Cavs Run Too Late This Time
by Jeff Clark on May 3, 2010 10:54 PM EDT
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So basically the key to beating the Cavs is to get such a large lead that when they go on their inevitable big run, it isn't enough to come all the way back and win. They had Celtics Nation very, very nervous during that 15 - 0 run in the fourth. Losing a 25 point lead would have been back breaking to say the least. But the Cavs never got it under 10 points and the C's found a way to put them away.
I already gave a separate post to Zombie Sheed, but the other star of this game was Rajon Rondo. He tied Bob Cousy's playoff assist record with 19. He was the story of game 1 with his attacking and scoring but was criticized for passing too much late in the game. Suborn guy that he is, he came out in game 2 passing and facilitating and it proved to be the right formula for the win.
- Another slow start for LeBron James (by his standards). Get ready for more elbow excuses. But once again, it looked fine during that run in the 4th quarter.
- Strong game for Ray Allen leading the team with 22 points.
- Complaining about the officials is a pet peeve of mine, but even I have to admit that this was an oddly officiated game.
- Second straight 18 point, 10 rebound performance for Garnett. I'd say he's settling in nicely to his new role of wiley vet.
- Solid game for Perkins. Good D on Shaq, 10 points, and 9 rebounds.
- Sheed finished with 17 points. I'm still shaking my head in disbelief.
- Rondo said it right in the post game interview: They played the clock not the game and that's how it got away from them. Only when they went back on the attack were they able to put it away. Thankfully they did.
- Celtics now have home court advantage. How sweet is that?
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I FEEL SO GOOD NADA NADA I KNEW THAT I WOULD!!!!!!!!
WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH??? sorry for the caps a little pumped
I am happy but oddly still angry at the meltdown
I’ll take it……
Sheed is still a Zombie but at least he woke up and walked for a quarter……..
Is it Soup Yet?
What meltdown?
Can we have a little perspective? Pleaseeeeeeee!
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on May 3, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
15 - 0 is at least a mini-meltdown
no excuse for that, win or loss
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
they did panic?
WOW. if they did then you’ll see a different ending!
oh, you were typing too fast man! im like MO and youre RONDO!
i just cant keep up!
I didn't see panic. I saw anger.
Doc was (rightfully) pissed. He called two timeouts during that run by the Cavs.
The first time he looked pretty animated and clearly implored them to correct something.
The second time he was mad as freaking hell and from what Dickerson and Blakely reported was screaming bloody hell at the team. After that, they promptly put an end to the Cavs run (notably with Pierce attacking the hoop instead of shooting a jumper) and pushed the lead right back to 18 and that was the game.
yep, definitely angry
And he should have been. I was pretty ticked myself when Paul let Lebron strip him and lead to that Hickson dunk. Great timeout by Doc.
Context matters
When you’re ahead by as many as the Celtics were, this cannot be considered a meltdown by any stretch of the imagination. They made a run, but we showed them who their daddy is.
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on May 3, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
not a meltdown – more like a fire drill where no one executed properly and the fire dept has to come in and lecture everyone
+1
celtics if you manage to have a 24 point lead in the fourth quarter, you deserve a meltdown as far as im concerned, as long as you hold on and get the win
I'm right there with you Po I
I am really pissed about the meltdown. I should be able to enjoy the win tomorrow though after a nights sleep.
Awesome win!!
We got scared in the end but we hang on. 1-1, HCA stolen, yay, see you Friday Cavs!
And great game by Rajon!
Simply Brilliant
Brilliant third quarter. Brilliant for the way they withstood the Cavs unreal run and built the lead again. Brilliant, Sheed — thanks for showing up at a good time. Brilliant — Rondo — you are almost always brilliant. Brilliant KG. Nevermind, they all were brilliant. They overcame everything tonight, did not panic and won convincingly. I am shocked, but I certainly love it. Now three days hearing about Lebron’s freaking elbow. As you all know, I love this team, but am not a believer this year. This performance tonight almost put me over the top. Just a brilliant game.
my bad....
banners are all that matter… 11 MORE!!
Never Stop Believing
we never give up!
It’s all about having the heart of a champion.
we never give up!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now take it home and keep it going!!!
BTW so freakin’ sick of hearing about the “ELBOW”. He shot 50% FG, just didn’t get a lot of shots (for him). Credit the C’s defense and rebounding.
- JoeB
GO CELTICS!!!!!!
Yes! Great win guys! we have home cort advantage and the momentum going back to the garden! Celtics in 6.
~Aaron
by bostonceltics on May 3, 2010 10:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
A must win game ...and the C's won it.
The team defense once great one again especially on Lebron.
Rondo played great and set the tone with his passing.
Ray also hit some big jumpers.
Sheed gets the game ball though as he had a great game on offense as he got alot of touches outside and down low a got into a nice offensive groove.
Lets hope the big fella can keep it up as if we want to win this series we will need him again to produce.
C’s took 1 out of 2 in Cleveland and did their job to regain home court and take semi control of the series.
Lets get some rest and it will then be the C’s turn to protect their home turf.
The reason cavs and other teams can come back though...
Is that rondo stops setting the tone with passing and assists, he stops being aggressive. I believe that he had 0 assists in the 4th quarter. If he stays aggressive for all 4 quarters I think he’s a top 10 player in the league.
by mm mm toasty on May 3, 2010 11:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rondo in Q4
I wonder why he slows down in Q4 myself. Does he get tired? Dude spends a tremendous amount of energy in the first three quarters, and gets knocked to the floor way too many times. Or is it because the plan is to start giving the ball to Paul to close out the game? Or what?
I think that tends to happen
When he plays all or most of the first half. Even Rondo needs some rest.
Yeahhhh
Now that’s the Celtics.
Too bad I wasn’t able to join the chat room due to a bug or something.
"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi
One other thing
They started making that same mistake in the 4th quarter again. They took the ball out of Rondo’s hands and things fell apart. They simply cannot do that.
It's amazing
It keeps happening. With the same catastrophic results. Why on earth can’t they figure that out?
