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game day, 6/17/2008 NBA Champions!!!
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts are the 2007-2008 NBA Champions with a blowout win, 131-92 over the Los Angeles LakersThe game started off a bit slow for the Celts. They looked a little rusty but I guess both sides looked tentative too. A little wear and tear from the travel could of been the cause.Ray Allen started off well. He scored the Celts opening shots. Rondo was trying to make plays and got a bunch of steals. He seemed to be back into the swing of things. At least the ankle didn't...
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game day, 6/15/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts lose a tough one 103-98. They really should of sealed the Finals but its not all bad that the Celts win it at home.The game started off as one would expect with the Lakers trying to start aggressively. The Celts fell behind yet again. The Celts still had problems getting shots to fall again and the Lakers were making all theirs so it seemed. It seemed that not having Perks inside presence hurt.Kobe made a bunch of threes which was frustrating to see. He...
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game day, 6/12/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts won 97-91. It was a tale of two games. I'm just glad the Celts came out on top.The game started off very bad for the Celts. No one seemed to make any shots and the Lakers were making all theirs. It was ugly. No doubt about it. The pace and calls just didn't seem to be going the Celts way. They just had to weather the storm. Odom seemed to find new life with his scoring.Rondo was pretty ineffective so he ended up sitting out most of the game.
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AGGGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
| ugggh. I don't even want to think that the Celts could play a worse quarter of basketball.....and the Lakers were on top of their game.
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game day, 6/10/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts lose a tough one 87-81. The game started off as one would expect. The Lakers were agressive and went to the basket as much as possible. They took an early lead. The Celts would have to weather the early drive. The Celts certainly got more fouls as one expected. Too many early turnovers too.As one expected, Kobe would be the one who would be leading the charge for the Lakers.Rondo had the hot hand but that wasn't a good sign. The Celts had to get...
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game day, 6/8/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts won a thriller 108-102 to take a two game lead in the NBA Finals.The game started off tough The Celts were pushing things so it seemed but the Lakers were desperate and agressive. The missed a bunch of layups early on in the game. Kobe was still rather cool at the start. The Celts turned over the ball though. Paul Pierce seemed like he was on a mission. He didn't seemed to be having any problems from his knee. Good sign. KG did have some open shots but didn't...
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game day, 6/5/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts win a tough game one of the Finals, 98-88.The game started off rather slow for both sides. The jitters were a bit on the Celts. They missed some open shots early on and the Laker defense was pretty good. But the game remained close. The game seemed to move pretty fast.KG showed up to play and got some early buckets. The Celts built up a small lead towards the end of the first quarter but no lead is ever safe.The bench was pretty good....
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2008 NBA Finals
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
After all these years, the Boston Celtics are back in the Finals. It has been a long and grueling season but its been fun to see the guys grow together. I'm sick of the hype and have managed to miss most of it.The Celts have a better than average shot at winning the title. Defense will be the key. They have to showcase why they were one of the best if not the best defensive team this past season. The Celts are much more physical to the finesse offense of the Lakers....
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game day, 5/30/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts win the game, 89-81 and the series!!!!!! Congratulations to the Boston Celtics!!!!The game started off ok. The Celts were shooting well and dealt very well with the initial Piston's surge. One would expect them to come out on fire with a lot of energy. No. The Celts held the lead with the hot hand of Ray Allen. Who knew. He had some big threes early on in the game. The Pistons did remain close with Rip Hamilton's hot shooting. What injury? What an actor....
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game day, 5/28/2008
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bostondave wrote this 2 months ago on |
The Celts win a close one 106-102. WoahThe game started off with a defensive battle for both sides. The defense was physical and tough. Both sides turned over the ball too much. Rondo was big here.Pierce and Ray made a few big shots and the Celts made a nice run to build a lead. It was good to see Ray make a three. He missed an earlier jump shot. Perk made some good shots too. Still the game was too close.Wallace and Billups made far too many three...
