Boston @ Indiana 4/7/07: Recap

by webmaster on Apr 7, 2007 8:05 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Games

I didn't get to see the game tonight. As with many of you, I was relegated to watching refreshing boxscores and play by play on the web. It is not a fun way to watch a ballgame. Fortunately, I had this place so I was able to spend some time with my CelticsBlog friends and engage in a little spit-wad fight with Roy Hobbs and Edgar.

I did get a sense of a few things about tonight's game though. To put it in a nutshell, we really do have some wonderful little beasts-in-the-making on this team. At least it seems that way to me. Oh yeah, they've not proved themselves entirely yet. I know that, and I know that some of them never may. On this evening though, while trying to gleen something from the stupid web pages I was watching refresh, I flashed back to a memory of a much earlier time in my own life.

I was five years old and I was crying. My mother came running to see what was the matter. I shouted at her, "Dad kicked me!", and I pointed my finger at him. Then he, in the only memory of him I have wherein he was flustered, pointed his finger at me and shouted at my mom, "Well, he kicked me first!" It was true too! He had made me mad and I had kicked him in the shin just as hard as I could. I KNEW it hurt! Just before he kicked me back, I was smiling with satisfaction!

My mom just turned around and stomped away from both of us while shaking her head. I was aching from my payback, but he was so completely embarressed by the situation that I considered myself the victor in that small encounter.

Our C's young'uns reminded me of that fond memory tonight. They kicked hard and I was proud of them all for it. Whether they fair well in time to come or not, I would wish that they all could look back upon games like this one and smile with the remembrance.

Just as with most of you, I'm no sportswriter, but I do love the game. There is also no separating our love for it, and our love for the Boston Celtics from how intertwined it is with our own experiences and memories. Those are rich tapestries that are the stuff of life. It is, and will be, the same with the Boston staff and team.

With that, I'll leave you with the tonight's boxscore...

BOSTON CELTICS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Ryan Gomes, F	35	6-12	0-2	0-1	2	7	9	1	1	0	3	3	12
Gerald Green, GF	30	4-18	2-7	2-3	2	0	2	1	0	0	3	6	12
Kendrick Perkins, FC	19	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2
Allan Ray, G	41	8-18	3-7	3-3	0	4	4	0	1	1	2	5	22
Rajon Rondo, G	40	6-12	0-1	2-5	2	6	8	8	7	0	2	5	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Leon Powe, F	28	6-9	0-1	3-5	3	1	4	0	1	0	1	3	15
Sebastian Telfair, PG	32	8-12	1-2	4-6	1	4	5	3	1	0	3	6	21
Kevinn Pinkney, IR	16	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	0
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		39-87	6-21	14-23	11	25	36	14	12	1	17	32	98
		44.8%	28.6%	60.9%	Team TO (pts off): 17 (13)

INDIANA PACERS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jermaine O'Neal, FC	35	5-12	0-0	4-5	1	13	14	1	0	2	6	6	14
Danny Granger, F	38	5-8	0-0	5-6	2	8	10	0	0	0	4	2	15
Troy Murphy, FC	28	6-6	2-2	2-2	0	0	0	4	3	0	2	1	16
Mike Dunleavy, GF	43	8-16	0-2	6-6	2	6	8	7	2	0	1	1	22
Keith McLeod, PG	32	5-8	1-2	6-6	0	4	4	4	1	0	3	4	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Darrell Armstrong, PG	27	3-9	2-5	2-2	0	0	0	4	3	0	3	2	10
Orien Greene, PG	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	2
Ike Diogu, FC	17	3-3	0-0	1-2	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	7
Shawne Williams, F	13	1-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	4	1	2
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		37-68	5-11	26-29	6	36	42	23	9	3	26	21	105
		54.4%	45.5%	89.7%	Team TO (pts off): 26 (25)

Flagrant Fouls: None
Technicals: None
Officials: Matt Boland , Jess Kersey , Eddie F. Rush

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Wow. Rondo came close to a quadruple double

by jurrasic earl on Apr 7, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

rondo looked great again…

i am really surprise kevinn pinckney didnt continue his excellent start, really though we had the next shaq

by yall hate on Apr 7, 2007 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

When you were 5 Bob…….hmmm…..had basketball been invented yet? :D

I agree Bob, I saw some good things tonight too. The most important thing I saw was the grit and determination displayed by this team on a meaningless night. They do not quit. They just kept coming tonight and refused to lay down and die. A good glimpse of new guys playing with something call OLD Celtic pride.

Leon Powe and Rondo impressed me the most.

