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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 7, 2006 22:00:52 GMT -5
at Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics TD Banknorth Garden 7:30 pm TV: League Pass, FSN Radio: WRKO Probable Starters Phoenix Nash / Bell/ Marion/ Diaw/ Stoudemire Celtics Telfair/ Allen/ Pierce/ Gomes/ Jefferson Key Matchups vs Telfair vs Nash vs Pierce vs Marion vs Rondo vs Banks Keys to the Game: Limit Turnovers. We commit way too many unforced turnovers. Pierce is the biggest cuprit here with 9 in the last game. Play with heart. We saw what happens when the team plays with heart in the last few minutes of the Grizzlies game. Our starters especially seem to come out flat. Play more Green. Gerald has been playing very well. Much better than Pierce, actually. He needs more minutes. The last players who impressed though (Powe and Rondo) have ended up on the bench with spotty minutes here and there. I guess it isn't good to impress Doc with your play. Run more. We seem to plod along and have forgotten the running game. I guess this also goes along with playing with more heart. We are catching the Suns on the second of back to back games with the first being a tough double OT game in Jersey. If we run, we have a chance to wear them down. I have the feeling that the Suns are going to be the ones running and wearing us out. I watched the NJ/Suns game and I am afraid that things could get ugly tomorrow night. The Suns play so well on both ends of the court. Tired or not, if we come in as we have in the past few games, it is going to be over very early.
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Post by Celtic17 on Dec 7, 2006 22:04:23 GMT -5
Maybe we can beat a team that we shouldn't...
Let's go Celtics! ! !
Love the Celtic logo FL12. Thanks for putting a smile on my face.
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Post by eja117 on Dec 7, 2006 22:36:49 GMT -5
If we can't beat a team at home that went into double overtime last nite and then had to travel we have serious problems
I think we'll lose by 5. Possibly in overtime.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Dec 8, 2006 1:10:53 GMT -5
Anyone know if there's a international coach who's had success overseas who is looking to coach in the NBA? The Suns have certainly enjoyed D'Antoni's coaching style. Maybe that's where we should be looking--overseas.
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Post by BCHISTORIAN on Dec 8, 2006 1:58:42 GMT -5
Anyone know if there's a international coach who's had success overseas who is looking to coach in the NBA? The Suns have certainly enjoyed D'Antoni's coaching style. Maybe that's where we should be looking--overseas. european coaches will come sooner or later to the nba. there is a LOT of brilliant basketball minds in europe
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Dec 8, 2006 12:56:44 GMT -5
Dino Radja is not walking through that door, Greg Minor is not walking through that door, and Todd Day is not walking through that door. We don't have a chance against the Phoenix Suns.
They scored 161 in NJ last night they should get a buck eighty against us.
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Post by eja117 on Dec 8, 2006 14:01:58 GMT -5
quin. That is a low blow. Karma.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 19:51:39 GMT -5
Telfair, Tony, Pierce, Gomes and Al starting for the Celtics. Suns control the tip. Bell misses but Suns rebound and Nash hits a 3. Al misses a layup. Stoudemire rebounds. Stoudemire gets a pass inside from Diaw and slams it. Tony takes it to the basket and lays it in. Tony called for a foul. Marion hits both FTs. PP misses a jumper. Marion with the rebound. Marion misses a jumper. PP rebounds. PP spins into the paint and lays it in. Stoudamire misses a jumper and Gomes rebounds. Jefferson misses a hook shot on the right baseline and Nash rebounds. Gomes called for a foul inside. Stoudemire hits 1 of 2. Tony hits a 3. Diaw hits a jumper. West had been scheduled to start but he is in the locker room with light headedness and so tony was put into the starting lineup at the last minute. West is still expected to play tonight. Tony takes it to the basket and misses the layup. He misses the put back and Gomes gets the rebound and is fouled on the put back attempt. Gomes hits both FTs. Marion hits a turn around in the lane. Telfair hits a jumper. Travelling called on Stoudemire. PP hits a jumper from the FT line. Stoudemire hits in the lane. PP hits a 3 from the side. Stoudemire gets a lucky bounce and a basket. Telfair has it picked off by Marion. Gomes fouls to prevent the fast break. Scal comes in for Gomes who has 2 fouls. They called it a clear path foul and so Marion hits 2 FTs and Phoenix gets the ball back.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 19:54:25 GMT -5
Defensive 3 second violation on Al. Nash hits the T. Suns inbound with 18 on the SC. Diaw gets inside and lays it in. Powe comes in for Al. Pierce is fouled by Bell. Barbosa replaces Bell. Pierce misses the FT. Powe gets his hand on the rebound between two Suns and tips it to Tony who takes it hard to the basket and draws the foul. Time out with Phoenix up 21-15 and 5:58 left in the first
