Celtics Handle Blazers

it was a sweet one for us. some of the rust is leaving. rondo is a bonafide all star. maybe with hi multiple injuries, pp can get some needed rest. it was good to see tony bounce back after hurting the ankle. perk was not so hot again. somebody take him to free throw school.

but he is the best conditioned player on this team. He, along with Baby, single handedly saved what alomst was about to be another blown lead

The first half was amazing. And it was great to see how we answered the blazers run. Huge night by Ray…

KG looked great! Haven`t seen him move and play like that in a long time. 2 good games for him in a row…RR and Davis with solid performances too…

Suddenly all the doomsday Celtic fans, are back saying Boston has a chance. And what about Ray Allen, many were saying he was washed up, he looked awful good to me from where I was sitting. He was moveing around those picks, and nailing that 3 point shot. They were doubling him all night, and couldnt slow him down. Thats Ray, has been a second half player in recent years. Rhondo picked apart Portlands defence, like it was a high school team. The best part is KG is starting to look like himself again, and Perk looked like a man possesed. If we can just get Paul P back we will take back that crown.

Claimed the Lakers D was better than ours. I guess by better, he meant gives up more points.

That is what I keep telling my buddy who is a Lackers fan. Yes I actually have a close friend who has them as his team, ugh. Anyway, I have been telling him for a while now that once this team gets healthy they will be able to compete with any team out there. He argued that if Kobe had played the other night that it would have been a landslide victory. I then had to remind him that Kobe played in Boston and managed only a one point win. At any rate, it’s good to see KG and Ray looking like they still have some game. Rondo is the real deal and he will get much, much better too!

I still don’t think this team will compete for the championship but am extremely pleased with the way they have played on this trip. I still believe that by playoff time, the wear and tear will be much worse and they just won’t be able to keep up with the young legs. For now, however, I will simply enjoy the ride.

Of all the teams out there, this braintrust understands the ebb and flow of the regular season, and the roll that these guys are on needs to be bottled up and reapplied Mid April, so they can crush Atlanta and Cleveland and that west coast team I can’t remember the name of.

I’m willing to bet I’m not the only one ‘round these parts who’s finally taking in some substantial oxygen. Celts look hungry again—LOVE IT!

Still wanna trade Dead Eye Ray? Definitely needed that w/ no Eddie around especially. More of the same please!

Now if they put together a string of games like that, I will revise my predictions, but that was their best game of the year. It will take sixteen performances like last night’s to win a championship. An occasional gem won’t do it.

Portland also played badly. Brandon Roy did nothing, Camby did nothing and LaMarcus Aldridge isn’t quite good enough in the post—yet. Also, Andre Miller overdribbled (as he usually does) and tried to force too many plays. The Blazers needed another big man with the injuries to Oden and Przybilla, but there are going to miss Steve Blake.

No naysayers and Doc bashers today? Yeah, that statememnt is about as simplistic as the ones about no Ray bashers. I wish folks would have a balance of perspective.

Last I heard they were talking about him not joining the team until Tuesday against the Knicks. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember a few years ago when we tradeed for Wally Szczerbiak he was in uniform later that same evening to play against Sactown.

Why is everyone searching out for the Ray Bashers? and if there were any, why? Our problems had little to nothing to do with him, hes stayed healthy and been overplayed, and has a poor 3 pt %, but also the best 2 pt % of his career… Honestly, he was very low on the list of problems coming into the trade deadline imo, but he was the expiring contract

There are always a few bashers regardless of which player you are discussing. Ray is still a great player— a great 35 year old player.

If you can trade Ray for a player who is only 85-90% as good but is 25 years old, you should do it.

You see how much ice they had on KG’s shin? Shin splints s*ck!!! How can anyone play at a high level with shin splints?

at last they played focussed and addressed the thing that’s been killing them this season — FOCUS.

Too early to proclaim them champions or get overly optimistic but if they keep this up through the rest of the season, they are as much a contender as anyone else.

Anyone else notice the 5 minutes or so in the 3rd qtr when Rondo was favoring his right hand? That scared the crap out of me…he dribbled and passed only with his left for quite a while.

Next year we MUST start rebuilding. This team is good but definitely not a contender for the title. This team was built as a one and done team. This team gets older every year.

Pathetic showing against a Kobe-less Lakers and now at Denver!