Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 17, 2007 22:16:32 GMT -5
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Boston Celtics (12-25) vs. Sacramento Kings (14-21)
Friday, January 19, 2007 • 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season Game #38 • Home Game #18
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MA
Probable Starters
PG: Telfair PPG 8.7 RPG 1.9 APG 3.9 FG% .397
SG: Green PPG 8.7 RPG 2.5 APG 0.8 FG% .443
C: Perkins PPG 4.0 RPG 4.6 APG 1.0 FG% .495
PF: Jefferson PPG 13.2 RPG 10.3 APG 0.9 FG% .494
SF: Gomes PPG 10.7 RPG 5.7 APG 1.9 FG% .485
Off the Bench
Rondo, Powe, Kandi, Ray, West (Probable), Wally (probable)
Injuries
Tony Allen ACL tear out
Paul Pierce stress reaction out
Theo Ratliff sore back out
Brian Scalabrine bruised knee out
Players to watch
Green is learning and improving game by game. It is always exciting to see what he is going to do next.
Big Al has taken his game to the next level with 22 and 17 rebounds in his past 2 games and now he is learning how to beat the double teams on offense better. Now his teammates just need to feed him the ball inside more.
Also Allen Ray who had a great game offensively against the Hawks, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak who may be coming back from injuries and may be rusty but hopefully will be able to help.
Probable Starters
PG: Bibby PPG 17.8 RPG 3.7 APG 5.7 FG% .384
SG: Martin PPG 21.2 RPG 4.6 APG 2.2 FG% .510
C: Miller PPG 10.1 RPG 5.9 APG 2.8 FG% .459
PF: Abdur Rahim PPG 11.2 RPG 5.6 APG 1.3 FG% .485
SF: Artest PPG 16.5 RPG 6.4 APG 3.1 FG% .413
Off the Bench
Salmons,Williamson, Garcia, Williams, Douby, Price, Thomas
Injuries
None
Players to Watch
Mike Bibby is one of the better PGs in the league and it will be a challenge for whichever PG is guarding him. He led the Kings in scoring against the Raptors with 21 points. If West is ready to play I wouldn't be surprised to see Doc start him, rust and all.
Ron Artest may be nuts but he is one of the better defenders in the league. He had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in the loss to the Raptors. You have to be aware of him on both ends of the court.
Keys to the Game
The Kings have lost 7 in a row and could be dangerous looking to break that losing streak. It is never good to get a team in the midst of a losing streak. They are coming off a loss Wednesday night against the Raptors and our game is the 3rd in a 4 game road trip for them. Hopefully they will be tired and we may have a chance.
We need to play defense. We don't have enough offense lately to outscore teams if we can't get stops. In the past couple of games it was the failure to get stops that took us out of the games.
Keep our focus. Both Bibby and Artest are known for their defense and our young players get flustered when they are guarded closely by the other team. Hopefully we have learned from our mistakes and can keep our poise.
Get the ball inside. Doc said today in the paper right now we are a post team and a pick and roll team. Unfortunately I haven't seen much of either. We need to get the ball inside, take the ball to the basket, and utilize the pick and roll as Gerald in particular is effective scoring coming off the pick.
Play Rondo and Powe. Both of these players have shown good things when they get minutes. Doc needs to play them because they help the team whenever they are on the court.
Bring the road mentality home. For whatever reason we have played better on the road than at home. We need to get the same intensity at home as we have had on the road.
Boston Celtics (12-25) vs. Sacramento Kings (14-21)
Friday, January 19, 2007 • 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season Game #38 • Home Game #18
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MA
Probable Starters
PG: Telfair PPG 8.7 RPG 1.9 APG 3.9 FG% .397
SG: Green PPG 8.7 RPG 2.5 APG 0.8 FG% .443
C: Perkins PPG 4.0 RPG 4.6 APG 1.0 FG% .495
PF: Jefferson PPG 13.2 RPG 10.3 APG 0.9 FG% .494
SF: Gomes PPG 10.7 RPG 5.7 APG 1.9 FG% .485
Off the Bench
Rondo, Powe, Kandi, Ray, West (Probable), Wally (probable)
Injuries
Tony Allen ACL tear out
Paul Pierce stress reaction out
Theo Ratliff sore back out
Brian Scalabrine bruised knee out
Players to watch
Green is learning and improving game by game. It is always exciting to see what he is going to do next.
Big Al has taken his game to the next level with 22 and 17 rebounds in his past 2 games and now he is learning how to beat the double teams on offense better. Now his teammates just need to feed him the ball inside more.
Also Allen Ray who had a great game offensively against the Hawks, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak who may be coming back from injuries and may be rusty but hopefully will be able to help.
Probable Starters
PG: Bibby PPG 17.8 RPG 3.7 APG 5.7 FG% .384
SG: Martin PPG 21.2 RPG 4.6 APG 2.2 FG% .510
C: Miller PPG 10.1 RPG 5.9 APG 2.8 FG% .459
PF: Abdur Rahim PPG 11.2 RPG 5.6 APG 1.3 FG% .485
SF: Artest PPG 16.5 RPG 6.4 APG 3.1 FG% .413
Off the Bench
Salmons,Williamson, Garcia, Williams, Douby, Price, Thomas
Injuries
None
Players to Watch
Mike Bibby is one of the better PGs in the league and it will be a challenge for whichever PG is guarding him. He led the Kings in scoring against the Raptors with 21 points. If West is ready to play I wouldn't be surprised to see Doc start him, rust and all.
Ron Artest may be nuts but he is one of the better defenders in the league. He had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in the loss to the Raptors. You have to be aware of him on both ends of the court.
Keys to the Game
The Kings have lost 7 in a row and could be dangerous looking to break that losing streak. It is never good to get a team in the midst of a losing streak. They are coming off a loss Wednesday night against the Raptors and our game is the 3rd in a 4 game road trip for them. Hopefully they will be tired and we may have a chance.
We need to play defense. We don't have enough offense lately to outscore teams if we can't get stops. In the past couple of games it was the failure to get stops that took us out of the games.
Keep our focus. Both Bibby and Artest are known for their defense and our young players get flustered when they are guarded closely by the other team. Hopefully we have learned from our mistakes and can keep our poise.
Get the ball inside. Doc said today in the paper right now we are a post team and a pick and roll team. Unfortunately I haven't seen much of either. We need to get the ball inside, take the ball to the basket, and utilize the pick and roll as Gerald in particular is effective scoring coming off the pick.
Play Rondo and Powe. Both of these players have shown good things when they get minutes. Doc needs to play them because they help the team whenever they are on the court.
Bring the road mentality home. For whatever reason we have played better on the road than at home. We need to get the same intensity at home as we have had on the road.