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Anonymous

Years ago

Celtic fans nervous?

The big thing here is the loss of Posey.

As you rightly point out, LBJ is a player who can win play-off games on the road, last year the celts had two solid defenders to throw at James, Posey and Pierce. Now with only Pierce they face the trouble of putting their mian crunch time scorer under too much strain.

Couple that with the probability that this year it will be the Celts who must steal an away victory, and it looks bad for a repeat.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Here is a thought- long NBA season, streaks and slumps happen.

If your starters are based on vets- like the Celts- you need youth on the bench to keep them alive and energized.

If your starters are youth orientated- like the Grizzles- you need a vet bench to help keep them focussed.

The Celtic slump will resolve itself by the starters working harder- but it will ultimately make the season even longer for them and risk their stamina for the finals.

The big thing here is the race for home court in the East. Most people feel that the Cavs and Celts are going to contest the East conf finals- with so little separating them, the team with homecourt must be considered the fav.

So when does Doc say- let the cavs win the race, we will focus on blooding the young bench and resting tired vets? It is a huge call.

footnote- I am all over the Magic right now. Dwight has suplanted Timmy D as the best big man in the comp imo. Celts better not turn their back on the magic, or they could find themselves getting bounced second round...

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Mystro

Years ago

hopefully the 2 wins against the Raptors will help put them back on track.

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Anonymous

Years ago

The Celtics vs Pacers game sounds like mayhem! It is in overtime at the moment.
The end of fourth went something like this:
Indiana down by three
Oneal two free throws, makes one but Indiana get rebound
Johnson two free throws, makes one but Indiana get rebound again!
Oneal misses.
Boston ball up by one with 12 secs left.
Pierce is fouled while shooting. Somehow he also gets a tech, his second so he is ejected.
Miller makes the free throw.
Scores level.
Perkins comes on for Pierce and shoots his free throws but misses both.
Miller misses a jumper as the clock runs down
OT!

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