Celtics Pull Away

by Jeff Clark on Mar 23, 2009 9:51 PM EDT in Boston Celtics Games

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The Clips kept it close for a little while but the Celtics pulled away in the 2nd half.

Boston
Starters		Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
R. Allen	G	35:45	8-10	3-3	1-1	+27	0	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	20
R. Rondo	G	28:22	7-13	0-2	0-0	+24	0	1	7	2	5	0	1	4	14
K. Perkins	C	29:35	5-9	0-0	2-4	+19	2	13	1	4	0	2	2	1	12
P. Pierce	F	31:16	3-7	1-2	2-4	+20	0	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	9
K. Garnett	F	17:51	5-5	0-0	2-2	+13	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	12
Bench		Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
G. Davis		28:54	1-11	0-0	6-6	+5	1	3	2	1	4	1	2	3	8
S. Marbury		19:40	1-6	1-1	0-0	-11	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	3
M. Moore		19:27	0-2	0-0	0-0	-11	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	5	0
E. House		15:58	3-6	2-3	0-0	-2	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	8
B. Walker		8:42	2-3	0-0	0-0	-13	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4
G. Pruitt		4:29	0-1	0-0	0-0	-6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Totals			35-73	7-11	13-17		4	33	23	14	13	3	10	18	90

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Baby, baby ....

Big baby had another career night. After shooting 8-11 last game vs Grizzles, he cooled down to 1-11. Go figure this out. Lucky we were against the lowly Clippers.
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With Powe probably out longer than first expected, Davis’ scoring becomes more and more important.
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And Moore collected 5 fouls in 18 minutes.

by greennwin on Mar 23, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

he was 6-6 from the FT line though, right?

by C's09Champs on Mar 23, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont know why you’d point out babys bad game, when he was providing alot of energy, hustle and passion…his shots just werent dropping tonight…he was fine
alot of people played poorly, I thought pierce was a trainwreck for example…alll that matters is the win, even as unimpressive as it was..

thought the knicks were really gonna win that game against orlando, only for them to literally gag it up, go figure…….ohhh wellll not too concerned about it

by TheAncientRivalry on Mar 23, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I simply wanted to point out the importance of consistent scoring from our backup big men.

Yeah, Big Baby provided plenty of positives in the game. He even led a fast break in that decisive run in the 3rd.

by greennwin on Mar 23, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

the clips are a bad team and it’s easy to play down to them. mr. mikki threw in another stinker. and old ray just keeps on smoothing along. i miss powe and scal.

by nazzbo on Mar 23, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions

Knicks blew the game to spite the Celtics, and Garnett is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCKKKK!!!!!

You know, this is by far the sloppiest game the bench has played this year, and that is saying something. Eddie House was the only guy to step up tonight for that crew…
But about the win…
Many, many of this years wins have come from odd combinations of contributors, (such as career games by bench players) where two or more non-big-three guys have strong games whilst the BIGTHREE have average or lesser nights.

by jyrecelts on Mar 23, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

and??

im worried about steph and mikki..

by CELTICZ4LIFE on Mar 23, 2009 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

5 things I noticed

PP played hard tough defense that first qtr. Amazing to watch him work.

PP curiously passed up a couple of easy lay-ups and thus overpassed – a couple of weird plays. Seemed strange.

PP struggling at the line again.

Mikki Moore is basically useless so far. He has no nose for the ball like Po(we) and he is not strong enough to grab it. BBD great dive for the ball.

Rondo is a more energized player with KG on the floor – they really feed off each other and they finally pulled off their set alley oop play right before KG had to sit. He look “ginger” on that knee coming down from the alley oop.

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Mar 23, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Yep, two odd plays on the fast break for Paul

don’t see that from him often.

Good observation, Po.

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Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.

by Steve Weinman on Mar 23, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

soft landing

The landing after the alley oop showed KG is not yet 100%. Physically or mentally? I don’t know.

This was the second or third game in a row that PP did not shoot well. I hope he was just easing up in preparation for the two big games coming up in Orlando and Atlanta. Afterall, he has been carrying the offense of the team and playing lots of mins lately.

by greennwin on Mar 23, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

Big Baby

It goes back to the Bill Simmons theory. Would you want to have Big Baby hoisting up shots with 5 minutes left in the game or one of the other guys on the floor. Big Baby is an excellent role player, but the thought of Big Baby and Tony Allen on the floor during crunch time makes me want to throw up. He has the tendency to get carried away after good games (see games against Toronto and today).

by tmak26b on Mar 23, 2009 11:27 PM EDT reply actions

They're not in the same boat

Baby got good looks and took makeable shots for him – they just didn’t fall tonight. He gave us plenty all over the floor beyond the shooting, and I’m finding myself increasingly comfortable with him taking those jumpers – even on nights like tonight.

TA is a different story for me.

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Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.

by Steve Weinman on Mar 23, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

No question, Steve.

Baby can take those shots whenever they’re available to him. Good shots. They’ll eventually fall.

And, they’re indeed preferable to Tony Allen’s head-down, pinball-like careening to the bucket for a wild shot or a turnover.

by CoachBo on Mar 24, 2009 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Imagine what the score would have been if someone other than Ray could have made a layup?

by amenhotep04 on Mar 24, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions

couldn't agree more, ah04

Perk’s 5-for-9 would impress me more if the four misses hadn’t all been bunnies right around the rim. Argh.

-sw

Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.

by Steve Weinman on Mar 24, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

A little like watching Courtney Paris work around the rim, Steve.

Only player, even at the girls’ level, who I’ve seen master the air-balled layup.

by CoachBo on Mar 24, 2009 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Great to see them again

After dealing with a disjointed/injured Celtics team. KG is the best at handling pick & rolls and knowing where to go. B/c of this, it somewhat highlights BBD’s inability at handling the same plays, but it was nice to see BBD’s hustle. If only he could finally finish around the hoop (not sure why the Clips were fouling him when he was taking awkward shots).

Thank god for Rondo pushing the ball and Ray shooting 80%. It really is enjoyable to watch Ray work off the ball, including fast breaks where he purposely spreads the floor to favor whoever is driving the ball.

The second unit was SO bad, that they really need to just go to Pierce during that stretch and not work the ball through Mikki, etc.

Can Marbury score when he drives to the hoop? He’s always looking for the pass, which isn’t a bad thing, but it might keep the defenders a bit more honest if he could score. I think by now everyone has figured out that he drives then automatically looks for Eddie House.

by TomHamilton30 on Mar 24, 2009 8:23 AM EDT reply actions

Actually, BBD can handle those same plays,

and usually does, but he just had a really bad offensive game last night. He played well aside from his offense and hustled his butt off for some great plays.

by Bankshot on Mar 24, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions