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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 20:14:30 GMT -5
Indy inbounds to start the second. Same players starting the second as ended the first. Harrington misses. West rebounds. West takes it all the way to the basket and misses a layup. Indy rebounds. Scal called for a foul. Harrington takes it to the basket and lays it in. Green called for a carry as he dribbles from the corner all around the top of the key. Indy misses a turn around jumper. Rondo rebounds. Powe gets it inside and gets a two handed slam. Harrington hits a jumper. Scal drives the lane and spins and is called for a travel. West picks off the outlet pass. Rondo gets in the lane and draws the foul on the upfake. he hits the first and misses the second. Indy rebounds. Harrington stumbles but recovers. Indy misses and Scal rebounds. Rondo misses and goes after his own rebound but harrington gets it but rolls out of bounds with it. Powe misses a hook shot and goes after his own rebound but can't handle it but it goes out of bounds off of the Pacers. Time out with the score tied at 28 and 8:55 left in the second
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 20:23:54 GMT -5
Wally back in for Green. Wally hits a jumper off the glass. West called for his second foul. Pierce comes in for Scal. Travel on Saras. Wally takes it into the paint and draws the foul. Perk comes back in for Powe. Wally hits both FTs. Indy misses and PP hustles to try to save the rebound but can't. Gomes comes in for West. Indy turns it over. Rondo goes to the basket and finds Perk but his layup is no good. ONeal lays it in. PP hits a jumper from the top of the key. Ball out of bounds off Boston. Rondo out and Telfair in. Telfair commits a foul on the inbounds pass. Indy inbounds with 14 on the SC. ONeal hits a shot in the paint. Wally drives baseline and misses a hookshot but Gomes is on the weak side and lays it in. Perk with a good block, but Pierce turns it over. Indy hits a jumper. Pierce misses and Indy rebounds. Daniels hits a scoop shot under the basket. Time out with 5:12 left in the half Score tied at 36
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 20:24:11 GMT -5
Starters back in - Pierce turns it over, Indiana slows it down moves the ball, disadvantage Boston.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 20:27:07 GMT -5
Rondo out and Telfair in. Telfair commits a foul on the inbounds pass. Indy inbounds with 14 on the SC. ONeal hits a shot in the paint. Wally drives baseline and misses a hookshot but Gomes is on the weak side and lays it in. Perk with a good block, but Pierce turns it over. Indy hits a jumper. Pierce misses and Indy rebounds. Daniels hits a scoop shot under the basket. Time out with 5:12 left in the half Score tied at 36 I know Rondo can't play a full 48 but the C's have much better energy with Rondo in than Telfair.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 20:29:34 GMT -5
PP takes it baseline to the basket and lays it in. Indy misses a 3. Telfair gets the rebound but falls down and is tied up. Jump ball called. Telfair against Daniels. Indy controls the tip. Daniels hits a 3 from the corner. Wally misses on a catch and shoot and Gomes grabs the rebound. Perk's hook won't go but Gomes is there for the rebound and put back. Jackson misses off the catch. Gomes comes up with the rebound. Gomes misses a jumper. Daniels rebounds. Tinsley misses a jumper and Gomes grabs his 10th rebound. Wally misses a jumper. Indy rebounds. Jackson is fouled by Wally . Time out with 2:47 left in the first. Time out with Boston up 40-39
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 20:30:24 GMT -5
Good signs: Telfair is pushing the pace and Pierce moved the ball to Wally for an open J. Perkins and Gomes are playing well underneath. Indiana has no advantage right now and the Celtics continue to gain confidence.
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Post by longtimefan on Nov 15, 2006 20:33:36 GMT -5
Gomes with 8 points and 10 rebounds in 15 minutes, he should pay Wally for missing so much
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 20:38:09 GMT -5
Rondo back in with Perk, Wally, Pierce and Gomes. Jackson on the line He hits both FTs. Rondo brings the ball up the court. He takes it baseline to the basket and lays it in. Rondo slaps the ball off Harrington's knee out of bounds. PP misses at the top of the key. Perk gets the rebound and the put back is blocked and Perk is whacked in the head but no call. Oneal has his shot blocked by Perk but he gets it back and lays it in. Wally hits a 3. Pass inside to Harrington who is all alone under the basket and lays it in. Pierce is fouled by Tinsley. Celtics inbound on the side. PP takes it in the paint and misses the shot but draws the foul. He hits the first. Powe back in for Perk. PP hits the second. Daniels misses from the corner. Powe rebounds. Rondo dribbling up top. PP misses a jumper and Rondo attacks the boards and is mugged by Granger and draws the foul. First one rims in and out. Green in for Wally. Front rims the second. Indy rebounds and heave at the end of the quarter doesn't go. Score at the half is Boston 47 and Indy 45. I just love the intensity from Powe, Perk and Rondo.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 20:40:58 GMT -5
Q at the half - The Celtics decisively outplayed Indiana the 1st half, controlling the boards and limiting the TO's. I think Indiana had more TO's. The Indiana announcers are very impressed with Rondo and understand that Boston is in a must win situation tonight. Indiana has played well and is coming off a tough loss at Chicago.