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly.
I said in the game thread the key in the 4th would be not falling into the Paul-iso game and let Rondo keep running the offense.
We NEED to keep doing that.
Rondooooooo
I have to think it's Paul's fault
Maybe too much ego there?
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It's definitely possible. Paul was the C's best closer for years.
But there is definitely a changing of the guard right now. I hate to reference the Cavs blog, but they put it best, “Celts are having an alpha dog crisis.”
It’ll get there eventually though, at some point watching so much tape, we’ll figure out how to make things work consistently. Just hope its sooner rather than later.
But terrific game from Rondo, he can dominate in so many ways.
Rondooooooo
They alluded to it on TNT
That the Celtics had finally realized things ran through Rondo. This was at the beginning of the fourth, right before they took the ball out of Rondo’s hands.
Rondo is incredible. Two games in a row, he’s been the best player on either team.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the problem.
he’s not anymore. we’re way better with rondo controlling the ball and creating. we do this in the fourth quarter and we’ll almost never blow a lead.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly. he can take some shots...
…but Rondo should dominate the ball. We do that with a lead, we’re gold.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ok i agree with that
but im still confident in the captain at the ends of close games
we have to be careful with this stuff
We never agree! :+)
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you might be one of the few who still are.
If we can get Paul an open shot, then great. But Rondo should be initiating the offense. When Paul’s the ballhandler, everyone else tends to stand around & watch and things become stagnant while he goes one-on-five.
We can’t be that type of team anymore.
Rondooooooo
I agree.
And it’s not like Paul can just blow by guys anymore.
It must be very difficult to admit that to yourself – that the kid, the one you mentored as a rookie, has surpassed you.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Paul and Ray are still going to be the primary options to close out
because they are three-way scorers.
They can score on the drive. They can score from beyond the arc and if they get fouled, they are money from the FT line.
However, if Rondo’s recent trend of 80-ish % shooting from the line continues, he will continue to transform into the closer. He is already showing he can score on the drive on almost anybody. He just needs to become more consistent from the outside.
One of the shots that has made Pierce so good in this role is the same one that makes Kobe so good at it – the fadeway from the elbow. If their man plays them soft, they drive. If their man plays them tight they either shoot the fadeaway jumper or draw the foul.
If Rondo develops a consistent outside weapon like that, he could be unbelievably good.
I never said Paul (or Ray for that matter) shouldn't be shooting at the end of games
but there’s a difference between getting Paul the ball in his spots late in the game and letting him initiate the offense. I don’t think we’re t efficient when Paul is the primary ballhandler. I don’t mind Paul taking the big shots, he’s still capable of that, but the offensive gameplan changes – in a bad way – when he’s the initiator.
Rondooooooo
Well, in the past, if the ball was in Rondo's hands
in a 2 pt game – the other team would almost certainly just foul him, expecting him to miss at least one. When he was shooting 60% from the line, that makes perfect sense. With Paul or Ray, that won’t happen.
I agree that we are seeing the emergence of Rondo as a legitimate option as a closer, but he’s not completely there yet. And you also have to be careful about leaving what you have practiced all year. Those plays with Paul in iso are almost always design plays.
Next year? I would not be surprised to see the ball in RR’s hand in the final minute more often.
i NORMALLY wouldn't say this -
…but the refs really were bad tonight, i don’t think i’ve ever once complained about the refs here.
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk
You know what?
You guys know how I almost never get on the refs. That was a freaking joke tonight and the Celts still won.
Yep, that's why blaming ref for losses is kind of a cop out
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on May 3, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
irony is, on the score sheet I had Boston actually had the advantage from the poor officiating. Cleveland lost more of the “could go either way” as I scored it. Which means Boston got more extra possessions from officiating. All of the egregious poor calls were in Clevelands favour. But in general this was a hideously officiated game.
I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt on the T on Pierce, it’s very hard to judge from the replay what the foul looked like at live speed. And Mo hit the ground convincingly. So again, benefit of the doubt. At the end there I’m kind of surprised Mo didn’t get T’d from all the complaining.
Again I’ll say that it’s worth keeping your own score sheet and taking the exercise to try to be objective. I can tell from the past loss that there are largely two camps. Camp 1 sees the refs as crooked and in the pocket of some non-specific group (some think gambling, some think Stern, etc). Camp 2 is people that are so irritated at Camp 1 that they are unwilling to contemplate the officials argument. The advantage of keeping your own score sheet is you don’t get your opinion swayed by just one or two very bad calls.
All that said. They defended James very very well. A tiny light in my heart always glows bright when he starts jacking up long range jump shots. I’m fully aware that he has the range to hit them, but I know he doesn’t have the successrate from 3 that he does from driving to the basket like a monster.
Everyone is going to see Sheeds offense and be excited. But I was pleased with his defense. There were two plays where he got caught out of position pretty badly, but other than that I loved watching him play in the paint. Hopefully he doesn’t forget that he’s a Center next game. It’s when he starts thinking he’s a shooting guard that we get in trouble. He really does have a very good inside game, especially when they match up a smaller player on him.
Interesting stuff on the officiating, KFG
I thought it was mostly a wash, particularly after the third quarter. That doesn’t seem to be the general feeling though (as if it ever is).
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The Cavs benefited from the most obvious poor calls. All the “OMG I can’t believe the refs eyesight is that bad” went in favour of the Cavs. The worst call of the night probably The Travel. Again. And tonight it was even more apparent.
The thing is, most people only look at the free throws as a way of determining how one or two sided a game was. And that really isn’t a very good way of seeing how the officiating was. Because different teams have different tendencies defensively and therefore different averages of fouls. The NFL is the same way, it’s not hard to imagine in basketball. The thing you want to look at is when a team loses a possession because of an incorrect call. Because that effectively stops the offense when it shouldn’t stop, it’s like an interception in football. So tracking the loss and gain of possessions is what you want to do. I track all of the “could go either way” calls because then I can see if it feels like the refs are attempting to balance out possessions with more questionable calls. And the Celtics benefited mightily in that category.
