Green 17
18. June 2008 by rich.
Green 17. Enough said. The Celtics win.
Defense wins championships. This team made Kobe look normal.
Paul Pierce is the Truth.
KG is the Big Ticket.
Ray Allen is arguably the best pure shooter in history.
Combine that with all the role players, and we are Champions…In the words of Johnny Drama, “VICTORY!”
CAN YOU FEEL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GINO TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
VICTORY CIGAR FOR RED!!
Comeback C’s
13. June 2008 by rich.
Wow. The Celtics now have been part of two of the biggest comebacks in NBA playoff history. The other being in the 2002 conference finals vs. the NJ Nets. And the only similarity? Paul Pierce was on that team too.
What a tale of Jekyll and Hyde this game was. The Celtics were down 35-14 after 1. Yes, 35-14. That’s 5 touchdowns to 2. They were still down at halftime, 58-40, after a backbreaking, one foot, floater of a 3 pointer by Jordan Farmar at the buzzer. Myself, I thought that was it. I thought, every run we make, the Lakers had an answer. Glad I was wrong.
As in Games 1-3, the Celtics absolutely dominated the Lakers in the 3rd quarter and cut well into the lead and went into the 4th quarter down by only 2! The Celtics have outscored the Lakers by 43 points total in the 3rd quarter through the first four games of the series. On another positive note, Paul Pierce told Doc that he wanted to guard Kobe in the 2nd half, and boy did he deliver!
As we got to the 4th, it was a back and forth battle. The Celtics kept getting within a bucket, but couldn’t get over that hump. Then Paul Pierce went down, all Celtics fans gasped again, as he lay on the floor as Kobe flushed home a fast-break dunk to put the Lake-show up by four. But luckily Pierce was ok, he’s a true warrior.
The deciding three plays were made by Ray Allen (times two) and The Big Ticket. Allen made an amazing up and under almost Dr. J-esque move, and KG came down soon after with a beautiful turnaround J in the paint. Up three, Ray Allen had Sasha guarding him, and told KG not to set a screen (which was the play mind you!!) Instead Ray Ray took Sasha to the “cup” (as Marc Jackson would say) one-on-one and delivered the final blow to cap off the greatest comeback in an NBA Finals game in history.
My MVP(’s) for this game? Pierce? Nope. Allen? Nope. KG? Nope. James Posey and Eddie House. They get their own little mention here. Posey and House both hit HUGE shots when we needed it the most, including numerous threes. With Rondo being ineffective, Eddie House took his opportunity and ran with it. Posey was his usual hustling self, and added a few timely buckets, especially near the end nailing a HUGE trey putting the C’s up 5 when Kobe had just cut it to two. Three down, one to go.
Notes:
Here’s clips from the game
Leon Powe, the game two hero, played an important stretch from the end of the 3rd quarter into the 4th. It was only 4-5 minutes, but it gave KG the blow that he needed. Paul Pierce looked to re-aggravate his knee injury in the 4th, but stayed in the game to cap this historic comeback. Kobe Bryant talked about this loss reminding him of “wetting the bed.” Um, ok? Sasha was livid after Ray Ray took him to school in the closing minute of the game and smashed a chair on the bench w/ his hand as someone tried to console him. One of the Lakers took their jersey off after the game and I believe left it. Still looking into that story.
Game 7…Wow…Still shaking
19. May 2008 by rich.
i love you Paul Pierce and i love you Celtics…and thank you Eddie House and PJ Brown for some timely plays…wow, what a game…after Lebron made that crucial steal and slammed it home to bring the Cavs within 1, I for one was worried that it was just meant to be (and meant to be b/c the refs treat Lebron like he’s MJ, but that’s a whole other article for another day)…anyways, another 7 game series, another “W.” unreal, i am still shaking w/ excitement, nervousness, and now am anxious…detroit is up next starting on Tuesday night at 8:30pm.
Celtics play like crap, refs ref like crap
17. May 2008 by rich.
Well the Celtics squandered another chance at putting a team away, on the road of course…Since they are now 7-6 in the playoffs, with all 7 wins coming at home, all 6 losses coming on the road. It’s quite mind boggling. They flat out suck on the road. I don’t get it. I am angry. I shouldn’t be typing. The refs blew it bad tonight. Offensive foul on Pierce? Are you kidding me? Lebron had no position, he was moving, AND he reached in…But it was on Pierce…Someone explain that to me…Then the non-goal tend call on Allen’s layup, and Joe Smith decided to take a stroll after he got the inbounds, but evidently the refs didn’t see that either…F*** this
What’s Wrong With Ray Allen?
15. May 2008 by rich.
Once donned Jesus in the movie “He Got Game” Ray Allen has always been portrayed as a star basketball player whether it be on the big screen or in the limelight. He wore the Bucks purple and Sonic green for years before joining the Celtics this past year and sporting the kelly green. He, along with the other stars on the Celtics, have sacrificed a lot to get where they are this season. But why has Ray suddenly disappeared in the playoffs? Is he just on a cold streak? Can a shooter this good have a cold streak? Did he suddenly become washed up? I really have no answer…But I do know that if he shows up in Game 6, the Celtics will have a much better chance at closing out the series and getting the proverbial road monkey off their backs…
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