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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:26:56 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the 4th. perk, Rondo, Green, Gomes, Wally on the floor. Wally called for a travel. Clippers miss and Gomes rebounds in traffic. Rondo misses a runner in the lane. Thomas hits a jumper. Gomes hits a jumper off the catch. Maggette takes it hard to the basket and is fouled by Green. he hits both FTs. Thomas with a steal of Green's pass. Thomas is fouled and goes to the line. He hits both FTs. Wally fumbles the ball and Mobley comes away with it. Thomas hits a layup and is fouled. West and Al come in for Green and Perk. Thomas hits the FT. gomes hits a jumper off the catch. Mobley hits a jumper. West called for an offensive foul. Livingson misses and Rondo rebounds. Rondo takes it to the basket and lays it in. thomas misses and gets his own rebound. Mobley misses and Gomes rebounds. Al backs in and hits a short hook shot on the baseline. Maggette is fouled by Wally. Time out with 7:41 left in the game and Clippers up 78-77. Rondo is having a great game.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:33:55 GMT -5
Maggette at the line hits both FTs. Rondo takes the ball down the lane and is fouled by Thomas. he misses both FTs. Clippers rebound. Magette lays it in and is fouled by Wally. Scal comes in for Wally. He hits the FT. Al misses a hook shot on the baseline and Clippers rebound. Rondo with a steal and he is fouled. Celtics inbound. Al has his layup blocked by Brand. Clippers come away with it. BRand misses and Gomes rebounds. West hits a jumper with 2 on the SC. Mobley hits a 3 from the corner. Time out with Clippers up 86-79 and 5:21 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:41:46 GMT -5
Celtics inbound. Rondo threw a bad pass and then steals it back. Maggette throws a body block at Rondo who goes down again but Maggette called for the foul. Al misses over a double team and Clippers rebound. Maggette misses a jumper and West rebounds. Gomes misses a hook shot in the lane but he is fouled. He misses the first. Hits the second. Thomas hits a straight away 3 to put the Clippers up 9. Al is fouled going to the hoop. Al back rims the first FT. Wally comes in for Gomes. Al hits the second. Brand goes across the lane and hits a jumper. Rondo hits a 3. Al with a steal. West misses a 3 and Clippers rebound. Time out with 2:19 left in the game and Clippers up 91-84
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:46:04 GMT -5
Clippers inbound. Maggette misses inside but Thomas gets the rebound and puts it back in and draws the foul on Scal. H misses the FT and Al rebounds. Brand blocks Wests shot but Celtics rebound and Al hits a jumper. Brand hits in the lane. Time out with Clippers up 95-86 and 1:33 left in the 4th
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:49:30 GMT -5
Celtics inbound on the side Rondo gets it inside to Scal who has it stripped. Brand comes away with it. Maggette misses the first. Perk comes in for Scal. He hits the second. Time out with 1:14 left in the 4th and LA up 96-86
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 21:54:29 GMT -5
Celtics inbound on the side. Offensive foul on Wally. Clippers inbound. Green quickly fouls Maggette. He hits Telfair comes in for Rondo. Ray comes in. Maggette hits the second. West takes it to the basket and misses a layup. Clippers miss and West rebounds. Wally hits a straight away 3. West fouls Mobley as he goes to the basket and Powe finally gets in the game with 10 seconds left. Mobley hits both FTs. Green misses a 3 from the corner. Clippers rebound and dribble out the clock. Final score is Clippers 100 and Celtics 89.
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Post by Celtic17 on Feb 2, 2007 22:36:07 GMT -5
I sure hate to lose... But, is it better for the future?
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 2, 2007 22:44:33 GMT -5
If this team will take no pride, then I won't either. How about Oden or Durant?
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Feb 2, 2007 23:10:17 GMT -5
Rondo was a bright spot tonight. He is our PG of the future. He played 40+ minutes and had only 1 turnover. He controls the tempo and the team seems to run the floor better when he is at he point. He has skills and court awareness that you just can't teach a player. I really hope that Doc starts him from now on and starts Delonte at the 2. Delonte wasn't hitting his shots tonight but with Rondo at the point and if Delonte is hitting, that is a very exciting thought.
One thing I didn't like was starting Scal at the 4 You have to get more than 2 rebounds from your starting power forward, especially since he was matched up with Brand that had 20 rebounds. Doc loves the bigs that hang out on the arc but we need bigs that play with their backs to the basket. Powe should have played more than 10 seconds. He gives us a strong defender in the paint and gives us an interior presence we just don't have with Scal in there.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Feb 3, 2007 0:18:22 GMT -5
I guess Scal started in place of Perkins because of his foot injury. That is too bad.
Rondo getting the start along with D West was an exciting development. We got good shots all night long with his play.
What killed us was our poor matchups in the frontcourt especially at PF. Jefferson has to get stronger and we need help at Center. Sczczerbiak was useless tonight.
Clippers wore us down but I give the Celtics another gentlemens B- for hanging tight throughout - about 4 minutes in the lead and 1 minute trailing by more than 10 points.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Feb 3, 2007 0:19:53 GMT -5
If this team will take no pride, then I won't either. How about Oden or Durant? Trade Pierce to Memphis for Gasol straight up, then
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Post by mev17 on Feb 3, 2007 0:28:31 GMT -5
It saddens me to see how futile we are at home. I can only hope the extra playing time will pay off for our younger players, and we fare well in the lottery.
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