Warriors Vs. Celtics Feed The Beast!

<div align="center">Golden State Warriors (14-14) vs. Boston Celtics (11-15)

Warriors Starting Lineup

PG: Baron Davis
SG: Jason Richardson
SF: Mike Dunleavy
PF: Troy Murphy
C: Ike Diogu
Head Coach: Mike Montgomery



Warriors Keys To the Game

- Feed Ike Diogu. Ike thrives on getting the ball in the paint, so put in there for him so he can get a lot of buckets in his first NBA start.
- Big game from the wings. Baron Davis and Jason Richardson are going to need to show a lot of life and have huge games for the Warriors to snap their 5 game losing streak. If they can both get 25 points plus, the Warrriors have a great chance of winning.

Warriors Sixth Men:



PG/SG: Derek Fisher
C/PF: Andris Biedrins

Warriors Sidenotes

Quote From Contra Costa Times:

<div align="center">Notes: Foyle took a hard spill during a full-court scrimmage toward the end of Tuesday's practice and appeared to hurt his back. He got up on his own and headed off the floor with trainer Tom Abdenour. He was unavailable after practice and his availability tonight is unknown.</div>
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<div align="center">Boston Celtics Starting Lineup


PG: Delonte West
SG: Ricky Davis
SF: Paul Pierce
PF: Kendrick Perkins
C: Mark Blount
Head Coach: Doc Rivers



Celtics Keys To Game

- Shut down Warriors wings. The Warriors wings are hungry tonight trying to snap a 5 game losing streak, the Celtics will have to shut them down to prevent that from happening.
- Get hot early on. In the Warriors losing streak, every team that they have played starts off hot in the first quarter. The Celtics will need to do that to get a win.

Celtics Sixth Men:



PF/C: Raef LaFrentz
PF: Al Jefferson

Celtics Notes:

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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Notes: Foyle took a hard spill during a full-court scrimmage toward the end of Tuesday's practice and appeared to hurt his back. He got up on his own and headed off the floor with trainer Tom Abdenour. He was unavailable after practice and his availability tonight is unknown.</div>

I knew it was too good to be true that Monty would start Ike on merit alone. Haha. It had to take a Foyle injury to get him to start. At least Ike gets to prove himself and hopefully it'll force Monty to play him from now on.

It's going to be a high scoring no defense game, so it should be fun to watch, plus it's in HD.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Air Pietrus:</div><div class="quote_post">Notes: Foyle took a hard spill during a full-court scrimmage toward the end of Tuesday's practice and appeared to hurt his back. He got up on his own and headed off the floor with trainer Tom Abdenour. He was unavailable after practice and his availability tonight is unknown.</div>

Woho! Foyle is out, count in the win! lol I hope it's gona be Ike and Biedrins show tonight.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting hipokrat_x(LV):</div><div class="quote_post">Woho! Foyle is out, count in the win! lol I hope it's gona be Ike and Biedrins show tonight.</div>

No Foyle would make me so happy. Great late Christmas present. Now if only Pietrus were to come back....

 

I think we win the game. Ike shoots a high % and that means less shots jacked up. I also think this opens up the driving lane for Davis and Rich. Guys just leave him completely open and double the driver. They either have the choice to give Foyle an open look and shoot over 2 guys. Earlier this year they dumped it to Foyle, now they try to shoot impossible off the glass layups.

Rebounding we'll be marginally better but we won't win the matchup because the other 2 parts of our frontline never ever box out. JRich has been very solid rebounding the basketball.

Defense won't be so good but Ike shouldn't be pulled and should go through some rookie mistakes. If Ike gets into foul trouble, bring in Biedrins. No resorting back to Foyle, you know what he brings and it's been pretty bad this year. The reason I'm bringing this up is I know monty will be eager to put in Foyle. If you make a decision stand by it, don't doubt yourself...jesus.

 

Air Pietrus
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">No Foyle would make me so happy. Great late Christmas present. Now if only Pietrus were to come back....
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Just saw an espn story that says that Pietrus is at least 2 weeks away from coming back.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Gohn:</div><div class="quote_post">I knew it was too good to be true that Monty would start Ike on merit alone. Haha. It had to take a Foyle injury to get him to start. At least Ike gets to prove himself and hopefully it'll force Monty to play him from now on.

It's going to be a high scoring no defense game, so it should be fun to watch, plus it's in HD.</div>
In The SJ Merc article it seemed to say the Ike start was a decision before Foyle got hurt in practice. The Foyle injury was only mentioned in a second article. Ike's 27 against Detroit made it an automatic

 

So far, neither teams are stopping each side. Boston is abusing our inside and we are also scoring at will. Both team missed only one field goal. 14-12 by us...

Prediction: Warriors 203 - Boston 201...

 

somebody is going to have to blink first Kwan.

 

Better get used to this. This FG% is going to be standard. Hopefully Pietrus comes back soon.

 

Celts shooting 83% getting to the rim uncontested every time.

 

Well, Foyle seems to adjust bench role quite well. Two blocks and caused one miss (which is very rare in first quarter), lowering Celtics fg% to 70% range -.-...

 

Lowering to 70% hilarious. Forced 6 turnovers and they held them to 38... Mully has to shake things up a little.

 

Kwan1031
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Well, Foyle seems to adjust bench role quite well. Two blocks and caused one miss (which is very rare in first quarter), lowering Celtics fg% to 70% range -.-...</div>
Either that or he got his wakeup call that his starting job is not guaranted unless he produces.

 

what a terrible goaltending call.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CohanHater:</div><div class="quote_post">Lowering to 70% hilarious. Forced 6 turnovers and they held them to 38... Mully has to shake things up a little.</div>

The way they are playing, I will take 70%. Heck, 60% at this point looks like a great 'defense' effort...

 

Cohanhater
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Lowering to 70% hilarious. Forced 6 turnovers and they held them to 38... Mully has to shake things up a little.</div>
It is to early to panic everybody in the pacific are within reach of each other. Nobody is running away with the division, plus we should wait until the All-star break. We have to let this group of players play together a little bit longer. Sometimes the best deals are the ones that don't get made.

 

That was more dribbles than Chaeney has made in a season right there. If these guys can run like this all game every game, and score at this clip maybe it's what the team needs. Who knows. I like the fact that the guys haven't jacked up 15 3s by now though.

 

Attack the rim,Celts inside D is not that good and they can get in foul trouble soon.