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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 1, 2007 23:35:15 GMT -5
Blazers inbound and bring it up. Randolph hits a hook shot in the lane. Gomes hits a jumper over Randolph. Ukoka hits in the lane in traffic and draws the foul. He hits the FT. West misses a jumper off the front rim. Pryzbilla rebounds. 3 second violation on Pryzbilla. Al spins to the basket with 3 on the SC and is grabbed by Pryzbilla in a bear hug on the way by. Al hits both FTs. They are showing Raef on the bench. Roy hits a jumper off the bounce. Al misses a jumper and Roy comes up with the rebound Blazers miss and Pryzbilla rebounds and Roy drives to the basket and lays it in. Wally misses along the baseline and is 1-7 now. Tony grabs the rebound and is fouled. Celtics inbound. They turn it over. Udoka takes it to the basket and Pryzbilla grabs Gomes on the way by in an obvious offensive foul but they call it against Gomes. He misses the first and hits the second. Violet Palmer strikes again! West drives baseline and kicks it out to Wally who misses a jumper. Al is there for the rebound. West is fouled under the basket. He hits both FTs to tie the game at 56. Roy hits a jumper on a stop and pop. West misses a jumper from the FT. Al gets the rebound and misses the jumper in the lane. Blazers rebound and Pryzbilla hits a jumper from the top of the key. Time out with 5:50 left in the third and Portland up 60-56
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 1, 2007 23:37:25 GMT -5
Gomes if finally playing like the Gomes of old, and we are right in this game because of it.
Tony and Al continue to anchor this young team and as the others contribute, our chance to succeed increases.
Would be nice to see Powe get some time tonight.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 1, 2007 23:49:23 GMT -5
Celtics inbound and West brings it up the court. Tony drives baseline and draws a foul on Pryzbilla (his 4th). He hits both FTs. Celtics called for a foul and Randolph misses the first hits the second FT. Tony drives to the basket and lays it in. tony called for a reach in foul. Blazers inbound. Randolph misses on the baseline and tony rebounds. Al misses and gets the rebound and misses a second time and Blazers rebound. Magloire misses and Tony rebounds. Al called for a travel. Bassy comes in for West. Randolph misses but gets his own rebound and lays it in. Roy called for a foul under the basket. Wally at the line. Al goes out and Perk comes in. Wally hits both FTs. Roy hits a tough jumper. Gomes goes baseline and lays it in. Blazers turn it over. gomes drives to the basket and draws the foul. He hits both FTs. Wally goes to the floor and ties up Roy for a jump ball. Roy wins the tip. Blazers miss and Gomes rebounds. Perk with a pass over the top to Gomes but he can't handle the pass and Blazers come up with it. Outlaw misses and Celtics rebound. Telfair takes it to the basket and misses the layup and Gomes is there for the tip in. Roy misses but Magloire gets the rebound and put back. Telfair dribbling Green misses a jumper and Perk gets the rebound but can't finish. The rebound is tipped around and Green gets it and hits a fall away as the buzzer goes off. Score at the end of 3 is Boston 70 and Portland 67
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 1, 2007 23:55:38 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the 4th. Green misses a runner in the lane. he gets the rebound and misses the put back. Rebound is tipped around and Blazers come away with it. Webster hits a 3 as the SC goes off. Foul on Gomes as he sets a screen. Scal comes in for Gomes. Rondo, Scal, Telfair, Perk and Green in for Boston. Outlaw misses a runner in the lane and rebound goes out off portland. Perk goes down grabbing his right ankle. He limps off the court to the locker room. I hope his ankle was taped. Telfair hits a jumper. Scal called for a foul in spite of a travel before the foul. Blazers inbound. Blazers miss and Celtics rebound. Celtics turn it over as Blazers intercept a pass. Travel on the catch by Magloire. Telfair walks it up. Green called for a travel. He got the ball in the corner and passed up an open 3 and was called for the travel as he started to dribble in. Dixon steps out of bounds and turns it over. Time out with 8:51 left in the 4th and Boston up 72-70
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:01:21 GMT -5
