an Elitist

Bane doesn’t deserve a single minute on the floor right now. He has looked atrocious recently.

I think its atrocious that he’s not wearing green.

We got clapped by the ghost of Al horford. I’m gonna take a long sleep and I hope I don’t wake up

I feel ya Jethro. Ive been to Memphis and hope I never have to wake up to that city ever again.