Agreed about the free throw disparity
There’s almost never a time when free throws SHOULD be exactly equal. There was an ongoing update in the game thread about the free throw disparity. And every new update fueled the “fix is in” fires. So I really do appreciate you tracking this stuff. It could make us all a lot more sane.
I don’t have your breakdown but I’m guessing we got a LOT of calls in that third quarter. I saw a couple where I could see where the Cavs were probably pretty pissed. And rightly so.
by TheOutletPass on May 4, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
most of our close ones were in the first half actually. In the third it was relatively even. When the margin stretched to north of 15 the Cavs started getting a majority of the close ones. And that generally happens when a lead stretches that far.
You realize how counterintuitive this will come off right?
:+)
by TheOutletPass on May 4, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Last game the possessions lost was horrendous though. I had Boston at 10 behind, which is really high. Most of the time I see it as being around a 5 plus or minus. And it ends up being a zero sum because one teams loss is the others gain. So last game Cleveland essentially got an extra 10 possessions because of the refs. And that’s astoundingly one sided. Again, based on what I usually see. Generally I see around a 5 possession differential so if it’s 5 or less I sort of view that as acceptable human error. That’s why I was livid about last games officiating.
I had CLE up by 2
You DID remember to include Lebron’s ridiculous ‘Its-a-crab-dribble-so-I-can-get-away-with-traveling’ move, didn’t you?
Plus the Delonte’ West “Rondo waved his hand near me so I’ll grab my face to pretend he touched me and draw the foul” foul?
38 FTs for CLE. 18 FTs for BOS.
Not unexpected, given the ref crews.
Sheed’s defense has always been good this year – he just doesn’t get appreciated for it until he scores points on offense (which has NOT been good this year).
depends on who is involved
are you talking about Sheed getting picked or as the switch?
A lot depends on the speed of ball-handler and I won’t pretend that Sheed’s not fast at chasing the younger, athletic PFs around picks anymore. He also is not fast enough to provide consistent transition defense for a whole game – it is important for our offense to be efficient so that he has time to get back down.
Sheed excels, though, at man-up defense in the paint and when he gets to the help side in time to double a ball handler he is suffocating. There is a reason he was 4th on the team in generating steals (behind only TA, Rondo & Nate!). He also understands well how the Celtic’s team defense concepts are supposed to work.
Sheed has had problems this year defending on the ....
perimeter since that usually means he is defending a quicker more athletic player which he can not keep up with speed wise (like most centers can not to be fair to Sheed).
He also to a lesser degree has problems on help defense again since speed here is needed most times and Sheed lacks it (to be fair again …like most centers do.. not just Sheed) .
But Sheed has always been and is still is a very good low post one one on one power defender against bigger slower bigs (like Shaq, big Z , Howard and Bynum etc.) who he can keep up and defend well against due to his length, bulk and overall defensive skills.
He can defend in this type of setting with no problem and is very effective.
I think Sheeds defensive liability’s and strengths depends on match ups ….
if their are only quick bigs on the floor its unfair to ask Sheed to guard them and Doc should go with either Baby or Williams to defend them so Sheed will not be exploited.
But if slower bigs are on the court then he should play Sheed since this is where Sheed can be utilized better and be more productive for the C’s overall.
I did, I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt on the Delonte foul because when West was at the line there was a mark on his forehead above his eye. Although I had originally scored it as wrong, I switched it looking at West on the FT line with that red mark.
Sheed was a bit lackluster on defense last game. He was slow bringing help and he seemed kind of disinterested in general getting back. Happened a couple times tonight too. But for the most part tonight he was postioning very very well. And he forced a lot of changes to shots, which is ideal.
Which mark on Delonte's face do you mean?
He has several permanent marks on his face.
Sheed’s defense always looks worse when our offense is inneficient, which creates transition opportunities for the opponent. That’s when his obvious lack of youthful fleetness of foot hurts. But when our offense clicks and the other team is forced to in-bounds, Sheed is very good in our half-court defense. Its not that he’s really playing any different. It just looks different because of the nature of the predominant play is different.
If you do mean a new mark, other than his permanent ones
then I’d have to remove that one from my count as well.
I thought the replay showed that Rondo clearly missed him. But I haven’t found a vid yet to see it again.
I've had lots of fingernail marks on me in my life
the line that went from his forehead down his cheek looked like a fresh one. But I don’t have a vid cap to prove it.
agree
Doesn’t the aggressor usually get the most calls? We were dominating this game and yet the Cav’s got 20 more free throw attempts? Why the dispairity? I can see why there is a felling that some games are rigged. Stern is an idiot! He really needs to do something about this. Doc even mentioned that 5 calls from last game that were reviewed were wrong.
aggressive is a relative term
The rules in the NBA favor the offensive player. The Celtics absolutely committed more fouls on shooters than the Cavs did. The Celtics absolutely committed more fouls. They were playing very aggressively and very tight on the ball handlers. And that results in a lot of defensive fouls. Even if they aren’t fouls where they get to shoot 2, commit enough of them and they get to shoot whenever we foul.
Here’s the thing. Free Throws don’t tell the story. They don’t. Free throws are very situationally dependent. And events from earlier in the game affect when and how free throws are taken later in the game. Free throws doesn’t tell you very much at all. Even Personal fouls doesn’t tell you that much because bad officiating can result in a player getting credited with a turn over that they didn’t commit.
Try this. Next game you watch. Just run a really simple plus minus chart. Whenever Boston loses possession when they shouldn’t have, put down a minus. Whenever Boston gains or keeps possession when they shouldn’t have, put a plus. Combine that at the end of each quarter and see what you see. Don’t worry about points, or foul shots, or any of that unless you really want to. Just look at the possessions. Because every time Boston gets a plus, that would mean Cleveland was getting a minus. Everytime Boston is getting a minus, the Cavs got a plus. So if, at the end of the game, Boston is a minus 5, it means Cleveland is a +5. Gives you a really good image of how the officiating actually impacted things.
