We did some things tonight that we've never done before, ever. All thanks to Brandon being injured. Particularly running the offense directly through the big man, Bayless showing that he's got game, and the Twin Towers lineup (that was sweet). This was a major win and it showed new dimensions to the team that we can hopefully grow on after tonight. I'm not so sure these dimensions would be realized had we lost. Awesome, awesome win.
Freaky stats of the night, both Greg and Rudy 3 of 5 from the foul line, Blake and Greg tied for team high assists at 3.
Exactly, it's impossible to scout a team when you suddenly take out the biggest part of their offense.
Yes he did. I was beginning to think I was the only one who saw it. Score on Garnett and he cheap shots you. Just ask the guy who's jaw he broke for scoring on him in a pick up game. Garnett is the biggest punk in the NBA. I guarantee if Greg clocks him one time, or even LaMarcus, he'll back down. Punk.
That's true, he wasn't involved in the offense much at all tonight and he was almost invisible on defense.
Great game from the big fella (Oden) tonight. It was nice to see him not only assert himself, but also show some emotion. I loved it when he clapped his hands after his bucket in the fourth quarter - showed he was into the game.
Well, there's that theory, or he could go with a claim that this one is obviously fools gold since the Celtics let down because Roy wasn't playing. He's very inventive.
I'm so proud of these guys for winning a close game without their leader and against a veteran team that should always win in those situations because of their basketball IQ and experience. It was a collectively focused mature Blazer team that didn't crack under the pressure at crunch time. I loved the physical toughness they showed but the mental toughness impressed me even more.
Greg actually had four assists and Blake had two. The Outlaw dunk near the end of the game where Oden passed it to him - they gave the assist to Steve instead of Oden for some reason.
The Celtics going 1-3 on this road trip has to raise some concerns among Celtics fans. They weren't exactly road warriors in last year's playoffs.
Someone, probably Maurice (?) Lucas, has been working with Greg and it really shows. I think that running the offense through him was the best part of the game. That and the win. When Martel gets back, watch out NBA! g
Nitpick all you like....I ain't giving this one back! Nice to see Oden is finally figuring it out - he isn't good enough to dominate, but when he plays with passion he can still help the team win.
KG is a piece of shit. You see him after Greg got that "technical" for that foul he put on Allen? He was pretending to be held back by his teammates... Like he'd last one second against Greg Oden. And the foul didn't even deserve a T. The foul by Boston on Travis was far worse and far more dangerous. God I hate the refs.
