Halftime hot takes: It’s never too early for some Celtics basketball

The Boston Celtics are looking to secure their spot in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals this afternoon. So far, they’re doing an okay job and have opened up an eight-point lead over the Orlando Magic.

If Boston holds on for the victory, they’ll punch their ticket to the quarterfinals of the competition, regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls.

Now, after about a two-week hiatus, get ready for some halftime hot takes, buddy.

White jerseys should never be worn on the road

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. There’s absolutely no reason that the Celtics home jerseys should ever be worn away from TD Garden. It just doesn’t look right. I know it’s all been part of the Nike regime in the NBA, but I just can’t suffer in silence anymore.

You can’t tell me the Cs away greens wouldn’t do the trick today as a contrast to Orlando’s navy blue City Edition jerseys.

It’s nice to see that the Celtics aren’t sleepwalking out there early

So, heading into this one I was a bit concerned about how Boston would start with tip-off being so early. The 2:30 p.m. tip on a Friday is an odd start time, to say the very least.

In years past, the Cs struggled quite a bit to get going in matinee games. I’m sure there’s a trend throughout the association for that, as guys are thrown out of their normal gameday routines.

Today, they came out looking mostly normal and managed to build an 11-point lead after the opening quarter in Orlando.

Orlando battled back in the second quarter, but the Celtics managed to k

Jaylen Brown clearly listened to this week’s ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ episode

So, in anticipation of Thanksgiving, founder of The Ringer and host of “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” Bill Simmons chatted with CelticsBlog alumni Kevin O’Connor about Jaylen Brown. More specifically, the two discussed Brown’s place in this season’s stacked Celtics team, and how at times it feels like he might not be the greatest fit.

O’Connor even went as far as to suggest that if Boston fails to meet their championship goal, Brown may find himself on the trade block next summer.

Welp, the $304 million man clearly heard the noise and has turned up in the games since the episode was released. Of course, JB had an…