Celts Come Alive Late to Beat the Pistons
by Fafnir on Jan 19, 2011 10:24 PM EST
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PrintThis was a very very ugly game by both teams. The C's were slow on both ends of the court for 7/8ths of the game with the exception of Shaq. He got 5 offensive boards and was extremely active, blocking shots, hitting the floor for steals, and cleaning up the glass on both ends of the court.
The C's looked discombobulated from the start as they tried to match up with the Pistons having Tracy McGrady at the point by having Rondo cover him. This worked briefly but quickly broke down after the first few minutes. McGrady took advantage of the uncertain rotations to create a ton of easy looks for his team mates. This allowed the Pistons to get back in the game and eventually take a lead into half.
With 6 minutes left in the game the Pistons took their biggest lead of the night, and the Celtics finally responded with a 9-1 run that tied up the game. From there the C's and Pistons traded buckets until Ray hit a big shot with 25 seconds left, and from their the C's got stops to win the game.
- I think the Celtics played a lot better defense just putting Rondo on Ben Gordon or Rodney Stuckey. They did this to close out the game and it worked.
- The C's did a great job attacking the glass tonight. They took advantage of Detroit's size and got 14 second shots.
- Paul Pierce had it going most of the night, he was able to get a step on Prince, Daye, and McGrady. He was the only player who was able to consistently score during his time out there.
- Ray Allen had an awful shooting night. He missed two out of five free throws and only made a single shot prior to his game winning long two late.
- Marquis Daniels left in the second quarter with an ankle injury. Hopefully it isn't a serious one.
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I love watching Shaq also.
His on court play and especially his comical antics just makes the games so much enjoyable to watch this year.
Nice late run but it was all too depressing to watch before Shaq started the momentum
Anyhow, good job C’s!
"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi
Nate was awful again
but our starters played great down the streth.
by friedgreentomatoes on Jan 19, 2011 10:14 PM EST reply actions
i can't understand things such as
him not catching the ball well but still forcing the shot… and thats in the 4th Q when we were trailing.
by friedgreentomatoes on Jan 19, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
If they could trade Nate tomorrow they should
He has been awful most of this year. Has not really had a torrid stretch of shooting or socring. He has had a couple of good games and played well in garbage time, but other than that he has been the worst player on the team.
I'd like to give him a chance and wait for Delonte
…because it seems the task of having to bring the ball up does something to his Nate mind… makes him unable to put the ball in the basket, for some weird reason. Let’s see what happens when he’s let out of jail to be a pure 2 again….?
by DRJ1 on Jan 19, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
First Post
Ive been a follower of Celticsblog for a while now, and I finally decided to join the best
NBA Blogging Community… Anyways this game was really ugly except for Shaq and his
Luke “HUSTLE” Harangody type plays, He really ignited the team late in the fourth with that sweet alley-oop from Rondo. The offensive rebounds were the big difference as Shaq got as many as the whole Pistons team himself
Nail biter ...
C’s looked a bit flat tonight but it is the dog days of the NBA season so I guess games like this will pop up on occasion.
Pierce had a nice game and helped keep the C’s in the game
But I think Shaq deserves the game ball as he found the fountain of youth and had a strong game with 12 points, 12 boards 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Erden also I think played well and deserves praise as he was active on the defensive and offensive end of the court.
Nice to see both Shaq and Erden taking it very strong in the paint on offense tonight giving the C’s a strong inside scoring presence…which the C’s as a team also did overall good job of outscoring the Pistons 50 -42 in the paint.
Another positive note tonight also was that KG looked very fluid on the court and shows no side effects in his 2nd game back from his leg injury.
C’s should have handled the Pistons easier tonight… but hey a win is a win.
Yea...
his body language looks real good also which is another sign he apparently is feeling good and is healthy.
I got in late and only saw the fourth quarter
Which looks like it was the only quarter to watch. Seemed like everyone but Shaq was in slow motion tonight. This is a great win given how Rondo was on another planet tonight. While many players had poor games, Rondo is so important to this offense, that when he is off its puts the result of the game, even against bad teams like the Pistons, in doubt. Shaq was awesome in the 4th quarter. Nice win to keep the loss column in single digits.
I cannot believe that Daniels got hurt. This team cannot catch a break. They are Portland east. If Marquis is going to be out for a lengthy period of time, Danny may have to pull the trigger on a deal. If he does, I certainly hope Nate is in it. He is the worst player on the team right now.
Right after Marquis
went down he walked to the locker room on his own power and was reported to come back but never did. I think he’s fine, they just wanted paul on the floor.
The only discouraging thing about this game to me was that Boston was without KG and Perk. Having those two guys back would make them so much stronger, that I am not sure we can win against them.
by letsgoblue86 on Jan 19, 2011 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Not fun to watch
K.G. looked terrible (i will cut him some slack though) and the turnovers were just miserable. We could have taken the lead much earlier if not for the untimely turnovers we had. It seemed like every time we made a stop, we turned it over on offense immediately.
The only discouraging thing about this game to me was that Boston was without KG and Perk. Having those two guys back would make them so much stronger, that I am not sure we can win against them.
It was a horribly ugly game
But great that they won. Never would have happened last year.
So far so good....
hopefully the C’s can also avoid the mid winter slump we saw from them last year.
only saying
that i would prefer watching a game where we play better.
