<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> November 29, 2006 - 7:30 pm ET</div> <span style="color:#000099">New Jersey Nets</span> <span style="color:#999999">(5-9)</span> <span style="color:#999999">PG</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Kidd</span> <span style="color:#999999">SG</span> <span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span> <span style="color:#999999">SF</span> <span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#999999">PF</span> <span style="color:#000099">Jason Collins</span> <span style="color:#999999">C</span> <span style="color:#000099">Nenad Krstic</span> <span style="color:#999999">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Marcus Williams, Antoine Wright, Bostjan Nachbar, Mikki Moore, Hassan Adams</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston Celtics</span> <span style="color:#000000">(5-8)</span> <span style="color:#000000">PG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Sebastian Telfair</span> <span style="color:#000000">SG</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">SF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak</span> <span style="color:#000000">PF</span> <span style="color:#009900">Ryan Gomes</span> <span style="color:#000000">C</span> <span style="color:#009900">Kendrick Perkins</span> <span style="color:#000000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Rajon Rondo, Gerald Green, Tony Allen, Brian Scalabrine</span> Injury Report <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Josh Boone will not play (shoulder)</span> <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Cliff Robinson will not play (recovering from left knee surgery)</span> <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Eddie House will not play (recovering from left knee surgery)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Theo Ratliff will not play (lower back)</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Michael Olowokandi will not play (strained abdominal muscle)</span> Who To Watch Out For <span style="color:#000099">Jason Kidd</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats: 12.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 9.2 apg, 1.5 spg</span> <span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats: 27.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats: 15.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg</span> <span style="color:#000099">Nenad Krstic</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats: 16.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 27.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 3.8 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">Wally Szczerbiak</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 19.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 91% FT</span> Rookie Watch <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Marcus Williams</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 22</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#000099">8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 91% FT</span> <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Hassan Adams</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 54</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#000099">1.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 83% FG</span> <span style="color:#999999">NJ:</span> <span style="color:#000099">Mile Ilic</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#000099">0.3 rpg, 3 games played</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Rajon Rondo</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 21</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">4.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.8 apg, 0.9 spg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Leon Powe</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 49</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.5 bpg</span> <span style="color:#000000">BOS:</span> <span style="color:#009900">Allan Ray</span> <span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#009900">0.5 ppg, 0.5 apg</span> <span style="color:#000099">New Jersey's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#000099">Richard Jefferson</span> <span style="color:#999999">Season Stats: 15.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg</span> <span style="color:#000099">RJ is coming off injury, so he's not expected to be at his best right away. But he needs to start bouncing back to form in order for New Jersey to go on a run. He had a nice game last night vs. Charlotte, will he keep it going tonight?</span> <span style="color:#009900">Boston's X-Factor</span> <span style="color:#009900">Delonte West</span> <span style="color:#000000">Season Stats: 7.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.7 apg</span> <span style="color:#009900">D-West obviously has been struggling a lot thus far. He is going to have his hands full with bigger wings tonight as well, whether it be Carter, Wright, or Adams. Delonte is going to have to play good basketball and play tough defense.</span> Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#000099">Vince Carter</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#009900">Paul Pierce</span> <span style="color:#000000">PP vs. VC is always entertaining, and both of these guys are exceptional players. Both are top 10 wings in the NBA and both are very capable of busting out for 40 on any given night.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes This New Jersey trio is devistating, and now it's even worse knowing how good Krstic has gotten. We need to really play defense tonight. I'm also excited to see two bench players on the Nets in which I love: Antoine Wright and Marcus Williams. If we win this game, we remain 1st the division. Other news: Akon will be performing right after the game. So if you go, you get a little extra treat. CelticBalla's Prediction I don't see us winning this one. We will be fighting for 1st place in the division, but I still don't see us taking it. New Jersey is just a better team than us. We have beaten them, I mean it's possible, but I doubt it, especially after them losing a dissapointing one vs. Charlotte last night.
