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Pistons Celtics G5 preview (spoiler)

See you for game 6 Rookie Quagmire! ;-)

I think this series is going 7 too. (I predicted 4-3 Celtics before it started).

The Celtics starters played a lot more than normal tonight, especially Rondo. They will be a little tired in Detroit and it may be too much for them to get up and win on the road again.

Right now the Celtics bench is a real weakness for them, particularly at PG. If I'm Doc I play them in game 6 though. If they play well the Celtics may nick the game and close the series. If they don't (likely) then at least the Celtics starters get a breather going home.

Giving it some further thought and i actually like the Celts to perhaps make a real game of it in Detroit. Having removed the pressure a little bit they can perhaps free themselves up and add some more flow to their game.

Pistons will be hard to close out on their home court thought...

And i did go for one too many reverse mockers.
It turned out to be a reverse, reverse mocker. Rookie mistake by me.
I'll come back better for game 6.

I think you over-employed the reverse mocker there Quagmire. That second one snuffed the effectiveness of your first, while mine continued to subtly influence the outcome of the game. Man I'm clutch! ;-)

KG was more clutch though, making those two FTs at the end and helping Ray to keep those feisty Pistons at bay.

Tough game all around. Detroit showed what 6 straight years of ECF can do for your ability to perform under pressure.

Boston learnt a lot about how hard they will have to play to close a team like Detroit out.

Nice one Celtics, big win. Gotta think there will be a game 7 on this court...

Stuck-boy is the real deal.

1.6 million.

My rough guess at how many articles are being written about Ray Allen at this very moment.

Well done ray, i'm happy for the guy.

C'mon Stuck-boy...

Ray will hit both.

(massive reverse mocker!)

Clutch shot from RAY ALLEN! Bad that the Celtics didn't get the rebound down the other end though. Could be crucial to the outcome.

Really don't like the way C's collapse on D so much in that situation. Pierce had the lane covered. Posey needed to stay on Stuckey in the corner.

Pistons in the box seat (reverse mocker time for me)

Come on Celtics!

Holy crap it worked! Even as i was typing the reverse mocker guided stuckey's trey threw the hoop!

(man i gotta get out more.)

Dude, i'm at work! Watching updates on gamecast...
Pistons coming back but i'll take the team up by 3 or more in the last minute ev time. At home too...

(again i have sneakily employed the dreaded reverse mocker)

That was a terrible call on Rondo. A REAL soft bail out on that 3. Contrast that with Barry getting hammered at the end of that last Lakers Spurs game.

It would appear that everytime i bag a guy they step up, so for all you spurs fans out there, Finley is a washed up joke who can't play D or hit the ocean if he fell out a boat. There, that should do it.

Looks like the celts should get this one, nice effort, i didn't think they had it in em...

All of Rasheeds fg have been treys? Totally takes away from the possibility of getting any foul pressure on KG/Perk.... not that the refs would call anything on the team in green.... ;-)

Hey Anal (i mean anon but i'm sticking to the "can't spell" theme)
i don't hate the celts at all. I'm a jazz fan since bulls v blazers on the mega drive. Also like the knicks coz i got family in NY.
I'm a fan of pistons style so if i am slightly bias towards them, sue me. Wouldn't really have a problem if celts lakers played in the finals, just want to be certain all teams played on a level field...

Meanwhile Rasheed missed another trey and got a tech. Flip must be screaming inside his head right now...

I'm hoping Perk turns into 'The Chief 2.0' over the next year or so! (Might be a bit optimistic, but every now and then his turnarounds on the baseline have reminded me of Parish)

Pistons are playing clutch right now, making shots and seeking steals. Celtics need to show some poise.

KG with two clutch baskets so far in the 4th

Ray Allen ALL STAR quarter! Nice to see the guy get back on track.

So anyone got a good nick name for Perkins? He needs an upgrade from just 'Perk'.

TC, overall you're right, Boston's D has been good. I was talking about that stretch in the 2nd quarter where we were just losing concentration and missing defensive assignments too often.

They corrected that late in the 2nd and have done a good job through most of the 3rd.

Ray Allen is having his best game in about 2 months, which is helping a LOT!

Wallace and McDyess have 4 fouls!

RAY ALLEN FOR THREEEEE!!!!!

He's finally starting to feel it

Hey Quagmire,
No doubt, Pistons have got a chance today. Once again in the 2nd quarter the Celtics have done their best to sabotage themselves with bad turnovers and missed defensive assignments.

If it wasn't for that poor stretch for the first half of the 2nd quarter, Perkins stellar play would have them up by plenty.

KG hasn't looked close to combusting so far, but he hasn't taken charge offensively like he did earlier in the series either.

Pierce has played an excellent game again and Allen is doing a decent job tonight.

All in all, if Boston tighten up on their D and turnovers, they should win this tonight, based on what I have seen first half.

After watching the horrible no-call on Barry's attempted game winner yesterday (there's ya spoiler) i have to think the league is all about getting a lakers celtics finals series. That was a basic call man and Barry to the line for 3? Worst case scenario he only gets two for the overtime.

I mention this only as a warning to the piston faithful. Wallace and co better be careful coz the refs would love any excuse to call em on detroit.

anon-
"Sorry Quagmire but boston going to be all business tonight and get the job down. Boston wont have to bad shootiing games in a row."

-Job down? (job done)
-to bad shooting nights (try TWO bad shooting nights)

This is clearly the product of the "spell check" generation.

TC- shooters get found out in the playoffs. Defenders hustle so much harder to close out on open looks. Allen kills regular season, playoffs is a step up that at 33 he can't take.

In light of the recent posts about getting the girls to write on here i thought i'd get the ball rolling!
This weekends game between Forestville and Sturt i believe is going to be fantastic! Some of SA's finest talent will be on display in Flanagan, Bowley, Screen, Mahoney, Smith etc. This game will not dissapoint. The Sabres have been unsuccessful in their battles against the Eagles this season, including the first round of finals, perhaps they relied too much on the safety net of a double chance, but now that its sudden death its an entirely different ball game.
If Hillcrest is too far then head down to Wayville.
Support the ladies out there...

Sorry dude, just want to make sure its safe in the future, i'll probably post some stuff during the game (slow day at work)

I was going to write "eventual spoiler" but it wouldn't fit...