The only discouraging thing about this game to me was that Boston was without KG and Perk. Having those two guys back would make them so much stronger, that I am not sure we can win against them.
by letsgoblue86 on Jan 19, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
ugly Win
But I’ll take a ugly win any night of the week.I’m happy we had a little payback,tasted sweet.
by nanaluvsball on Jan 19, 2011 10:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Im extremely dissapointed in Rondo.
He played like abosolute garbage, no hustle, no energy, no speed, nothing.
He simply walked the ball up the court, passed it to Ray or Paul, or took open jumpers, nothing else literally.
He just doesent have that “Superstar” attitude yet, Superstars dont take games off, they are great because they are always consistent and reliable.
I am sure Rondo can somehow become that but I was just dissapointed with him today. He has no excuse to play that bad at age 24 when 38 year old shaq is tossing his body around and hustling.
And didn't Rondo have 8 assists anyways...
Along with 8 rebounds? 6 points on 3/9 shooting isn’t as good, but outside of that…he wasn’t totally useless tonight. Bad night from his standards, for sure.
If Ray & Co. had shot the ball better
then Rondo’s assist total for the game would be even better.
The team missed a lot of bunnies.
Rondo did look like he took 7/8 of this game off
…Only looked active at the very end. But that can be said of the whole team, more or less, except Shaq. And they won. It’s really IMPOSSIBLE for any team to play all-out every minute of every game x 82 games + playoffs. At least they put in the effort at the end. This year, it seems to be working.
Dallas beating up on Lakers right now
Sasha pavlovic started for Dallas and is on fire
right on Flawless
Rondo takes games off..that’s a given
An ugly victory
The Celtics played a horrible game the first 3 1/2 quarters, no energy or hustle. They play to their competition too much. The Pistons weren’t doing anything special. Looked so unthreatening, basically asking for the Celtics to take the lead. But it took them so long to overcome the slump. Maybe its his high intelligence, because Rondo looked bored and spaced out. I don’t think he takes games off, he takes quarters off. And sometimes it costs the team as far wins (not able to keep up/sustain energy for the team to play defense or score). Horrible tonight at pushing the tempo
But Shaq was the a hustling machine!! Got them back in the game. Diving on the floor, blocking shots, offensive rebounds, he was great.
It was strange watching the Celtics stand around and play with such little energy for much of the game. It’s great that SHAQ was the one force that seemed to energize the team but after a day off, playing at home and against a team that the C’s had lost to in their last game the entire team should have been much more ready to play hard tonight
shaq, this year—we win. sheed, last year— we lose. simple as that. we really need quissy and i am glad they did not put him back in- he’s delicate. a semih sighting and the twirling turk did good. rondo did look like he was moving in mud most of the game but he did pick it up in the 4th.
agree on the Shaq Sheed comapre ...but Semih was a Net zero....both good and bad
but glad for the win….I love a comeback
Is it Soup Yet?
Nice gutty win.
Credit has to go to KG and Shaq for being active on D and Pierce for keeping them in the game.
As for Nate, he’ll be better playing off the ball when West is back. Nate isnt a playmaker or passer.
by LuckyNumber07 on Jan 19, 2011 11:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
A win
is a win is a win is a win
by TheDefenseNeverRests05akaUhOh!! on Jan 19, 2011 11:32 PM EST reply actions
Refs were typically blind
And they forget their own rules. Travel call on KG… baloney, there was no travel because he took exactly 2 steps at the end of his dribble. That foul call on Quis… totally phantom.
And WHY is it that the refs only call 1 out of every 3 hard fouls on Paul? What has he done to deserve this??
GREAT game
Yes – I know, the C’s seemed lethargic (except for Paul & Shaq) and couldn’t toss a brick in the ocean for much of the game.
Halfway through the game, the C’s were shooting around 35% – against the team with the worst opponent FG% in the NBA! And at the same time, Detroit was shooting well over 50% and in the lead through most of the game.
But I loved it. I kept thinking about the stupid ‘toughness’ thread around Otis Smith comments and I was positive that this team was still going to win this game.
And what did they do? They put the clamps on defensively – Detroit finished at only 41.9%. And they attacked the rim to drive their final FG% back up to a respectable 44.7%.
This is a tough team. Tough teams win.
Shaq deserves the game ball for his energy and competitiveness. Pierce deserves one for being steady throughout the game. Smaller kudos to Erden and Wafer for their play off the bench. And it just figures that despite finally having a poor night shooting to end his record-setting streak, Ray still makes the big shot off a Rondo pass.
Hopefully Quis’ ankle is ok. ‘Sounds like it isn’t too serious and they were just being cautious. We need him.
boy monroe has really improved from the start of the year
if they can land themselves a stud PF in this years draft they will be on the right path.
of course dumars is wishing he could find a taker for hamilton, gordon and villanueva too.
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
i can just see delonte west winning a game of poker against lebron, throwing down the cards he yells, "who's your daddy!"...."oh, sorry man"
by remembering9ergods on Jan 20, 2011 6:40 AM EST reply actions
The game between Celtics and the Pistons was the bomb and the truth is that Celts are a formidable team. Without Shaq, the Celts were slower and did not extremely better when he became a live. I agree it was a hell of a game.
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