4 Up, 4 Down
by Jeff Clark on Nov 1, 2009 8:28 PM EST
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PrintChris Paul single handedly kept the Hornets in the game and Peja was hot from the field, but they just didn't have enough support. David West was held to 10 and nobody else scored more than 8.
Pierce carried the home team while Rondo only chipped in 10 assists this time. Also, it was fitting to see Sheed hit a few momentum shifting shots in the 3rd as Posey (the guy that used to do that for us) looked on.
Celtics improve to 4-0.
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It's a case of being greedy...
But I’d like to see Scalabrine and Tony Allen healthy and on the court again. Ray Allen is racking up too many minutes. Naturally I’ll be happy to see Glen Davis as well, but Williams has been fine in his absence.
I want to see TA healthy, but on the bench.
He has too many mental lapses on the court, and there’s just no place for that with our depth this year.
But I’ve missed hearing “Scal for 3….. GOT IT!”
Don't Trade Rondo or Perk!
Scalabrine or Tony Allen.
When they come back, as long as they play solid defense and move the ball, that’s all we need out of that particular backup spot. Ray Allen’s remarkable, but he can’t go all season playing 40 plus minutes.
I agree completely that Ray can't keep averaging so many minutes
but in the case of TA, seems like he’s not out there for very long cuz of his mistakes.
When Scal is 100%, he can play some minutes at the 3 and Quis can play a nice chunk of minutes at the 2.
Doc said he hasn’t talk to a team doctor about TA in days, that speaks for itself as far as his place in the rotation.
Don't Trade Rondo or Perk!
It won't always be a picnic
Nice to see the C’s close late in the game though. Pierce’s 3 with 1:17 left was a nice dagger.
Kinda sloppy game if you think about it
Though it was really funny for me Bobby Brown hoisting up ALL those threes
Pierce came through Rondo well was sub par today
see, I kinda agree
for one thing, Rondo himself has upped the level of expectations
for another thing, stats don’t tell the whole story (Rondo was even better than his stats in the first 3 games)
and finally, he was kinda sloppy at times, gambled on reaching fouls, and was kinda outshone (that a word?) by Chris Paul – granted, Paul is the standard, but he’s where Rondo wants to be talked about with (and paid with)
so all in all, an off night for Rondo in my view (but still better than most PGs)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
I couldn’t watch the game, so I’m surprised to learn James Posey had zero points. Also, I see House finally cooled down to ambient temperature.
You shoulda seen Eddie's pass
…to Shelden on a pick and roll for the dunk. As fine a PG play as you’ll see anywhere. Just perfect, beautiful. Eddie’s a man of many talents.
Very nice win.
Way to close that thing out. It was a close game but we controlled it. I love this team.
time warner sucks
i have the nba package but not nbatv….no game….crap.
"tim duncan isn't walking through that door"
Good game, Celtics fans.
It was a lot closer than I thought it would be. The Hornets just couldn’t contain KG and Paul Pierce.
Lackluster Performance
They won’t beat the elite teams playing like that. Rondo’s agent was probably wincing thoughout the game, because Chris Paul was clearly superior.
But I suppose a win is a win.
we played bad
and still won by 10.
CP3 owned Rondo tonight. He may be in the discussion of top 5, but he is not in CP3’s class right now. No way Rondo can produce that kind of offense.
apples and oranges
Rondo’s primary job is not to score on this Celtics team but rather create scoring opportunities for the many scoring players (Pierce, KG, Allen, Sheed, House, etc.), whereas on the Hornets, Paul is one of, if not the primary scoring options.
At any rate, the tale of the tape is as so:
Paul outscored Rondo 22 to 6.
Rondo had 2 more assists (10 to 8) and 1 more steal (3 to 2).
Paul played 37 minutes to Rondo’s 26.
That tells me that while he was in the game, Rondo had a bigger impact per minute.
Why was Paul following the Celtic’s team? I saw him jawing with Pierce and then Rondo stepped up to him and then Pierce separated them.
Anyone have actual details on what that was about? (Please spare us lame guesses).
Flat Game.
Not the best game the C’s have ever played, that’s for sure. Still nice to see the win streak alive. CP3 was tremendous in the 2nd half, clearly the best PG in the NBA by a country mile. Rondo would have had at least half a dozen more assists if our shot was falling early but you have to expect these types of games. Pedrag was gold for the hornets, it shows regardless of his age he still demands a great deal of attention on the perimeter.
Yeah Paul definitely outplayed Rondo, but he sort of has to if his team is going to have a chance. That said, this is the first game this season where we have seen some silly turnovers frm Rondo , but its gonna happen every now and then. I would also like to see him scoring just a little more, around the clip where he was last year (12 ppg) just so he can keep the defense honest.
Sloppy, ugly win
- Too many silly TOs.
- Too many defensive lapses. How many 3s does Peja have to hit before you stop leaving him wide open?
- 65% FT shooting is not going to win many games. I know little girls that do better than that.
- Btw, that nice move by Perk underneath vs. Okafor toward the end of the 1st period?… he took five steps prior to the layup. Lucky no-call.
- One bright spot: Eddie House. Not his shooting today, but his PG play. A beautiful pick-and-roll pass to Shelden for the dunk, and a nice pass to Quis for a layup. Eddie is just a great, great player… underappreciated, I think.
- And they did play well in the last few minutes.
Oh well, can’t have a great game every time out. Nice to get the win anyway.
DRJ1 - nice wrapup
Box score says we only had 15 TO’s??? Seemed more like 25
NO shot 28 threes !!!! and hit almost 50% of them…..
agree on Eddie
PP …..nice and solid
Good picture of KG above……he is killing the ref with his eyes….slowly but painfully
Is it Soup Yet?
I Love Rondo
But I have a hard time believing that what he did — getting in CP3’s face after the game — was warranted. If the Celtics are going to be so good or — fine — so cocky as to be detestable, I can live with that. But no need to punks about it, especially not when you, personally, get outplayed.
And that right there is all I really have to complain about. This is an amazing team to watch.
CSNE clip was out of context, apparently...
AP reports this: Chris Paul “walked toward the Boston locker room as the Celtics were filing off the court before Celtics’ assistant coaches stopped him; New Orleans coach Byron Scott came over to retrieve him. Rondo looked back but kept walking.”
Not exactly what they showed on CSNE. Have to believe AP, because they’re describing the whole picture, not just one isolated scene.
it’s so nice to win games, even if all the effort isn’t there. it’s a long season and it ’s hard to keep the flame hot all the time, but it is great to see a bunch of pros move the ball, hit the open man,even on the off days.yeah, rondo is great for this team, but this team is limited in time left for the big 3. danny has to fill the spots to fit rondo or does rondo adjust to whom danny gets?
Couple of things
I was at the game, but did not see the Paul/Rondo/Pierce thing. However, Paul andd Rondo did go at each other during the game and each was assessed a technical. As for the Paul and Rondo comparison, Paul is far superior, but Rondo will get this team to another championship. One other thing about Rondo tonight. He seemed to hurt is right ankle in the first quarter and I am not sure how that affected his poor defense on Paul, especially in the third quarter.
I can’t believe the tone of some of the comments in this thread. The team is 4-0 and beat a better than average team tonight by 10 points despite having an off night. Look at what happened to the mighty Lakers the other night — they lost to the Mavericks. We can’t expect the C’s to be perfect game in and game out and I will certainly take a 4-0 start that includes wins over Cleveland and New Orleans.
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