REFS were bad tonight?
are you kidding me? THEY WILL KILL US! see my post below,
Jesus
Paul Pierce was horrible in that 4th quarter. Might as well gave his jersey to Scal and let him play. Time to step it up PP, according to your quote “Is the playoff!”
What -- Pierce hit a huge basket to stop the run
They all were bad in the 4th quarter until the last 4 minutes.
and where is Celticorlando
he said we were gonna beat badly tonight?? Come on in celticorlando
Is it Soup Yet?
Thank God I did not predict tonight's game!
Saved myself from some vicious heckling!
haha vinnie we still love ya no matter what!!
all celts fans and hopefully this is the continuing of a great playoff run
HELLO vinnie!
how’s the pattern? lol. we’re kool!
My Cousin Vinnieeeeeeeeeeeeee...
So have you changed your view of the Celtics yet? Or do you need to see more games before making a prediction?
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest." Rowan Atkinson
by The Village Idiot on May 3, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think the Cavs will win the series
However, that is my brain speaking. My heart is now 100 percent with the Celtics. I am getting there!
What did I say about winning game 2?
All the angst you put yourself after game one!
Flip it around – suppose they had one game one and then lost game 2.
Would you be as bummed after losing game 2 in that scenario as you were after Saturday?
The net result tonight is the same: That they are going back to BOS tied 1-1 and just having to hold court at home.
i am right here. they got it done. i eat my words. very happy and encouraged
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
See guys
Orlando is like me. He loves the Celts, but jost not convinced yet. If they win Friday night, Sunday will be nuts at the Garden, and I will be there with my son missing our most important soccer game of the year. If we lose, my assistant coach will kill me.
i am convinced that they indeed can win this series now. really should be up 2-0 and they have outplayed
the cavs in both games. tonight was the best they have looked since december
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I agree with that
We’ve had the kinds of runs that have gotten us huge leads against good teams.
But we haven’t shown as much of an ability to stop the bleeding.
Different tonight. They did exactly that.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
if they keep bringing it like they did in the third..i sure will
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
poe -- one game does not a pattern break
However, I am much closer tonight to being a true believer
No Vinnie don't
If I’ve learned anything about being a Boston area sports fan it’s that they wait until they’ve allowed your hope to blossom like a tiny delicate flower so that they actually have something to smash. Keep being a cynic Vinnie, for all of us, so that we get to enjoy it and they won’t choke till next year.
that's just too negative man!
at least vinnie cracks me up..but yours, way too much!
Can't give up the home court
Sheed won’t have another one like this – and the fts probably won’t be even – so the defense will have to be unbreakable
by nba is the worst on May 4, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
and the announcers were horrid
Lebron and his elbow….shut up Marv and adjust your panties
Is it Soup Yet?
if we could donate $10 to st. judes for every time the word ELBOW was mentioned
they’d cure cancer -
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk
by mcpu40 on May 3, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's slightly over exaggerating it...
Because he was still able to shoot a decent percentage, all he did was take less shots than usual, which might mean his elbow is inconsistent and he only attacks when his elbow is fine. so I guess maybe it’s something that will get worse and worse as the series goes on
by mm mm toasty on May 3, 2010 11:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think he stopped driving because there wasn’t a lot for him to get. Most plays the middle got clogged up too far from the hoop for him to be able to do much. If anything I think the sleeve is affecting him more than the elbow. It shifted on him a lot in game and he had to fix the pad part frequently during dead times. With the normal sleeve there’s nothing to adjust.
The fact that the C's stayed in front of him was huge.
Ray did a fantastic job – he got in Lebron’s face and almost always turned him into the help defense. And Paul, KG, Sheed, Perk and Rondo all did a great job of closing the help side off.
THAT was why Lebron took so few (for him) shots.
agreed
totally nauseating about the elbow. what about how beat up the C’s have been all year. Bron is feeling better than KG or PP right now
Well the best player in the game
is hurt and it shows. I know it sucks to hear excuses, but anytime a player gets injured you hear about it. I mean really, didn’t we hear about KG’s knee and what percentage he was at every game this year?
That's fair
I don’t mind the stuff about Lebron’s elbow. He does look tentative. Seems like he’s picking his spots. I see no reason why he’d hold back or avoid contact if he was 100%.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but we didn’t hear it as an excuse from the national tv commentators every 5 freakin’ seconds. he’s their golden child and very, very protected
- JoeB
That he is
but then again, when the Celtics are spanking that ass by the third quarter, they have to find something else to talk about… :)
I don't put a lot of stock in the elbow at this point.
And even if it is hurt, after the season of injuries the Celtics have endured – I’m sorry, I just don’t have a lot of sympathy.
I think he’s fine and still dangerous. On the few chances he got to got to the hoop his elbow looked just fine. The C’s simply did NOT allow him to drive very often and no one else on the Cavs picked him up this time.
Have you read the bit by Simmons
To preface this, I’m a Laker fan (from LA, no bandwagon here) but I’m rooting for the Celtics here cause I think the NBA is best when Lakers/Celtics are in the finals, plus I want a bit of revenge.
“One game later, the Cavs were about to close out Chicago. LeBron is at the line, up three, with seven seconds remaining. His elbow is bothering him. He wants us to know this. He makes the first free throw to clinch the game. For the second free throw, he shifts his stance and shoots it left-handed … and misses it. During Chicago’s ensuing possession, he holds his limp arm like it’s broken and winces through the final play. In the postgame interviews, he claims that he’s fine, and nobody pushes him on it … meanwhile, HE SHOT A FREE THROW LEFT-HANDED IN A FOUR-POINT PLAYOFF GAME! What??? Either …
A. His elbow is genuinely injured and the Celtics have a chance in Round 2.
B. LeBron caught the Flu Game on ESPN Classic, said to himself, “I’m too indestructible right now, this is becoming a no-win situation. If I win the title, everyone will say I should have won the title. Maybe I’ll milk this elbow injury, lower everyone’s expectations a little and generate some false sympathy heading into Round 2.”
