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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 22, 2007 20:19:50 GMT -5
 at  Dallas Mavericks (56-11) at Boston Celtics (20-48)
Friday, March 23, 2007 • 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season Game #69 • Home Game #34
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MA  Probable Starters PG  #13 Delonte West PPG 11.7 | APG 4.6 | RPG 3.0 SG  #34 Paul Pierce PPG 24.7 | RPG 6 | APG 4.1 SF  #44 Brian Scalabrine PPG 4 | RPG 1.9 | BPG 0.3 PF  #7 Al Jefferson PPG 15.6 | RPG 11 | BPG 1.5 C  #43 Kendrick Perkins PPG 4.3 | RPG 4.8 | BPG 1.4 Off the Bench       Green/Rondo/Gomes/Powe/Ray/Telfair/Kandi InjuriesRatliff - back Szczerbiak - ankle Allen - knee
Notes: Doc seems to have gone back to his starting lineup with Scal as SF and West starting at PG. I really liked the lineup with West and Rondo in the back court and Pierce at SF and Perk and Jefferson in the front court. That group seemed to be playing great together. If Doc is indeed working toward next season, he should be starting Rondo at the point and Scal should be coming off the bench. Perk played one of his best games this season, garnering a double double in 3 quarters before he was sent to the bench. I look for more of the same the rest of the season.   Probable StartersPG  #31 Jason Terry PPG 16.4 | APG 5.3 | 3P% .433 SG  #34 Devin Harris PPG 9.9 | APG 3.6 | SPG 1.2 SF  #5 Josh Howard PPG 18.9 | RPG 7 | APG 1.8 PF  #41 Dirk Nowitzki PPG 25.2 | RPG 9.6 | BPG 0.9 C.  #25 Erick Dampier PPG 7.5 | RPG 7.7 | BPG 1.1
Off the Bench     Stackhouse/Croshere/Diop/Barea/Mensa-Bonsu InjuriesBuckner - knee George - knee Mbenga - ACL Notes The Mavs are the best team in the league and are playing hard to finish strong down the stretch. They are coming off a win in Cleveland and are going to be very hard to beat. We almost beat them in Dallas but I expect them to come in and try to put us away early. We will have to play a perfect game to beat them. Key Matchup vs  Keys to the WinDefense We need to improve our defense. Defense is what wins games and championships and more often than not, we play very weak defense. We still haven't learned how to defend the pick and roll effectively. We need to play good team defense and get stops, especially down the stretch. Share the Ball When players try to do too much themselves, the offense breaks down. When we pass the ball and find the open man, we can score on anybody. Rebound We need to be aggressive on the boards. When we hustle and get rebounds, it transfers to all areas of the game as well. When we give up second chance points, it is hard for us to win. |
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Mar 22, 2007 22:51:23 GMT -5
Maybe this time, we'll pull out with a win. Came close last time.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Mar 23, 2007 11:47:42 GMT -5
The starters will not lose much ground to their starters.
The bench, should Doc decide to use it, will lose the game for the Celtics.
Expect another blowout home loss and another surfing around league pass.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 12:15:31 GMT -5
The starters will not lose much ground to their starters. The bench, should Doc decide to use it, will lose the game for the Celtics. Expect another blowout home loss and another surfing around league pass. I think our starting lineup will be much different than the last time we played them. We had Rondo in the lineup last time and he played Terry very well. When Rondo went to the bench, Terry got around West almost every time and seemed to score at will. We also had Perk and Al playing Dirk very well. Tonight we will have Scal playing Dirk and I just don't see this working out. |
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 18:13:39 GMT -5
The Globe reports that Scal will miss tonight's game with a strained left hamstring, Doc says that Leon Powe should get most of Scalabrine's minutes. Sounds good to me. With Scal's injury, the starting lineup goes back to Rondo, West, Pierce, Al and Perk. I think this is our best lineup and matches up with Dallas better than having Scal start at SF and West at PG.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 18:33:26 GMT -5
Kendrick Perkins will start out on Dirk Nowitzki tonight. Perkins did a good job on the All-Star in the first half of last week’s game against Dallas but was burned in the second half.
“Perk’s adjustment watching the film was in the second half [Nowitzki] just went quick,” said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. “In the first half he tried to bait Perk, but Perk stayed down and his length actually bothered him a little bit. In the second half [Nowitzki] made speed an issue. So we have to be ready for that.”
Rivers has been pleased with Perkins’s play of late.
“He’s been great,” said Rivers. “I just have to assume that his foot is feeling better and that he’s in better shape. Perk, people forget, the first month-and-a-half was pretty good, too. Though he’s been in uniform every night, he’s really struggled with his foot all year. In my opinion we didn’t see the real Kendrick Perkins this year.”
