The Celtics are the better team. I believe that down to my bones. But the saying goes, you are what your record says you are and right now we’re all even with the Sixers in the 2nd round of the playoffs. This team consistently manages to be inconsistent and it is maddening. We know they can do so much more because we see it so often. In the very last game the (more…)
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15
May
2012
GameCenter: Experience doesn’t pay
BOSTON — A look at ESPN Boston headlines after the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 82-81 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series Monday evening at TD Garden, including Chris Forsberg on Boston’s lack of late-game execution and Peter May on how the Celtics’ shaky play has given the 76ers confidence:
Read moreCeltics coach Doc Rivers confirmed prior to tonight’s Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers that Ray Allen — and everyone else — will be available. “Everybody’s good,” Rivers said. Allen was originally described as a game-time decision, as he’s still fighting the pain from the bone spurs in his right ankle. While he was limited in practice this week, Rivers said he’d be good to go for Game 1. “Ray’s doing all (more…)
Read more18 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block. Those aren’t gaudy numbers. You’d expect that kind of stat line from anybody that plays 40 minutes. If you stand in the right place, take the right shots, and make the smart pass, a lot of NBA players will have a night like that, but The Captain is not like most NBA players. Paul Pierce wasn’t just standing around facilitating for his (more…)
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10
May
2012
State of the Celtics Now… and Later
Promoted FanPost A lot has transpired since those dreary days before the All Star break. The Celtics, through great play and good fortune, can see the ECF in their future… a thought that was at very least preposterous just a short time ago. Injuries to others (and some of our own) have paved the way to a possible showdown with the Heat… as long as we play Celtic basketball. A few thoughts/opinions (more…)
Read moreThink back to last season. Avery Bradley, the Celtics first-round draft choice out of Texas, struggled immensely. His playing time was never steady, and his season wise widely marked by injury problems. He spent a good portion of the season either inactive, on the bench or in the D-League. His potential to contribute to the Celtics in the immediate future was widely unknown. And then the lockout happened. And then the lockout (more…)
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06
May
2012
Avery Bradley To Play; Will Start Game 4
Avery Bradley To Play; Will Start Game 4 Avery Bradley to start despite shoulder injury. Doc: “We just got the OK about 10 minutes ago. So he’s just going to see how it feels. – Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg)
Read moreUgly ugly ugly. It took overtime to break 80 points. There are some games where you get great defense. Some nights it is just bad offense. Then other nights it is just being unlucky. Tonight was a perfect storm of all three. A play in overtime was a microcosm of the entire game: Rondo stole the ball, was running the other way with a clear path to the hoop, slipped or took (more…)
Read moreThere are times when the Celtics get in a zone. I’m not talking about zone defense, or getting in a zone shooting the ball, I’m talking about getting in a zone playing defense. When a shooter starts making shot after shot, the basket looks bigger and the game just sort of slows down. I think that is what must happen to the Celtics on defense sometimes. They see the ball moving and (more…)
Read moreIt is hard not get increasingly nervous about Ray Allen’s ankles. I know the games he has missed this week weren’t all that critical, but it sounds like he wouldn’t have played if they were critical. And now we’re headed into the playoffs on Sunday where the games are pretty much the definition of critical. So it would certainly help to have the game’s best shooter and automatic floor spacer on the (more…)
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