It’s one or the other. Either way, the door has been opened for a once-dead 2009-10 Celtics team. Just a little."
by remingtonmartin on May 3, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
Glad to see at least one laker fan cares for us
by mm mm toasty on May 3, 2010 11:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
dude im sorry but i think ure just scared facing lebron
look at us… you can beat utah..NOT! just kidding.. you are welcome here.
+1 Master Po Marv remark
"Just to remind you, Orlando made it to the finals last year without this guy. Crazy."~John Krolik
Not sure that was Marv as much as Reggie
Although the latter’s horribly annoying voice and moronic analysis probably made it more apparent.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
i think we should start listening to DOC!
in game 1 he said Rondo is the key!,rondo delivered
game 2, he sadi we need to get Ray open shots and and then he called out Sheed! you know what happened!
Celtics can stick to their plan and looks like unstoppable!
good news
The Yahoo headline gives credit to Rondo’s 19. That’s something. Can’t wait to see ESPN’s slant tomorrow.
Yahoo's sports guys are really good on the NBA
Smart bunch of folks there. Right on top of it.
by TheOutletPass on May 4, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
definitely a feel good result tonight
amazing how much better this team is when Sheed contributes and the refs don’t manufacture calls. bad enough the refs didn’t call anything on the Cavs for 3 quarters but unlike game 1 they didn’t manufacture the fouls this time and the C’s were able to play through it.
Weird
How taking it to the hole makes things better. We were getting killed until pp drove to the basket and all of the sudden the confidence came back… Maybe the stars lined up at that moment.
we relaxed!
but we kept our composure! sure PP stop the “bleeding” but the way i see it, its more of our composure, we didnt panic! but hey enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, during the 15-0 run by the Cavs I was screaming "Take it to the hoop!!!"
Finally we did, and good things resumed.
I suspect that Doc screamed something similar during that timeout!
Please do not overlook the performance of KG tonight
18 and 10. Another thing about which I am shocked, but KG looks to be about 90 percent of the player he was when they won the championship.
Good point vinnie
He played a nice game tonight and has looked very fluid and healthy in the playoffs.
thanks to Rondo!
in the 1st half it looked like the 4Q of game 1 when everybody went cold! but then Rondo threw several alley oops!
defense wise superb!
I'm on record - reports of KG's demise is a complete myth.
As I’ve said all along, KG’s stats show that in almost every measurable way, in the games when he has been healthy, he played pretty much as well this year as back in 07-08.
how do you know when he's been healthy?
by TheOutletPass on May 4, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Conservatively, I'll assume he's been healthy whenever he's played.
His stats for this year are very similar – practically identical on defense – to 2007-2008.
That includes every game he played this year.
Pick out whichever ones you think he might have still been ‘unhealthy’ and throw those out. His numbers then look slightly better.
felt like it was game 2 vs the lakers where boston did the same thing. this is by far the best and most complete game they have
played this season
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
i am riding the reverse score negativity thing b/c it worked tonight...cavs by 30
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ATTA BOY ORLANDO!!!!!
thats what i like to hear
you said it! negative creeps!
any one else coming out? well vinnie is happy like a pig in shoite!lol oh man it feels great!!!
Yes Blackberry. I will get crucified for this, but the officiating was PUTRID
However, it shows that if the Celts forget about the refs and play their game they can still win
i saw that too!
composure + consistent quality offense(of course given our GREAT D’) REFS and Cavs are still no match!
The 1st half was ridiculous
16-4 fouls, 18-5 fts
Overcoming that was phenomenal!
by nba is the worst on May 4, 2010 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I am in heaven, everything is beautiful
But I am also sick’n’tired of hearing about Lebron’s elbow. The excuses began form the middle of the third quarter. Poor Reggie.
I hope we`ve learned our lesson from this 4th quarter....
…but I will definitly sleep with a smile on my face tonight.
MO, Lebron had a bad shooting like Paul, Ray in game 1
they lost but they didnt collapse and and the big difference
was when they dont shoot well its a blow out!!!
Double Standards
Pierce has shot poorly the first two games of this series. I have not heard the announcers mention the injuries he has suffered with this year, which surely must be affecting him somewhat. If LB goes off for 50 in game 3 but they lose, then what is the excuse? Mo’s headband was too tight? Delonte stayed up too late polishing his guns? V’s hair got in his eyes? I mean, come on. The Celtics were supposed to arrive in wheelchairs and nobody is given them much credit. All we are going to hear about is THE ELBOW. LB will look like a hero if they win and have a ready excuse if they lose.
Is is just me or did all of us Celtic fans sleep like babies last night………..
this is the first celics game i watch in a while(i live abroad)
we have SO many mismatches. Rondo can do what he wants against williams/west/parker, same for ray allen. KG and Sheed can get us a good shot every time against hickson, varajeo or jemison.
but i really hate our offense with PP handling the ball. he should be coming of screen, posting up or spotting up for 3 when we run our offense through KG or Sheed.
also, do you think if they look for Sheed early when he gets into the game, he will play harder? i just had a feeling when he hit that fist pick and pop jumer that he would go off. guy looks bad on D but he’s still pretty good in the post, especially with the matchups in this series.
Yes about getting Sheed more involved...
Get him more touches and looks especially in the low post like tonight and I think he well be better off…so will the C’s.
Another big hats off to Doc
I honestly think his publicly calling out Sheed worked magic tonight.
Beat me to it
Doc was fantastic.
Calling out Sheed worked.
Great timeout in the fourth when it was clear his team simply wasn’t focused. He may have saved the game with that burst of fury he laid on them.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was incredible
I don’t ever remember him doing that.
And it may have just saved the game.
by TheOutletPass on May 3, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
Doc was phenomenal: both setting up for the game and his rotations, timeouts, etc. My only issue is that maybe he put KG back in a little early in the 4th. I feel Glen Davis is one of those players that is good to have in for when you are up 20 and need energy. He’ll get a few o boards and generally work his butt off. But, KG has to get used to the team counting on him for 38 + minutes. I can see either side of the equation. Hats off to doc!
