<div align="center"> @ Things to think about: - Boston leads the season series, 1-0. - The Celtics have more road wins then the Hornets have home wins - Make it 10 of 11 for Boston. - The Celtics average 13.4 more points than New Orleans. On the day of the trade deadline, Danny Ainge carried a snowball to the top of a mountain. He dropped that snowball at the very top of the steepest slope on that mountain. The snowball started on a course down the mountain, gaining momentum every day. It's path took it through Utah, Phoenix, Boston, Charlotte, and Houston, getting bigger and bigger through each. The snowball hit one small bump in the slope, but it maintains its speed as it continued down the slope. The Snowball, better known as the Boston Celtics, travels to New Orleans tonight, the day after their biggest win of the season. Will a pack of Hornets get in the way of the snowball? We'll find out tonight. Team Leaders Points- P. Pierce 21.8 Rebounds- A. Walker 9.1 Assists- G. Payton 6.0 Steals- P. Pierce 1.7 Blocks- A. Walker 1.6 Points- L. Nailon Rebounds- P. Brown Assists- S. Claxton Steals- S. Claxton Blocks- C. Anderson Key Injuries ? Chris Anderson (IL) ? Davis West - Questionable [imgl]http://www.summerproleague.com/images_gallery/7-18/18%20JR%20Smith%20dunk!!!%20SMALL.jpg[/imgl] Key Matchup Ricky Davis vs. JR Smith [imgr]http://www.nba.com/media/act_ricky_davis.jpg[/imgr] Uhhh...Who will have the more impressive dunk? Damn, that's all I could think of. Prediction The Hornets will DOMINATE. New Orleans 168 Boston 44</div>
Playing their 5th game in 7 nights could wear on the Celtics, despite the fact that both teams are on the 2nd night of back to backs. The C's would be well served to get this game in hand early and let Justin Reed and Big Perk play some big minutes.
yo Boston is scary man, you guys have alot of weapons, if pierce struggles ricky take over if ricky struggles walker take over. man that was a heck of trade getting walker back and resigning payton. keep ur hope up you might do the impossible and win da championship just like detroit who shocked the world last year by beating LA. Again it's basketball anything can happen believe that.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Prediction The Hornets will DOMINATE. New Orleans 168 Boston 44</div> I managed to stay awake long enough to watch this one, although I was too sick(sinus infections) to try to write anything. Looked like Dwest found his stroke last night, which is good. Raef is struggling a little, but he's still working hard, which I like.
