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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 25, 2007 22:05:38 GMT -5
at Boston Celtics (12-29) at Toronto Raptors (21-22) Friday, January 26 7:00 pm Eastern Time Air Canada Centre Probable Starters PG: Delonte West ......................................... SG: Gerald GreenC: Kendrick Perkins SF: Ryan Gomes...............................................PF: Al Jefferson Off the Bench:Rondo, Powe, Telfair, Kandi, Scal, Ray Players to Watch :Al is planning to play in spite of the sprained ankle he got on Wednesday night. Perk had his best game of the season on Wednesday but ran out of steam in the second half after playing most of the first half all out. He also mentioned that his foot was hurting in the 3rd quarter. We will need both of them to play well against the front line of the Raptors who have been playing very well. West had an off shooting night on Wednesday and we will need him to get his shooting touch back. He sat out Tuesday's practice which could mean that he is having back problems again. Probable Starters: PG: Jose Calderon...................................SG: Anthony ParkerC: Rasho Nesterovic SG: Jorge Garbajosa ............................... PF: Chris BoshOff the BenchBargnani/Graham/Humphries/Jones/Peterson Players to WatchBosh is having a great year and just was voted to the All Star Game. He is coming off a 35 point 7 rebound game on Wednesday and it will be a big test for Al to guard him as well as to score against him. MoPete always has a big game against us and has always lit us up fromt he outside. Calderon has been doing very well in the absence of Ford and will be a challenge for our PGs to keep up with him. Key Matchup: vs to the GamePut together a complete game. Lately we either come out flat in the first half and play great the second, or we come out strong and disappear in the second. If we could put together 2 good halves, we would have a chance to win. Rebound and Defend We need to rebound the ball. When we go strong to the boards and win the rebounding war, we have a good chance to win the game. Also, we need to get stops as we won't out score them unless we can limit their shots. Hit our shots Shooting 31% isn't going to win us any games. We have to hit our shots and shoot a better percentage in order to have a chance to win. Play Powe I still don't understand why this kid doesn't get more time. He brings everything we need. Defense, toughness inside, rebounding, and energy. Doc is already talking about playing Scal and Kandi more and there goes even the few minutes Powe has been getting. But we are a better team with him on the floor.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Jan 26, 2007 14:03:27 GMT -5
Basically do everything better. On a side note - how much can we realistically get out of Perkins and Jefferson. Also is Gerald Green going to show and play tonight? I saw no evidence of Gerald Green in the 2nd half Wed night. I guess that is part of putting a complete game together.
Toronto is playing well and it will be a challenge to stay with it and give ourselves a chance to win this game.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 26, 2007 16:20:45 GMT -5
I like this Anthony Parker kid. Too bad Ainge couldn't get him. We should also be looking overseas for some free agent talent. Look at Toronto--they are basically filling their team with international talent. Garabosa, Calderon, Parker, etc. And San Antonio with Ginibli, Parker, Oberto, Udrih, etc. The talent is out there--we just gotta find them.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 19:21:52 GMT -5
West, Green, Perk, Gomes and Al starting. Today is Gerald's 21st birthday. Clifford Ray is gving last minute advice to Al. Perk jumping center. I sure hope his foot is feeling good again. Toronto won the tip. Garbajosa hits an open baseline jumper. Perk's shot is bothered by Rasho and it goes out of bounds to Toronto. Toronto misses a jumper. Perk rebounds. Gomes hits an outside jumper. Bosh hits a floater in the lane. Green throws it away on a bad pass. Perk deflects a pass. Green brings it up and loses the handle. Raptors miss a jumper. Perk rebounds. Gomes with a bad pass but Delonte is able to save it and misses a 3 from the corner at the SC. Raptors rebound. Rasho misses a baseline jumper and Al rebounds. Perk called for a foul setting the pick. Calderon hits a jumper. Green misses a jumper from the corner and Raptors rebound. Raptors with very good ball movement and Parker gets an open 3 from the corner. West takes it to the basket and has it blocked by Rasho. 24 second violation on the Celtics. Ray comes in for Green. Bosh misses a jumper Ray rebounds and brings it up the court. Ray hits a jumper off the screen. Bosh gets inside for a layup. Ray hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Garbajosa misses and Calderon beats Gomes to the rebound. Bosh takes it down the lane and dunks it with authority. Time out with 5:42 left in the first and Raptors up 13-7 Delonte is doing his Wire Hanga commercial... love that!!! He is so funny
