@ TD Garden, Boston, MA 7:30 pm ET, January 2, 2010 Projected Starters (Celtics have a lot of players injured and I'm not sure about Hedo, so these are subject to change) JR. Giddens R. Allen T. Allen R. Wallace K. Perkins Key Reserves E. House J. Jack D. Derozan A. Wright C. Bosh A. Bargnani Key Reserves A. Johnson, M. Belinelli Key Matchup vs. Game Notes Celtics are missing most of their starting lineup. I know KG and Peirce aren't playing and pretty sure Rondo is also out so we should be able to win this game but then again we lost to the Spurs when they were missing 3 starters so anything can happen. Girl of the Game
i think eddie house would fill in for rondo, jr is a wing player. if i was triano- i would get banks to pressure eddie house for 92 feet and not allow the celtics to get into their offensive sets. although, i will caution everyone that a trio of perkins, sheed and ray allen is a formidable one, especially at home. plus, the celts have lost like two straight so they will be pissed. oh yeah, this is also the much anticipated rematch after the altercation between doc rivers and triano.
according to espn- big baby makes his return tonight from his injury sustained in the fight with his best friend during training camp. the nba- where the ridiculous happens!!!!
my bad- apparently he missed their last game with an ankle sprain but he's expected back tonight for the raps. also, i stand corrected- jr giddens is expected to start so i hope the raps trap like hell tonight and force turnovers and take valuable seconds off the 24 second shot clock.
yeah, we will just take your second unit. watching the game- i was thinking if a team had sheed and ray allen five years ago- ppl would consider that team a contender. then u buttress those two stars with perkins who is a top 5 centre in the east and a solid vet like eddie house and u have a team that can compete with anyone, particularly at home. is it me or is bosh playing no defense tonight? i understand on most nights he's lax on defense but tonight seems more pronounced with sheed getting anything he wants. i really think the raps should try and run the celtic big men because sheed and big baby arent in shape and perkins is a conventional big man who struggles in a fast paced game. moreover, why we dont trap your pg's is bewildering to me.
