Mavs Will Bring A Whoopin' Stick

by Jeff Clark on Mar 16, 2007 3:20 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Games

The Mavericks played in the game of the year on Wednesday.Â A double overtime, best friends fighting for MVP, two teams at the very top of their game fighting for the top record game.Â And they lost.

I sometimes have to shake off the cobwebs to remember back to the days when the Celtics were in a position like this.Â But the closest analogy I can come up with is that time in the 1985-86 season when the team seemed to be doing ok, then they got whooped by the Knicks on Christmas Day.Â They got so ticked that they took it out on the rest of the league and didn't lose another home game all year.

These are slightly different circumstances because the Mavs were in that game against the Suns, but maybe that makes it even worse.Â Dallas is not going to be happy about losing and I have a feeling they are going to take it all out on the Celtics.Â This one could be really, really ugly.Â In fact, if you are trying to decide between the Celtics and March Madness, I would take the Madness (but maybe check in at halftime to see how things are going).

Mavs Moneyball is still recovering from the Suns game and looks at comments from around the league.Â Don't expect Cuban to comment on it though.Â He's too busy declaring the death of Analog TV, messing with Google,Â and swimming in his piles of money like Scrooge McDuck, ...just because he can.

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that’s not a close comparison at all. The 86 Celtics were a team of destiny and the Knicks were a bad lottery team that took advantage of a rare home letdown.

by George Meyer on Mar 16, 2007 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

oh, wait, I see what you’re saying. I thought you were comparing the Suns vs. Dallas game to this game against the Celtics. My fault. Sorry.

by George Meyer on Mar 16, 2007 5:59 PM EDT reply actions

I see it differently, i think they will come out hungover from that last game. Boston takes 10 pt lead intot the half but lose by 7.

by d.money on Mar 16, 2007 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

i agree, d. money. i think the mavs are going to have a real hard time getting up for this game after the other night. the c’s, on the other hand, will be really up. its winnable. don’t forget that the bucks beat the spurs the other night

by monty on Mar 16, 2007 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

just do it Boston ;D

by marseye on Mar 16, 2007 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

d. money, did you make that prediction BEFORE the game?

by Frankie G on Mar 17, 2007 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

Al Jefferson was great.

And Allen Ray looked calm.

Here’s what i mean:
- The fast break that put the C’s up 74-71,
- Where Allen Ray passed to Jefferson over two defenders
- On one replay, Allen Ray’s face, WHEN he made the pass,
- It looked like he was just taking a stroll in the park.

Pretty impressive.

A good loss if there is such a thing…

I’m very proud of the way they played.

by mcpu40 on Mar 17, 2007 8:11 AM EDT reply actions