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game day, 5/26/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts lost a tough one 94-75.The game started off bad for the Celts. The Pistons scored the first bunch of points and were sky high as one would expect. They were the more desperate team. The Celts would just have to weather the situation.The Celts' offense just couldn't get anything going and the Piston's defense was very tough. Twenty percent?? Yikes!!! Also too many turnovers. It was bad.The Piston bench was the huge difference in the game. It gave...
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game day, 5/24/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts win a huge one 94-80!!! Dominance...The Celts got off to a very good start taking an early lead. The Pistons had problems scoring early but as usual, they would catch up thanks to some poor Celts shooting and good defense.As soon as the starters went to the bench, the Celts lost their big lead. KG and Ray got into early foul trouble. One good sign though was that the Celts pushed things and went to the board. Both sides were agressive; Very...
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game day, 5/22/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts lost 103-97 for the first time at home.The game started off a bit rough for the Pistons but they still managed to hang close with the Celts. Billups and Hamilton did play hard and get early scores.The Celts continued to play ok. Defense was very good on both sides and the game remained close. Turnovers were even.The refs seemed to be much more active and calling fouls. Both sides were in foul trouble. Ray Allen got three .Both sides...
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game day, 5/20/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts won a good game, 88-79 to take the first game.The game started off well for the guys. They took an small lead early but defense was very good on both sides. The score was pretty low. Perk was huge with rebounds.Ray still continued to have problems shooting but the guys kept on giving him the ball to get him going. He got a bunch of layups.The Pistons went on a small run and took a small lead but the Celts quickly reclaimed the lead. The Celts...
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2008 Eastern Conference Championships
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The series between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons will be a lot tougher and harder than the past series. Both teams are closely matched up. However, with Detroit's experience in the playoffs, you really have to give them the nod. Its just a simple fact that these guys have all been through the playoff wars and have succeeded. This Celtics team is learning on the job. The key match up will be Rondo vs Billups. Rajon had his way against Chancey in their last meeting. It'll...
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game day, 5/18/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts win a heartwrenching game, 97-92 over the Cavs to win the series.The started off with Pierce taking some good shots and making them! Both teams played good defense and kept the game pretty close. KG got a bunch of rebounds early so that was a good sign. The Celts slowly built up a small lead. The refs continued to make no calls on fouls made on Paul. Lebron continued to do his thing though he was well defended by Paul.The Cavs would make a run of...
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game day, 5/16/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts lose 74-69. This was one, they could of won.The game started off a bit rocky for the Celts again. They were able to hang with the Cavs but their shoot selection was not great. The Celts took too many jump shots and they weren't going in to start.KG looked pretty good and definitely motivated. Rondo looked to have a good start.Lebron was trying to do too much and turned it over a few times.The defense definitely got tight on both...
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game day, 5/14/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts won a nailbiter, 96-89.Congrats to Danny Ainge on winning the Executive of the Year.The game started off slow by the Celts again. The Cavs looked pretty sharp with their scoring. Wally had the hot hand. The Celts fell behind early but the Celts managed to claw their way back into the game towards the end of the quarter. A bad sign was that Lebron was hitting most of his shots early in the game too. Ugggh.The Celts still continued allowing the Cavs...
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game day, 5/12/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts continued to lose on the road, losing 88-77 to the Cavs.The game started off slow for the Celts but they kept things close with good defense. Their shooting was still a bit shaky. Why was Rondo taking so many jump shots? They weren't going in for him. Thankfully the Cavs were just as bad shooting. The game was close.The first quarter went much better than the last game. It was a good sign. The defense was much more composed and stout.In the second...
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game day, 5/10/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts lose a tough one, 108-84. sighThe game started off as one would expect. The Celts fell behind early and had to wait out the Cavs home start. The Cavs looked energized and much more in tune than they were in Boston. This was expected. It was ugly for the Celts. They couldn't get much of an offense started and they turned the ball over. The Cavs went up by as much as 26pts.The Cavs players like Wally, D-West , Joe Smith etc. got hot In the...