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:03:20 GMT -5
Tony at the line. He hits both FTs. Marion hits a jumper along the baseline. Tony throws it away. Telfair picks off the Suns pass. Scal misses a runner in the lane. Powe tips it home. Celtics miss a jumper and Barbosa rebounds. Telfair called for a foul just as the SC sounds. Barbosa misses the first. West comes in for Telfair. He hits the second. Tony drives baseline and lays it up and in and draws a foul on Barbosa. He hits the FT. Barbosa takes it to the basket and lays it in. Defensive 3 second violation on the Suns. PP hits the FT. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. PP hits a 3 to tie the game at 26. Amare hits an alley oop dunk. PP hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Suns miss and the rebound comes out to Tony. West front rims a jumper. Gets his own rebound. Passes out to Pierce who misses a jumper. Suns rebound. Marion lays it in. Pierce called for an offensive foul. Time out with 2:23 left in the first and Suns up 30-29
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:10:16 GMT -5
Green checks into the game for Boston and Banks in for Phoenix. Phoenix hits a jumper. PP spins and draws a foul on Marion (his second). PP hits both FTs. Suns almost turn it over but recover. Pierce with a block on Banks. Ball out of bounds to Suns. Green called for a foul. Jones hits 1 of 2. Powe called for an offensive foul off the ball. Banks takes it to the basket and lays it in. PP misses a 3 and Scal rebounds. West misses a layup and Powe keeps it alive but Suns come away with it. Jones misses and Powe rebounds. PP takes it to the basket and draws the foul. PP hits the first. Rondo comes in for Powe. PP hits the second. Banks misses in the lane and Rondo rebounds. Green misses an open 3 at the buzzer. Score at the end of 1 is Phoenix 35 and Boston 33. We are playing well and staying right with them so far.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:14:42 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the 2nd. Rondo, Powe, Green, Scal and West on the floor. Scal misses at the SC and Suns rebound. Suns with a 24 sec violation. Barbosa leaving the floor holding his face in pain. Time out called with Suns up 35-33 and 11:08 left in the 2nd.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:19:19 GMT -5
Green hits a jumper from the FT line to beat the SC. Powe called for his second foul. Suns in bound. Jones hits a 3. Scal tries to force it inside and has it tipped out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 2 on the SC. Green misses a 3 on a catch and shoot on the inbounds pass. Diaw called for an offensive foul. Celtics miss a 3. Rebound goes out of bounds off Boston. Rondo with a steal. West takes it into the lane and kicks out to Scal who misses a 3. Powe rebounds. Green turns it over. Bell hits a layup and is fouled by Rondo Time out with Suns up 40-35 and 8:55 left in the half.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:27:59 GMT -5
Tommy is working the Phoenix broadcast and one of the Suns broadcasters is working the Celtics. He hits the FT. PP takes it to the basket and draws the foul. He hits both FTs. Celtics break up a pass and Suns inbound with 1 on the SC. They don't get the shot off and Boston gets it back. PP draws a foul in the corner shooting a 3. He rims out the first. He hits the second and third. PP, West, Al, Rondo, Green on the floor. Suns called for a travel. Green misses a 3. PP rebounds and gets it back to Green who misses a floater. Suns rebound. Suns miss and Celtics rebound. PP hits a 3. Nash hits a runner. Al moves to the basket and has it tied up. Jump ball called. Al wins the tip. Green blows a dunk. Suns rebound. Bell takes it to the basket and lays it in. PP throws it away but Green hits the floor and recovers it. Al misses a hook shot in the lane. Al gets a piece of a shot and comes away with the rebound. West hits a jumper. Telfair with a steal. West called for an offensive foul. Time out with 5:22 left in the half and Phoenix up 45-44.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Dec 8, 2006 20:36:39 GMT -5
Tommy is back on the Celtics broadcast. Tony with a steal and he takes it all the way to the basket and slams it. Bell misses a 3. Gomes rebounds but Amare takes it away. Marion hits a 3. PP misses a turn around jumper from the GT line. Marion misses a 3 and the rebound goes out of bounds. PP misses a 3. Suns rebound. Telfair called for a foul. Bell hits both FTs. Al gets the ball in the paint and spins between 2 defenders and lays it in and Amare is called for his 3rd foul. Al misses the FT. Suns get the rebound. Bell hits a jumper. Gomes misses a jumper. Al gets the rebound and put back. Suns miss a layup. Al rebounds. Tony misses a jumper and Marion rebounds. Tony steals it from Marion and gets it to Gomes inside for a layup. Al called for a foul and Time out called with 2:26 left in the half and game tied at 52.
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