“JAZZ IS ABOUT BEING IN THE MOMENT.” ~Herbie Hancock

[spoiler alert: Cs were not 😰]

Jazz at the Gahden, Hayward (bootless) there tonight

To see his old teammates but he won’t join in the fight.

Jazz Joe Johnson in (wrist). Al Horford will play-

The Nuggets game was a scheduled rest day.

Jazz rookie Mitchell leads the League (Tatum 6th), scoring;

Tatum leads...everyone, in threes! Won’t be boring!

Start: back to Fearless Brown, Baynes, Tatum, Horford, Kyrie-

HORFORD FOR THREE! Gobert fell over teammate-foul on a C?

Fearless Brown, block! Baynes, jam! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Rubio can pass. Horford! Fearless Brown, steal! dunk! D!

OJELEYE FOR THREE! Fearless Brown, steal! Gobert, hurt knee.

Brad made quick changes for the different lineup we see.

Theis-may be out-took an elbow, early. “Dab-usele” debut.

On 52% shooting (vs 45), Cs up 5 start Q2. 

Larkin, spark! When he plays 7+ min., Cs are 13-1.

Smart, hustle! Cs 0 for...I lost count. Kyrie got FTs done.

Cs, after 0 for 18-yikes-4:06 left, Fearless Brown!

Every few minutes, players (Gobert, Theis, Favors) go down.

Kyrie! Horford! Who’s on Rubio? KYRIE FOR THREE!

Cs, cold. Only 13 points all Q. Cs within 7 start Q3.

Fearless Brown! Jerebko-kinda wish Jazz didn’t sign the Swede.

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! No more Rubio do we need.

Smart! Fearless Brown, 3, Tatum, 4, fouls. Rubio, foul 4.

KYRIE FOR THREE! Kyrie’s My Little Pony sneakers can score ;)

Tatum hasn’t scored. Fearless Brown, foul 4.

Larkin, spark! Ojeleye, D! Cs within 12 start Q4.

HORFORD FOR THREE! Larkin, Offense and D!

Jazz hardly missing. Not the same for any C.

LARKIN FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE! 

“DAB-usele FOR THREE! Rubio fouled out-wish it had been Q3.

Cs were outrebounded; Bench struggled. Nothing great.

Jazz hadn’t won here since March 14, 2008....

still, CELTICS HOORAH!

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“IF THE SKIES FALL, ONE MAY HOPE TO CATCH...[LARKIN].” 😂 Apologies to François Rabelais

    ***** HAYWARD OUT OF THE BOOT! *****

Nuggets at the Gahden, 2 game home stand-

Kyrie’s in; Horford (rest), Morris out-still undermanned.

Nuggets’ Jokic may be back. In for Horford, Smart,

Plus Kyrie, Tatum, Fearless Brown, Baynes start.

Nuggets, no Barton, no Millsap. Baynes, first score!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Nuggets quick up the floor.

Smart! Baynes! Fearless Brown! Ojeleye, steal!

Fearless Brown stunning jam the Crowd could feel ;)

Harris, Murray-Cs’ problems. KYRIE FOR THREE!

Rozier! Ojeleye! Tatum, showing more than his three!

On 55% shooting (vs 46), Cs within 1 start Q2.

Cs getting outrebounded will not do.

ROZIER FOR THREE! Larkin to Theis, alley-oop! 

Smart, block! Larkin! Cs using an interesting Group.

TATUM FOR THREE! Larkin! LARKIN FOR THREE!

More Baynes! KYRIE, pause...KYRIE FOR THREE!

Smart to Fearless Brown, alley-oop!

Compared to Bulls game, Cs an energized Group!

Cs in the paint! Cs highest scoring second Q!

Brad: “Playing harder is a choice.” Cs up 9 end Q2!

Smart, steal! Tatum! FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE!

Contacts for him-no goggles-we see he can see 🤓

KYRIE FOR THREE! Ugh, Nuggets a run of threes-

Cooled off offense and defense for the Cs.

Nuggets, 13-2 run. FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! 

Baynes! Tatum! Fearless Brown? Oh Yeah, he can see!

Theis, 

Yep, nice.

Season: by Cs, most points scored through three;

Also by Cs, most points allowed through three.

On 60% shooting (vs 53), Cs up 5 end Q3!

Experienced vet-three years!-LARKIN FOR THREE! 

Tatum! Larkin, steal! steal! Cs playing D!