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game day, 5/8/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts win a rather easily over the Cavs, 89-73 and go up two games.The game started off pretty slow for the Celts. The guys missed some shots and had bad passes, turning over the ball. It was a bit sloppy. The Celts did fight back though.The Celts just weren't shooting very well. They were settling for jump shots again and not driving to the basket. The Cavs defense was good and getting rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was hitting all his shots. He was the...
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game day, 5/6/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
| The Celts win a stomach churner, 76-72 over the Cavs.The game started off bad for the Celts. The guys couldn't score in the opening minutes thanks to tough Cavs' defense. The Cavs scored the first several buckets and the Celts were not able to get going.The Celts did fight back and got the lead. The Celts went on a nice run The defense stepped up and the Cavs shooting went cold. Posey was great guarding Lebron. The game still remained close as one would...
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game day, 5/4/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts won a laugher, 99-65 over the Hawks and won the series in seven. This game should of happened 2-3 games ago.The game started off pretty much the same way all the other games. The Celts got out to a fair sized lead. The shots were going in and the defense was good. The Celts forced turnovers. It looked good. The Hawks looked a bit tense. Home cooking helps. It was another physical game.Perkins came out to play with 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in the first...
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game day, 5/2/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts lose another one on the road 103-100. What the hell....The game started off ok for the Celts. They got a small lead. The Hawks were physical again. The Celts got into some early foul problems with KG and Paul getting some bad calls.You could tell the game was going to be chippy with a lot on the line. The Celts just had to weather the enthusiasm of the crowd and the Hawks and play solid defense and shoot high percentage shots.The Celts defense...
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game day, 4/30/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
The Celts won big over the Hawks, 110-85 . Not a big surprise but I think the win was necessary for the Celtics and the fans psyche.The game started off pretty tight. The Celts did get an early lead but they gave it up. The game continued to be back and forth for most of the first quarter. The Hawks relied more on threes to stay in the game while the Celts made jumpers and higher percentage shots. It was good to see all the Celts starters get going on scoring too. KG was much more...
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game day, 4/28/2008
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bostondave wrote this 3 months ago on |
| The Celts lost a very tough game 97-92.The first quarter started off pretty good for the Celts. They were much more aggressive and intense. The Celts came to play and squash the Hawks. The refs were certainly more busy giving the Celts a lot more fouls as usual.The Celts had a much better shooting night and held the Hawks without a field goal except for foul shots in the first 8 minutes. The Celts defense got 3-4 early turnovers. KG, Ray and Paul all scored...
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game day, 4/26/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts lose a tough one 102-93 to the Hawks.The game started off not so good for the Celts. They weren't shooting very well and their defense was rather shaky. It was a bit tough to see. I suppose it was to be expected that the home team would start out strong and the Celts would just have to weather the storm in the first quarter. The Hawks were just pumped up. The Celts slowly chipped away at the Hawks lead though in the second quarter. KG had 19pts in the first...
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game day, 4/23/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts won 96-77 over the Hawks in game two.The game started off much different than the first game. The game was far more up tempo and physical and that worked to the Hawks favor for a bit. The Hawks certainly were motivated to do more.There was some concern with Paul Pierce going out with back strain. Posey filled in well for him though. Pierce returned later in the game and didn't seem to be in too much pain.Perk got into early foul trouble yet again...
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game day, 4/20/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The playoffs begin. The Celts won 104 - 81 over the Hawks and take game one.The game started off pretty typically with the Celts getting out to an early lead. It was great to see Pierce with the hot hand. He got three early threes. The rest of the team also played wellBut like any other game, the Hawks did make a run in the half and got back into the game a little bit. The Celts offense sputtered a little bit but the good news was that Rondo got off to a...
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game day, 4/16/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts win 105-94 over the Nets.The game started off in typical Celts fashion. The guys got out to an early lead and played solid defense and got rebounds. It still was a pretty loose start, The Nets couldn't score for the longest time and were held to 14% shooting at one point! They were in vacation mode.KG made some swishes. No rim. Love it. The Big Three would sit out most of the game as expected.Rondo and Posey sat out of the game. This meant...