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 18:46:56 GMT -5
Rondo, West, Pierce, Al, and Perk starting. Scal strained his hamstring in practice yesterday and Doc described it as a bad one. Mavs win the tip. They turn it over in the paint. howard blocks pierce's jumper. Mavs miss and Al keeps the rebound alive as West comes away with it. PP misses a 3. Mavs rebound. Howard takes it to the basket for a layup. Al misses a jumper and Mavs grab the rebound. Dampier hits in the lane. Perk gets the ball on the baseline and has it knocked out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 2 on the SC. PP shoots off the catch but misses. Al gets the rebound and is fouled. He hits both FTs. West called for a foul. Mavs inbound on the side. Dampier can't finish at the basket and Al rebounds. offensive foul called on Perk for setting a screen. Mavs miss and Howard gets the rebound and put back and draws the foul. Howard hits the FT. Al misses in the lane. Mavs rebound and push the ball up the floor and Terry hits a 3. Time out with 8:52 left in the first and Mavs up 10-2
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 18:52:22 GMT -5
Celtics inbound Ball gets inside to PP who has it stripped out of bounds. Celtics inbound with 9 on the SC. Dampier called for a foul on PP. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. Perk misses a hook shot in the lane and Al's tip in won't go but rebound goes out of bounds and Celtics inbound with a fresh 24. Perk misses a hook shot and Al rebounds. PP hits a jumper. Dirk hits a jumper off the catch. Al's shot is blocked by Diop. Harris takes it to the basket for a layup. Perk misses a layup, Al misses the put back, and Mavs rebound. Both Al and Perk were fouled across the arms shooting but no call. Mavs with a layup. Perk misses on the baseline. Mavs rebound. Howard hits a jumper over West. PP hits a 3 from the top of the arc. Mavs miss a jumper and rebound goes out off Mavs. Time out with Mavs up 18-7 and 5:28 left in the first quarter
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 18:59:43 GMT -5
Gomes and Ray in the game. Celtics inbound Gomes misses a jumper on the baseline and Mavs rebound. Harris takes it to the basket and lays it in and draws the foul. He hits the FT. Al, PP, Gomes, Ray and West in the game. PP misses over Harris. Mavs rebound. Ray called for a foul on Terry. He hits both FTs. Al has his shot blocked by Diop. PP goes down as he loses the ball in the paint. Terry lays it in. West hits a jumper. Harris with a jumper. Diop called for a foul on PP as he takes it to the basket. PIerce misses the first. hits the second FT. Harris misses and Al rebounds. Stackhouse picks off the pass but it goes out of bounds. Time out with Mavs up 27-10 and 3:00 left in the first.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 19:06:54 GMT -5
PP goes baseline and lays it in. Al picks off a pass. Ray hits a 3 from the top of the arc. stackhouse hits a runner in the lane. West misses a 3 and Mavs rebound. Diop lays it in. PP drives to the basket and misses a dunk but is fouled. He misses the first. hits the second. Green is in for Al. Diop lays it in. PP has his pass picked off but Gomes steals it back. PP misses a jumper. Mavs rebound. Dirk misses a hook shot over West. Rebound goes out off Mavs. Rondo comes in for Gomes. PP holding for last shot misses a jumper at the buzzer. Score at the end of 1 is Mavs 33 and Celtics 16. Celtics were out rebounded 13-7 and Mavs shot 67% to 22% for the Celtics.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 19:16:19 GMT -5
Celtics inbound to start the second. Green hits a jumper. Green, West, Ray, Gomes, Powe on the court. Mavs turn it over out of bounds. Powe misses a runner in the lane as Diop gets a piece of it. Diop rebounds. Mavs miss and Celtics rebound. West hits a jumper. Terry hits a 3. Powe has it knocked away and Buckner takes it in for a layup. Green is stripped going through the lane but is fouled. Tonight is Green's 100th NBA Game. He hits the first and misses the second. Mavs rebound. Stackhouse is fouled by Green. He hits both FTs. Gomes takes it to the basket and has it knocked away. Terry hits a 3. Green takes it to the basket and misses the layup but is fouled. He hits the first. Al comes in for Powe. Misses the second. Mavs rebound. Stackhouse misses and the rebound is tipped around and Ray comes away with it. Gomes misses a jumper and Green hustles for the rebound. Gomes hits a baseline jumper. Terry misses on the baseline and Celtics rebound. West takes it to the basket and his layup rims out. Mavs rebound. Terry takes it in for a layup. Time out with Dallas up 44-24
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Mar 23, 2007 19:18:21 GMT -5
Wow, everybody is stinking it up for Boston. This is unwatchable. Nobody it seems wants to play for the Celtics.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 19:23:36 GMT -5
Pierce, Rondo, Al, Goms, Green on the floor Terry hits the FT. Defensive 3 second violation. PP hits the T. Celtics inbound on the side. Green hits a runner in the lane. Dampier has it knocked away by Rondo. Green hits a runner and is fouled. He hits the FT. Mavs lose the ball out of bounds. PP drives to the basket and draws a foul on Dampier, his third. PP hits both FTs. Celtics with pressure in the back court. Harris misses a jumper and Al rebounds. PP drives to the basket and is fouled by Diop. Time out with Mavs up 45-32 and 5:37 left in the half.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Mar 23, 2007 19:24:26 GMT -5
Gerald Green and Paul Pierce are going to have to carry the scoring load for the Celtics. How long is Dirk gonna rest tonight?
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Mar 23, 2007 19:32:34 GMT -5
PP hits both FTs. Gomes with a steal. PP hits a jumper and draws the foul. PP hits both FTs. Stackhouse misses a 3. Rondo rebounds and Gomes hits a jumper from the corner. Rondo called for a foul on Dirk. Mavs inbound on the side. Dirk hits a jumper over Gomes. Rondo called for an offensive foul on a drive along the baseline. Dirk hits a jumper over Gomes. Rondo misses a runner in the lane but draws a foul. He hits the first misses the second. Mavs rebound. Harris hits a jumper from the corner. Rondo misses up and under but gomes is there for the tip in. Stackhouse has it knocked away. PP has it stripped by Howard who takes it all the way for a layup. Al's layup i s blocked by Diop. Mavs come away with it. Mavs miss and Green hits a 3. Howard called for a techincal foul. PP hits the T. Time out with Mavs up 53-45 and 1:26 left in the half
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