Celtics (1-0) at Raptors (2-0) 11/4

[FLCeltsFan]

KG gets his first rest. Parker hits a jumper. Ford hassles House as he brings the ball up. PP has it stripped by Delfino. House called for a blocking foul as Ford takes it to the hoop. Ford at the line hits the first and Rondo comes back in for House. Ford hits the second. PP almost has it stripped again but recovers. Raptors called for an illegal defense. RA hits the T. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. PP drives down the lane and over powers Delfino to lay it in. Parkier misses and Scal rebounds. PP drives baseline against Delfino and draws the foul. PP hits both FTs. Raptors miss and Posey tracks down the rebound. Celtics miss a jumper and Scal tracks down the rebound. He is fouled but no call. RA misses a jumper. Rondo battling Parker for the rebound but Parker gets it. Raptors turn it over. Rondo takes it to the hoop but Bosh is there with another block. Time out with 2:36 left in the half and Celtics up 37-26

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound on the baseline with 9 on the SC. Posey misses at the hoop and Bargnani rebounds. Rondo slaps at the ball causing Bargnani to walk. Parker with a steal. Foul called on Pierce as Parker and Pierce collide mid court. Parker at the line misses the first. KG comes in for Posey. Parker misses the second. KG skies for the rebopund. Parker forces RA into a turnover. Parker has his shot partially blocked by Pierce and ball goes out of bounds to Boston. Bargnani called for a foul. Celtics inbound on the side with 16 on the SC. RA misses a 3 Bargnani rebounds. Ford gets to the hoop for 2. Raptors picking up their defense. Defensive 3 seconds called on Toronto. RA hits the T. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. Scal misses a straight away 3. Raptors rebound. Bosh is fouled by Scal as he makes a move to the hoop. Bosh hits both FTs. RA almost throws it away but KG recovers it. He misses a turn around jumper. Raptors rebound. Ford takes it to the hoop and Rondo called for his third foul for tripping Ford. Rondo goes to the bench and TA comes in. Ford misses the first and hits the second. Celtics inbound with 8 seconds in the quarter. PP brings it up the court and misses a jumper at the buzzer. Score at the half is Boston 38 and Toronto 31

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound to start the third. Raptors called for a fuol. Rondo takes a hard hit from Ford and he stays on the floor for awhile after his face hit the floor hard. Rondo gets up after awhile and hits both FTs. Celtics with light pressure in the back court. Bargnani hits a jumper. RA misses a 3 and Kapono rebounds. Kapono takes it down the lane and lays it in off the glass. Garnett has his shot blocked and Perk comes up with the rebound. Perk lays it in and is called for a foul. Bad call by the refs. Perk makes a run at Bargnani and is called for his 3rd foul. Bargnani hits both FTS and Raptors are within 3. RA hits a straight away 3. Ford misses and KG rebounds. Celtics with a 24 second shot violation. Rondo with a steal. Gets by Ford and leaves it for Garnett who gets a two handed dunk. Perk causes a Bosh miss and PP rebounds. Rondo misses and Perk tips the rebound to KG who is fouled on his shot. KG misses the first FT. Hits the second. Bargnani hits a 3 and is fouled on the shot by KG. He misses the FT and KG rebounds. KG doubled on the baseline and gets it out to PP who passes up the shot on the catch and Celtics with another 24 second violation. Raptors turn it over. Rondo gets to the hoop and misses a layup. Bosh gets the rebound Raptors turn it over and KG hits a jumper. Celtics with a steal. KG gets it ahead to PP who is called for a travel. Perk called for his fourth foul on Ford as Ford jumps into him. Barganani gets away with a walk. Ford called for a travel. PP drives into traffic and misses a hook shot. Perk is there for the rebound and a goal tend is called on the put back. Time out with Celtics up 50-40 and 5:41 left in the 3rd

[FLCeltsFan]

I have to point out that we got NO offensive rebounds when Perk was out of the game and have gotten 5 with Perk in the game (Perk with 3 of them). As I have said many times. Perk makes a huge difference for this team. Even when he doesn't get the rebound, he blocks out so that his teammates can.

[FLCeltsFan]

Raptors inbound on the baseline. Bargmani misses and Perk rebounds. KG misses a jumper. Perk tips the rebound up twice but Raptors come away with it. Ford takes it to the hoop and Perk is called for the foul. Ford hits the FT. PP drives to the hoop and draws the foul on Kapono. PP hits the first and misses the second. Bosh rebounds. Ford drives down the lane and Rondo is called for his 4th foul. House comes in to the game for Rondo. Perk stays out there with 5 fouls. House hits a 3 from the wing. Bargnani misses a 3. There is a battle for the rebound and Pierce is called for a foul sending Bosh to the line. He hits both FTs. Scal is in for Perk. KG plows over Bargnani and then is fouled by Bosh as he spins to the hoop. Bargnani should have been called for a block but wasn't. KG hits both FTs. Ford misses a 3 and PP rebounds. PP takes it strong to the basket and lays it in. Bargnani misses a 3 and the rebound goes out off Boston. Time out with Boston up 58-48 and 2:44 left in the 3rd