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 19:28:37 GMT -5
Ray, Al, West, Perk and Gomes on the floor. Celtics inbound. Ray misses a jumper. Al rebounds. Al with a nice upfake on Bosh spins around him and slams it. Bosh hits a jumper from the top of the key. Perk picks up his second foul setting a pick. Scal comes in for Perk (WHY NOT POWE? ?) Scal with a block and West comes away with it. Scal with a pass inside and Bosh with a block. Al gets the rebound and misses a shot and Raptors rebound. Raptors turn it overand Al drives the lane and lays it down to Ray who is fouled as he goes up for a shot. He hits both FTs. Celtics with some pressure in the back court. Bosh misses a jumper Al rebounds. Gomes misses an outside jumper. Toronto rebounds. Calderon is fouled going to the basket. Time out with Toronto up 15-11 and 2:58 left in the first
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 19:37:57 GMT -5
Calderon misses the first. hits the second FT. Gomes misses a jumper and Scal gets the rebound. West takes it to the basket and misses a layup. Raptors rebound. Parker hits a 3 from the corner. Gomes takes it into the lane and is called for an offensive foul. Bargnani hits a 3. Al hits a hook shot in the lane on a pass from Scal. defensive 3 second violation on Al. Martin misses the T. Raptors inbound on the side with 14 on the SC. Bargnani hits a jumper off the catch. Scal drives into the lane and has it blocked out of bounds by Rasho. Rondo comes in for Gomes. Ray gets the inbounds pass and immediately hits a jumper. Rasho steps out of bounds trying to save a pass. Martin fouls Rondo with 3.8 seconds in the first. Green and Telfair come in. Rondo gets the inbound pass and upfakes and as they go to block the shot on one side he shoots on the other side and lays it in and draws a foul. He misses the FT and Peterson gets the rebound as the buzzer sounds. Score at the end of 1 is Raptors 24 and Boston 17
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 19:46:45 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the second. Ray, Scal, Powe, Green Rondo on the floor. Ray hits a 3 on a catch and shoot. Rasho misses and Powe rips down the rebound. Ray called for a travel. Martin hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Rondo drives to the basket and misses a runner. Raptors rebound. Bargnani hits a jumper. Green misses a 3 and Martin tips the rebound to Bargnani. Peterson misses a jumper and Ray rebounds. Ray takes it all the way to the basket and lays it in. Martin fouled as he makes a move to the basket. Raptors inbound. Green called for a foul. Kandi in for Powe. Raptors miss and Kandi rebounds. Green hits a jumper. Scal called for a foul in the back court. Time out with 8:57 left in the half and Toronto up 29-24
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 19:55:09 GMT -5
Toronto inbounds and bring it up. Martin hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Rondo goes into the lane and slips and falls and loses the ball out of bounds. Martin turns it over. Ray misses a jumper. Raptors rebound. Graham misses a layup. REbound goes out of bounds to Toronto. Bargnani misses a 3. Rasho rebounds and gets it back to Bargnani who misses a 3. Celtics rebound. Ray misses a 3. Raptors rebound. Peterson takes it to the basket and hits a scoop shot and draws the foul. Peterson misses the FT. Scal rebounds. Green hits a jumper from the FT line. Peterson takes it to the basket and is fouled by Ray. He hits both FTs. Starters are back on the floor other than Ray in for Gomes. Defensive 3 second violation on Rasho. West misses the T. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. Green misses from the FT line. Al called for a foul on the rebound. Bosh hits both FTs. Al missses a layup but stays with it and gets the rebound and lays it back in. Al called for his second foul. Time out with 5:55 left in the 2nd and Toronto up 38-28.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:03:58 GMT -5
Bosh at the line. He misses the first. hits the second FT. Gomes is in for Ray. Peterson called for a foul. Celtics inbound on the side. Green misses a jumper and Raptors rebound. Travelling on Bosh as Perk defends him well. West turns it over. Bosh gets a nice pass from Garbajosa and lays it in. West hits a jumper from the corner of the FT line. Bosh hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Gomes gets the ball inside and fakes and draws the foul. Gomes hits both FTs. Bargnani misses a jumper. Al rebounds. West hits a baseline jumper. Bargnani misses a jumper. Green rebounds. West misses a 3. Green hustles for the ball and it goes out of bounds off Toronto. Time out with 2:34 left in the half and Toronto up 44-34
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:11:05 GMT -5
