Isaiah 41:10 - Al Will Strengthen You and Help You: Official 2016-17 Boston Celtics Season Thread
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Good win for the Celtics. It was ugly and I was thiiiiiiiis close to turning off the game but I'm glad I saw our 19-0 run. If nothing else, we're a resilient bunch. And Horford looked GREAT tonight.
We run Brooklyn :GladBrad:
Celtics are 2nd in our division (behind the Raptors), despite our shaky start.:GladBrad:
Improved health of Jae Crowder an encouraging sign for Celtics
Can't wait until everybody's healthy and we FINALLY see this squad string together some Ws.
Can't wait until everybody's healthy and we FINALLY see this squad string together some Ws.
No Al tonight. Congrats to him and his wife for having their second child.
Al Horford Will Miss Celtics’ Road Game Vs. Heat, And Here’s Why
Al Horford Will Miss Celtics’ Road Game Vs. Heat, And Here’s Why
According to BasketballReference.com, Friday's game [against the Spurs] marked only the 40th time in the past 53 years that the Celtics have failed to reach double digits in free throw attempts. It was also the second such instance in three days for a Boston team that shot just eight free throws in a win over Brooklyn on Wednesday.
The Celtics rank 26th in the NBA with a free throw attempt rate of 0.237 (the metric is based on free throw attempts per field goal attempted). They rank 25th in the NBA in free throw attempts per game, averaging just 20.4.
Considering his team posted an offensive rating of 106.2, slightly above its ninth-ranked season average of 105.9, against a very good San Antonio team, Celtics coach Brad Stevens didn't seem overly concerned about Boston's lack of free throw attempts. As Stevens noted Saturday, "Just because you don’t get to the free throw line doesn’t mean you’re not attacking right and getting inside-out and all that other stuff. ... I felt good about our attack."
Celtics must earn their points at the charity stripe
The Celtics rank 26th in the NBA with a free throw attempt rate of 0.237 (the metric is based on free throw attempts per field goal attempted). They rank 25th in the NBA in free throw attempts per game, averaging just 20.4.
Considering his team posted an offensive rating of 106.2, slightly above its ninth-ranked season average of 105.9, against a very good San Antonio team, Celtics coach Brad Stevens didn't seem overly concerned about Boston's lack of free throw attempts. As Stevens noted Saturday, "Just because you don’t get to the free throw line doesn’t mean you’re not attacking right and getting inside-out and all that other stuff. ... I felt good about our attack."
Celtics must earn their points at the charity stripe
Holding our own against Whiteside & co. 
17 point lead at the half 
I've been feeling like shyt these last two days, so if these guys play like this in the 2nd half it won't add to my despair
Hope everything gets better with you breh
Smart play.
:NasWinsAgain:
