Halftime hot takes: Jordan Poole will haunt us forever

The Wizards are placing up a combat. By way of the primary 24 minutes, the Celtics have an even bigger combat on their palms than they’d on Tuesday evening in opposition to the Knicks, main 64-54 at halftime.

So let’s get into some takes.

Jordan Poole will hang-out me for the remainder of my life.

“I’m not giving Jordan Poole no extra slander… I’m carried out,” NBC Sports activities Boston’s Brian Scalabrine mentioned.

All of us bear in mind the 2022 Finals when Poole hit what felt like each shot he took.

Nicely, he did it within the first quarter tonight scoring 17 first quarter factors. He had extra factors than the Celtics at one level.

Sportscasters saying that Poole has 17 factors in opposition to the champs is so sick although. I really like that a lot.

However I imply significantly, when will he cease with this insanity!

This isn’t like an each sport prevalence however he’ll at all times save a giant sport for the C’s. He had 31 factors in a sport final season in opposition to Boston.

Additionally, why did Scal name out Drew Carter for not watching the Wizards when he talked about that Poole performed properly on the finish of final season? That was not crucial.

NBC Sports activities Boston doesn’t have to match the rating bug to the jerseys.

Simply depart it inexperienced and white, why do they really feel the necessity to change it based mostly on the uniforms?

It simply is pointless, I don’t prefer it. ESPN pulls it off approach higher.

I’m not positive what it’s however I prefer it when ESPN does it, however don’t want NBC Sports activities Boston doing it as properly.

With NBC coming into the total NBA fold subsequent yr, will this be their rating bug? These are the necessary questions we must be asking.

The Wizards didn’t double as a lot so the Celtics took much less threes

For those who don’t double, the Celtics don’t get as many extensive open threes, which is after they beat you by 30.

The Knicks doubled all evening on Tuesday so the Celtics saved swinging it to the extensive open man, which led to 29 made open threes. Washington didn’t double as a lot within the first half so the Celtics took much less threes.

But, it’s a decide your poison as a result of whenever you don’t double Jayson Tatum, he cooks you.

Tatum had 20 factors and seven rebounds within the first half due to the one protection he noticed.

Joe loves a middle

When it was introduced that Sam Hauser wouldn’t be taking part in on Thursday evening many thought it could be Jordan Walsh taking his spot within the rotation

However as a substitute, it was Neemias Queta who took the spot as Mazzulla determined to play large with Jonas Valanciunas on the court docket, and he performed properly with 4 factors and a rebound in three minutes of motion.