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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 27, 2007 20:31:26 GMT -5
at Washington Wizards (25-17) at Boston Celtics (12-30) Sunday, January 28, 2007 • 6:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #43 • Home Game #21 TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MAProbable StartersInjuries*Paul Pierce (out) *Wally Szczerbiak (out) *Theo Ratliff (out) *Tony Allen (out) Players to WatchWest plays very well when he is healthy. Hopefully his back will be feeling good and he can make a difference on both ends of the floor. Al has been our most consistent player and has been a sure double double. Rondo only played 12 minutes in the last game but should play more because he makes a difference when he is on the floor. Probable StartersPlayers to WatchArenas still holds a grudge against the Celtics for not picking him in the draft as they promised and always has a big game against us. Butler is playing very well and gave us problems the last time we played the Wizards and we need to contain him. Jamison is averaging 19 points and 8 rebounds and always plays well against us. Injuries *Darius Songaila (out) *Michael Ruffin (out) Key Matchup vs Last game against the Wizards Gomes went for a career high in points. Gomes and Butler are similar players. Both can hit the mid-range jumper, score from the inside, and rebound well from the forward position. They match up well against each other. to a winDefense We have to play solid defense on the Wizards as if we don't any one of their starters can beat us. Arenas, Butler and Jamison have all been playing very well. We can't out score them so we need to work at stopping them from scoring. Play the whole game We play well for one half and then forget how to play the other half. We need to put together a whole game where we play as a team, pass the ball, and defend. Hit our shots We have gone through stretches in our last two games where we couldn't make a shot for long periods. We have to have someone step up and be able to hit shots down the stretch. Cut down turnovers Against the Raptors, we out rebounded them and we shot a better FG % but we turned the ball over 20 times to only 10 for them. We won't win if we continue to turn the ball over 20 or more times per game.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 28, 2007 9:40:16 GMT -5
Fantastic artwork as usual FL. Though, Jefferson doesn't look quite as good w/ the wizards as he does w/ the celtics. I wonder if Arenas hold s a grudge w/ every team that didn't select him?
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 14:43:51 GMT -5
Fantastic artwork as usual FL. Though, Jefferson doesn't look quite as good w/ the wizards as he does w/ the celtics. I wonder if Arenas hold s a grudge w/ every team that didn't select him? Too funny!!! I didn't even notice that I copy pasted Al to the Wiz instead of Jamison. I agree that he looks better on the Celtics. I hope it isn't an omen with the report in the Denver Post that Danny is offering Al for Gasol and all... I will fix it in the thread right away. Thanks for pointing it out. That's what happen when I have to rush.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 28, 2007 17:55:41 GMT -5
Wait, what did you say, FL? Al possibly in a trade package for Gasol? No, no, no!!!
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:03:43 GMT -5
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Jan 28, 2007 18:18:05 GMT -5
Wow, if that's the trade package, I'm not doing it.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:21:14 GMT -5
Gomes Green Perk Al and West starting for the Celtics. Wally is going to play tonight according to Dickerson. He will play limited minutes. Celtics win the tip. Perk with a nice pass inside to Gomes who lays it in. Butler hits a jumper from the top of the key. Al backs to the baseline and hits a hook shot. Wizards miss and Al rebounds. Green quickly hits a jumper on a catch and shoot. Jamison hits a 3. Ball goes out of bounds off Wizards. Celtics inbound with 5 on the SC. Perk gets the inbound pass and finds inside to Gomes for a layup. Stevenson inside for 2. Green's shot from the corner goes in and out. Al rebounds and his shot is blocked out of bounds. Celtics inbound with a fresh clock. Perk misses a hook shot and Wizards rebound. Arenas is fouled and will go to the line. He misses the first. hits the second. West with a bounce pass to Perk in the lane and he lays it down to Al for a dunk. Jamison hits a jumper. Gomes hits a jumper from just inside the arc. Haywood lays it in and draws a foul. He hits the FT. West misses a 3 and rebound goes out of bounds off Boston. Arenas takes it to the basket and misses a scoop shot. Arenas gets the rebound and West with a steal. He takes it to the hoop and lays it in. Wizards quickly back and hit a jumper. Defensive 3 second violation on Wiz. West hits the T. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. West drives the lane and kicks out to gomes for an open jumper at the SC. Wiz miss a layup. Al rebounds. West takes it to the basket and lays it in and draws the foul. West hits the FT. Butler drives baseline and dunks. Gomes turns it over. Butler takes it to the basket and lays it in. Green called for an offensive foul as he goes to the basket. Time out with 5:19 left in the 1st and score tied at 20
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:28:17 GMT -5
Wizards inbound and bring it up the floor. Haywood misses and Celtics rebound. Gomes misses a jumper and Stevenson rebounds. Wizards miss and Celtics rebound. West hits a jumper. Celtics playing some zone defense. Wizards miss a jumper. Gomes rebounds. West hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Arenas is fouled. Wally comes in for Perk. Arenas hits both FTs. Wally hits a jumper from the corner. Wallly called for a foul. Wiz inbound on the side. Arenas hits a jumper. Gomes misses and Arenas rebounds. Arenas hits a 3. Al misses a turn around jumper. Wiz with the weak side rebound. Wizards miss a jumper. Wally with the rebound. Wiz knock the ball out of bounds. Time out with 1:59 left in the first and score tied at 27
