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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 28, 2007 22:12:07 GMT -5
 at  New York Knicks (4-9) at Boston Celtics (11-2)
Thursday, November 29
8:00 PM ET
TV: TNT
TD Banknorth Garden   Probable Starters      Rajon Rondo/Ray Allen/Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/Kendrick Perkins Off the BenchJames Posey, Eddie House, Scot Pollard, Brian Scalabrine, Big Baby Davis, Leon Powe, Gabe Pruitt InjuriesTony Allen, thigh bruise, day to day  Probable Starters      Stephon Marbury/Jamaal Crawford/Quenton Richardson/Zach Randolph/Eddie Curry Off the Bench Renaldo Balkman, Jared Jeffries, David Lee, Nate Robinson, Fred Jones Injuries Jerome Kersey, tendinitis, out  Key Matchups vs  Perk versus Eddie Curry is going to be a key matchup. Perk has had big games in the past against the Knicks and hopefully he will come through again in this game on both ends of the floor.  vs  Randolph has been playing well for the Knicks. It will be a challenge for KG to try to stop him while making him work on the defensive end. Keys to the GameClose Down the Middle It will be up to Perk and KG to defend the basket. The Knicks will try to get to the hoop with their big men as well as their guards. Keeping them out of the paint will be a key to winning this game. Energy and Hustle The Celtics played like they were sleep walking at times against the Cavs. They will need to bring more hustle on the boards and going for loose balls and on defense or this may be another loss. The Celtics got out rebounded by the Cavs and that was mostly due to a lack of hustle to go after the boards. Game Notes. The game will be on TNT, a sign of the respect the Celtics are getting this season with their two new stars. We didn't have any games on TNT last season. Their previous appearance on TNT was March 16, 2006, in Miami, their only appearance that season. . They haven't had a TNT game at home since April 10, 2003, when they hosted the 76ers . The Celtics will be looking to rebound from their loss but with 4 games in 6 days, hopefully Doc will watch their minutes, or they will be useless on Sunday in the rematch against the Cavs. The Knicks have been a circus side show so far this season with the antics of Marbury and Isaiah. But, they have been playing well lately and have won 2 in a row. They have good players if they can get past the distractions and just play ball so they shouldn't be taken for granted. |
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 28, 2007 22:34:00 GMT -5
I won't be doing a play by play for this game since it is on TNT. If there is anyone who doesn't get TNT let me know and I can still do the play by play but if everyone can watch it, there really isn't a need to do it.
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Post by cfoo on Nov 28, 2007 22:52:23 GMT -5
More reason for the c's to take this game seriously. I don't think they want to be embarassed by the bricks on national tv.
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 28, 2007 23:07:13 GMT -5
Celtics should win the game by 20+. However, Curry/Randolph is alot inside. Fortunately, 'da knicks can't knock down the outside.  |
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Post by CelticsLoyalist on Nov 29, 2007 20:32:50 GMT -5
What crawled up Rondos butt! LOL! 8 points already!
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Post by cfoo on Nov 29, 2007 21:18:56 GMT -5
As Barkley will probably say, the knicks are terrible.
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 29, 2007 21:31:08 GMT -5
Celtics looking good but then again the Knicks aren't putting up much opposition
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Post by FLCeltsFan on Nov 29, 2007 22:03:54 GMT -5
Absolutely amazing ... 82-41 at the end of 3. The starters should be able to sit out the entire 4th quarter and be fresh for tomorrow night's game.
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 29, 2007 22:21:28 GMT -5
I wonder what the 'spread' was on the game? Amazing.  |
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Post by CelticsLoyalist on Nov 29, 2007 22:47:25 GMT -5
I actually dont think this game was good for us. I think its important that we keep being challenged otherwise we could very well become complacent. As FL said, this was as much about how good our team is as it was how bad the Knicks are. If we had played as bad as in the Cavs game we woulda still blown them out by 20.
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Post by findawgg on Nov 29, 2007 22:48:59 GMT -5
What kills me is that the Celtics Struggled for the majority of the first half. QRich needs to go stool himself to death, what a tool. I wanted the C's to win by 70 points........but I'll take it.
--Fin
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Post by Roadrunner on Nov 29, 2007 23:05:36 GMT -5
If Thomas doesn't get fired after this massacre, nothing will.
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Post by DERRENMATTS on Nov 29, 2007 23:24:26 GMT -5
I'm trying to figure this out. The Knicks shot a terrible 28% from the field, and only collected 4 offensive rebounds. But we only have 34 rebounds for the entire game. I'd expect we'd have a whole lot more.
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Post by cfoo on Nov 29, 2007 23:30:54 GMT -5
We had 62 rebounds derren.
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Post by The Eye of the Q is upon you! on Nov 29, 2007 23:46:07 GMT -5
The Knicks flat out quit tonight. That was an embarrassment.
The Knicks faces looked like they did not want to be there or around each other. Isiah Thomas needs to be booted out of New York. I have never seen a team look so bad in my 40 years of watching NBA basketball.
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