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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 18, 2006 8:16:58 GMT -5
OK sportfans - this is do or die time. We need to win tonight to avoid going the terrible 10 games under .500 syndrome. We know of the potential Mark Blount trade lurking. Perhaps he dresses in a Minnesota uniform tonight while we waive Olakandi (Talk about a deal for the sake of finances and addition by subtraction).
This starts a stretch of must win games so we can salvage our season.
Basically - we have been stuck in pre-season mode without getting our rotations set and having an unstable lineup. Blount and Raef have failed and Perkins and Jefferson have disappointed. The Celtics have the worst set of big men in basketball bar none. Perhaps trading away Blount will force Raef to produce and earn a portion of that bloated salary.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 18, 2006 11:01:29 GMT -5
This game could put us 10 games below .500, and though its only one loss more than 9, it makes a big deal mentally. We gotta win this game, to keep our spirits from really crashing down on us and the players.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 19:40:44 GMT -5
Got the Celtics Feed. I sure miss Mike and Tommy when I have to listen to the other team's announcers. In the pregame Danny said pretty much the same thing he did on the radio. Nothing is imminent. There are 4 weeks until the deadline and he isn't in a rush. Is listening to all the phone calls and will only deal if it makes the team better. Not going to panic.
Cousy is calling the game with Mike and Tommy tonight.
PP, Raef, Perk, Ricky, and Delonte are starting for us.
Hassell, Jaric, Griffin,Garnet and Wally are starting for the Wolves.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 19:47:59 GMT -5
Boston wins the tip. Hassel commits the foul. Celts inbound. Pierce misses in the lane and Griffin rebounds. jaric misses the jumper and Ricky rebounds. Ricky's shot is partially blocked and Perk grabs the rebound and gets the put back hook shot. Hassel called for a travel. Delonte brings it up against light pressure. Raef's layup is blocked. Garnett misses the jumper and Raef rebounds. Delonte hits with the left hand off the glass along the baseline. Garnett dunks. Perk backs inside and hits another hook in the lane. Garnett hits a hook over Raef. Ricky pulls up at the free throw line and his shot is no good. perk tips the rebound but Wolves come away with it. Wolves shoot and get offensive rebound as Raef fumbles underneath. Another Wolves shot and another wolves o rebound. Perk is called for the foul and Hassell hits both FTs. PP misses a 3 and rebound goes out of bounds off Wolves. Delonte misses and ball out of bounds off Raef. Hassell hits a turn around jumper.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 19:52:57 GMT -5
Ricky takes it in the paint and passes out to Raef who hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Hassell hits a one handed runner in the lane and is fouled by PP on the shot. FT no good but he gets his own rebound and slams it home. Pierce fouled on reach in by Griffin as he takes it to the basket. PP makes both FTs. long jumper no good for the Wolves and Ricky gets the rebound and takes it all the way and stops and pops and hits it. Jaric misses a jumper and ball goes out of bounds off Griffin. Pierce misses and Raef tips the rebound inside to Al who misses the dunk but is fouled. time out called
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 18, 2006 19:55:19 GMT -5
Doc Rivers continues to baffle me with his substitutions. Perk gets a quick four on the blocks while Raef gets stuffed by Griffen and misses two defensive rebounds on one possestion and yet Al Jefferson comes in for Perkins. Unbelievable.
Hassell is abusing Pierce.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 19:57:51 GMT -5
Al is at the line shooting two. First bounces up and off. 2nd one is good. Wally hits a fall away jumper. PP takes it into the paint and passes out to west who misses a 3 and Wolves get it. Jaric misses a driving layup and Ricky takes it baseline and hits a reverse layup. Wally misses a 3 pointer and West rebounds. Delonte misses a layup and Wolves rebound. Delonte hits the deck and is being helped off the court. Seems to be ok but shaken. Greene in.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:01:31 GMT -5
wally hits a jumper. PP throws the ball away trying to get it inside to Al. Wally throws it out of bounds. Ricky's fade away jumper in and out. Kandi rebounds. Al is called for a foul and that brings Blount in for Al to a chorus of boos. Garnett hits both FTs. Tony in for Ricky. Tony is fouled by Jaric as he shoots a fade away jumper in the lane. Time out called.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 18, 2006 20:02:31 GMT -5
Celtics and Wolves playing fairly evenly. I guess Blount has not been traded, yet.
Perk and Jeff each have 2 fouls. I am concerned about that.
I hope the Celtics can find something here.
West is down temporarily.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:09:38 GMT -5
tony at the line. he hits both FTs. Raef blocks a shot , and Greene gets the rebound. Greene gets the ball into Raef who lays it in. Garnett is fouled as he hits the shot and completes the 3 point play. . Allen misses from down low and hassel gets the rebound. hudson hits a 3 pointer at the shot clock. Raef misses a 3 and Wolves come away with it. Blount gets called for over the back foul. Garnet makes 1 of 2. Tony blows the dunk and Garnet rebounds. Wally slams. PP with a hesitation move and stays with it and lays it in. Hassell hits along the baseline. PP tries to get it inside to Blount but it goes off the rim to the Wolves. Kandi outlets to Garnett and Garnett heaves it at the buzzer and it hits nothing but net. Score at the end of 1 is 32-22 with the Wolves up by 10.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:14:54 GMT -5
Banks, Ricky, Blount, Veal and Tony on the floor. Blount gives the hard foul on Hassell as he drives to the basket. Hassell hits both FTs. Marcus brings it up against pressure. Veal takes it to the basket and hits a one handed runner. Veal guarding Garnett. Garnett hits a 3. Veal spins in the lane and is blocked by Garnett and kandi comes away with it. kandi misses and Veal comes away with the rebound. Blount spins and hits a layup and is fouled on the shot. he misses the FT and Garnett rebounds. Tony is called for a foul away from the ball. Wolves inbound. Garnett hits a rainbow shot over Veal. Veal up and under and misses the shot and Blount misses the tip. Wolves come away with it. Banks called for a reach in foul.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:16:28 GMT -5
Wolves inbound. Hudson misses a 3 pointer and rebound is tipped out to McCants. McCants hits a layup off a feed from Garnett. Time out with Wolves up 40-26...
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 18, 2006 20:17:31 GMT -5
Garnett is kicking our butt right now. Nothing else to say really. Hassell and Hudson are the 2nd and third best players on the floor. Our best player is down in North Carolina somewhere.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:23:04 GMT -5
Boston inbounds. Ricky hits a scoop shot in the lane. Wolves miss and Celts rebound. Banks' pass off of Jaric out of bounds. Banks hits a jumper. Mccants misses a hook in the lane and Veal rebounds. Reed up fakes and the with an up and under move hits under the basket. Banks called for a foul. Wolves inbound. Hudson misses kandi fouled by Veal on the rebound. Kandi misses the first and makes the second. Veal gets a nice hand as he is replaced by PP. Hudson fouls Banks as he blows by him in the lane. Celts inbound. Banks splits the defense and takes it right to the basket and lays it in.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 18, 2006 20:24:41 GMT -5
Hudson hits a 3. Reed misses a jumper from about 15' and Perk tips the rebound around but couldn't control it and it goes out of bounds. time out with Wolves back up by 10 44-34
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