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Celtics/Raptors: Part 1

Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors, Jan 11, 2009 12:30 PM EST


29-9 Bos_medium @ Tor_medium 16-21
Sunday, January 11, 2009
12:30 pm ET
Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Canada)
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Here we are again, thinking about what the Celtics need to do to get back on track against their next opponent. On the bright side, they'll get two tries this time around, as the C's will follow up this afternoon's battle with a sequel tomorrow night in Boston.

The last time these two teams squared off at the Air Canada Centre was November 23, when the Celtics put together a convincing 118-103 rout to produce their fifth straight victory. At the time, Boston was just beginning their 19-game winning streak and Toronto was struggling.

This time around, the tables have turned. Boston, as we know it, has lost seven of their last nine games, while Toronto has developed a level of comfortability by winning four of their last five. Perhaps the biggest proponent to Toronto's recent success is the play of the 2006 NBA Draft's #1 overall pick, Andrea Bargnani, who has scored 20.8 points per game on 60.3% shooting through the new year's first five outings.

Even so, the Raptors have been bitten by the injury bug in recent weeks. Jose Calderon has missed four straight games with a strained right hamstring, while Jermaine O'Neal has been unavailable for the last six games due to knee soreness. Both Raptor starters are in question for today's game.

Banged up or not, however, who is to say that Toronto can't kick the C's while they're down?

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Projected Starters
PG SG SF PF C

Team Leaders
PPG: Paul Pierce (19.2)
RPG: Kevin Garnett (9.0)
APG: Rajon Rondo (7.6)
SPG: Rajon Rondo (2.2)
BPG: Kendrick Perkins (1.8)




Projected Starters
PG SG SF PF C

Team Leaders
PPG: Chris Bosh (23.8)
RPG: Chris Bosh (9.8)
APG: Jose Calderon (8.7)
SPG: Anthony Parker (1.4)
BPG: Jermaine O'Neal (1.9)

Key Matchup

Pts Reb Ast
2008 - Kevin Garnett 16.2 9.0 2.6


Pts Reb Ast
2008 - Chris Bosh 23.8 9.8 2.6




Injury Report
Tony Allen (sprained right ankle - questionable)
Jose Calderon (strained right hamstring - questionable)
Jermaine O'Neal (sore right knee - questionable)

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The schedule remains out of favor for us…after cleveland stomps us we have to play a back to back against the same team….meanwhile the cavs get 3 days to rest up until they play the Grizzlies

by TheAncientRivalry on Jan 11, 2009 10:37 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Wow, the things you find to complain about

Dissect every team’s schedule and you’ll find similar things.

Take a look at the Lakers schedule coming into the Celtics rematch…

by nba is the worst on Jan 11, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

At some point the season must turn in our favor

Lets start today by taking care of business in our division.

Boston Celtics - 2008 World Champions

by QuinielaBox on Jan 11, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Perk out today

Perk is out today against the Raptors. He reinjured the shoulder vs the Cavs. It doesn’t seem too serious though because they said he is hoping to play tomorrow in Boston.

Perk and Powe... the Next Big Thing

by FLCeltsFan on Jan 11, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

six???!!!

I’m sorry, didn’t watch the game (not on TV) but six free throws between PP and KG is not gonna cut it. Thank god for Ray Ray.

by daveedee36 on Jan 11, 2009 3:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

We won!

When all is said and done, we played defense, played like a team, and won! And, I am not arguing with you daveedee, but, tonight, six free throws did cut it. BBD played good defense…not so much on the offense. Scal out did himself on all fronts. RR played well. There are not enough superlatives for Ray. They played together as a team (some of the passing was spectacular) and we won!

You had to know Toronto would make a run, they were at home and wouldn’t want to be embarrassed. Don’t tell me Toronto is a bad team and we should beat them, losing to bad teams is easy. Winning against any team is a good win. I am just glad to see the glimmer of why they had the winning streak, and hope they can pull it together to start another one.

by thirstyboots18 on Jan 11, 2009 3:39 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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