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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Mar 5, 2006 19:24:17 GMT -5
Energy should play into our hands as the Raptors lost to the Nets yesterday. But energy is a funny thing you know.
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Post by Celtic17 on Mar 5, 2006 19:27:44 GMT -5
I feel good about our bench and their potential to step it up.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 19:34:03 GMT -5
Raps inbound to start the third. Bosh misses and rebound is tipped around and PP rebounds. Raef misses a 3 and Raps come away with it. Pp and Greene come up with a steal and get it ahead to Gomes for a 2 handed slam. Peterson misses off the catch and Greene rebounds. PP's jumper rims in and out and Raps rebound. Bosh takes it baseline and gets a 2 handed slam. PP takes it to the basket and has it tipped away and Raptors come away with it. Villanueva throws it away. Celts inbound and Greene brings it up. Gomes with an upfake and slides past Bosh and Villanueva and lays it in. James tosses it up at the SC and it goes off the glass and in. Wally misses and Bosh rebounds. Villanueva hits an outside jumper. PP is fouled by Peterson as he drives along the baseline. Offensive foul called on PP. Raps inbound in the backcourt. James hits a jumper from about 18 ft. Wally front rims a jumper from the fT line and Raps rebound. Peterson hits a jumper. Doc calls timeout as the Raptors have come out shooting the lights out and the Celts aren't playing very much defense. Again, we look sluggish out there. Raps up 62-56.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 19:43:39 GMT -5
Celts inbound and PP draws a foul on Peterson as he takes it in to the basket. PP hits both FTs. Gomes pressuring the ball in the backcourt as they bring it up. 3 second violation on Bosh. PP takes it to the basket for an easy 2 handed slam. Raef fouls Villanueva as he goes in to the basket. Villanueva hits both FTs. Raef gets a pass underneath and upfakes and then misses the layup. Raps rebound. Villanueva hits a 3 from the corner to put the lead back up to 7. PP fakes a 3 and drives baseline and draws a blocking foul on Villanueva. Celts inbound. Raef hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Raef called for a foul as he goes for an upfake by Bosh. Bosh hits the first but misses the second and Raef rebounds. Allen misses a layup and PP is there for the tip in and gets a tommy point. Peterson called for travelling. Raef back rims a 3 and the long rebound comes out to PP. He puts it right back up and misses and Gomes tips it once and then again and neither goes. Raps get the rebound and Bosh gets ahead for a fast break dunk. Time out with Raps up 70-68 and 3:52 left in the third
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 19:53:34 GMT -5
Raps bring it up the court against pressure Peterson fouled by Gomes on the shot and will get to the line. he hits both FTs. Greene brings it up. PP is fouled in the lane as he catches the pass. Celts inbound. Greene called for an offensive foul. Villanueva hits a 3. PP hits a jumper in the lane. Peterson with a scoop shot on the baseline. PP's pass inside to Raef is picked off and Raptors come back quickly and Raef is called for the foul and goes to the bench. Bosh hits both FTs to stretch the lead to 9. Al passes in to a cutting Greene and it goes out off Toronto. Greene inbounds to Al who hits it at the SC. Peterson hits a 3 off the catch. Lead is up to 10. PP spins baseline and ball is knocked away and Bonner comes up with it. Peterson misses and PP rebounds and gets it ahead to Tony who slams it. Villanueva misses a 3 and PP rebounds. PP takes it to the basket and lays it in and is fouled. he hits the FT and the lead is down to 5. Villanueva misses a layup and Al rebounds. PP hits a 3 but didn't get it off in time so it won't count. Score at the end of 3 is Toronto 82 and Boston 77.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:03:58 GMT -5
Celts inbound to start the 4th. Raef in to Greene who brings it up. Al turns in the lane and hits a layup. Bonner misses a 3 and peterson gets the rebound. Villanueva misses and Al rebounds. allen misses and Raptors rebound. Bosh misses a fall away and PP rebounds. PP's pass to Allen goes off his back and Greene goes to the floor after it and jump ball is called. Scal steals the tip. al misses a turn around jumper at the SC and Raps rebound. Raps lose it and Scal grabs the loose ball. PP with an alley oop pass to Greene for the dunk. Al called for a foul on Calderon. Raptors inbound. Wally in for Greene. Bosh hits a jumper. Wally drives in the lane and spins and is fouled. Wally hits both FTs to cut the lead to 1. Graham misses and Bosh gets the weak side rebound. Bonner hits another open 3. Techs called on Bosh and PP ... didn't see what happened so hope they replay it. Time out called with Raps up 87 - 83 and 8:07 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:09:31 GMT -5