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game day. 4/14/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts will play the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.The Celts beat the Knicks, 99-93The game was going to be a tough one with the Big Three sitting it out. Give them all the rest they need. It was good to see the bench play the whole game though it was also frustrating at times too. Going into the game, it was kind of blah. Just get through the game and don't get injured.Lots of Leon Powe and Tony Allen and Co.The game was...
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game day, 4/12/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts won a tough one, 99-89 against the Atlanta Hawks.The game started off pretty well for the Celts. The guys got a good sized lead and kept it for most of the first quarter. KG got a bunch of easy shots in the paint and looked like he was into it.In the second quarter, the Hawks chipped away at the lead. The Celtic bench just didn't seem to be jelling quite right at times. They played with either KG or Ray for some time and still weren't able to keep the lead....
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game day, 4/11/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts win an easy one, 102-86The game was another hohmm game. Thankfully the first quarter moved pretty fast. Eddie House and Leon Powe were both out with injuries. They both won't play tomorrow either.The Celts got off to a fast start as usual and held the lead . The Bucks really weren't doing too much. They would take the first open shot they saw with little passing. The Celts were working on various thing. They got a a fair amount of rebounds thanks to the poor...
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game day, 4/9/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts lost a tough one to the Wizards, 109-95. The game was pretty testy for a blow off game. Paul Pierce had the early hot hand scoring three threes. He answered Wizards scores. He was left open for too many threes. It was fun to see.The Wizards weren't going to roll over though with playoff positioning on the line. The Celts went up by a little bit but the Wizards came back to tie it. No lead was safe. They certainly played much harder at times. The...
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game day, 4/8/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts won a close one 107-104 over the Bucks.The game started out as one would expect. The Celts jumped out to an early lead with the Big Three in place. It was ridiculous how well they played. It was no contest. About midway through the first quarter, Doc sat down the guys. They had a 12 point lead. The Bucks couldn't get anything to fall.The Bucks did make a run and got the game within a few points but couldn't get closer.The Celts bench did stiffen...
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game day, 4/5/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The game against the Charlotte Bobcats was hohmm. The Celts won handily 101-78 and clinched the number one seed in the East and home court through the playoffs.The game was never really in doubt even with the Big Three not playing. You got a huge helping of the Celts bench playing the bulk of the game with Rajon and Perk sitting most of it out too. It was good to see the guys just get some playing time.James Posey started with 19pts. He really set the tone in the first...
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game day, 4/2/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts win another easy one over the Indiana Pacers with 92-77 for win number sixty!!The Celtics started out ok but the Pacers crept back into the game. They did it by getting too many offensive rebounds. The Celts just can't allow that to happen. The Celts have to block out and get them. They were a little sloppy taking poor shots but they still maintained a lead.The Celts were able to build up a twelve point lead with better defense and a bunch of Indy...
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game day, 4/1/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts on an easy one, 106-92 over da Bulls. Another hohmm night. The Celts seemed to be playing rather lackluster tonight but were able to hold a lead even with the second unit playing a bulk of the game. The lead would shrink and Doc would put in the starters. The lead would go back up again.It went like that for most of the first half. The Celts really slept walked for most of the game til around half time.Chicago really wasn't very good.The only...
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game day, 3/30/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts won a sleeper 88-62 over the Miami Heat. The game just started out as one would expect. The Celts got out to an early lead and just took off. It was fun to watch.The second unit still had their problems. Not sure why they are having so many problems scoring. Bad passing and lack luster defense.. Sam Cassell still had some problems but slowly got better. Tony Allen got into early foul trouble.The second quarter was just ugly. Neither team...
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game day, 3/28/2008
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bostondave wrote this 4 months ago on |
| The Celts won a good one over the Honnets 112-92. They finally beat every team in the NBA.The game started off pretty much back and forth with neither team getting a big lead. Rondo did look good and made some great moves to the basket. He did toy around with Chris Paul at times. It was great to see.The Celts bench didn't look as good though. Early in the second quarter, they gave up the lead and took too many bad shots in the second quarter. The bench just wasn't up...