[FLCeltsFan]

With his last basket, Pierce moved past Sam Jones into 6th place on the Celtics all time scoring list. House, Scal, KG, RA and PP on the floor for the Celtics. Celtics with good D on the inbound pass and Raptors forced to call time out as they can't get it in. PP called for a foul, his third. Bargnani at the line hits both FTs. Great ball movement from KG to RA back to KG across to Scal and to an open House for an open 3. Bargnani misses and Scal tips the rebound to PP. Pierce called for a carry. Calderon in for Ford brings it up. Calderon lays it in. House gets a screen from KG and misses a jumper from the top of the key. KG gets the rebound and hits a 3. Garbajosa hits a 3. PP drives to the basket and is fouled before the shot. Basket doesn't count but PP goes to the line as Raptors are in the penalty. PP hits both FTs. Calderon misses a 3 and Scal with the rebound. Celtics looking for the final shot. PP dribbling up top and misses a straightaway 3 at the buzzer. Score at the end of 3 is Celtics 66 and Raptors 55

[fan33]

First quarter 9 point lead is holding up! My goodness, the T.O.s, though

[cfoo]

These officials are ludicrous.

[FLCeltsFan]

Raptors inbound and bring it up. Dixon fouled by Garnett, his 3rd. Garbajosa misses and Calderon rebounds. Raps miss and KG stays with the rebound and tips it twice before coming away with it. KG called for an offensive foul, his 4th. Bosh leans in and lays across KG's back and lays it in. KG called for his 5th foul. Terrible call. Bosh hits the FT. Calderon hassling House as he brings it up. Scal misses from the corner. Delfino misses and RA rebounds. RA takes it down the lane and is fouled by Delfino. Celtics inbound on the side with 17 on the SC. RA hits a jumper off the catch. RA knocks away the pass but Raptors recover. Scal called for a foul under the basket. Bosh hits the first. Perk comes in for Scal. Bosh hits the second. Ball goes inside to Pierce and he is fouled by Delfino. Celtics inbound on the side with 14 on the SC. RA hits a tough shot at the SC. Calderon has it blocked by Perk. Celtics come away with it. PP misses a 3 and Bosh rebounds. Calderon hits a 3. Raptors within 7. PP loses it. Posey saves it. Deep 3 for Posey goes in and out and Raps rebound. Dixon hits a 3 and Raptors are within 4. Time out with 7:41 left in the 4th and Celtics up 70-66. Perk is in playing with 5 fouls. Rondo and KG sitting with 5 fouls.

[fan33]

Lead down to 4, we need a run here...

[cfoo]

Perk, Rondo and Garnett all with 5 fouls. How laughable is that? Someone get these refs some glasses.

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound on the side. PP goes across the lane and hands off the Perk who is fouled but instead they call him for a travel. Horrible call. Both Pierce and Perk were fouled but they didn't call either. Calderon misses and Delfino called for a foul over the back on the rebound. Celtics inbound. PP misses a 3 and Perk is called for his 5th foul on the rebound. I thought he already had 5 but I guess he only had 4. These refs are terrible. I wonder whose payroll they are on. Kapono is fouled and hits one of 2 and Pierce rebounds. Posey has it stripped for the 19th turnover of the game. Bosh called for a foul setting a screen. He has been doing this all night and finally they called one. House's 3 goes in and out. again with Perk out, no one is on the offensive boards. RA rebounds the Calderon miss. PP misses a jumper and Raptors rebound. Dixon travels. Time out with 4:53 left in the game and Boston up 70-67. We have Perk, Rondo and KG all with 5 fouls and Pierce with 3. No one on the Raptors is in foul trouble. These refs have been horrible.

[fan33]

Well, it's good to see our defense is keeping us in the game even when the offense sputters!

[FLCeltsFan]

KG is back in the game with 5 fouls. Celtics inbound on the side and Rondo brings it up PP backs in and lays it in. Again, no foul called. Kapono hits a 3 and it is a 2 point game. Posey is knocked down and Delfino called for a foul away from the ball. Celtics inbound on the side. PP backs in and takes a tough shot. He misses and Bosh rebounds. Kapono hits a jumper to tie the game at 72. Ball movement on that last trip stopped as Pierce tried to do it himself. Posey hits a straight away 3. Posey called for a foul. Time out with 2:45 left in the 4th and Celtics up by 3.

[FLCeltsFan]

Bosh hits both FTs. KG backs in and passes out to Posey for an open 3. Bosh hits a turn around over Posey. Ford hassling Rondo in the back court. KG misses a fall away. Raptors rebound. Kapono misses a deep 3 and Raptors called for 24 second violation. House is in and brings the ball up. They call a foul on Posey on the pick... Another bad call. Bosh called for an offensive foul as Posey draws the charge. Rondo misses a layup. Tip by KG no good as they call offensive goal tending on Boston. Raptors ball. 31 seconds left in the game. Boston up 78-76