Celtics Fans:  Believe

Just the fact you even have to put this up here…

I’ll tell you this – if the Magic pull this off I will become a serious Lakers fan

I respect the Lakers. Howard is a Bible beating thug

I still think we will win this series, but I believe the Championship was lost in Game 4. The C’s will look back at that awful last possession when they could have won it in regulation with regret. You win that, you have 9 days rest, no injuries, etc. As crazy is it sounds, the loss of Big Baby may be the difference against the Lakers. He has been huge for us in the playoffs. With Perk’s gimpy knees and Sheed’s trick or treat games, he has been a really consistent big for us. I hope I am just being reactionary, but I think our best shot at a title left when we lost game 4.

I think you’re correct

I’m not abandoning this team, but after tonight, it’s not the same team

How hurt is Rondo? It looked like he was wearing something for his back under his uniform. It was noticeable when he got up from the floor in the first half.

Right now with the injuries and a potential Perk suspension looming, I am having a hard time believing. I also believe that Rondo is playing hurt, as he was totally outplayed again tonight by Nelson.

The odds would dictate we win one in four. But I’m not so sure given injuries and officiating

what the refs will pull out on friday night

That’s not getting it done big guy. Come on KG, time to step up

Friday is the series is it not?

is how they allow dwight howard to contiue playing in the manner he is doing. Throwing elbows and throwing players to the ground after the whistle. It’s unacceptable and unbelievable that the refs don’t do anything. I mean the guy had one personal foul in 40 plus minutes. That’s unbelievable.

I can’t stand to watch the hatchet job the refs pull Friday.

Game 7 I expect to be a decent game of basketball.

I really do.

The announcers mentioned Rondo limping, was his right leg still bothering him? Refs just throwing techicals left and right. I’m just afraid if we do make it to the finals, Big Baby’s loss would relly hurt us.

Baby’s knocked out and doc is bitching at him to get back down the floor…LOL

Let’s face it – this is going to be a humiliating 3-0 lead blown and we’re never going to the hear the end of it. Perk is out, Rondo is hurt and KG has lost his mojo. Apparently Wallace tweaked his back, Baby has a concussion and the C’s have no other bigs off the bench aside from Shelden Williams. No way they’re winning Game 6. They’ll be too rattled to win Game 7 and the humiliation is on. Just being real here.

…on another blog, but it’s hard to believe in something when Murphy’s Law seems to apply to everything that concerns the sports teams I follow. The stink of it is I moved out east right after the Celtics won in ‘08, and it was then that I adopted them as my favorite NBA team. Sorry guys; I think I cursed them. I’m tellin’ ya though, it would be nice to have just one winner. The rest of my teams are from my home state of Minnesota, so I don’t have to explain how disappointing things have been there.

But I would like to know how many elbows to the head, and how many concussions, and how many injured opponents before someone decides Howard’s “elbow” is not an “inadvertent” foul?

I have more questions, too, about the refs, but I have had a beer and that is all it takes to make me question my own judgement, so I will hold off on those.

In game 4 my father said – I’m afraid the C’s will lose their mojo if they lose…and perhaps he was correct

…but what needs to be done in the off-season? I’m not saying that the season is over, but now matter what happens, I’m truly concerned about what Ainge plans to do with this aging roster in the summertime. I don’t think the same old thing will do. What do you guys think?

Please…let the alarm clock ring so I`ll know this is just a horrible dream.

Not just the Bruins defeat…there was the Patriot Super Bowl loss in `08 to destroy the perfect season.

This series makes me believe that refs are fixing games. I’ve never seen such bad officiating. Inconsistent and unreasonable. The NBA is becoming mandrama, like the WWE. It’s basically scripted sports

We got pounded tonight 43 to 26 on the boards and like usually it lead to being pounded in the score.

With the percentage Orlando shot they still had 10 offensive rebounds.
 we need to want the possesion more than them if we want to limit their treys.

The Bruins over-acheived because they were pumped to get the 2nd overall pick as well as there own decent 1st round pick. They werent ready for the next stage just yet .

I dont think they even had a scorer in the top 50 in points this yr and made the playoffs because every team with a pulse makes it , so there is no comparison to the Celtics

…my life would be so much easier if I wasn’t a sports fan. This stuff just depresses me.

shall we bring back Bennett Salvatore for game 6…

i think yes

I love the sport of basketball but I can’t stand the NBA and the politics that come with it. This series should have been over in game four. Now I know that the Celtics didn’t really “bring it” in that game but its not like the Magic “took” that game. I still feel that in an ugly game 4 we were still better than the Magic and this series should be over. But now look where we are. Because the NBA is about extending series to avoid sweeps The C’s instead of enjoying a well deserved rest are now in a dogfight with Glen Davis concussed, Rondo having to play through a leg injury and now we facing a must win game 6 at home with the Magic psyche bionically rebuilt the the NBA cronies. No other sport has to deal with this sort of manipulation. I used to try my hardest to ignore it but the Kings-Lakers series awhile back totally convinced me that the NBA has an agenda during this time of year. Their decision to extend this series by any means necessary is only going to hurt whoever wins the ECF and of course help the Lakers who I’m absolutely sure will in the West in 6 while the East slugs it out in 7. NBA-Where Amazing (Manipulation) Happens!!!

