TP, for another job well done. It will be nice to have JO and Ray back in the lineup. Hopefully we can jump out and get the younger guys minutes.Yup, but if things aren't working out would Doc not hesitate and pull Rondo for Bradley? Or go with Pietrus over Ray in crunch time? I know it's just Cleveland but curious to see how things will unfold because the guys playing now have been on a roll.
TP to FLCeltsFan for another great game thread.
Do you really think JO will be playing today?
SherrodbCSN A. Sherrod BlakelyWe don't need Rondo! We've got the captain!
#Celtics Rajon Rondo expected to not play tonight. Ray Allen is expected to play. JO up in the air. Dooling doubtful.
I'm going to the game thanks to a last minute ticket that appeared for me. 8) First one this season.Awesomesauce. Have fun man :D
C's should take this one. In the past, hasn't Pierce been matched with Jamison?
Just glad Ray is back. No need to rush Rondo, needs to be healthy.Is Jo starting? If so, a sign Doc is going away from recent success to the old forumlae (sigh).
I love KG in the post.
JO is outJust glad Ray is back. No need to rush Rondo, needs to be healthy.Is Jo starting? If so, a sign Doc is going away from recent success to the old forumlae (sigh).
Why is Bradley such a slouchy dribbler?
Some nice passing from the Cavs. Look like a well-coached offensive team.
Why is Bradley such a slouchy dribbler?
Why is Bradley such a slouchy dribbler?
old man posture
Wilcox looks a lot better. Nice to see the work on the offensive boards.
Wilcox looks a lot better. Nice to see the work on the offensive boards.
I hate these games where the other team is too young, stupid, and athletic to know they're supposed to lose^^^agree
No love from the refs again...the horrific reffing started early tonite
sometimes I think Bass is too unselfishReally? Never would have thought that.
Ray Allen laughs at everyone who said we were better off without him.
Ray Allen laughs at everyone who said we were better off without him.If so they better beat the Cavs at home or he'll hear it again
Boston's doing alright, but man, they're doing some boneheaded things to keep Cleveland in this. Getting blocked, turnovers. Boston should be up at least 15 at this point.
Of course, the refs are doing their best to keep Cleveland in it.
Boston's doing alright, but man, they're doing some boneheaded things to keep Cleveland in this. Getting blocked, turnovers. Boston should be up at least 15 at this point.
Of course, the refs are doing their best to keep Cleveland in it.
Lockout-season basketball at its finest.
Any update on Avery's status?
I can't express how happy I am with the BBD and Bass swap.
This veteran squad cant blow a game to a young, inexperienced team like this. That is going to really show something
This veteran squad cant blow a game to a young, inexperienced team like this. That is going to really show something
it would show that ray being in the game is the cause of this team losing. look at the ball it's moving super slow
Why doesn't Garnett shoot the ?!#$!!!! ball?
Prediction has to be a Pierce mid range brick
Prediction has to be a Pierce mid range brick
Prediction has to be a Pierce mid range brick
Im money
Aaaaaand here come the "blow it up because Pierce/KG/Allen is washed up" threads.you kno its comin im dissapointed ova the loss but this is stuff you can correct pierce wont have tht many turnovers on tuesday against these guys we'll bounce back
Wow.
Could not see the game, unfortunately, but it looks like we gave this one away?
I thought Boston was due for a game like this.
We've had an incredible run the last few games, though...but this is one we should've had.
I see some comments about Ray - are we really THAT different a team with him in there? Or does the reason we lost tonight lie somewhere else?
Well, we could be ORL..they are getting destroyed at home by Indy right now.
Looks like 5 losses in a row for them.
Kyrie Irving is a legit player. He really exposed Avery . . . Avery couldn't defend him to save his life, and he was a non-factor on offense.These things can be adjusted we didnt get dominated tonight it'll be a different result on tuesday i aint like the other bi-polar posters on here lol
Yet another indefensible 4th quarter collapse by this team. They seemed to give up after that non-call on the foul on Pierce.
I guess it was a good effort all things considered, but really if you look at the rosters there's no reason the Cavs should be able to hang around. The Celtics just allowed the Cavs to play the game at their pace and they were sloppy the entire game.
The Cavs did a good job totally exposing the Celtics' lack of an inside game.
Kyrie Irving is a legit player. He really exposed Avery . . . Avery couldn't defend him to save his life, and he was a non-factor on offense.These things can be adjusted we didnt get dominated tonight it'll be a different result on tuesday i aint like the other bi-polar posters on here lol
Yet another indefensible 4th quarter collapse by this team. They seemed to give up after that non-call on the foul on Pierce.
I guess it was a good effort all things considered, but really if you look at the rosters there's no reason the Cavs should be able to hang around. The Celtics just allowed the Cavs to play the game at their pace and they were sloppy the entire game.
The Cavs did a good job totally exposing the Celtics' lack of an inside game.
All I can say is that I cannot wait until this team has an inside game again.
Probably won't happen until the Big 3 are long gone, though.
This tends to happen when the big three are out there together. They get a lead and then play lackadaisically. It was worse when Rondo was pounding the ball, so I didn't necessarily expect a loss here tonight.]
agreedWell, we could be ORL..they are getting destroyed at home by Indy right now.
Looks like 5 losses in a row for them.
The Magic are a gutless team . . . with this Dwight Howard stuff hanging over them, they're primed for a collapse.
All I can say is that I cannot wait until this team has an inside game again.
Probably won't happen until the Big 3 are long gone, though.
