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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 20:09:52 GMT -5
Q at the Qtr -
Leon Powe just got his 1st put back! Mark the moment. Celtics looking more competitive as the night wears on. We need to find more minutes for Powe and stop showcasing Scrubbabrine.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:17:56 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the second. Kandi's hook shot no good and Howard grabs the rebound. Howard's hook shot no good. Powe grabs the rebound. Celtics shot no good rebound goes out off Magic. West misses a 3 and Howard rebounds. Green comes down on Ariza as he falls for the fake. He misses the first hits the second. Rondo drives the lane and then passes out to an open Green who takes it baseline but called for a carry. Illegal defense against Boston. Dooling hits the T. Magic miss and rebound goes out of bounds off Orlando. Magic with some pressure in the back court as Rondo brings it up. Rondo with a bounce pass into kandi. His hook shot is no good. Powe with a nice block. Powe gets up quickly and is fouled as he muscles the layup in. I love this kid. He misses the FT Magic rebound. Ariza hits a tough runner along the baseline. Powe misses and Green hustles for the rebound. Green misses and Magic rebound. West picks off the outlet pass and is fouled hard by Darko as he takes it hard to the basket. Time out with Magic up 28-24 and 8:24 left in the second.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 20:18:25 GMT -5
Not that much scoring - but that is OK.....Celtics are working hard at both ends of the court --- as are the Magic. Lots of good athletic shot blocking.
FL you must be delighted at what you see out of Powe. That kid can play.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:24:49 GMT -5
West at the line. He hits both FTs. Darko with a quick spin move along the baselline and he slams it home. Powe hits a jumper from just beyond the FT line. Darko misses and Green grabs the rebound. Green misses a 3. Kandi with a rebound and misses Rondo grabs the rebound. Orlando comes away with it and Green called for a goal tend. Rondo's high arcing shot is way off. Darko rebounds. Arroyo is fouled by Rondo as he hits a jumper. Wally and PP back in. Arroyo hits the FT. West quickly brings the ball up and kicks it out to Wally who hits a jumper. Powe draws a charge against Dooling. Time out with Magic up 35-30 and 6:12 left in the second. The announcers are talking about how Pierce was doing more to hurt the team than help it in that he was taking bad shots and not able to play defense on Hill and that he seemed flat. They mentioned how when the second team came in the team got some energy that they didn't have before.
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Post by eja117 on Nov 13, 2006 20:26:58 GMT -5
Can you believe it? There was a young guy on the team that could play and Doc didn't even know it. Who would have thought?
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:33:39 GMT -5
Magic starters back in. Celtics inbound. Celtics miss a jumper. Perk tracks down the rebound. West, Pierce, Wally, Perk and Powe in for Boston. West fouled by Nelson. He misses the first. Hits the second. Perk called for his first foul with 5:02 left in the half. magic inbound. 3 second violation on Battie. Perk with good defense on Howard. PP with his dribbling show trying to do it all himself turns it over. Telfair back in for West. Hill hits a jumper over Pierce. PP misses a jumper. Magic rebound. Powe with a block and ball goes out of bounds. Gomes in for Powe and Powe gets a big hand. Howard misses and Gomes rebounds. Telfair takes it down the lane and misses the scoop shot but draws the foul. he hits both FTs. Announcers are saying the Telfair is looking for his shot first and not looking to pass first. magic miss and Howard rebounds. Hill hits a jumper. PP misses a jumper. Magic rebounds. Howard misses a jumper and PP rebounds. PP misses a 3 and the rebound is tipped back out to him. Wally misses and Battie rebounds. Magic miss and rebound goes out of bounds to Boston. Time out with Celtics up 39-33 and 2:12 left in the half. Pierce is really hurting this team tonight. His shot isn't falling and instead of finding the hot hand he is trying to force things. The announcers keep talking about it and how he is a defensive liability out there also because he doesn't hustle on defense.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 20:34:23 GMT -5
Q at the 2:00 min mark 1st half
I find the Celtics working hard even though their shooting is horrible. They are outworking Orlando and seem determined to get back on the winning track.
