Home Streak Snapped

Damn!!

Pistons were too focused tonight, and no one (refs or players) got into Sheed’s head enough.

Where were the plays for KG in the second half?????

if that balla’ guy calls into the show and blames the refs can you please take him to task? better yet, set a time up where him and i can debate the subject.

we need an answer for stuckey; id say throw tony allen in the game, put him on stuckey. is it me or does it seem like big baby gets swatted almost every time he goes in for a layup.

Yea we have to stop blaming the Refs this wasn’t on them. It was simple on the other players. Our role players didn’t step up. Simply not a team effort…..You do know what this means right guys? We are finally going to win won on the road. Trust me on this Celtics have it in them!

Do you think Van Gundy will ever say anything about the Celtics that isn’t negative? Will Mike Breen ever admit that a referee can miss a call? There were some blown defensive assignments, that led to easy hoops. However, the Pistons aren’t that good of a jumpshot team as they showed tonite. I think the Pistons will worry a whole lot more about Ray Allen in game#3. This game could have easily gone in our favor.

Eastern Conference basketball. Refs let them kill each other. This is classic tough guy basketball. The refs are going to barely make sure someone isn’t throwing alot of cheap shots, but the vets know what they can and cannot get away with. At least these guys are talented. Laimbeer had no talent. Zeke used to smack people around when noone was watching. And Rodman was just weird

This series has alot his history between these teams. If the Celtics don’t win this series, the rivalry will go thru next year, and No. 17 will be even sweeter. I hope they go all the way. This team overheats.

2nd qtr killed us both nights when KG gets those few extra mins of rest in the first half he does not get in 2nd…and tonite when KG sat,so did Ray with 2nd qtr foul trouble…i’d rather lose 100 games than in the 70’s like vs Cleveland…lotta series left

Bench was a disaster for Boston tonight. The whole reason for picking up Cassell was for games and teams like this…House did jack…where was Sam? He has a couple bad shooting games, so he rides the bench the rest of the playoffs?

Detroit’s bench outplayed Boston’s—simple.

The existential question has been answered. Will we win on the road or lose at home first? It is unfathomable that we could go an entire post season without winning a road game. It could happen but after going 31-10 on the road this year, it would truly be a story for the ages. We need Rondo and Ray to both shoot well in order to win the series. The Pistons played a great game and I doubt that they can play much better. I know that we can.

Saddest thing to me is that our best center tonight was a 38-year-old guy. I certainly hope the C’s search for a big man next year, win or lose the playoffs. Perkins is a serviceable backup, nothing more. Tough game tonight. Too many open looks for the Pistons and they hit most of them. Only time defense was solid was first quarter and first 6 minutes of the third. Bottom line though is that the Pistons are good, very good.

Sometimes ya just got to give it up for the opponent. The Pistons really played tough, didn’t wilt (like the Spurs did last night) when the C’s made several 2nd half runs. If they can play this well for 3 more games, the C’s are in trouble.

Anybody got the points in the paint stats? I know the C’s had a huge advantage in game 1? What was it tonight?

i stil feel confident in our chances.. esp after watching ray get out of their slump.. stil, i have problems with the 2 man play between rondo and kg.. 2 many missed opportunities there, probably bec they double kg when that happens.. i also see a lot less of the high pick and roll that has been doing wonders.. i like the big three’s effort though.. now can somebody else step up and help em??

too many dumb fouls and turnovers. must be fatigue catching up on those legs. switching was slow and challenging the outside shots were not there as much as game 1.

go C’s!!! 17!!!

could we have played better d?-yes. were there a afew bad calls?-yes. but the better team that night won. they got to more loose balls and rebounds. they played their game more. we can micromanage this loss but we did’t play that poorly.20 points from each of the big 3. lottsa rebounds from rondo.lottsa efort and no giveup. perk made some stupid fouls but he has been doing that for 5 years,folks. i’m not even blaming doc, tho i think he was late with some time out calls.

Where was Perkins in Q4?

Aside from that puzzling fact, this was a game in which Detroit played an outstanding 4th quarter at both ends. Hamilton was on fire and Sheed made two critical hoops. Just give them credit and move on.

Of course Doc blamed fatigue. It probably had nothing to do with the idiotic team he had on the floor for 5 minutes or so in the 2nd quarter, right? Nothing to do with bringing in the useless Tony Allen? Or what about Big Baby? Ya know, the guy who gets blocked every time he’s under the hoop and then commits a foul on the other end? How is he taking minutes from Powe? It’s ridiculous. That said, it’s nice to see the offense rolling along. I think they’ve played consistently as a unit for three straight games now. We know the defense will step up in Game 3, we just have to hope the ‘O’ is there. And as much as it scares me to say it, I think we may need Cassell for that 2nd quarter unit. Eddie House looks like a chicken with his head cut off. I know he provided such inspiration in the Game 7 against Cleveland (sarcasm), but come on, who wouldn’t have chased down that loose ball? What else did he really do? 4 points on 1-4 shooting? We need efficiency against Detroit. Go Celts.

3 out of the next 4 on the road. Already heard KG talking about how now they have to win 1 on the road, let’s hope they aim higher than that and turn themselves around.

Where was Perkins in Q4?

Seriously.. I know we all get a little excited when we get lucky and PJ knocks down a jumper, but when is Doc going to use the same leash for him that he does for Powe/Perk/etc? PJ was consistently slow on defensive rotations, whereas Perk is very solid on D. And the worst part.. PJ grabbed TWO rebounds in 19 minutes. He was beaten to a bunch of balls. He also got caught sleeping after shots went up. For example, rather than crash the glass, he’d still be standing near McDyess 15-17 feet away from the basket. You need to crash the glass dude.

Also.. Tony Allen. -10 in under five minutes. This is extremely difficult to do.

that being said dumb fouls is the real culprit

Having watched the Celtics for 45 years, I am still missing what people see in Kendrick Perkins. He is slow afoot, horrible on offense, mediocre at best from the free throw line and he (as with PJ) cannot stay with Wallace when he is out beyond the arc. The best thing I can say about him is he plays decent defense in the paint and is a good rebounder. Not sure what the answer is, but I am pretty sure it is not Perk. My belief is the Celts need a more athletic big man in the middle next year.