Honestly -- this is the happiest I have been since Christmas day
The Celtics won and I want to post all night. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Where's the PATTERN???
did you see any pattern?
2nd half collapse? we relaxed a bit BUT did we panick? Think!
but is saw one pattern! REF IS KILLING US!
now im convinced! its in the pocket!
this is going to be a tough series, imagine if Ray, PP, had a bad shooting again like the 4Q in game 1?
NBA want to give LeQueen a Ring!
we only have one way, be consistent on offense because even if we continue our great D’
REFS will definitely kill us! and thats the pattern you guys were talking about.
poe -- do you really need to be baiting people tonight?
Enjoy the win and don’t try to get into verbal jousts with others. All you need is love, man!
ohh.. did it burn?
hehe! common vinnie! you cracked me up…enjoy kids!!!!
good news is that
even though we lost a chunk of the lead we still won
we didnt panic! thats why!
and thats our main advantage over these arrogant “dominant team”
My apologies to ...
anyone who I ever questioned as to why they dislike Lebron. Has there ever been a bigger prima donna in the league? Maybe Kobe? It’s unreal the way these games are officiated and I always hate ref bashing but my gosh, it sure looked as if the league has an agenda in the first half. It’s also nice to see Barkley proven wrong. His act does get old and I do think he’s a C’s basher.
On a more positve note, wow, what a game. To me, it’s clear the C’s are a better team then Cleveland, at least the last two games. How can anyone say that Rondo is not the main key to this team’s success is beyond me.
Kobe
Has his faults and I will not argue, but he’s not near LeBron’s level. Kobe’s playing with a broken finger for chrissake, meanwhile I have yet to hear an interview where LeBron doesn’t mention his elbow.
Also the officiating was crap against you guys, was how I felt watching us play OKC. Props to y’all for pulling through.
by remingtonmartin on May 3, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Barkley does hate the Celtics, it goes back to his Philly days, I don’t really think it’s deeper than that. It is annoying though. I just would like to see him admit how dead wrong he was about the KG/Jamison matchup.
me, vinnie, and celticorlando agreeing
this is why i love the celtics
i think at least me...i was just frustrated and didn't want to believe after the close losses this year
shame on me. i am a better celtics fan than that
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
frustration comes out in different ways
sports are a crazy thing and the highs and lows are what makes it so emotional.. all i know is that i can be happy for three days now and am pumped for FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYTHINGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS POSSIBLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
NOTHING feels better in sports than a big win. the next 3 days here in ohio will be GREAT
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i live in columbus ohio...moved back so my wife could be near family in 2008. i have to put up with
cav fans all year…they are awful
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw commercial other day for Avatar DVD and it showed the trophy and snapshots of Kobe and LBJ
Of course they want that match up to happen unfortunately they have to play the C’s bABY!!!
oooohh wee
mike brown is po’d in his press conference
Think abou't this..
when the Celts won it in 08 they came out hard in the 3rd quarter So i hope they keep it up . Also i believe (and who am i ) that the magic number for the c’s is 99 pt’s if they can get there it will be hard for any team to beat them .
Okay -- time to watch the Suns - Spurs
I may pull an all-nighter. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Planning my daughter’s high school graduation party and looking at how much college will cost is keeping my up most nights anyway.
It goes back to dad Rick Barry and his dislike and disrespect for for the Celtics...
Go to the link here for one example.
oh ya read about that in simmons book
screw the barrys never disrespect mr. Russell like that
As usual, Russell got the last laugh...
That remark ended Barry`s broadcasting career as a color man!
More physicality from the C's tonight
I liked that. Cost us some fouls at times, but we smacked them around now and then. I think we’re ultimately tougher than they are. We should keep it up.
It is a good strategy on CLE
because CLE is a very poor FT-shooting team.
So long as we have fouls to give, we need to use hard fouls as much as possible.
Case point was in the second half, Sheed pounded Hickson’s shot hard – got mostly ball but got called for the foul (the shot missed). Hickson then made only 1 of 2. So even though Sheed picked up the foul, the key thing is on a drive up the paint CLE only got one point for the possession. We then promptly scored on the other end.
CLE shot 68% for the game.
Whenever Shaq is in the game, hacking him should be the operating strategy.
Good point. Free throw shooting in the playoffs is critical and the Cavs are the worst in the league. Mo and West are there best FT shooters but with LB controlling the 4Q, they will never see the stripe. LB is a good FT shooter but he can/has bricked them in crunch time. Also, you will not see Shaq in the 4Q of a close game for this reason. That signing will prove to be a bust once this series is over. The Cavs will be back to the lottery next year after LB leaves (by the way, you want to motivate a team and a city? Announce that you are staying with the team at the MVP news conference. I mean, he had all his teamates there as well as many fans and friends. He left the door open with his comments that he could leave. He is gone Cavs fans. It is this year or 2051).
Props to you, Greg
You predicted it. Sheed did it. Don’t even know what to think or say about him anymore. He boggles my mind. And I’m gonna say “told ya so” because after last game I posted that I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a C’s blowout in Game 2. Of course I was in no way 100% confident about that, but I really thought it could go this way.
Glad you remembered, 34green
I was going to mention it in a post tomorrow…I actually believed what I said too. I wasn’t just saying something crazy in the hopes that it would come true. I firmly believed ’Sheed would help us at some point this series and he came up big tonight.
Gotta love this
tastes much sweeter because Lebron was presented with his MVP award!
by Celtics own the refs on May 3, 2010 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
From ESPN-Boston's Chris Forsberg....
Stat of the game: The Cavaliers went 19 minutes, 26 seconds without committing a team foul, a span that included the entire second quarter. The streak finally ended when James fouled Paul Pierce with 7:04 to play in the third. It’s not the first time a team went an entire quarter without a team foul, as the Miami Heat played the entire first quarter of Game 5 without a whistle.
- JoeB
Perfect enough shooting to overcome referee bias
Boy those refs sure did everything in their power to help the Cavs again.