If Pierce and Wally can find their shots, we will win this game.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:44:53 GMT -5
Gomes at the line. He hits both FTs. perk with good defense causes a turnover. Gomes shot is blocked by Darko out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 16 on the SC. They are showing Mike and tommy... I miss them although it is interesting hearing the insights from the Magic announcers. They aren't near as bad as some. PP misses a jumper from the top of the key. Darko hits a hook shot in the lane. The announcers mentioned how much better the Celtics played with Pierce on the bench. Telfair loses the handle and turns it over. Perk falls for an up fake and fouls Howard as he comes down on top of him. Howard hits both FTs. PP dribbles around and takes it to the basket and is fouled by Howard. Wally misses the shot in the lane and the miss is tipped in by Perk. Nelson hits a short jumper over Telfair. The announcers are questioning why Scal ever plays before Powe. I love it... West misses a jumper. Nelson comes up with the loose ball and his heave at the buzzer is no good. Score at the end of 2 is Magic 45 - Celtics 37. The announcers have been talking the whole time how Pierce is hurting the team tonight on both ends of the floor and they are now saying that Telfair is doing the same. They said that if Doc was smart he would start Rondo West and Powe and keep Pierce and Telfair on the bench for the second half. I love it how even the opposing team's announcers are basically calling Doc an idiot for his decisions.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 20:46:18 GMT -5
Q at the half
I am satisfied with the effort as the Celtics got control of the boards and created good opportunities to score. However, the Magic are much smoother and more polished on the offensive end as evidenced by their shooting percentage. The shots have to start falling at some point. The FT shooting is an achilles heel.
Thank goodness Powe hit the court. We got three legit PF's on this team.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:50:28 GMT -5
I agree Q... I was so excited when Doc finally put Powe in and he played very well... But then he played very well in the preseason also, only to be stuck on the bench. Scal should never get off the bench. With Al, Powe and Gomes, Scal should take Al's place on the IL when he comes back, not Powe. They are having a special on Red during the half time on Sunshine also. That is nice.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 20:52:10 GMT -5
Pierce is struggling with his game. Nothing is working for him right now. I agree that the team did better with him on the bench. Hill is torching his rearend and Pierce has gone flat. I guess Doc should consider playing Powe, Gomes and Perkins just for effort. I think Bassy did well with a couple of nice passes. Wally needs more looks.
The Celtics game is not that bad right now.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 20:56:42 GMT -5
Celtics shot only 30 percent to 55% for the Magic. Pierce was 1-8 from the field and Wally was 1-5. On the other hand, Powe was 3-6. Telfair can't guard Nelson. We need either West or Rondo on him. Pierce can't guard Hill. Perk was doing a good job on Howard inside and Perk has only 1 foul at the half.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 21:06:01 GMT -5
Celtics start the half with the starters. Celtics inbound to start the second. PP draws the foul in the paint and goes to the line. He hits both FTs. Magic turns it over out of bounds. PP drives baseline against Turkoglu and lays it in. Nelson hits a long jumper as the SC winds down. PP drives the lane as the SC winds down and misses a runner. Turkoglu rebounds. Telfair called for a foul. Hill at the line. He hits the first and misses the second. gomes rebounds the miss. Hill called for a foul on PP. Celtics inbound on the side. Wally hits a runner off the glass. Turkoglu misses a 3. PP rebounds. Gomes misses and Magic rebound on the weak side. howard spins on Perk and draws the foul. Perk had his hands straight up but still was called for the foul. Howard back rims the first. hits the second. Telfair misses a 3. Howard with the rebound. Howard hits a left handed hook and draws the foul on Perk. Howard hits the FT. Time out with Magic up 52-43 and 8:44 left in the 3rd. Our starters just aren't getting it done tonight.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 13, 2006 21:07:18 GMT -5
Right now - shot selection is killing us as well as Dwight Howard. Not a particularly good start to the 2nd half.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 13, 2006 21:13:42 GMT -5
Celtics inbound and Telfair brings it up against Nelson. Telfair misses from the FT line and Magic rebound. Turkoglu goes baseline and lays it in. Gomes hits a jumper. Battie missed from the FT line. Wally rebounds. Bogans bats the ball away from PP as he drives into a double team and Telfair commits the foul to stop the break. Magic with a 24 second violation. Wally hits a jumper on a catch and shoot from Telfair. Nelson hits a jumper over Telfair. Wally hits a long jumper from the top of the arc. Almost a 3 but his foot was on the line. Nelson misses a jumper and the rebound comes out to Telfair. Wally has it knocked away and gets it back. Cross court pass to Gomes who hits a jumper. Magic miss and Rebound goes out of bounds off Orlando. Timeout with Magic up 56-51 and 4:53 left in the 3rd. This unit is finally coming alive behind shooting of Wally and Gomes. Telfair still can't guard Nelson.
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