Celtics inbound. Offensive foul on Telfair as he drives into the paint. Dixon front rims a 3 and Green tracks down the rebound. There is a scramble for the ball and it goes out of bounds off portland. Celtics inbound with 18 on the SC. Tony in for Green and draws a foul. Perk has a sprained right ankle and is doubtful to return. Just what we need another injury just as he was getting his timing back and looking good. Hopefully it was taped and won't be serious and he won't miss much time with it. Bassy's jumper is short. Magloire rebounds. Tony with a steal and he takes it to the basket and slams it. he was hit on the dunk but no call. Time out with 7:17 left in the 4th and Boston up 74-70.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:08:29 GMT -5
Portland inbounds and brings it up. they miss a jumper and West gets the rebound. Scal misses a jumper from the top of the key. Blazers rebound. Tony strips the ball out of bounds. Perk is back on the bench and available to play. Wally called for a foul. Udoka hits both FTs. Tony has it stripped as he heads to the basket. West is called for a foul. Blazers inbound. Gomes picks off a pass under the basket. West drives and misses a layup. al keeps it alive but Blazers come away with it. Dixon rims out a 3 from the corner. Rebound goes out of bounds off Portland. Wally comes off a curl and takes it to the basket and lays it in. Blazers miss and Gomes rebounds. He gets it to Tony who takes it to the basket and lays it in. Dixon takes it to the basket and loses the handle. It goes out of bounds to Boston. Wally drives into the paint and kicks it out to tony who is open in the corner and he hits a 3. Time out with Boston up 81-72 and 4:05 left in the 4th
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 2, 2007 0:09:52 GMT -5
Wow, the kids are playing like a team, as they build a 9 point lead with 4 minutes left in the game. The game was close up to this point, but they pulled away with a surge as the Blazers committed turnovers.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:12:28 GMT -5
Blazers inbound. Roy missed from the corner. Blazers rebound. Jack front rims a 3 Gomes rebounds. Udoka steals the rebound from gomes. Al blocks Roy's shot but is called for the foul by Violet. Roy hits both FTs. Blazers with some pressure in the back court. Celtics get it across. Al misses a hook shot on the baseline and Blazers rebound. Randolph misses and Wally rebounds under the basket. Wally misses a 3 Randolph goes for the rebound but loses it out of bounds. Time out with 2:21 left in the 4th and Boston up 81-74
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:16:24 GMT -5
Celtics inbound under the basket. They get it out to West beyond the arc. Wally drives on Jack down the lane and lays it in and draws a foul. The FT rims in and out. Blazers rebound. Roy misses a jumper but draws the foul on tony (his 5th). Roy hits both FTs. West brings the ball up. gets it to Wally who misses a fall away on the baseline. Webster hits a 3. time out with Celtics up 83-79 and 1:26 left in the 4th.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 2, 2007 0:18:02 GMT -5
Defense, guys, defense. Get some stops right now. Tony's got to watch out, he's got 5 fouls on him.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:19:27 GMT -5
The lead has been cut to 4 with 1:26 left in the 4th. Celtics with the lead and the ball. Wally, Tony, Delonte, Al and Gomes in for Boston. Celtics inbound and West brings it up. Udoka almost gets a steal but West recovers. Tony misses a jumper and rebound bounces over the backboard and out of bounds. Wally with a steal and he takes it all the way for a dunk. Time out with 51 seconds left and Celtics up 85-79
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 2, 2007 0:20:28 GMT -5
Wally's shooting an awful percentage tonight, but he's coming through with big buckets right now. Make it count when its needed.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 2, 2007 0:23:06 GMT -5
Wally, Rondo, Tony, Gomes, West on the floor. Blazers inbound. Roy takes it to the basket and misses the layup. Tony flies out of bounds to save the rebound and tips it in to West who is fouled immediately. West hits both FTs. Udoka misses a 3. Rondo with the rebound. Wally is fouled and will go to the line. Wally misses both FTs. Time out with 29 seconds left and Boston up 87-79
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 2, 2007 0:24:02 GMT -5
Sorry guys, I jinxed Wally. Boy a 91% shooter missing back to back free throws this late in the game is heartbreaking. Hopefully it won't come back to haunt us.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 2, 2007 0:25:20 GMT -5
We've stayed away from the three point barrage that plagued us for the past few games. Only took 4 tonight. This could be an indication of why we're in position to win this game.
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