Celtics inbound. Green with a backdoor cut to the basket and a great pass by Perk and Green finishes with a dunk. Bosh misses and Celtics rebound. Al gets the ball in the lane and dunks it. Bargnani lays it in. Perk called for his third foul gettng possition under the basket for the layup. Kandi in for Perk. Parker hits a 3 from the corner. Celtics turn it over. Bargnani misses a jumper. Gomes rebound. Al passes out of the double team to West all alone under the basket for a layup. 24 second violation on the Raptors. Celtics inbound with 6.2 left in the half. Green hits a 3 with 1 second left. The pass up court is broken up and Raptors don't get a shot off. Score at the half is Toronto 49 and Boston 43.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:35:32 GMT -5
Al Perk West Gomes Green on the floor for Boston. Celtics inbound to start the 3rd. Green misses a jumper. Raptors rebound. Garbajosa hits a runner in the lane. Perk backs into the lane and hits a short jumper. Parker misses and garbajosa goes over the back for a rebound but no call. Raptors with a jumper. Bosh called for defensive 3 sec violation. West hits the T. Celtics inbound on the side with 14 on the SC. Al hits a hook shot on the baseline. Garbajosa misses and rebound goes over the backboard to Boston. Perk with a great pass inside to Gomes who lays it in and draws the foul. He misses the FT and Calderon gets the rebound. Parker misses in the lane. Al rebounds. Celtics turn it over and Perk is back defensively to stop the fast break. Parker hits a 3 from the corner. Green misses a 3 from the corner. Raptors rebound. Parker hits a 3 from the same spot in the corner. Time out with 8:08 left in the 3rd. Lead is back to 9 after the Celtics cut it to 2. Toronto leads 59-50
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:46:22 GMT -5
Al misses a hook shot in the lane. Garbajosa rebounds. Garbajosa misses from the corner and rebound goes out of bounds to the Celtics. West with a nice pass inside to Al who lays it in. Bosh hits a 3. Al hits a jumper over Bosh. Bosh misses a jumper. West tips the rebound and Al comes down with it. West hits a 3. Bosh called for a travel. west walks the ball up the court. Green hits a 3 to cut the lead to 1. Calderone hits a 3 from the corner. Al with an over the shoulder pass to a cutting West who misses the layup but he draws the foul. West misses the first FT. hits the second. Perk called for a foul on Calderon. Raptors inbound. RAptors miss a jumper West rebounds. Celtics miss inside and Raptors rebound. Garbajosa misses and Raptors rebound. Bosh misses a jumper. rebound goes out of bounds off Raptors. Scal comes in for Perk. West walks the ball up. Green misses a jumper Bargnani rebounds. Bargnani misses and West rebounds. he pushes it up court and Toronto is back on defense quickly. Gomes hits a jumper. Bosh gets to the basket, lays it in and draws a foul on Gomes. Time out with Raptors up 66-63 and 3:04 left in the 3rd.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:50:39 GMT -5
Bosh hits the FT. Al misses a hook shot in the lane and Peterson with the rebound. Ray called for a foul away from the ball. Time out with Toronto up 67-63 and 2:39 left in the 3rd
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 20:56:35 GMT -5
Toronto inbounds on the side. peterson misses a 3 and Scal rebounds. Ray drives to the basket and misses a layup but Al is there to tip it in. Parker misses a jumper. West rebounds. Al gets the ball inside and waits for the defender to pass and lays it in. Game is tied at 67. Calderon misses a jumper and Al rebounds. Al turns and hits a jumper. Celtics take the lead for the first time. Al with A block and rebound goes off Toronto out of bounds. West beats his man to the basket and lays it in. Calderon hits a jumper. West drives the lane and falls and passes out to Gomes who misses a jumper. Raptors rebound but miss the heave at the buzzer. Score at the end of 3 is Boston 71 and Toronto 69
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 26, 2007 21:07:17 GMT -5
Raptors inbound and Celtics with back court pressure. Raptors miss and Garbajosa rebounds. Peterson misses and Gomes rebounds. Ray is fouled driving into the lane. Celtics inbound. Raptors pick off a pass from Rondo. Scal fouls Parker to prevent the break. Raptors inbound on the side. Bargnani misses a 3 and Celtics rebound. Gomes fouled by Bargnani as he goes up for a shot. Gomes hits both FTs. Celtics pressing in the back court. Ray called for his 3rd foul. Parker misses a jumper. Gomes rebounds. Garbajosa with a steal. Martin takes it to the basket and Scal called for a foul. Martin hits both rebounds. Celtics with Rondo, west and Ray with Gomes and Scal. Rondo gets into the lane for 2. Martin misses a 3. Rondo rebounds. Rondo has his shot blocked by Peterson. Celtics inbound Ray loses the ball out of bounds. Garbajosa misses and Bosh gets the rebound. Rondo with a steal and West takes it all the way to the basket and lays it in. Time out with Boston up 77-71 and 8:30 left in the 4th
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