Celtics 89 - Hornets 77

First things first...the Celtics won, word up. Secondly, Ray Allen left the game with a hyper extended right thumb and did not return. talk about some scary news. Of all the appendages i would want to stay out of harms way on Allen's body, it would be a finger on his shooting hand. Prolly not going to be a big deal, but scary none the less. i go a game where he makes the buzzer beating 3, and DP goes there and he gets injured...thats all im gonna say.

The Celtics needed this win tonight. We needed a little West Coast confidence after loosing to the lakers and Spurs. however it has now become clear that NO is not a championship contender. They just dont seem to have all the pieces yet.
Chris Paul returned tonight and had a cosi cosi game with 13 and 5, low for him. he did have some ridiculous circus shots as he usually does, but the Celtics all around team ball was too much for NO. Paul had a big night dropping 30 and rajon had 11 assists.

Its nice to see the Celtics beat a good team and come out with a win, but at this point in the season teams' identities are being solidified in terms of their strengths and post season expectations. The Celtics need to win against teams like this the rest of the season; teams that are in the upper echelon, but not up to the Celtics level.

DP feel free to throw an update in with some first hand accounts of the game.

Celtics Sting the Hornets

Celtics 94 - Hornets 82

First of all it was good to see Posey get his ring. Hes the enemy, but for a brief moment Boston remembered how much this guy meant to the championship run.
nuff said

Doc was interviewed after the 3rd quarter i believe and he was not shy about saying this was an ugly game, on both sides. There were mistakes being made all night, it basically came down to who made the fewest. The Celtics live and die by their defense, and so far this season they have been living well. Its important to note that the hornets were without Tyson Chandler who showed up that morning with a sore shoulder. So it turns out that the remaining hornets just arent ready to play with the leagues elite.
Leading the way for the Celtics was Paul Pierce. He had a clutch game again dropping 28 pts. KG had another double double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. I think i was most impressed however with the play of Perkins. He was playin with alot of heart last night and was getting some tough rebounds and showing off a soft touch he had 9 points and a season high 13 rebounds.

The celtics and Rajon Rondo held Chris Paul in check for most of the game keeping him shooting 5-16 all night. Those combined with his 10 free throws led him to 20 points at the end of the night.

The Celtics did what they had to do to win last night and it looked like it was going to be a tight one all the way through. Their defense makes teams readjust in the middle of set plays and forces mistakes. Defense wins championships, not not james poseys.

112 Celtics, 92 Hornets

Now, more than ever, I can smell the 17th championship. The Celtics absolutely dominated the Hornets last night by 20. Every player on the Celtics did better than everyone on the Hornets. In another "prove it" game, the Celtics silenced the critics and now have beat every team in the NBA. Pierce had 27, KG had 21, Ray had 12, Rajon had 17, and Hard Work had 12. It was a very fast pace game, which is the Hornets style, but the Celtics were able to play their game better. All the Celtics need to do is win 4 more games to clinch home play-off games throughout. And soon this will be what people remember:


Green 17

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Celtics vs. Hornets

The C's go up against NO tonight, but not only do they face Chris Paul and company, but they also face their below par record against the squad. They have lost 7 of the past 11 matchups including the last 3. Also, the Hornets remain the only team in the NBA that Boston hasnt beaten. (although they'vd only threw down once this season). They actually just played one another last Saturday down in New Orleans and Boston pretty much gave them the win. After leading the whole game the C's let David West catch fire and blew it.

yo....fuck all that.

After they dominated PHX, Boston has again made a statement to the skeptical mainstream media letting them know that they're the best, deny it if you dare ya fuck sticks.

Boston should cruise to victory lane tonight. But in true Green Machine fashion, we should see some even play up until half way through the 3rd. The Celtics love to settle into games, so many of their games stay semi-close until the C's decide enough is enough and they should prolly just get the win over with....although alot of it has to do with Rajon who has nightly reservations at "Halftime Pizza".

Chris Paul is my boy, and he is undeniably one of the top candidates for MVP. But as Pearce said in an post game interview after the PHX game: "Rondo has been showing all year that he can stand off with any point guard eye-to-eye he matches up with." Well said Paul, we couldnt agree more. I mean come on, think about it.....Rajon Rondo......ya.....Rajon Rondo.



Keep in mind that David West did have his way with the Celtics last Saturday, dropping 37 pts including 13 in the 4th, but fuck it....ya, fuck it. Garnett is motherfuckin back son, and he is hot like fire right now coming out of the phx game with a 30 pt performance along side Pearce who had 27 pts in the effort.

Look for a big night from Ray Allen. Hes prolly gonna be matched up with Bob's boy Mo Pete, and most likely Mo is gonna have an earpeice in during the game listening to the Michigan State game.... i anticipate that this will prove to be quite a distraction for Morris.

Final score: Celtics 99, N.O. 84
Tommy Award will go to Ray Allen

go Phillies

113 Hornets, 106 Celtics

I don't really want to get into this game because it disgusted me. The Celtics absolutely blew this game. The had the lead going into the 4th quarter than ran out of steam. Turnovers was the name of the game for the Celtics, and some improbable shots by Chris Paul (19) and David West (37). Rajon (23) had a hell of game and put Paul in foul trouble early, but the Hornets weathered the storm and were able to come out on top.

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Celtics vs Hornets

Tonight the Celtics take on the young Hornets of New Orleans.

The Hornets are a really good team in the West, and this is the last game of their 5 game road trip. The Hornets line-up is Chris Paul, Bonzi Wells, Peja Stojakovik, David West and Tyson Chandler. The Hornets are a fast break team with a lot of young players, and that's where I think the Celtics have the advantage. The Bench will come up big because of veterans like Sam Cassell and P.J. Brown . It'll be a good match-up between Rajon and Chris Paul because both are speedsters. Look for the game to be over 100 total points.

Tommy Award goes to Sam Cassell