Let's be fair, here. There aren't many teams with a true inside game.
all tht nd we lost by a point I think tonight's finish was disgusting but I'm confident we'll get our revenge against these guys on tuesday I'm not gona lose sleep ova this game cuz I kno those slight mistakes in execution will be correctedKyrie Irving is a legit player. He really exposed Avery . . . Avery couldn't defend him to save his life, and he was a non-factor on offense.These things can be adjusted we didnt get dominated tonight it'll be a different result on tuesday i aint like the other bi-polar posters on here lol
Yet another indefensible 4th quarter collapse by this team. They seemed to give up after that non-call on the foul on Pierce.
I guess it was a good effort all things considered, but really if you look at the rosters there's no reason the Cavs should be able to hang around. The Celtics just allowed the Cavs to play the game at their pace and they were sloppy the entire game.
The Cavs did a good job totally exposing the Celtics' lack of an inside game.
No, we didn't get dominated. But all of the reasons we lost tonight are recurring themes that have plagued this team the past few years, but are worse this year -- turnovers, second chance points, no inside game, 4th quarter collapses, allowing opposing point guards to score a ton of points, etc.
I would have preferred Moore closing in stead of Bradley, and perhaps Pietrus in stead of Ray. Ray had a great game on offense, but I don't feel comfortable with his defense, when we are in the lead and need to keep the game under control.
Ray had 36 mins, KG had 31 and PP had 35 mins. The production of the others suffered once again Doc, you are destroying all the positives that the team were getting from recent games.
All I can say is that I cannot wait until this team has an inside game again.
Probably won't happen until the Big 3 are long gone, though.
Let's be fair, here. There aren't many teams with a true inside game.
teams with bigs that can actually get points in the paint? there are plenty of teams that do that. the Celtics don't even have a single player on the team who can get 10+ points per game in the paint, other than perhaps Rondo, who is wildly inconsistent as a scorer, and disappears late in games.
the Cavs have a better inside game just by having Anderson Varejao.
not many teams have a legit post-up threat, but you don't necessarily need a go-to post scorer to have an inside game. you just need to have guys that can slash to the rim and also finish high-percentage shots inside reliably.
All I can say is that I cannot wait until this team has an inside game again.
Probably won't happen until the Big 3 are long gone, though.
Let's be fair, here. There aren't many teams with a true inside game.
teams with bigs that can actually get points in the paint? there are plenty of teams that do that. the Celtics don't even have a single player on the team who can get 10+ points per game in the paint, other than perhaps Rondo, who is wildly inconsistent as a scorer, and disappears late in games.
the Cavs have a better inside game just by having Anderson Varejao.
not many teams have a legit post-up threat, but you don't necessarily need a go-to post scorer to have an inside game. you just need to have guys that can slash to the rim and also finish high-percentage shots inside reliably.
Inside scoring just isn't something that there's much variation in statistically. The difference between top 5 and top 20 is usually a matter of 3-4 points a game. Boston has been average in the Big 3 Era in terms of points in the paint.
The Celtics have been able to score in the paint okay by getting guys open during most of the game, but late in games they always go back to jumpshots and can't seem to buy a bucket inside to save their lives.
The problem is just exacerbated this season because they're starting two power forwards and only have one legit center on the roster.
I'm not going to read a lot into this game. It was a flukey game. 1 more basket by us or 1 less by them and we're sitting on a 5 game winning streak and thinking we're not that bad but nearly let one get away. In this case we did. I DON'T think the better team won. I thought we were the better team the whole game! We just kept leaving them in it and we didn't finish them off when we could have 3 or 4 times. We lost focus and thought we had them beaten when we didn't. Hopefully we learn from this. We're the same team that we was yesterday minus 1 losing basket tonight. The Cav's wanted it and they got it. We just choked.
I'm not going to read a lot into this game. It was a flukey game. 1 more basket by us or 1 less by them and we're sitting on a 5 game winning streak and thinking we're not that bad but nearly let one get away. In this case we did. I DON'T think the better team won. I thought we were the better team the whole game! We just kept leaving them in it and we didn't finish them off when we could have 3 or 4 times. We lost focus and thought we had them beaten when we didn't. Hopefully we learn from this. We're the same team that we was yesterday minus 1 losing basket tonight. The Cav's wanted it and they got it. We just choked.
I'm not going to read a lot into this game. It was a flukey game. 1 more basket by us or 1 less by them and we're sitting on a 5 game winning streak and thinking we're not that bad but nearly let one get away. In this case we did. I DON'T think the better team won. I thought we were the better team the whole game! We just kept leaving them in it and we didn't finish them off when we could have 3 or 4 times. We lost focus and thought we had them beaten when we didn't. Hopefully we learn from this. We're the same team that we was yesterday minus 1 losing basket tonight. The Cav's wanted it and they got it. We just choked.
Agreed. The Thunder lost to the Wizards, the Clippers got pounded by the Jazz, the Bulls lost to the Warriors, the Heat lost to the Bucks, the Spurs lost to the Kings, the Lakers lost to the Bucks, the Mavs lost to the Wolves (twice), the Nuggets lost to the Hornets, the Pacers lost to the Kings, the Sixers lost to the Nets. Will none of those teams win the title this year?
The offense was really poor in the fourth quarter. No penetration in the halfcourt. Everything was in front of the defense. Easy to defend.
Bad loss. Shouldn't lose a game when you are up 10-12 points with four minutes left. Choked.