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:29:06 GMT -5
Wow, if that's the trade package, I'm not doing it. Let's just hope that Danny feels the same way and this is just a Denver writer's imagination.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:34:21 GMT -5
Rondo in. Celtics inbound. Al misses a hook shot in the lane. Wiz rebound. Jamison misses and Wiz tip it twice and second one goes in. Rondo called for a travel. Al called for a foul as Jamison drives to the basket. He misses the first. Hits the second. Arenas is heading to the locker room. Rondo misses a finger roll in the paint. Wiz rebound. Thomas misses in the lane and Gomes gets the rebound. Wally misses a jumper. Wiz rebound. Wiz miss a jumper. Celtics rebound. West hits a runner in the lane. Wiz miss a heave at the buzzer. Score at the end of 1 is Wizards 30 Celtics 29
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:43:21 GMT -5
Scal, Wally, Perk, Rondo, West on the floor. Wiz miss. Rondo rebounds and speeds up the court. He passes across the lane to a cutting West who lays it in and is fouled. He hits the FT. Jamison hits a jumper. Wally backs into the lane and his shot is blocked but he is fouled. He hits both FTs. Wizards turn it over on a bad pass out of bounds. Ray comes in for West. Scal drives to the basket but is stripped in the lane. Jamison with a layup. Rondo misses a runner in the lane. Haywood rebounds. Scal with a block and Rondo comes down with it and finds Perk in the lane who is fouled hard as he goes up for the shot. He misses both FTs Thomas rebounds. Thomas misses in the lane. Perk rebounds. Ray misses a 3 and rebound goes out of bounds to Boston. Time out with 8:55 left in the half and Score tied at 34
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 18:51:20 GMT -5
Celtics inbound under the basket with a fresh clock. Perk misses a shot. Wiz rebound. Thomas with a 2 handed dunk. Wally misses a 3 and Thomas rebounds. Ball goes out of bounds to Boston. Perk gets the ball and lays it in off the catch from Delonte and he draws a foul. Daniels called for a T for throwing the ball into the stands. West misses the T. Perk at the line Perk hits the FT. Butler misses and Wiz get the tip in. Wally misses a 3 off the catch. Wiz rebound. Thomas gets the rebound and misses the put back. perk rebounds. West misses a baseline jumper. Rondo rebounds and is fouled. He hits both FTs. Wizards quicklly get upcourt and lay it in. Ball knocked out of bounds with 15 on the SC. Al takes it to the basket and is fouled. Time out with Washington up 40-39 and 5:57 left in the half
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 19:00:06 GMT -5
Al at the line hits the first misses the second Wiz rebound. Travel called on Butler. Starters back on the floor for the Celtics. Green is fouled by Arenas. Green at the line. He hits both FTs. Celtics with light pressure in the back court. Wiz miss a jumper and Haywood misses a tip and then grabs the rebound and puts it in. Gomes takes it strong to the basket and lays it in and is called for an offensive foul. Bad call. Stevenson misses a 3 and Haywood rebounds but West takes it out of his hands. Al misses. Perk battles for the rebound and rips it away from Haywood. then tips it out to West. Gomes misses a jumper Al rebounds but is tied up. Wiz win the tip. Wiz miss Celtics rebound. Green is fouled going baseline for a layup. He hits both FTs. Kandi replaces Perk. Kandi with a big block. Time out with score tied at 44 and 2:55 left in the half
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 19:07:15 GMT -5
Arenas misses and Butler rebounds. Jamison misses a jumper and Green rebounds. West front rims a 3 and Wiz rebound. Kandi called for a foul. Wiz inbound on the side. Butler hits a jumper. Al hits a hook shot in the lane on a feed from West. Wiz miss a 3 and West rebounds. Gomes hits a jumper from the corner. Celtics knock the ball out of bounds. Wiz inbound with 10 on the SC. Haywood hits a jumper. Kandi misses a short jumper. Gomes tips in the miss. Wiz holding for the final shot. foul before the shot on Rondo. Wiz inbound on the side with 4.7 to go. Arenas misses a jumper at the buzzer. Score at the half is Boston 50 and Washington 48
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Jan 28, 2007 19:35:24 GMT -5
Starters on the floor for the Celtics. Wiz inbound to start the 3rd. Stevenson goes to the basket and misses. Al rebounds. Perk hits a layup. Arenas is fouled and goes to the line. He hits the first misses the second and Perk rebounds the miss. Al turns it over and Wiz get a fast break dunk. Perk misses a hook shot on the baseline and Haywood rebounds. Jamison with a fast break layup. Green takes it to the basket, lays it in and draws the foul. He hits the FT. jamison hits a jumper. West goes down the lane and passes off to Al who has it knocked out of bounds. Green misses a jumper off the catch. Perk rebounds. Perk misses a hook shot in the lane. Arenas rims out a 3. Celtics rebound. Al misses a jumper. Wiz rebound. Arenas misses and Gomes comes away with it. West is fouled as he drives into the lane. West at the line. He hits both FTs. Butler drives to the basket and perk blocks it and comes down with it. Celtics miss and Wiz rebound. Arenas called for an offensive foul. Al misses a layup. Perk with the rebound and misses the put back. He gets the rebound again and draws the foul. He hits both FTs. West with a block on Arenas but is called for the foul. Arenas hits both FTs. Al with 3 upfakes and Haywood doesn't bite and blocks the shot. Wiz miss and Celtics rebound. Green misses a fall away jumper. Jamison rebounds. Butler takes it down the lane for a layup. Al called for an offensive foul as he drives into the lane. Time out with 5:50 left in the 3rd and score tied at 59
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