Happy Easter

BTW – very good job this week Bob in running this blog site and some good input from several people.

by Master Po on Apr 7, 2007 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

Good recap Bob. I agree with Master Po. Very good job running the site in Jeff’s absence.

by FLCeltsFan @ CelticsBlog on Apr 7, 2007 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, nice job, Bob. Way to pick up the slack with the game recap (despite your dirty spit-wad and shin-kicking tactics).

by Roy_Hobbs on Apr 7, 2007 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

[group hug] :D

by webmaster on Apr 7, 2007 10:31 PM EDT reply actions

that was a pretty odd post, kicked in the shins…. >:(

by celticsclay on Apr 7, 2007 10:58 PM EDT reply actions

celticsclay said:
that was a pretty odd post, kicked in the shins….

Yep! If we ever have the chance to meet, I would be happy to show just how I did it. ;)

by webmaster on Apr 7, 2007 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

Ya go Rondo!!! (I’m in a very close fight in my fantasy league. picked him up for this game to try and give my team a boast and boy did he help!)

by warriorspirit on Apr 8, 2007 2:01 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks for these interesting updates. These’ “moral” victories are piling up, effecting my personal morality… It’ll be over soon. Then we can be sprightly virgins again, listening to promises of things great.

I think a good dose of Alzheimers would hep us all for this year. And I can’t see the Kool-Aid being any more iridescent, flourescent, possibly radioactively, green.

by johnnymost on Apr 8, 2007 7:43 AM EDT reply actions

If you ask me, they aren’t moral victories. They are immoral defeats.

by Brickowski on Apr 8, 2007 8:11 AM EDT reply actions

Master Po, Perk also deserves kudos for last nite. I don’t think he game up one point to O’Neil while he was guarding him. He continually forced him into taking bad shots. And he was sick to boot. He’s an unheralded hero as far as I’m concerned (and not just for last nite). I think it’s an insult to Perk for us Celtic fans to be dreaming about an unproven player that we might get in the draft. And Perk is 22 years old and in his fourth year in the league. He also has a terrific chemistry with Al. Perk deserves more credit than we fans are giving him.

by TrueGreen on Apr 8, 2007 9:25 AM EDT reply actions

rondo has played very well as of late-ditto powe. telfair actually looked like he had a clue about the game. but now i have to say something about gerald that is tough to say. i think he is very stupid and i mean it. he has played enough to know how to stop and pop and not barge into people. don’t give me the ’he’s young and doesn’t know better.’ he continues to smack around all over the floor with his hang dog expression when he is whistled. even doc must have spoken to him. it’s getting old.

by nazzbo on Apr 8, 2007 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

Finally, a setting where Rondo can be Rondo. Being from Kentucky, I watched Rajon his freshman year (before Tubby had a chance to ruin him) and his play was much like what we are seeing now.

All of us who believe in Rajon are in for a real treat as his confidence grows. Notice how more shots are falling. Is it possible a little confidence helps a guy with his jumper? Hopefully he gets 40 minutes the rest of the way.

I predicted a triple double last night before the game and he came really close. I still think we might see him get the trifecta before seasons end.

Although I have posted only a few times here, I have yet to write anything that got me “blasted” by the community. But, here comes my extremely optomistic, drenched in kool-aid prediction. In the season after next, at the 2009 All-Star game, the Boston Celtics will have 4 representatives:

Paul Pierce – 2
Al Jefferson – 4
Rajon Rondo – 1
Greg Oden – 5

If you’re gonna dream, might as well dream big! Now, let the beating begin.

by Fire Tubby on Apr 8, 2007 9:47 AM EDT reply actions

No one asked Brick… Everyone knows what you’ll say already. Hard fought effort by a group missing 5 of their best players, and one with foot issues and the flu that tried hard to come out and give it his best. The glass is half-full sometimes. By the way. Why can’t we make a mention somewhere in here about Telfair’s solid game. This is the type of play we were expecting when they traded for him. Yes it’s just one game but with his confidence back we could see that more often. He has the skill, just needs to take those kind of pull-ups with his defender on their back feet. He could come off the bench and score 10-12 important points a game when the starters are dragging and they need a boost.

by EJPLAYA on Apr 8, 2007 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

The experience and confidence these young players are getting is going to pay big dividends next year.

Going to be a long summer, can’t wait till pre season next fall.

by CfanMissippi on Apr 8, 2007 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

I really don’t think these minutes are going to pay big dividends at all, except for Rondo and Green. I do not expect Alan Ray, Kevinn Pinckney, Leon Powe or Sebastian Tefair to be on the roster next year, and I expect that Gomes is trade bait (along with Delonte West).

by Brickowski on Apr 8, 2007 12:17 PM EDT reply actions