The Antithesis of Jazzed

by Green17 on Mar 14, 2008 9:25 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Games

Well that was disappointing. The Celtics' streak comes to a screeching halt as the Jazz stop the Celts 110 - 92. That's going to hurt the old margin of victory....(thanks Hollinger for making me care about that btw)
Ray "jammed" his left ankle early on in the game. "Jammed" doesn't sound: (i) fun, (ii) painless and/or (iii) something you play on. Jesus apparently slipped on a slick spot above the free throw line. Thanks Bruins.
KG was cooler than being cool (i.e. Ice Cold for the old guys like Po) in the first half which contributed to a 13 point half time deficit.
Also not helping out was Pierce, going 1 for 7 from the field, ending with 8 points. Yikes.
Lastly, Nurse took over the coaching duties from Doc late in the game, bizzarely keeping Rajon and Perk on the bench well into the fourth when it appeared the Celts may have benefited from some fresh legs on the court.
Sammy and PJ did a bang up job playing left and right bench tonight.

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I hate the bruins and the NHL, Period.

by TheTruth34248 on Mar 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

Yes. I do too now. The NHL is about the 10th sport listed on ESPN.com. What a joke. The Bruins should have to play outside from now on if Ray is really hurt.

by Green17 on Mar 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions

LOL@ TheTruth34248

by Hrvoje on Mar 14, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

Ugh, that was ugly. C’s were cold but played with intensity. Give it up to Sloan for consistantly getting effort out of a weird mix of unathletic players…

by LuckyNumber07 on Mar 14, 2008 11:55 PM EDT reply actions

why the hell didnt cassell play tonight??? somebody remind me why we got him… so eddie house could play more? Would have been nice to see Cassell and Perkins in there in the 4th quarter.

by Jimmy Toscano on Mar 15, 2008 1:54 AM EDT reply actions

Our Achilles heel was exposed tonight: Doc’s coaching. Hopefully this was a learning experience.

by halfman/halfoyster on Mar 15, 2008 5:49 AM EDT reply actions

Except for the Pistons, the Celtics can’t seem to beat a good team: Warriors, Suns, Nuggets, Jazz.

by Celtsfansince55 on Mar 15, 2008 5:55 AM EDT reply actions

jimmyt – House was the difference there in the first half of us getting blown right out of the gym. He came in and had some great passes, played some pesky defense, and hit a couple shots. Don’t blame him! Sam wouldn’t have played any better.
The problem was that KG was awful that first half. His shots he normally makes he was missing by a mile! 1-6 free throws in that stretch?! PP was barely even in this game. 7 shots?! Come on Paul.

oyster- How about looking at it this way?! Your 3 stars are non-existent (Ray due to injury of course), yet Doc keeps them in the game for almost all of it (that final score was not indicative of the game). No way Doc is to blame for them not being able to hit shots. They make those and we win that game.

by EJPLAYA on Mar 15, 2008 9:13 AM EDT reply actions

Wow…did PP/Doc laid down an egg or what? Posting up MHarpring instead of running him thru 2 or 3 screens? Gee…. >:(

by cocofan on Mar 15, 2008 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

Sloan is a terrific coach. They run their offense really well.
Deron Williams is a tough cover for the Cs PGs. You have to be
somewhere near the top of your game to beat them. Pierce and
KG weren’t last night. We move on. The road trip will be quite
interesting.

by Greg37 on Mar 15, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

the jazz run a consistent offense- what you see is what you get, game in and game out. in a 7 game series you make the adjustments and you win. last nite the c’s were slow to adjust and gave up too many easy baskets. the refs didn’t help but we were outplayed, flat out simple. pp was sleepwalking the whole game. he was either hurt, tired, didn’t give a darn or too busy to concentrate. doc had his rationale- keep eddie in and space out the floor in the 4th- guess what- it didnot work. kg was cold at the start. he was hitting those shots regularly previously but he was also outhustled by boozer. the big fear and it’s a big one is ray’s ankle. don’t push him back and let’s hope it’s not serious. people were slipping all over the floor. with millions at stake, you would think that they would have an appropriate floor. this needs to be corrected pronto. i don’t blame the bruins ; this is on the c’s management.

by nazzbo on Mar 15, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

Doc probably forgot Sam is on the team.

by scndtony on Mar 15, 2008 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

cassell is a proven scorer. When KG Pierce Allen arent scoring, throw cassell in there.
EJPLAYA, if you noticed, i said where was cassell in the 4th. Not in the first half when House was playing well. Id rather see Cassell in there than House. A lineup of Cassell, House, Pierce, KG, Perk in the 4th would have brought in some scoring.

by Jimmy Toscano on Mar 15, 2008 2:42 PM EDT reply actions