Tonight it just wasn’t enough though, Celtic shooting was too hot.
I’m kind of surprised that a lot of people feel that way. The free throw discrepancy did look bad, and when Marv said the fouls were something like 21-7 in mid-third, I was starting to think dark thoughts but then we started to get a lot of calls. Being the aggressors at the time, it made sense. I also thought part of the FTs was a lot of dumb fouls in the fourth.
I was also ready to go nuts in the first quarter because for at least the first five minutes, the refs would not call a foul on either team. It was kind of strange but they went both ways.
We should be up 2-0, but I'll take the split.
We’ve been playing 8-5…We’ll see if we can’t turn that around when we come into Boston.
USG
Did you see Rondo Shouting in the FT line?
when he was fouled by Varejao? is that part of his rituals? or he just cant breath thats why he was shouting? freak me out man!
you think? we all know he and his family is very superstitious.
yeah it totally freaked me out!
I was trying to read his lips and figure out what he was saying, but there’s no way to do that with him. He was probably shouting at 90 mph.
I thought he was barking out something to his teammates.
But it was hard to make out exactly. I think I’ve seen him do it before.
yeah! way too fast man!
i dont think his teammates can understand it and it was loud too! really weird. maybe Mike is correct its part of his rituals? i dont know.
Got so excited I forgot to put out the trash
But just got it done. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i was HAPPY to see PP get the T for catching mo williams. they need to get physical with that guy
by celticinorlando on May 3, 2010 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
No - the Delonte West flop was worse.
Delonte grabbed a loose ball under the post. Rondo waved downward at the ball, missing, but it came near Delonte’s face (did NOT touch him on the replay).
Delonte (smartly) grabbed his face as if he got hit. Whistle.
Rondo did touch him...
Didn’t you see Delonte’s eye when he was at the free-throw line? He had a huge red mark around it.
No - I missed noting that.
I’ve been trying to find a vid cap of that play since I didn’t tape this game (got home late).
Delonte’s got red marks all over his face anyway – if its not one of his permanent marks then I’ll take it back.
It was above his left eye...
I don’t have any footage of it, but at first to me it didn’t look like Rondo touched him, but after seeing Delonte on the line and with the red mark on his eye I knew he got scratched.
totally agree, they need to not-foul (according to Mike Brown) Mo...
the way Shaq not-fouls Rajon.
One of my favorite plays by Sheed tonight was when Mo flopped on him in the second quarter around the center court, and instead of crying like a baby to the ref, he went over to Mo and with relative calm called him a flopper. He then went back to playing. Yes! Do that! Every time.
He also said something to Mo after the tech on Pierce which I also enjoyed.
DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT SUBSTITUTIONS IN THE FACE OF A WIN!!!
That is very bad karma.
Agree....
TA at the point makes no sense when Robinson a not to shabby point guard and great shooter is sitting on the bench.
I know we want TA on the floor for defense but we traded Robinson for House and he should be getting at least some spot minutes in the playoffs.
Yea his lack of height on defense can be exploited by the cavs but with his quickness and tenacity on defense he can make up for it.
i hope we keep Nate
although Doc and the team haven’t really figured out his role yet..
Doc going with the sure thing, plugging in Finley you know what to expect
Nate could be a stealth move just have to be careful on D.
Doc used TA to spell Rondo tonight.
Finley only got a few minutes – and that was to spell Ray / Paul.
Yeah
Nate has a lot of learning of the Celtic system to do, but I’m really, really impressed with his energy, hustle, and complete willingness to not be a jerky, selfish basketball player. He doesn’t really know what’s going on, but he’s trying like crazy.
Hope we keep Nate...
….but I agree with mmmm. This is not the time to mess with “success”- as we did when we gave up Eddie. Rondo has been absolutely stellar, and has shown that he can handle the minutes. TA also looks good; especially in the face of all you disbelievers.
Since we picked up Nate, I’ve been dissapointed with his minutes, I completely dissagree with th notion that "Doc and the team haven’t really figured out his role yet::. He’s been waaaaaaaaayyy too unselfish with the ball. He has not adjusted to his own role on this team- especially when starters share the floor with him. His purpose could not be more clear.
That said, its not the time to play around with team dynamics. I was pissed at the fact that Nate did not play more in the regular season; never got his time to shine. He played very few minutes. In doing so, he added insult to injury by banking 3’s off the glass in the closing minutes of games. You all remember this…
I hope that we see Nate fall in to place next year. I hope that we hang on to him. Most of all, I hope that he does win us that playoff game that Doc alluded to.
by 100poundsofbeer on May 4, 2010 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Me to...
I hope he is not moved next year.
He is young athletic a good back up point guard and shooter just what we need off the bench.
By the way
where is the video of Sheed dunking on Lebron in game 1?
by Celtics own the refs on May 3, 2010 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
well done
Good game. statement game. now we have a series. Go Celtics!
Even Marv Alpert had to admit that one was traveling.
It was so obvious that his man-love for Lebron was momentarily pushed aside.
OK Blackberry33, thanks.
Couldn’t find in youtube.
by Celtics own the refs on May 3, 2010 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
Still Sweating
From that horror show night of the living dead routine thy pulled in the 4th to make it interesting, but what a great performance, particularly the team D to negate LeBron. Rondo was just filthy out there-after the third lob down low to KG I started laughing out loud. After Sheed made his first bucket you could sense that he was going to heat up and he turned in his best performance as a C at just the right time. kudos to KG who is peaking right now and thanks to Perk for doing the dirty work on Shaq. Good lord does he look like a mastodon out there or what? Bleed Green!!
by McHaleinthepost on May 3, 2010 11:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
did you notice every time REFS will give us a bad call
we will shoot 3 or 2?
case in point:
-Lebron traveled, no calls! reggie was laughing! then RAY answered a 3!
lebron tried it as well…MISSED!
-last 5 mins. of 3Q, Rondo went hard to the basket, no foul! lebron slammed it but then then RAY got 3 point play!