Still, Nuggets outrebounding every C.

Rozier, major hustle! Alley-oop(-ish), Smart to Kyrie!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Baynes, hard fall had he.

More Larkin! 6 for 6! Nuggets’ Harris career night.

FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! Cs continue to fight!

Yikes-all game long, Nuggets and their threes-

BY 6 NUGGETS WERE BEATEN BY OUR Cs!

CELTICS HOORAH!

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CELTICS AT THEIR “EXTRAMOSTBESTEST!” ***

Cs at the new Little Caesar’s Arena-what a cool name!-

vs the Pistons, Cs want/need a Revenge Game.

(no jinx) Pistons have lost their last 5 in a row

Kyrie, no mask! Baynes in, Morris (knee), a no-go ;(

(Goggled)Fearless Brown, Tatum, Horford, Baynes, Kyrie-

Outracing AB, Drummond, Cs first score by Kyrie!

Tobias Harris, 5-0 run, AB-twice-signature, early three,

Nice passing, Horford (phew), KYRIE FOR THREE!

Tatum, block! Horford!!! Cs a 13-0 run! Cs, good D!

Baynes! Tolliver/Horford (ouch) banged knee to knee.

Smart, smart! Ugh, Horford, locker room. Ice on his knee?

ROZIER FOR THREE! OJELEYE FOR THREE! 

Cs 22-7 run! Rozier, hustle, steal! Horford’s in! 

Can’t let Ish Smith (great name) his rhythm begin.

On 50% shooting (vs 37), Cs up 8 start Q2!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Nostalgic seeing what AB can do;(

Theis,

Very nice!

Larkin, in. Cs went 4 1/2 minutes no score.

Pistons 12-4 run. Cs keep slipping on the floor.

Larkin, steal! Cs, TOs, crazy 7+ minutes no FG.

Reggie Jackson flopping instead of playing D.

Baynes (former Piston)! Smart, FG (phew)! TATUM FOR THREE!

Reggie Jackson, no calls on his flopping, earned a T.

On 43% shooting (vs 32), Cs up 7 start Q3!

Drummond, no points;  by 1, Kyrie outscored by AB.

(BDay Boy yesterday) Baynes, both ends! Drummond, foul three.

Drummond (0 for 2), not happy, called for a T.

Baynes, block! Baynes...everything! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Pistons, 5+ minutes no FG. TATUM FOR THREE! 

KYRIE FOR THREE! Ick, Ish. Baynes, foul four.

Rosier! Smart! Cs, ball flying around the floor!

Fearless Brown, loud jam! Larkin, steal! ROZIER FOR THREE!

At the buzzer! On 47% shooting (vs 33), Cs up 14 end Q3!

Cs, TO. Pistons, TO. Ojeleye Euro-Step to the hoop!

Larkin! Different stars every game, in our Cs Bench group!

Smart/Rozier chemistry! Larkin, rebound sky high!

Theis, block! Starters WERE resting, back-to-back is why.

UGH, Harris. Pistons 12-0 run. Cs missed 11 shots in a row.

AB on Kyrie. Offensive goal tend is Drummond’s first show?

HORFORD FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE!

Drummond making free throws. Horford, foul three.

Smart, sky hook (new?)! Tatum leads the League in threes-

Not just among Rookies! Glad he’s with the Cs!

BY 10 CELTICS WON-

Revenge is Sweet. Done!

Cs, Road Trip, 1-1.

Cs, Season 23-5 Run!

CELTICS HOORAH!

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***Little Caesar’s Pizza tagline 😂

CELTICS GET “POPPED” BY THE SPURS, in the final seconds 😰

Cs (and snow) at Spurs, first of road games, three;

Our home stand momentum we need to see.

Kyrie’s last masked night; Morris, Fearless Brown in-

Latter will wear cool (!) goggles. Baynes, not Morris, will begin.

Spurs have a winning record against every team-

Hmm, they should win every championship, doesn’t it seem?

No Kawhi (quad). Parker and Ginobli will play;

Plus they have Aldridge, Mills, Danny G., Gasol, Gay.

Fearless Brown, Horford, Tatum, Baynes, Kyrie-

Tatum, Horford, D! Fearless Brown! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Tatum, rebounds! Crowd quiet on Cs’ 11-0 run!

KYRIE FOR THREE! KYRIE FOR THREE! (no jinx) Fun!

Pop, T-to inspire his group?

“All-dridge” the lone Spur at the hoop.

