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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 6, 2006 17:07:39 GMT -5
Well, well, well, its time for revenge. The lowly Atlanta Hawks, who have only won 7 games all year, come to the Garden, and we have a score to settle with them. They stole a game from us, a game in which we should have won, but gave away because of some outrageous shooting display by the Hawks.
Salim Stoudemire had a huge 4th quarter in which he barraged us with three pointer after three pointer. Al Harrington also had a huge night, scoring 34 pts off our weak defense.
They scored 120 pts against us last time, and we really haven't improved our defense all that much since our last meeting.
But what we will try to do, like the game plan has been all this yer, is score more points than we give up--and that hasn't been easy. We score 100+, but we give up even more than that.
Its time we start beating the lowly teams, and it starts with our mentality. The players are going to have to come out thinking that this is the Spurs we are playing tonight. They cannot take it easy and expect to win this one. We must come out with guns blazing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2006 17:21:38 GMT -5
Here is to hope that Al Jefferson gets over 20 minutes tonight!
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 6, 2006 17:28:37 GMT -5
Here's to hoping that Tony Allen plays tonight!!!
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 18:55:23 GMT -5
Here is to hoping that we stop turning the ball over and that Perk plays more minutes than Veal and that someone, anyone can box out and get an offensive rebound!!!!
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 6, 2006 19:03:00 GMT -5
I hope we blast these suckers by 40 points tonight. Seriously, the Celtics have not played a decent game since losing narrowly in Dallas. They get pushed around too much. And those turnovers are horrible.
Doc may preach turnovers all he wants..... but if the attitude and desire to turn this around as a team isn't there, all the problems the Celtics have had will continue.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 19:09:32 GMT -5
Pre Game News: Allen is active for tonight's game. Green has been sent to Fayetteville to the NBDL and Ainge will accompany him there for the first few days. Gomes is the one who was de-activated.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 19:52:22 GMT -5
Blount tips the jump ball to Ricky. Ball is knocked out of bounds off Atlanta. Blount misses a jumper from the top of the key. Johnson gets the rebound. Harrington misses an open 3 and PP rebounds. Delonte hits a 3 from the corner off a feed from PP. Zaza makes a jump shot from the top of the key. Ricky misses a jumper and Harrington gets the rebound. Smith hits a jumper. Blount with a nice over the shoulder pass to West who takes it in for a layup. Hawks jumper short. PP rebounds. Al doubled inside and passes out to Ricky at midcourt who is fouled by Johnson. Celts inbound and turn it over on the inbound pass. Hawks take it to the basket for 2. Foul setting the screen called on Blount. Hawks inbound. Smith hits a jumper. Al fouled by Harrington on a reach in. Celts inbound. Al is fouled taking it to the basket just inside the paint. Al hits both FTs.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 19:59:23 GMT -5
Harrington's jumper is short and Ricky gets the rebound. Ricky misses a jumper and Hawks rebound. Zaza is called for setting an illegal screen. Pierce gets Smith in the air on an upfake and gets fouled on the shot. PP hits both FTs to give Boston a 1 point lead. Delonte strips the ball and PP comes up with it. PP to Delonte who drives to the basket and is fouled on the shot. West hits both FTs. Johnson hits a one handed floater in the lane. Pass to Blount is picked off. Smith misses and West rebounds. West misses a long jumper and Smith gets the rebound. Johnson misses a jumper and Al gets the rebound. PP takes it to the basket for a layup. Zaza gets a reverse layup on the other end. Ball goes through the hands of Blount out of bounds. Time out.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 6, 2006 19:59:50 GMT -5
Sorry to hear Gomes was deactivated - shoulda been Scalabrine.
Celtics seem flat so far...... Perhaps scared of TO's.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 20:04:31 GMT -5
Lue misses a floater in the lane. Al rebounds. Blount travels trying to back into the lane for position. That is Blount's 3rd turnover in the first 7 minutes. Delonte nearly gets a steal and this causes a 24 second violation for the Hawks. Lue picks up a foul on West who will shoot 2. Reed is in for Blount. West knocks down both FTs. Johnson is fouled on a layup by Ricky. Ball bounces around the rim and out so Joe will shoot 2. He hits both FTs. Greene is in for Ricky. Pierce stipped by Johnson but Greene gets it back. Greene with a nice pass inside to Al for a layup. Harrington scores quickly at the other end. Celts turn it over and West fouls Zaza on the layup.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 20:06:42 GMT -5
Zaza makes both FTs. Raef in and cuts to the basket but misses a layin. Hawks rebound and Johnson hits on a pick and pop. Reed misses a jumper. Hawks rebound and Greene forces a turnover. Ball goes inside to Raef who misses another layup. Childress gets the rebound and then throws it away. Time out called.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 20:11:52 GMT -5
Celts will inbound down by 3. West, Greene, Raef, PP, and Reed on the floor. West brings it up the floor. Greene spins in the lane and hits a floater as the shot clock is winding down. Banks comes in for West. Childress takes it to the basket for 2. Raef hits an open jumper. harrington hits an open 3 from the top of the circle. Pp takes it strong to the basket and lays it in. Johnson misses a jumper over Banks. Celts rebound. Reed is fouled making a move along the baseline and gives a little upfake and is fouled. Reed misses the first. TONY ALLEN in for Raef. Time out called.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 20:14:19 GMT -5
Reed hits the 2nd FT. Childress plows over Reed and no call. Ball goes out to williams who hits a jumper. Celts can't get a shot off and score at the end of 1 is 27-24 with the Hawks ahead by 3.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 6, 2006 20:23:32 GMT -5
Hawks inbound. Tony, Ricky, Raef, Banks, Greene on the floor. Raef fouls and hawks inbound. Hawks miss and Raef gets the rebound. allen takes it to the basket and misses in traffic. Stoudamire gets the shooters bounce on a jumper at the other end. Banks shot is rejected and Hawks come up with it. Hawks miss and Celts come back with it. Tony almost loses it in traffic under the basket but regains control. Ricky takes it strong to the basket and lays it in. He is fouled and makes the FT. Zaza hits quickly on the other end. Ricky's jumper bounces off the front of the rim and Hawks rebound. Greene gets a steal but the throws it up court toward Ricky but Ricky is cut off and couldn't get to it and it is out of bounds off the Celts. Greene gets another steal and gets it inside to Banks who gives a flip pass inside to Raef who lays it in. Childress goes strong to the basket and is fouled by Raef. Childress makes 1 of 2. Allen is stripped in the lane. Stoudamire misses and Greene gets the rebound. Banks misses and Hawks rebound. Johnson frontrims it. Greene tips the rebound to Ricky. Ball out of bounds off hawks and will still be Celtic ball. The feed is messing up really bad so I may miss something. But will do as well as I can with the picture freezing alot.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 6, 2006 20:24:23 GMT -5
Liking what O'Greene is doing for us - lots of Tommies for him.
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