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Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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Washington Wizards (11-13) at Boston Celtics (12-15)
Saturday, December 21,2013
1:00 PM ET
Regular Season Game #28 Home Game #15
TV: CSN-NE, Comcast Sportsnet,NBA-LP754(DTV) /752,754(xfinity)
Radio: WBZ, WFED AM
TD Garden




Probable Starters

PG: Jordan Crawford
SG: Avery Bradley
SF: Jeff Green
PF: Brandon Bass
C: Jared Sullinger

Celtics Reserves
MarShon Brooks
Kelly Olynyk
Kris Humphries
Vitor Faverani
Phil Pressey
Courtney Lee
Keith Bogans
Gerald Wallace

Injuries
Rajon Rondo (ACL)out




Probable Starters

PG: John Wall
SG: Bradley Beal
SF: Trevor Ariza
PF: Trevor Booker
C:  Marcin Gortat

Wizards Reserves
Nene
Martell Webster
Garrett Temple
Kevin Seraphin
Otto Porter
Eric Maynor
Chris Singleton
Jan Vesely

Injuries
Al Harrington (knee)  out
Glen Rice, Jr (wrist)  out

Game Notes
The Wizards visit the Garden for the first of 4 meetings this season.  The Celtics swept the series last season 3-0.  The Wizards are 5-5 in their last 10 and 5-8 on the road while the Celtics are 6-4 in their last 10 games and 7-7 at home.

The Wizards have won their last 2 games, both on the road and are looking for their 3rd straight road win for the first time since the 2011-12 season.  The Celtics are looking to get back on track after losing a close one to Detroit.  Both teams last played on Wednesday and should come into this game rested. 

The Celtics have dominated the Wizards in recent years, winning seven straight meetings overall and nine of 10 at home.  The Wizards are getting healthy and are playing well.  The Celtics are finally past the trade rumors, for now anyway, and their concentration can be on the game at hand. 

The Celtics are in the 4th spot in the East by virtue of leading the woeful Atlantic Division.  The Wizards are in the 7th spot. 

Key Matchups

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Jordan Crawford vs John Wall
Wall is playing very well, averaging 19.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 9.1 assists.  Crawford will need to slow him down and also make him work on the defensive end. I expect Crawford to be extra motivated to beat his former team.

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Avery Bradley vs Bradley Beal
Avery will have his hands full with Beal, who is averaging 20.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists. 

Keys to the Game
Play 48 Minutes - The Celtics have been getting off to fast starts and have closed strong but have let up in the middle.  They need to play hard for 48 minutes and avoid the slumps.

Defense - The Celtics need to especially defend the 3 point line.  Washington is one of the better 3-point shooting teams in the NBA, making 39.3 percent of its attempts.  But they can't ignore the paint either as Gortat, and Nene can go strong to the basket as can Wall.

Take Care of the Ball - The Celtics committed 18 turnovers in their last game which led to 30 points for the Pistons.  They seem to go through periods when they lose their focus and commit multiple turnovers.  They need to stay focused and avoid those lapses.

Move the Ball
- The Celtics play their best when they move the ball and find the open man.  They play their worst when they over dribble and each player tries to do too much. They need to keep the ball moving, including getting up the floor quickly before the defense gets set. 

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Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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This is unprecedented... two hours till tip off and not a single post on the game thread.  I feel like I am in the twilight zone.   

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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I'll do the honors. Let's go C's!
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Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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TP for TheTruthFot18!  I was beginning to think I did something wrong and it wasn't showing up!  :)

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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I hope the C's make this wait worth it. It's midnight for me currently.
I moved the cheese.

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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This the first Sat. day game of the year? 

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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Wizards starting lineup is very impressive when Nene is in there.

They should be better than 11-13 on the season.

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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BOLD PREDICTIONS

Sully will bully Nene, and score 26 and 12

Green gets 23 and a couple monster dunks

We blow them out 103 to 78

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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Sully loves himself some day games

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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Wizards starting lineup is very impressive when Nene is in there.

They should be better than 11-13 on the season.
Why are they starting Booker?

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« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2013, 01:19:18 PM »

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Is Sully an all-star?
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
 
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Wizards starting lineup is very impressive when Nene is in there.

They should be better than 11-13 on the season.
Why are they starting Booker?

I was wondering how that kid was still in the league.
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
 
Larry Bird

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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Sully is the king of bully ball.

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Is Sully an all-star?
deserves consideration. I'd have to look at the east's forwards.

Lopez being out might make room.

Re: Wizards (11-13) at Celtics (12-15) Game 28 12/21
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If only games were 1 quarter long... celts would blow everyone out