It wasn't pretty, but we'll take it
by Jimmy Toscano on Feb 5, 2010 10:05 PM EST
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PrintWell it was closer than we had hoped, but a win is a win, right? All records aside, you have to get up for every team in this league, and the Celtics were sleep walking through the first half of this game. They turned it up enough on defense in the second half to escape with the victory, 96-87.
- Eddie House scored all of his points in the fourth quarter, coming up huge on a few occasions.
- Nets shot 63% in the first half but couldn't keep up with that pace in the second half
- Celtics went on a mini-run to start the third quarter, and the game remained a one posession game for remainder of the third.
- Another double-double for Rondo, what else is new? Great court vision in the fourth quarter. Had the highest +/- of the game
- Ray Allen turned in a solid shooting night, 9/17 from field for 26 points. Also seven rebounds.
- Some sloppy play/turnovers towards the end of the fourth quarter.
Post-game recap to follow...
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happy for the W
but shouldn’t it have been a little easier against the JV squad?
oh well
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Bench saved the game tonight!!!!!!
Big Baby played excellent defense, gathered points and assists and even made his jump shot. He’s back! House was amazing too.
Ray Allen proved himself and I’m tired of the trade talk.
I’m worried about our starters, though. They seem depressed.
I missed the game
Saw the halftime box score… looked scary (Ray was 3-9, Perk 1-4 with his usual 50% from the FT line, we were losing by 4, etc.)… guess they picked it up in 2nd half. How ugly was it?
Put it this way...
The C’s looked like they thought they could coast through the game and suddenly just turn it on half-way through the 4th quarter…. which they did.
by milt palacio's shot on Feb 6, 2010 7:59 AM EST up reply actions
It was a win
but since it was just against the Nets we should not be too thrilled about it.
I agree with mmbaby, the Bench played a solid game and won the game for the C’s
Thank you Doc for finally playing Walker….please continue to do so.
Will we ever blow a team out at the Garden again?
Because I really want to see dancing Gino again !
We'll take it
A win is a win, and we need every bit of confidence going into sundays matchup against the magic who have lost momentum after losing to washington on a game winner from butler :D
I won't take it, actually...
maybe I’m just cranky. I miss watching my team of grossly overpaid athletes look like they really care.
by milt palacio's shot on Feb 6, 2010 8:14 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, a win is a win. But...........
………we haven’t looked really sharp since Christmas. Sure, I know injuries this, rotations that and so on. But I remember the 08 team taking pride in beating up on anyone who dared take the court against them. Just like the Cavs are doing now. They are playing with a purpose that I haven’t seen since the C’s in 08. Can we turn it on in time to be peaking in May? I don’t know. Are the Cavs peaking too early? I don’t think so.
As much as I love the C’s, it is looking more and more like the other c’s (Cavs) year. And it pains me to say so.
Agree
Cavs are playing with heart and purpose. They’re the team I worry most about, much more than the Lakers. And you’re right that it’s looking like the Cavs’ year, not the Cs’.
But… there still a lot of time to go before the playoffs, and there’s many a slip twixt cup and lip. The Cavs have one big flaw: they are almost completely dependent on one guy. If anything happens to that one guy, they’re dead. (Yeah, I know… Cs are dead without Rondo too. But this is about the Cavs now, so lemme finish…) So he needs to make it all the way through to the end for this to be the Cavs’ year.
And the other side of that point is… if the Cs can find a way to STOP that one guy – something that’s admittedly very hard to do – then they can beat that team. Paul is going to have to step up big time on D, and mostly on D… let others do the scoring… and we will have a series whose outcome could go either way.
The comparison has been made before...
The Cavs are playing like us two years ago, and we’re acting like the Pistons of years past.
by KY Celts fan on Feb 6, 2010 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
Agree and Disagree
We definitely don’t have that passion we did in 08 but don’t get too excited about the Cavs. The Cavs played better last year. The Hawks and Lakers are better teams.
We definitely haven’t been playing well, but let’s face it…we were two shots away last weekend from having two HUGE wins against Orlando and LA. I don’t think we have that far to go and I don’t think people should panic. Most teams are struggling right now during the christmas-all star break lull.
We’ll limp into the playoffs where hopefully we can make a final push.
Go Cs.
by overthebackboardooh on Feb 6, 2010 1:38 AM EST up reply actions
what about the passion? You admit we don't have it, so do you think a team can "turn on" passion?
by milt palacio's shot on Feb 6, 2010 8:02 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, you can turn on passion
Wait till the playoffs. Even the 8th ranked team, that no one thinks could win anything , sometimes does and does it WITH the passion they lacked all year. There’s a good reason the playoffs are called the second season, and I believe it is very easy for any one individual/team to get bored during the ‘first’ season. San Antonio comes to mind. And who wants to play them in the ‘second’ season.
Prde and Passion
I believe teams have and can turn it on in the playoffs but I’m not sure if we have the legs to translate that passion into energy. I’ll admit I don’t have high hopes for this team but I’m not giving up on them.
Side note: I miss Kevin Gamble
by overthebackboardooh on Feb 6, 2010 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
The Celtics are back above .500
In Friday games.
We are still struggling against poor teams which is a concern
But its better to struggle and win the game against such teams then to struggle and lose against them I guess.
Celtics win, Lakers lose!
Savor these moments!
Magic too :)
A good night.
But…. it’s the Cavs that’ll stand in our way. Lakers, Magic, Hawks… they don’t worry me. It’s gonna come down to the Cavs series, I think. Without HCA.
Personally, I wish Orlando had won
I hate playing a good team coming off a loss. Makes them that much more hungry for the W.
Good point
But in the Magic’s case, each game is maximally intense anyway, so it’s possible this factor shrivels when it comes to them (and the Lakers and Cavs too).
Said it b4 the season started
Would like to see Rondo as the minutes king (not to wear him out b4 playoffs, come on he is young and full of energy … when he wants to be) but to see him not only energize the starting 5, but play a good amount with the bench. Solving our need for a backup pg (daniels can definetly handle 12-15 min at point forward). But also to get him used to playing with a different unit, learn how to play with all calibre pros. I think that is key moving forward, it’s a good idea to have him in instead of Ray or Paul both to keep their minutes down but to get himself more looks and confidence in his shot. This is a benefit now, in the playoffs and when the big 3 are no longer around.
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