Pistons made their important shots, and the Celtics couldn’t make enough of theirs. Tough battle. Onto the next. 15-11☘️

The Celtics would be in the lead if JB made his FTs tonight

There we go!! Lock in more on defense!

Giving up steals has been such a momentum-killer for the Celtics this game

The Celtics dare the Pistons bench to shoot, and the shot falls. Tough

Important non-Cade minutes

Defense needs to be more disciplined

Neemias Queta!

Hopefully the tough layup helps D-White get going offensively in the 2nd half. Gonna need him

NBA Players of the Week for Week 7. West: Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets) East: Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)

Looks like the minutes were pushed today, maybe because of the amount of rest the Celtics have this week.

The Celtics have won 5 straight and are now 3rd in the East. Championship DNA. 15-9 ☘️

Woke up just in time to catch crunchtime lol. Looks like 4th quarter D-White has been a beast!

a win over the lakers deserves a jersey

I’ve seen enough. Jordan Walsh for MIP!!!

Regardless of who’s in or out, a Celtics win against the Lakers is always as sweet as honey. 14-9 ☘️

Again, Walsh’s decision-making when attacking closeouts. I’m not gonna shut up about it haha

Lakers waving the white flag?

Stopping Ayton on the roll and getting an OREB into a putback. A momentum-killing sequence in favor of the Celtics! More!!!

The 3s are lovely, but getting consistent stops would be better

Ah, the home court bounce

Huge shot by Walsh, but better drive and kick by Minott!

Key for the Celtics is to pursue good shots and defend without fouling. Force Reaves to make tough shots

Terrible close to this one

Unacceptable turnovers. The Lakers are playing much harder right now

The Celtics have been playing with low energy in small spurts in this quarter. Can’t let up and allow the Lakers to gain some sense of momentum

If the Lakers hope to get back into this game, they have to start the second half very strong. The Celtics need to be ready for that

Jordan Walsh’s emergence really has been an early Christmas gift

Queta has to be stronger in the paint. That’s the lone area that the Lakers have relatively neutralized

Queta missed it, but Walsh’s decision-making to generate that shot for Queta was solid

Fantastic defense by Ant to end an almost perfectly executed quarter by the Celtics

The Celtics are finding each other on offense. 13 assists on 14 makes currently

Walsh is allowing Reaves absolutely nothing lol

Walsh has done a great job on Reaves so far, but he has to be careful with fouling from behind - a call Reaves often draws

The Celtics are tied with the Magic for the 5th seed and are 1.5 games behind 2nd seed.

LeBron's streak ends, but making the right play has always been more valuable to him

The Celtics dominate in D.C., and the young wings continue to grow. Onto the Lakers. 13-9 ☘️

Celtics: 30 assists, 6 turnovers Wizards: 18 assists, 13 turnovers

The Celtics have gotten buzzer-beaters at the end of each quarter

D-White has been a force today. A+ head of the snake

So far this game, Jordan Walsh has a true shooting % of 103.73%. Insane lol

The Celtics recognize that Bagley was out of the play and immediately attack the rim, forcing the Wizards to choose between guarding Queta or Walsh. Good stuff!

JORDAN WALSH

D-White with another end-of-quarter 3!

Part of being a great shot-blocker is risking being at the wrong end of those posters. Love that D-White will not hesitate on those contests if he has a chance

That was a fantastic possession, built off of fantastic defense the possession prior. Celtics are executing well so far

So far, it looks like Queta is mirroring Bagley's minutes. Which makes the approach to neutralize that rim threat, then use small-ball the rest of the way

Yo what is Walsh on today lmao

Watch the confidence ooze out of Jordan Walsh!!

Looks like Joe will use this game to try out different small-ball lineups. Expect a lot of paint attempts by the Wizards but also a lot of speed and scrambling from the Celtics