Mills, always moving. Tatum! KYRIE FOR THREE! 

Pop worked the officials ➡️ 6 straight calls they see.

Smart! Rozier! 59% shooting (vs 46), Cs up 5 (Kyrie 17), start Q2!

ROZIER FOR THREE! Rozier, hustle! Rozier-showing all he can do!

MORRIS FOR THREE! Ball movement! TATUM FOR THREE!

The refs?? Atrocious! Kyrie, Rozier, steals! Amazing Kyrie!

Spurs ball? What happened? Cs within 1 start Q3.

Spurs first lead. Cs slowed. Ridiculous calls since Pop’s  T.

Fearless Brown! Cs a little sloppy. Baynes, Horford, D!

“All-dridge,” foul three. Corner shots Brad wants to see. 

Horford! No calls for Smart. KYRIE FOR THREE!

Smart to Fearless Brown, alley-oop! Cs, 15-4 run...and D!

Fearless Brown, loud tip! Baynes, took a hard hit did he?

Cs gathered themselves after rough Q2! Cs up 5 end Q3!

Smart, foul four (it was). Tatum, double digits, fifteen straight!

Gasol is big. Ginobli doesn’t seem 40. Kyrie is great ;)

Tatum, rebounds! FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! 

Kyrie slow to get up, gave thumbs up, banged his knee.

Smart! Ginobli flew into Smart (again), on Smart foul six?!

These terrible calls are a problem the League needs to fix.

TATUM FOR THREE! Back and forth is the lead!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Rozier, steal! Ginobli...indeed ;(

First to score over 30 vs the Spurs? Kyrie!

Four more points we would have loved to see.

Kyrie for...nope. Just one game, one night-

Both teams (and the refs) put up a thrilling fight

NO “CUBAN” CIGAR!

Mavs at the Gahden, 5th of 5 (3-1), home stand.

Fearless Brown (eye),  Morris (knee), out-unplanned.

Kyrie, Horford, Tatum, Baynes and Smart.

Last Gahden game of which Dirk will be a part?

Kyrie, Cs first score! Ugh, DSmith, Jr. playing free.

Cs, ball movement: HORFORD FOR THREE!

Baynes! Horford, block! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Horford! Kyrie! Ojeleye, solid D!

Theis?

Yes, nice!

Smith jawin’ at Kyrie, took an elbow said he.

Common foul on Kyrie, each guy got a T (?).

Need equal calls for the Cs! Matthews a T.

Larkin, steal! No Morris, little Bench offense have we ;(

On 40% shooting (vs 43), Cs within 2 start Q2. 

Yabusele in. Larkin, steal! LARKIN FOR THREE! Phew!

Smart can’t catch a break, either end of the floor;

Looks uncomfortable when he has to score.

LARKIN FOR THREE! YABUSELE FOR THREE!

Rozier, save! Theis, save! NADER FOR THREE!

Kyrie! Refs showing no love for any C.

Nader, steal! Horford! Like the Mavs to miss a three.

Theis, hustle, block! TATUM FOR THREE! 

Cs, few calls, little offense. Cs within 10 start Q3.

Cs, D! Baynes, block! TATUM FOR THREE!

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Tatum, steal, score! Baynes! Aggressive, every C!

Back and forth the lead. HORFORD FOR THREE!

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! On Barnes, NEED D!

Smart looks off...hurt? Cs within 3 end Q3.

Larkin to Theis, an Optical Illusion alley-oop!

Tonight Rozier, in coast-to-coasts, leads our group!

LARKIN FOR THREE! ROZIER FOR THREE!

More terrible calls, unreal. All Dirk we see.

Theis, rebounds, steal! Cs, Kyrie, crazy D! 

Smart, score! Good for him! That’ll inspire his D!

KYRIE!!   ...’nough said! Rozier, hustle, loud dunk!

Cs took 3 1/2 quarters to get out of their funk.

Just 41% shooting, BY 7 CELTICS WON!

Home Stand 4-1; 22-4 Season run!

CELTICS HOORAH!

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CELTICS NOT KIDDing AROUND 😂

Bucks at the Gahden, 4th of 5 games (2-1) home stand.

Different match up tonight, for Bledsoe Cs have planned.

Baynes, start. Bucks, no Delly, no Jabari. Kyrie, first score!

TATUM FOR THREE! Bucks, physical, both ends of the floor.

Baynes! Cs 10-0 when Baynes has 20 minutes or more.

Fearless Brown, 3 fouls-refs calling one end of the floor?

Baynes, block! Smart (early), very smart! TATUM FOR THREE!

MORE. BAYNES. TATUM FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE! 

MORRIS FOR THREE! 61% shooting, Cs up 8 end Q1!

JET’s here, 19th year. SMART FOR THREE! GOOD. ONE.

Theis, 

Always Nice. 

Celtics Bench is engaged, on the floor or not-

That’s the kind of chemistry we’ve got ;)

Rozier! Morris to Theis, what an alley-oop:

Both of these Guys add so much to our Group!

Cs’ Bench! Cs, rebounds! Theis, block! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Kyrie/Horford connection! Randomly Coach Kidd picked up a T.

Cs great ball movement! ROZIER FOR THREE! 

Terrible calls against Smart (surprise?), then a cheesy T.

Love Tatum’s moves to the hoop. KYRIE FOR THREE!

Cs best half offensively, Cs up 13 start Q3!

Fearless Brown! Cs, rebounds! Globetrotter, Kyrie ;)

Horford, 3 fouls. Baynes! Fearless Brown (also great D)!

Baynes now foul 3. Fearless Brown picked up number 4.

Bucks (Giannis), 20-10 run, chipping away at the score.

Smart, D! Kyrie, steal! Theis! Very smart Smart!

Ugh, Bledsoe is starting to do his part. 

Bucks 30-17 run. Cs up 7 end Q3!

All (chill) Brad said in the huddle was remember to play D.

Smart to Horford, alley-oop...alley-oop...alley-oop! 

(JJ Redick said Horford is the hub of our group)!

Horford, short rest. Fearless Brown! Cs rebounding!

Gotta admit Giannis’ skills are astounding.

Smart had all ball.

Smart got no call ;(

Bucks Q4 D?

Keep shoving Kyrie!

No calls did we see!

KYRIE FOR THREE!

6th straight game Cs 10 or more threes-

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THESE Cs?

BY 11 CELTICS WON!

WINS NOW 21!

CELTICS HOORAH!

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SUNny DAY! 🎵

Suns at the Gahden, 3rd of 5 games (1-1),  home stand-

Brad likes the 1:00 start (usual practice time) that was planned.

Suns, 5-0 start. Horford, Kyrie! FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE!

Booker, Danno 😂 Nice Kid, I hear-could do without his three.

Tatum to the hoop, impressive! East Coach of the Month, Brad!

Amazing feat with the eleven new (young) players he had.

KYRIE FOR THREE! Baynes! Kyrie on Booker, great D!

Horford, steal! Fearless Brown, LOUD jam! Just WOW, Kyrie!

FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! Horford, nice D!

Morris-inspired to play well against the Suns is he!

Fearless Brown, steal! 65% shooting (vs 50), Cs up 9 end Q1!

Smart on Booker! Booker’s shooting skill not his only one.

Theis,

Always nice!

Smart! Clock running down, ugh...oh? great! SMART FOR THREE! 

ROZIER FOR THREE! (Tatum’s Mom’s sweet). TATUM FOR THREE!

Booker’s still a problem. Struggling, rebounding, every C.

FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! HORFORD FOR THREE!

MORRIS FOR THREE!  57.5 % shooting (vs 51), Cs up 6 start Q3!

Second half Cs need to rebound and play better D.

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! Horford, block! Suns, first lead.

Smart for...Smart for...HORFORD FOR THREE! More we need!

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! Kyrie/Horford! SMART FOR THREE!

Happy for Morris (and us)! Cs still need rebounds and better D.

Tatum! Baynes, block (wow)! OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Rozier to Morris, alley-oop! Cs-burst-up 10 end Q3!

Cs rebounding better, great assists! Morris is great, Unit 2!

Great offense, great D, very high basketball IQ!

Quiet game, Kyrie. OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Suns’ James, Warren, Booker? Where’s our D??

Tatum, block-on Booker! Chandler, shot on tip six-

In spite of all the Cs in the rebounding mix ;)

KYRIE FOR THREE! Tatum hard to the hoop!

Tatum, rebound! Late Q4 (always), Kyrie leading our group! 

Smart, clutch FTs! Booker fouled out, points 38.

Smart, clutch FTs! Today he played great!

Fearless Brown, steal! By 5 CELTICS WON-

For the Season, CELTICS HAVE A 20-4 RUN!

CELTICS HOORAH!

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