Celtics (24-3) at Jazz (16-14)

[FLCeltsFan]

Davis misses the first and hits the second. Okur misses and Davis rebounds. House brings it up. RA misses a jumper in the lane and Milsap rebounds. Ball goes out of bounds and one ref calls Celtic ball and one calls Jazz ball. Jazz inbound with 17 on the SC. Miles hits a jumper. KG and PP back in for the Celts. KG misses and gets his own rebound. PP misses a 3. KG gets the rebound. Tony hits a jumper. PP breaks up the pass and Utah inbounds with 6 on the SC. Rondo comes in for House. Williams hits a 3 as the SC goes off. TA takes it to the hoop and misses a layup. REbound goes out off Utah. Time out with Jazz up 43-39 and 5:53 left in the half

[FLCeltsFan]

Ball goes in to KG who works on Boozer and hits a fall away jumper. Miles hits a runner in the lane. KG finds a cutting TA for a layup. Williams is fouled by TA as he misses a jumper. He misses the first hits the second FT. KG hits a tough shot along the baseline. Boozer drives baseline and is fouled by TA. RA comes in for Tony. Boozer misses the first. Perk comes in for Posey. Starters back on the floor at the 4 minute mark. He misses his second FT and KG rebounds. PP turns it over. Rondo called for a foul as Williams goes down. Rondo goes to the bench with his 3rd foul and House comes in. Jazz hits a jumper. Time out with Utah up 48-45 and 3:33 left in the half.

[runrondo]

Does Perk play with cement in his sneakers?..I sometimes wonder...

[FLCeltsFan]

Perk across the lane and hits a short jumper. Miles is fouled and hits both FTs. PP takes it into the lane and has it stripped. Williams runner no good but Milsap tips it in. Brewer fouls RA. Celtics inbound on the side. RA misses a 3 from the corner. Perk rebounds and his shot is blocked out of bounds. Celtics inbound on the baseline with 18 on the SC. KG buries a jumper. Boozer misses and KG rebounds. RA misses a 3 and Jazz rebound. Miles misses and RA rebounds. PP misses a jumper and Milsap rebounds. Steal by Perk but his pass up court is too far for RA to get to it and they turn it over. Williams takes it down the lane and lays it in. Boozer called for a foul. Celtics inbound with 14 on the SC. KG tries to force it inside to PP and turns it over. House with a hard foul. It is called a flagrant and Utah hits the 2 T's House goes to the bench and Tony comes in. Crowd is booing loudly. Utah inbounds with 5 seconds in the half. Milsap misses and KG rebounds. His 3/4 court heave just misses at the buzzer. Score at the half is Jazz 56 and Celtics 49. Jazz are shooting 65% Celtics shooting 49%.

[DERRENMATTS]

Man, we are not playing like a good team. Perk is killing me. Our offense looks lost. Our defense can't stop a high school team. What is going on here?

[runrondo]

Our defense is playing poor but the Jazz are shooting lights out even with hands in their faces outside of Okur...There's hope, Jazz are playing great and we are playing bad but we're only down 7..Let's go rough them up in the 3rd quarter with defense

[DERRENMATTS]

They are indeed shooting lights out. Every open shot has gone through the hoops. The thing is, they don't even look like they are trying. Our defense has got to step up and stay in front of their men.

Kind of makes me wonder why our offense can't be better. Even with a future Hall of Famer and two of the best wings in the NBA, we aren't making it easier for them. Both Ray Allen's and Pierce's FG% ain't where it should be (sub 45%).