1st quarter thoughts..Delonte, Sebastian, Gomes all look very good right now..Green just made a smart play by not driving to the hoop as the quarter was about to end but dishing it out to Delonte to run the clock down which shows he looks like he's got better awareness out there..even if the stats dont show itand Perk isn't in foul trouble :drunk: the team's looking good right now..
Big Al played a hell of a second quarter. The Nets are tearing apart the Celtics zone of pick and rolls, but when they're not doing that the Celtics are playing decent defense. They're not turning the ball over much.Despite how close the score is, I think the Celtics played one of their better halves of the season.
I was frustrated in the third quarter, but damn, Hassan Adams is like a can of Red Bull!Exciting game!
^^ that's what you'll get when you play the celticsthey play great through 3 quarters but blow it at the 1st half of the 4th quarter..make it exciting..tighten the game up..and turn it into a thriller lolyou gotta love the Boston Celtics
Same thing with the Nets, man.... most games we have lost so far.... wll, I can almost copy your post why....Anyway, back to the game!
<span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#FF0000">F*ck you Doc. F*ck you Wally.</span></span> I'll post my analysis later after I cool the F*ck down.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Nov 29 2006, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol yankshater the score is 87-76 in the 4th!not that close anymoreeven Scal's contributing</div>it was close at the half when I posted that thoughit was a shame they had to lose this one, they played great for most of the game, just chewed f*cking ***hole at the end, with one of the most pathetic final posessions I have seen in a long time. :no1:I'd also like to add, WHAT THE F*ck WAS WALLY THINKING, getting the ball with like 5 seconds left, you obviously need to shoot the three. not only does he not do that, but he floats inside the 3 point line. f*cking idiot.
you probably don't wanna see me post here now, but let's be honest: I was not Wally, but Pierce that threw it away, almost literally.I still wonder why he shot it when there were 15 seconds on the shot clock........ really, when you guys "cool off", I hope you realize it wasn't Wally who "lost" the game for you guys.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Renton @ Nov 29 2006, 10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>you probably don't wanna see me post here now, but let's be honest: I was not Wally, but Pierce that threw it away, almost literally. I still wonder why he shot it when there were 15 seconds on the shot clock........ really, when you guys "cool off", I hope you realize it wasn't Wally who "lost" the game for you guys.</div> Yeah, but when we are down 3 and Wally has the ball with 3 seconds left... why the F*ck did he move inside the 3 point line? Then he lost it out of bounds. Pierce screwed up before hand, but that is the past. Wally still screwed that up big time.
First 3 quarters: EXCELLENT 4th quarter: terrible subs, terrible defense, terrible mistakes, terrible shot selection Doc Rivers: kill yourself Doc Rivers - Rondo doesn't play. - You don't put in a shooter (Delonte) at the end when we are down 3? WTF? - Rush a shot with 33 seconds left? - Play the starters 99% of the 3rd quarter, then 8 minutes in the 4th? I'm not even going to do my player-by-player analysis tonight. I don't have the patience. But Big Al, Sebastian, Pierce/Wally (for the most part), Gomes, and Gerald all played very well. Perk made some big plays as well.
I'm not sure if you saw it or not, CB, but in Celtics Notebook in the Globe today, it said that Delonte was the backup PG and Rondo wouldn't be seeing much time anymore, or something to that affect. F*ck Doc Rivers.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yankshater213 @ Nov 29 2006, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm not sure if you saw it or not, CB, but in Celtics Notebook in the Globe today, it said that Delonte was the backup PG and Rondo wouldn't be seeing much time anymore, or something to that affect. F*ck Doc Rivers.</div> Yeah, and I heard it was because Doc thinks Rondo doesn't have much to offer offensively. Are you kidding me, Doc? So he can't shoot, but he penetrates and he GETS OTHERS INVOLVED to make things happen. It wasn't smart to go out and get 2 PG's this summer, as much as we like them. It was a slap in the face to Delonte, and now we have a good rookie who will have a stunted growth as a player.