Looking in around the NBA.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 20:52:26 GMT -5
What to look for in the 2nd half:
Boston trying to establish uptempo by pressing Indiana into mistakes. Indiana trying to compete on the glass and control the slowdown tempo.
Also, watch Pierce's minutes and mistakes carefully. I look for Delonte West and Wally Sczerbiak to pick up the scoring burden.
Also watch Doc's coaching moves and see if he makes the same mistakes he has been making.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 21:00:09 GMT -5
Pacers inbound to start the 3rd. Starters are back on the floor. Jackson misses a jumper and Gomes rebounds. Telfair dribbles to the FT line and hits a jumper. Oneal is blocked by perk and then by Gomes and Perk tracks down the ball. Gomes hits a jumper. Jackson can't finish at the basket and ball goes out of bounds. Indy inbounds. Perk called for his 3rd foul as Harrington drives to the basket. He misses the first. hits the second. PP drives to the basket and misses the shot but will go to the line. PP misses the first hits the second. Telfair with some pressure in the back court. Tinsley misses a leaner and Perk rebounds. Gomes takes it to the basket but has it knocked out of bounds off his knee. Perk with a block on Jackson and Jackson is called for a Technical foul Wally misses the T. Gomes inbounds to Telfair. PP drives the lane and kicks out to Telfair in the corner for a 3. Indy misses a hoo0k shot in the lane. PP rebounds. Perk's hook shot in the lane rattles in and out. Indy rebounds. Tinsley misses and perk rebounds. PP hits a straight away 3. Time out with 8:44 left in the third and Boston up 58-46.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 21:01:12 GMT -5
That is the kind of basketball I like to see. Challenging every shot, covering the boards, and free flowing offense. It looks really good now. But as you know things can change quickly on a NBA basketball court.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 21:07:10 GMT -5
Indy inbounds and bring it up against light pressure. Telfair picks up a foul. The fans are cheering for Larry and he stands up and acknowledges the crowd. Wally fouls Granger. ONeal has it taken away by Gomes inside. Telfair takes it to the basket and lays it in. Telfair called for a foul. Harrington at the line. He hits both FTs. Telfair drives baseline to the basket and kicks it out to Wally who is open in the corner for a 3. Perk picks his fourth foul and Kandi comes in for Perk. Granger hits both FTs. Telfair fouled by Harrington. Celtics inbound. PP to Gomes under the basket who slams it home. Indy turns it over on the inbound pass. Gomes hits a jumper from the top of the key. Time out with 6:31 left in the third. Boston up 66-50
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 15, 2006 21:09:11 GMT -5
How bout that Gomes! He is a double double machine!
Pierce is has some nice assists and that is a very good thing.
Perkins has been very good underneath and Indiana has had no advantage - in fact they have 0 2nd half FGs
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 15, 2006 21:21:46 GMT -5
Bassy, Gomes, PP, Wally and Kandi in for the Celtics. Bassy with pressure in the back court. The crowd is getting loud. Indy misses in the lane and Kandi rebounds. Wally called for a travel. Kicked ball as Telfair tries to cut it off. Indy inbounds with 14 on the SC. West comes in for Wally. Granger hits a jumper. West comes to the ball as Kandi was having trouble inbounding to Bassy. West brings the ball up and passes to a cutting PP who is fouled. He hits both FTs. Granger hits a 3. Oneal and Jackson are on the bench. PP misses a 3 and Armstrong rebounds. Kandi called for a foul on Foster. he back rims both FTs. Kandi rebounds the miss. PP takes it to the basket and has it blocked out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 7 sec on the SC. Granger called for grabbing PP on the inbound pass. Ht hits the FTs. Daniels hits a jumper. Bassy turns it over. Harrington back quickly and lays it in. Telfair misses a pull up jumper. Indy rebounds but Gomes gets a hand in the passing lane and PP hits in the lane. Indy misses. Kandi rebounds. PP and Kand both slip on the baseline and turn it over. Gomes gives the foul to stop the break. Daniels hits both FTs. Rondo brings it up. Rondo takes it to the basket and misses a runner in the lane. He gets his own rebound and puts it back. Daniels draws the foul in the lane. Orien Greene comes in for Indiana. Daniels hits the Ft. PP gets a pass inside from West and takes it strong to the basket and lays it in and draws the foul. Green in for Gomes. He hits the FT. Kandi with a block on Oneal. West with the rebound. Kandi hits in the lane. Time out with Boston up 80-64 and 1:11 left in the 3rd
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