Good post. We’re going to get this done on Friday.

I just don’t see a lot of reasons to make me believe right now. How are they going to do this with injuries and suspensions? Hope is a funny thing. I was sooo happy after we beat Cleveland, but I still didn’t have any great expectations coming into this series. Then they went up 3-0 and gave me hope, and now anything less than a trip to The Finals will be a huge letdown. Someone previously mentioned the domino effect of losing Game 4. Agree 100%! Hey, Ol’ Green Boyz, I would say I’m on the verge of panicking now.

… unless the arena is rigged. The open question is whether it will still be rigged on Friday, or not.

They know how the NBA works.

VERY unlikely. Worst case would be 1 week off. But I highly doubt that too. He will probably be right back, playing on Friday. Perk will have 1-2 Ts rescinded, and Sheed walked off on his power…. We COULD be looking at a full squad on Friday. We really just don’t know right now.

THEY GOTTA MAN UP, AND GROW SOME JUEVOS ( i dunno if i spelled it right)
Really pissed at the team right now….I hope Doc just yells at them…they’re doing stupid crap around dwight and getting stuff…and like doc said, didn’t put much pressure on them 3’s

Baby most likely out, Perkins could be out. Rasheed got back problems….Rondo hasn’t been right recently, Pierce just going nuts…

I didn;t feel the aggresiveness in the start of the game (i stopped watching as soon the magic hit their 6th 3)..

Game 6 is their Game 7, and they better treat it like that or Boston (city) just gonna be FURIOUS (Patriots get raped in playoffs, Bruins and their 3-0, Celtics and their 3-0, red sox be kinda sucking)

Its Huevos or better yet cojones.

It’s Called !!!! BRUINS

I imagine the Celtics do too. We’re closing it out at the greenhouse, don’t worry fellas.

Still is. KG’s fine, Paul’s fine. Ray’s fine. Rondo — we hope is fine. Perk’s fine if they’ll let him play. Baby — unknown… I’d say probably fine. Sheed — unknown, 50-50 to be fine.

I guess we’re ok. But it’s far from where it was just 4-5 days ago. Plenty to worry about.

Because Dwight Howard is now a proven walking, talking menace on the floor. By letting him play like this — elbows flying everywhere — the NBA is endangering the health of other players. There could be a lawsuit there for a clever lawyer…

Of course, no player would sue anyway while he’s still on the gravy train…….

I am unable to attend the game Friday night. I beg those that are going to make this the most difficult enviroment an opposing team has ever had to face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If we jump to their throads at the beginning of the game, make some run early and fans help our players with great noise, it will be just like in game 3. Conversely, if the Celtics start poorly they can loose their heads and we will be in serious troubles. I also hope that refs can keep Horward’s elbows away from our players… I know…Pipedream…

It is a momentum and psychological thing. But I feel good about their chance in Game 6 Friday even with the injuries.

As for that dirty Howard, hope he gets some of LeBron’s elbow injury or tennis elbow or whatever. I know it is bad to wish injury upon someone, but to Howard is an exception.

Come on Celts – we cannot let a minor leage, hooterville town back into the NBA finals again. Come on Celts. Let’s go Celts. Cannot wait to be at the game. Let’s go Celts.

ok, so perkins will play in game 6, though if he gets one more technical he can’t play in game 7. we have wallace. davis’ concussion will probably keep him out of game 6. so we have 2 people who could potentially guard dwight howard. the loss of davis really hurts. so we are very vulnerable at the post, considering weve gotten into foul trouble every single game of the series. theres still hope though. pierce was a little off, but he is still an outstanding player, and if ray allen can start executing pick and roll on the perimeter he can knock down some 3s. then of course there’s rondo, whos secretly battling some injuries. but if we can minimize foul trouble, we could possibly be able to guard howard, we have got some good defenders who can defend the 3 pointers, which hasnt happened yet but theres a first time for everything. offensively if kg shows up and rondo can get some open lanes, and pierce and allen get enough attempts, then we might be able to keep up with the magic. dont forget rondos stealing will give us some 2 for 1 oppurtunities, some of which we had in game 5. theres still a good chance. but i think if we dont win this one then were screwed. yeah, sure, davis will probably be back for game 7, and wallaces “tweaked back” (???) will untweak itself, but we will be completely demoralized. remember this though, 3 teams who have tried to come back from a 3-0 deficit have actually forced a game 7. none of them have won it. and i swear if you switch to the lakers if the celts lose i will personally come down to your house and beat the crap outta you

For life.

Thanks for posting.