69! ahaha...Toronto's starting line-up:Mike JamesMorris PetersonCharlie VillanuevaChris BoshAntonio Davis (is he still injured?)key rotation guys:Matt BonnerJose CalderonScouting report:Like in the Lakers thread, I'm not going to repeat myself. I'll talk about how they are doing recently. Mike James is coming off a 37-point game, but he has been pretty inconsistent this year, especially after big games or back-to-backs. Sometimes he'll have a great night, sometimes he'll have a bad night. There's no way of telling. But I do know that he is great in pick-and-roll situations. As for Chris Bosh, he has been tearing it up as usual. We just need to keep those to guys in check for the whole game, bc the other players feed off of those guys, as only Morris Peterson can create his own shot outside of those two. Speaking of Mo Pete, he has cooled down a bit from his streak he had going. In his last two, he's scored 11 and 12.How to play them:-Close out on their shooters!! We need perfect rotation, bc we know from last time these guys can get hot.-Be physical with Chris Bosh right off the bat. Last game he got the benefit of alot of touch fouls. If we are physical with him in the beginning, and we don't slow down, the refs will have to give us some lee-way (however you spell it).-Execute on offense. Keep the ball moving and don't turnover. I will expect Paul to get doubled nearly every time he touches it, and he will be hesitant to kick out of the double team, bc most of the time he won't get the ball back. If we burn them with a few cuts, they might let off of Paul a little bit, and if AD is still injured, this is good news to Paul. They don't have any shot blockers with AD out.Key Match-up:Paul Pierce vs. Chris BoshI think this one may come to which star has a better night. toronto can get hot with three's, and we all know the Cs score in bunches, so i think it will come down to the stars n this one.Break out players:BOS- Delonte West. No shotblockers=aggressive play from Delonte. He needs to take it to the hole relentlessly tonight. Mike James isn't the best defender, and he overplays and bites on passfakes. Should be a good night for Redz, something like 18, 6, and 4.TOR- CVill. He killed us last time. I don't think he'll do quite as good simply bc we know his strengths better now, but he can play. He knows where to get when Bosh is doubled. He always seems to get open on the perimeter.Final Prediction:BOS-104 TOR-98
I like how you always predict a victory lol. This should be a win though, there's no exucse for losing to them.
hey, i can't go against my team! hahaVery nice half. Everyone is getting into this one, even Scabs has eight points! We are playing pretty well, we just need to tighten up the defense, although there's not much you can do when they're hitting jumpers in your face.Already 14 assists. We're moving the ball and getting good looks. We're also taking it to the hole often (hence the 60% from the field).Delonte has been playing great. He's playing the best defense he can (all those screens are tough), he's hitting open shots, he's pushing the ball up the floor, and he's rebounding. He's en route to a triple-double if he keeps this play up.One day off can make a BIG difference. We're running the floor very well, compared to the sluggishness of monday's game.Al is out, but our penetration is serving the same purpose as his post-ups. We are still dominating the paint.Has anyone else noticed how well Toronto spreads the floor? no wonder Mike James get to the basket whenever. The worst part is, we can't change to the zone or we'll get lit up at the 3-point line.Ryan Gomes is playing too timid. He's not being assertive at all on the offensive end, and he's not rebounding like he normally does. Is this his rookie wall (haha, pretty late)?
great win. We really needed this one. I really needed this one.DID ANYONE SEE GERALD'S DUNK AT THE END??!!??!! OH MY GOD, THAT WAS SICK!!!! Easily the Cs' best play of the year so far. you guys BETTER watch nbatv's daily top 10 if you missed it. guaranteed #1.
oh, you need to. They had a freeze frame on NBA TV and his head was a few inches above the rim!! It was a nice lobe by TA too. Underhanded from the FT line off the glass. Full extension on the catch, absolutely picture perfect.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce fought through nagging injuries to carry the Boston Celtics to another victory. Pierce scored 32 points to lift the Celtics over the Toronto Raptors 110-96 on Wednesday night. Pierce has been playing with bursitis in his elbow and sprained his ankle Monday against the Lakers.</div>I didn't realize Pierce was this injured...reguardless a great win and a gritty performance...Shaq is sitting out with a sore thumb
Shaq actually ended up playing, they were saying he might sit out with the sore thumb, he actually had 27 points and 10 rebounds, my bad