Wally shooting the T and hits it. Celts inbound. Al spins baseline and misses allen gets the rebound and has it stripped. Bonner hits another 3. Scal loses it as he fumbles the pass. Peterson is fouled by Al with 2 sec on the SC. Mo hits 1 of 2 and Wally rebounds. Al gets the ball inside and fakes several times and lays it in and is fouled. Al hits the FT. Good trap on Peterson just past the midcourt and has to call a timeout. Raps up 91 to 87 and 6:44 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:18:42 GMT -5
James bringing it up. Greene strips the ball and Celts come back. Al misses a jumper as the SC winds down and Scal called for a foul on the rebound. Scal called for a foul. Pierce replaces Allen. Bosh at the line. Bosh hits the first and Raef in for Al. Bosh hits the second. PP spins baselline and turns it over. Raef called for a foul. Gomes in for Scal. Bosh back on the line. he hits both FTs. Bonner fouls Pierce as he drives along the top of the arc. Celts inbound. Greene misses a jumper and the rebound goes over the top and out of bounds. Raps miss a jumper and Gomes rebounds. Greene called for an offensive foul as he drives to the basket. (his 5th foul). Villanueva hits a jumper. Lead is up to 10 97-87 and time out is called with 4 minutes left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:23:22 GMT -5
Celts inbound and bring it up the court. PP misses a 3 and Bosh rebounds. James hits a jumper. PP throws it away again and Wally deflects the pass and Celts come back with it. Bonner called for a blocking foul as Wally drives to the basket. Wally hits both FTs. lead is 10 with 3:05 to go. James hits a 3 over raef. Time out with Raps up 102-89 and 2:44 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:28:08 GMT -5
Celts inbound and Greene brings it up. Wally drives to the basket and lays it in and is fouled. Green in for Gomes and Allen in for Raef. Wally hits the FT. Celts with full court pressure and the raps pass out of it. Bosh misses and PP rebounds. Greene inside to Green who slams it. Calderon is fouled and is at the line. He hits the first both FTs and Timeout with 1:55 left and Raps up 104-94
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:35:23 GMT -5
The Raptors have killed us tonight with 3 point shots. Celts inbound on the side. Greene gets it in to Raef who hits a long jumper just inside the arc. Foul called on PP who can't believe it. Tony in for Raef. Peterson on the line. he hits 1 of 2 and Wally rebounds and gets it ahead to PP who lays it in. Villanueva misses at the SC and Allen rebunds. Pp drives baseline and up and under and lays it in and is fouled. Lead is down to 5 with 1:02 in the game. PP hits the FT to cut the lead to 4 105-101
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:38:35 GMT -5
Raps inbound on the side. Celts pressuring and foul called on Allen. James hits both FTs. Greene brings it down and takes it to the basket and is fouled. Greene misses the first and hits the second. Raps with good ball movement and miss a 3 but Villanueva gets the rebound. Celts foul james with 20.5 to go. James misses the first and hits the second. Time out with Toronto up 108-102 and 20.5 on the clock.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 5, 2006 20:44:25 GMT -5
Greene inbounds on the side PP misses a 3 and Villanueva rebounds and is quickly fouled. Jones and Green come in. James hits both FTs. Greene brings it up and Scal hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Scal almost picks off the inbounds pass but loses it. Green fouls quickly. James hits 1 of 2 but Raps get the rebound and Celts lose 111-105.
losing West was really tough and with him we may have won if we hadnt lost him. We may as well forget the playoffs if we can't beat the Raptors. But we are so beat up at this point, it is best to try to play the kids and maybe not push the guys who are so banged up. Wally had one of his best games tonight though. They killed us from the 3 point line tonight.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Mar 5, 2006 20:50:51 GMT -5
Q's post game wrap - Not a good night for the Celtics. I think this one has to be chalked up to three things:
1) Poor in game coaching as the Celtics did not defend the perimeter at all tonight, allowing Toronto to beat us from 3 point land.
2) Knick Bavetta seems to get in Paul Pierce's head.
3) We lost Delonte West and he would have made a difference tonight.
Credit Toronto for taking advantage of our perimeter defensive deficiencies.
Can't win if we are behind the curve of the rest of the teams in this league.
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Post by Celtic17 on Mar 5, 2006 20:52:10 GMT -5
Bummer. We grow from here. I got the game I was wanting out of Wally and good minutes from Greene. This is a work in progress.
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