-Technical on PAUL! MO shoot the TFt. MISSED!
big brother is watching REFS!lol
it’s amazing what this team can do when they play defense. their d on lebron was great with all the changeups and different looks. cheers to doc and thom t for their game plan. i have picked on perk a lot this season and he has deserved the criticism but in these 2 games against the cavs, perk has played within his game and been a pillar. varejao is sneaky dirty with his elbows. lebra is i big cry bra baby and it’s not his fault that marv was making excuses for him all night long. pp played very poorly and stupidly during the cavs’ run. come on, pp, get with the rondo program. that was a stupid tech that he picked up- bush league. you can’t say enough about rondo. does anyone here think sheed can put together a string of good games- we sure need him to do that as we would probably would not have won if we got the typical sheed game.
congragulations on an amazing victory
I knew coming into post season play people were over looking the Celtics. I’m not saying you guys will win the series or anything, but this definitely shows that they’ve still got it. I don’t care who uses the LeBron injured. He’s got a bum shoulder, but most NBA PLAYERS ARE A BIT BANGED UP BY NOW. cya
Bat88m
I have to say
Perk’s defense on Shaq in the 1st quarter was awesome.
Sheed, show up like that for the rest of the playoffs and you may just justify having any possible championship ring the Celtics may get. Great job.
Rondo man, when you’re on, the Cavs defense doesn’t know what to do with you. Whether it’s an easy layup or an easy pass to KG, you got it done again.
Now, onto Game 3…on Friday. Man, what a wait! : (
Can I play CelticsinOrlando's substitute
I fit a requirement, I am a Celtic’s fan who lives in Orlando…
"Red, Blue and White Ignite"
"Orange and Blue, A Gator Too"
On the excellent 'Cavs The Blog'
The Cavs fans there LOVE PP ISOs and are terrified of Rondo.
being optomistic
we have won 5 of the 8 quarters in this series.
Game 1- 1st, 2nd
Game 2-1st, 2nd, 3rd
We go back to our house where the calls should be better, we should get the breaks and our bench should outplay their bench. I understand we could be up 2-0, but fellas we goin to the Garden tied with a chance with two wins over the weekend to take home court advantage. Dont get me wrong, it will be hard but if you told me that we would win by more than 15 tonight and bavetta was reffing the game, i wouldnt believe you and we got it done. We got this, if we want it more and i think we do, BTW DID ANYBODY SEE MO WILLIAMS TONIGHT, i didnt. lol sorry for the caps but man we goin back home with a tied series.
the refs still bet for cavs
Even though its our home floor i think it will still be 5 vs 8.. remember game 5 against miami..
by Celtics own the refs on May 4, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Typical, classless TNT
Did you hear them ask at halftime who was gonna win the Orlando-Cleveland series like it was a done deal already?
You're probably taking those guys too seriously
It’s a comedy act as much as anything else. And Kenny’s been rather pro-Celtics all year.
by TheOutletPass on May 4, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Kenny still believe in the C's capabilities.
"The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot." - Bill Russell
Yes, intimidation is the key to domination.
by Marjun Raposon on May 4, 2010 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
YEP
he kept getting an excuse as to why his cavs lost.. HAHAHaHha Who would you believe?
Kenny ( 2 rings and won one as a 6th seed) or Chuck ( 0 rings and lost Finals with home court)
by Celtics own the refs on May 4, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Barkley is a known gambler I’m sure he bet the house on cleveland. Man I’m so excited about this win and the way we played I will not be able to sleep!
by Blackberry33 on May 4, 2010 1:16 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
unsung - Perk
Most haven’t mentioned him, but Perk deseves major props. Great defense tonight.
+20 for the game. 9 def rebounds. no stupid mistakes (only 1 TO!!!). Played angry but in control (almost lost it with sideshow, but kept his cool).
funniest part of the game
listening to the announcers jump back and forth between “we can finally put that elbow nonsense to rest” to “oh…the elbow thing is a really big story….”
He was on the floor for the first 7 pts of the Cav's 15-0 run.
Outside of that, he was +5.
Taking him out, of course, wasn’t the answer because the Cavs then scored 8 straight more.
Oh well.
He ragequit CelticsBlog
over a political debate gone wrong. D:
by Tai on May 4, 2010 3:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta to take care of business at home now
Must keep the momentum and send the series back to Cleveland with a 3-1 lead. The opening of the 4th qtr showed we cannot afford to give any chance, none, zero, to LBJ to fight back. Bad elbow or not, he still can score at will, esp with the help of the refs.
The next game in Boston will be difficult as the long break between games gives LBJ time to rest his elbow.
22 years between titles
lakers will pass celts in total championships by 2015 :)
wanna bet?
im a little short on cash and could use some easy money….
No cheating and you have a way to go ....
The LA Lakers only have 10 championships….
The other 5 championships jbelong to the Minneapolis Lakers which you can not steal.
http://sportsbannerspennants.storeblogs.com/files/2009/10/76140-Los-Angeles-Lakers-Banner.jpg
The Boston Celtics have 17
I wish I could've watched the game. Go Celtics!
I knew they had what it takes. Baring injury, they should be able to take the whole enchilada and send Kobe home crying again.
The guy in the pic has been the best player in the series.
"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said
The win....
…makes me feel happy without worrying too much for about 3 days. It feels good to read any CELTICS-related article right now.
I will also eat my words. Fine display of basketball by the Celtics last night. I think they have a chance, now that Sheed showed up and KG is playing well.
Based upon trends i am seeing I now think they could actually go all the way. As some have said above, it is now all mental. If our brain trust can out think their brain trust (heh heh), and adjust, it could happen. Anything is possible.
How much more could he have done?
Couldn’t be more one-sided – Cavs just couldn’t overcome the defense…
by nba is the worst on May 5, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Can't quit now..
The C’s need to win the next two wo win this series IMHO. They need to keep focusing on attacking the paint, rebounding, and defending LeBron.
If they win the next two they are obviously sitting pretty, but a let down in either of the next couple games, Cleveland will win the series…
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