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Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Thread Started on Oct 30, 2010, 9:09pm »
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Boston Celtics (2-1) at Detroit Pistons (0-3)
Tuesday, November 2
7:30 PM ET
Game #4, Road Game #2
TV: CSNNE, FSD, LP 754/755
Radio: WEEI, WDFN
Palace of Auburn Hills
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Probable Starters
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PG: Rajon Rondo 10.7 PPG, 16.7 APG, 2 SPG
SG: Ray Allen 14.7 PPG, 2.3 APG, .333 3P%
SF: Paul Pierce 19 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 3.3 APG
PF: Kevin Garnett 14.3 PPG, 11.7 RPG, .3 BPG
C: Shaquille O'Neal 8.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, .3 BPG

Boston Bench Mob
Marquis Daniels
Glen Davis
Semih Erden
Luke Harangody
Nate Robinson
Von Wafer
Delonte West (suspended)


Injured
Kendrick Perkins (knee) out
Jermaine O'Neal (knee) questionable
Avery Bradley (ankle) day to day
Shaquille O'Neal (knee) questionable

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PG[image] SG[image] SF[image] PF[image] C[image]
PG: Rodney Stuckey 19 PPG, 8 APG, 0 SPG
SG: Rip Hamilton 13.5 PPG, 1.5 APG, .600 3P%
SF: Tayshaun Prince 13 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2 APG
PF: Austin Daye 5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, .5 APG
C: Ben Wallace 4 PPG, 9 RPG, 1.5 BPG

Pistons Bench
Charlie Villanueva
Tracy McGrady
Jason Maxiel
Ben Gordon
DaJuan Summers
Greg Monroe

Injuries
Will Bynum (hamstring) questionable
Jonas Jerebko (Achilles) out
Terrico White (foot) out
Chris Wilcox (hamstring) questionable

Team Connections:
Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva, Richard Hamilton and Ray Allen all attended the University of Connecticut
Tayshaun Prince and Rajon Rondo both attended the University of Kentucky
Chris Wilcox and Ray Allen were teammates in Seattle from 2005‐07
Delonte West and Chris Wilcox were teammates in Seattle during the 2007‐08 season
Delonte West and Ben Wallace were teammates in Cleveland at the end of the 2007‐08 season and all of the 2008‐09 season
Pistons Head Coach John Keuster was an assistant coach with the Celtics from 1995‐97
Tracy McGrady and Von Wafer were teammates in Houston during the 2008‐09 season
racy McGrady played for Doc Rivers in Orlando from 2000‐04

Key Matchups
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Rajon Rondo vs Rodney Stuckey
Stuckey is a scoring PG and so Rondo will need to defend him well. Stuckey has a height advantage but Rondo has a quickness advantage. Both are good rebounding guards.

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Kevin Garnett vs Austin Daye
Kevin Garnett will need to use his wiley veteran tactics and intimidation factor to dominate the Pistons' 2nd year player.

GameNotes
Last Season: Celtics won the series 2‐1. Rajon Rondo plays well against the Pistons, averaging 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.33 steals in the three contests. Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons with 20.0 and an average of 7.0 rebounds per game.

Both teams should be well rested as the Celtics have been off since Friday and the Pistons have been off since Saturday. Both teams are playing in the first of back to back games with the Celtics facing the Bucks on Tuesday while Detroit moves on to Atlanta.

At this point, it isn't sure if either O'Neal can play for the Celtics. If neither can go, it's possible that Big Baby will start at center against Big Ben. That should be fun to watch.

Keys to the Game
Take Care of the Ball - The Celtics are still turning the ball over too much. They must cut down on the turnovers and take better care of the ball.

Play 48 Minutes - The Celtics are getting into the habit of slow starts and sluggish endings. They have to play all 4 quarters.

Defense - The Celtics must get back to their defense first style.

X-Factor
Injuries
If both O'Neals are out, that makes the Celtics a bit thin up front. The Celtics will need to depend on Semih Erden or Luke Harangody to give them quality minutes.

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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #1 on Oct 30, 2010, 10:08pm »
Where do you come up with these fun logos FL? You are so good.
Might not want to say or Loy will stop paying you the big bucks.........
You did get my check in the mail?????
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« Reply #2 on Nov 2, 2010, 7:03pm »
that T on Big Baby was ridiculous. He was running in the other direction. He didn't complain or talk to the ref. Unlike LeBron who got to complain to the ref all the way down the court. Tommy just said it... if they would enforce these rules equitably it would be one thing but they pick and choose who they want to call them on.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #3 on Nov 2, 2010, 7:06pm »
Semih in the game! Momentous moment - 8:06 PM ET on 11/2 And he quickly gets his name in the stat books with a very nice block.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #4 on Nov 2, 2010, 7:12pm »
Semih is a good player. Surprise, surprise.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #5 on Nov 2, 2010, 8:10pm »
nice run by jermaine. We still have a few players who aren't fully in gear yet. Jermaine looks good though.

Kg, pierce and ray are scoring like the old days and rondo is assisting.

These aren't the same pistons which helps.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #6 on Nov 2, 2010, 9:05pm »
Rondo broke the record for assists through the first 4 games of the season with a total of 67.

The old record was 65 and was held by Magic and Stockton.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #7 on Nov 2, 2010, 11:17pm »
If Rondo can keep up this pace of 15-16 assists a night which I know is going to be hard to do, he can break the all time single season assists record.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #8 on Nov 2, 2010, 11:41pm »
12-14 would be pushing it, yet still huge. I guess it comes down to guys hitting their shots.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #9 on Nov 2, 2010, 11:52pm »
I don't think the C's play a quick enough pace for Rondo to break the all-time record.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #10 on Nov 3, 2010, 12:47am »

Nov 2, 2010, 11:52pm, freshnthehouse wrote:
I don't think the C's play a quick enough pace for Rondo to break the all-time record.


Its not so much the pace as it is them sinking their shots. Stockton had Malone who was basically a very high FG% player with over.516% FG lifetime which helped. Rondo on the other hand has a rejuvenated KG whose playing very well in the post, Big Baby who runs the floor with him for easy baskets, and the fact that Ray and Pierce are active in their movements on the court always getting easy looks also helps. Barring any injuries or massive dips in production from their starters, I think Rondo could easily get 10 a night with 14 or more being a reasonable target on nights when someone has the hot hand.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #11 on Nov 3, 2010, 3:52am »
The number I liked the most about Rondo's game was ZERO (turnovers). We had too many TO during the first 3 games...
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #12 on Nov 3, 2010, 4:42am »
Yep although I don't expect Rondo to keep his turnovers down, I can live with 4-5 each game..after all hes playing point and thats one of the hardest positions to have zero turnovers.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #13 on Nov 3, 2010, 10:56am »
I agree with Fresh that pace (less possessions) don't allow for optimal record-breaking conditions but he can still give it a good run. Guys got to hit their shots but if Rondo is as brilliant as hyped then he's going to give these guys easy looks, and obviously we're witnessing this so far.

On a side note I really liked what I saw from Semih. I know it was not much, but I didn't expect anything from this guy and now I feel like he can contribute down the road. Who knows with a little more polish he can be a major part of the rebuild effort.
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Re: Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4
« Reply #14 on Nov 3, 2010, 8:41pm »

Nov 3, 2010, 3:52am, cerbys wrote:
The number I liked the most about Rondo's game was ZERO (turnovers). We had too many TO during the first 3 games...


Me too.
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