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game day, 3/26/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts had a solid win over the Phoenix Suns, 117-97. Good payback.The game started off pretty well. The Celts were able to build a lead up to 15pts but weren't able to hold it. As one would expect from the Phoenix Suns, they came back towards the second quarter and took a small lead. The Celts were able to fight back and tie the game at half time at 57 all.Stoudemire had 22pts at the half. It was hard to stop him. He just drove to the basket and scored easily. Shaq...
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game day, 3/24/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts lost another one in the final minutes to the Sixers, 95-90.The game started out pretty good for the Celts. The starters got a nice lead and held it til the bench gave it back to the Sixers. The game really didn't feel close though. The Celts really were toying with the Sixers. The Sixers did take the lead briefly in the second quarter. Igodala led the way with the scoring with 28ptsBut Leon Powe wouldn't be denied. He had a bunch of free...
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game day, 3/22/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts lost a tough one to the Hornets, 113-106.The game started off pretty fast for both sides but the Celts were the ones with the better shots. Rondo and Chris Paul traded baskets and were both hustling. Rondo really showed up to play and that put Paul in early foul trouble.Paul Pierce had the hot hand with a couple three pointers, 16pts in the first quarter!David West had the hot hand for the Hornets.The Celts bench was alright....
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game day, 3/20/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts completed the sweep of the Texas Triangle and beat Dallas 94-90. It has been quite an impressive road trip.The game would be close from the start with neither team really getting any large lead. Both sides went on runs to make up any difference.The Celts were having problems shooting the ball though. Their scoring percentage was in the thirties for most of the game. Dallas had the hot hands. Jerry Stackhouse seemed to be making a lot of shots in the first...
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game day, 3/18/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets, 94-74 and ended theRockets 22 game winning streak.The game started off pretty close in the first half. Tracy McGrady was held to just 8pts. Luis Scola scored 15pts for Houston.Houston did have a lead in the first half but weren't able to hold off the Celts.By half-time the score was tied at 40.The Celts defense was impressive and scraped and fought for rebounds. They took away the outside...
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game day, 3/17/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The luck of the Irish on St Patrick's Day was there for the Celts as they won a close one over the Spurs, 93-91.The game certainly didn't start off the way the Celts wanted too. The first quarter was a nightmare. The Celts fell behind 22 points and just couldn't seem to score while the Spurs were making all their shots. It looked like it was going to be a long night.Rondo had trouble at first dealing with Tony Parker. The guys didn't seem to have enough energy. The...
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game day, 3/15/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts won a pretty good game 99-77 over the Bucks.The game started out rather slow. The Celts slowly worked their way out of things though.The Celts defense was better tonight. The Bucks were held to 32% shooting in the first half! The Bucks were only able to make jump shots from the outside. It seemed like the Celts weren't getting many rebounds but it was pretty even. The Bucks got most of their rebounds in the first quarter.KG certainly was into the...
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game day, 3/14/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts lose a tough one to the Utah Jazz 110-92Some nights, it The Jazz were one of the hottest teams out of the west. And proved it. Ray Allen left the game with a twisted ankle. It looked like he slipped. That took him out of the game and it just left a hole in the offense. The Celts will hopefully get him back soon.Deron Williams had a huge game with 32pts. Carlos Boozer had 17pt, 12 rebounds. He was all over the place in the first half.
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game day, 3/12/2008
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bostondave wrote this 5 months ago on |
| The Celts won a easy one over the young Sonics, 111-82.The Sonics came out firing away and playing surprisingly well in the first quarter. The Celts actually trailed for the first time in a few games. Its not a surprise.Durante was pretty much a non-factor after the first quarter.Paul Pierce led the way to get a lead and not look back. The Celts just built on that lead.The Sonics just kept shooting themselves in the foot with bad shots and...
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