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Daily Links  3/10

Herald     Celtics buy into Bucks
Glen Davis draws Bucks’ ire
Ray Allen at home in Milwaukee
Clippers fire GM Mike Dunleavy
Dwight Howard, Magic rip Clippers
Scouting report: Grizzlies at Celtics
Globe    Analysis of Celtics-Bucks Analysis of Celtics-Bucks
Allen moved to speak after very quiet night
Celtics misfire in fourth
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Perkins Re-Adjusting on the Fly

What's wrong with Perk these days?

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What's wrong with Perk these days?

I am not writing this because Andrew Bogut absolutely took Kendrick Perkins to school last night. That would be easy. Bogut goes off, so it's simple to call out the big guy who tried defending him. 

Unfortunately, our big guy's in something of a funk these days. Plain and simple. Perk has looked very un-Perklike the last handful of games and people are starting to notice. Instead of  transforming into The Beast - a.k.a. the brooding and bruising intimidator - when times get tough, he's looked much more like a passive and unsure average NBA center, who's quite capable of being pushed around. 

Long gone are the days when critics of this season's Celtics were labeling Perk, along with Rondo, as our most consistent player. At one time, that label was more than warranted, as Perk held respectable averages of 11.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in November; 12.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks in December; and 11.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks in January. His averages for the season (not including last night) now reside at: 10.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks. 

However, over his final 11 games before the All-Star break, he managed just 6.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks. And things haven't been a whole lot better since. It does not appear to be illness or injury holding him back. It could, however, be his re-adjusting to playing with a healthier Kevin Garnett

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Starting Five - 3/10

Baby's hard foul.

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Baby's hard foul.

Starting off the day with links and quotes.

Celtics misfire in fourth - The Boston Globe

"The only thing I told my guys I was disappointed in was that we went through a game with Ray Allen and he only got three shots,’’ Rivers said. "I thought all of the little plays were going to be the difference in the game, loose balls and offensive rebounds. I thought they won that battle.’’

Allen moved to speak after very quiet night - The Boston Globe

"I didn’t think it was good,’’ Allen said about the ball movement. "It wasn’t consistent all night. We really didn’t score. We were down 8 so we had to score. I thought we did an OK job the last minute or two, but we didn’t score.’’

Glen Davis draws Bucks’ ire - BostonHerald.com

"No doubt about it," Jennings said. "Once that happened, I said, ‘Oh, yeah, it’s on now.’ " Said Celtics coach Doc Rivers: "I don’t think the foul was hard enough for a reaction. Honestly, I don’t think Jennings did enough for Baby to react. So it’s just two young guys acting up, but no big deal."

Green Street " Fast break: Celtics edged by Bucks

There’s probably no bigger fan of Andrew Bogut’s game than Doc Rivers. The Celtics coach has gone out of his way to praise the big man for his ability to shoot with both hands and use his body to create angles. Rivers may be a fan, but he couldn’t have liked what he saw Tuesday night as Bogut killed the Celtics with 25 points and 17 rebounds.

Game to pay attention to: Celtics vs. Bucks - Ball Don't Lie - NBA Blog - Yahoo! Sports

The Celtics and Bucks don't want your offense to run smoother. They want to beat you, defensively, because for all the famous and semi-famous that dot their respective rosters, the Bucks and Celtics can only win if they shut you down.

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Beat By Bucks

Not enough

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Not enough

Paul's shot didn't fall, so the Celtics did.

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T-Mobile Trivia Challenge - Free Tickets!

This post is sponsored by T-Mobile.

I must say, T-Mobile outdid themselves this time.  They gave us 70 free tickets to tomorrow's Memphis game!!!  (And there's more on the way in the next few weeks)

So I decided to do things a little differently today.

Below is a link to a quiz.  The first 35 people to answer all the questions correctly gets a pair of tickets.  Go!  Go now!  (Duplicates will be deleted)

Update: The Quiz is Closed - sorry, no more entries

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Celtics Visit Red Hot Bucks Looking for 5th Straight Win

 

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Boston Celtics (40-21) at Milwaukee Bucks (33-29)
Tuesday, March 9
8:00 PM ET
 Game #62, Road Game #33
TV:  CSN HD, FSN Wisc, NBA LP 760, 761
Bradley Center
Referees:     Tom Washington, Marat Kogut,  Jason Phillips    


Game Thread      l     Chat    


The Bucks have been on a roll as of late.  They are 9-1 in their last 10 games and have won 3 in a row. The Celtics have been picking up the pace lately also, having won 7 of their last 10 and they bring a 4 game win streak into this game.   The Bucks are in the 5th spot in the East, 7.5 games behind the Celtics who are in the 3rd spot, just a game and a half behind the Magic

The Celtics beat the Bucks 98-89 in Boston earlier in the season, but this Bucks team is way different from the one we faced then.  6 players that were on the floor for the Bucks then have been traded and John Salmons, Primoz Brezec, Ersan Ilyasova, and Royal Ivey have replaced them in the rotation.  Salmons and Ilyasova have both been hot for the Bucks in recent games.  

The Bucks come into this game well rested having last played on Saturday while the Celtics have had one day off coming into this game.  Both teams are coming off a win over the Washington Wizards, although the Bucks' win was a blowout and the Celtics barely squeaked by after sleepwalking through the first 3 quarters. 

We are entering the stretch run now where every game counts toward getting home court advantage in the playoffs.  The Celtics can't afford to lose focus and hope to flip a switch sometime during the game.   They may have gotten away with that against the Wizards, but that will be much tougher against a team like the Bucks.  One win streak will end and if the Celtics don't want it to be theirs, they need to come out focused and play for 48 minutes. 

 

The Celtics could possibly face the Bucks in the playoffs and so they must send a message in this game so as not to give the Bucks any momentum or confidence should they meet up in the playoffs.

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Daily Links  3/9

Herald     Relentless defense critical to Celtics
Scouting report: Celtics at Bucks
Cavs win as LeBron James gets rest
CelticsBlog    KG's Kiss
Love & Marriage
Celtics Green  On Any Given Sunday
CSN-NE  C's pick up their play, trash talk

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Love & Marriage

a more mature love

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a more mature love

I was asked recently if I think that this team likes each other as much as they did two years ago and if I like them as much.  I don't travel with the team and I'm no armchair psychologist, but I think they do (and I do), but in a very different way.  The best analogy I could come up with was the process of falling in love and being married.

Two years ago, it was love at first sight.  The Big 3 of Pierce, Allen, and Garnett found in each other what they've been searching their whole careers for.  Soul mates who wanted the same thing and were willing to sacrifice to get it.  It was an emotional high and nothing could bring them down.  They rode that honeymoon period right on through the season and into the playoffs.  Their, they found their first sobering moments and major obstacles.  Instead of getting discouraged, they put their heads together and fought through the trials and came out on top.  Now, not only did they have the exuberance of the early days of their marriage, they also made it through some tough times and achieved their wildest dreams because of their dedication to each other.  In short, their "marriage" was made even stronger because of it and everyone benefited.

A similar feeling can be associated with the fans.  We bought in early and we flat out fell head over heels in love with this team and were rewarded with an NBA title.  

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