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound to start the third. They go inside to PP and he is fouled. He hits both FTs. Rondo with some pressure in the back court as Jazz bring it up. PP slaps the ball away Williams misses at the SC and Perk rebounds. KG misses and rebound goes out of bounds to Utah. Palming called on Williams. PP hits a 3. Okur gets a pass in the lane and Perk is called for a blocking foul. Okur hits both FTs. PP drives baseline and lays it in and draws the foul. PP hits the FT. Miles sits with his 3rd foul. Celtics almost get a steal but Williams grabs the loose ball and finds Boozer under the basket for an easy layup. Boozer called for a foul over the back of PP on a rebound. Celtics inbound on the side with 14 on the SC. Okur steals the pass. Jazz miss and PP rebounds. Rondo misses at the basket and Perk rebounds and misses the put back. Jazz rebound and quickly score at the other end. KG misses a fall away on the baseline and Jazz rebound. Okur hits a 3. Jazz up by 8. PP goes strong on the baseline and lays it in. Jazz miss and Perk rebounds. KG finds Rondo who misses a jumper off the catch. Boozer rebounds and hits a jumper. PP to Rondo who finds Perk with a skip pass and Perk lays it in and is fouled. He completes the 3 point play. Williams hits a jumper. RA misses a jumper and rebound goes off Perk out of bounds. Okur misses a 3 and KG rebounds. Okur blocks Rondo's layup. Jazz rebound. Ball goes out of bounds off Boston. Time out with Jazz up 69-62 and 5:56 left in the third. The Celtics defense is really lax as the Jazz are getting any shot they want. They need to tighten up the defense if they want to win this game.

[CelticsLoyalist]

We are ragged but we have a little bit of momentum right now.

[runrondo]

well we got a little lead and we've had some stops now so lets hope we can pull it off..

[CelticsLoyalist]

That one will be a lowlight for Tony! Jeez!

[FLCeltsFan]

Picking up with 10:50 left in the 4th and Boston up 81-78 Tony called for a foul as he goes for a steal. Utah inbounds on the side. Williams misses a 3 and Posey rebounds. Posey misses a 3 and Hart rebounds. Jazz turn it over. Tony takes it to the hoop and is fouled. He hits both FTs. Tony with another steal. He takes it to the hoop and misses a layup as he looks a little tentative going up. Posey is there and he misses the tip in as he is pushed from behind by Okur. Time out with Celtics up 83-78 and 9:40 left in the 4th

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound on the side. House misses a jumper and rebound goes out of bounds to Jazz. Okur hits a long jumper. PP with a fake gets Okur up in the air and is fouled. He hits both FTs. Okur is fouled by PP before the shot and Utah inbounds on the side with 14 on the SC. Boozer misses a jumper and PP rebounds. Davis cuts to the hoop and misses a layup. Jazz rebound. Harpring flops on the floor and ball goes to Celtics with no call. PP is fouled hard by Harpring. KG comes in for Davis. Celtics inbound on the side. PP hits a 3 off the inbounds pass. Boozer hits a jumper. PP goes hard to the hoop and misses a layup but gets his own rebound and lays it in. Harpring goes to the hoop and is fouled by PP, his 4th. Harpring misses the first and hits the second. House, Posey, PP, KG, and Posey on the floor. PP misses and Jazz rebound. Okur hits a 3 to cut the lead to 4. KG finds a cutting Tony who misses a layup but is fouled by Harpring, his 5th. Tony misses both FTs and Jazz rebound. Williams takes it to the hoop and lays it in. Time out with Celtics up 90-88 and 5:59 left in the 4th

[FLCeltsFan]

Celtics inbound. Rondo gets the ball inside and hits a scoop shot but Tony is called for an offensive foul and basket doesnt count. Okur hits a 3 with Posey in his face as the SC goes off. KG misses a jumper and Brewer comes away with the rebound. PP with a block on Okur down low. RA with a finger roll in the paint. Williams forces his way to the hoop and lays it in. PP drives and spins and is fouled. PP hits the FT to tie the game at 93. He hits the second and Boston is up by 1

[FLCeltsFan]

Miles misses and Boozer tips the rebound. Rondo comes away with it. PP misses a layup. KG can't get the rebound and Boozer come away with it. Williams takes it to the hoop and Rondo fouls him to prevent the layup. He hits the first to tie the game at 94. He hits the second and Jazz up by 1