I'll get some official previews and what not up when they are available to... heres hoping we lift and play much better then we did in the first round.. minus the last game, Lebron and co will be tough
I love our chances with Cleveland. Down low, they have no answer for Garnett. Wallace gives up half a foot and Ilgauskas isn't athletic enough to to stop him. Garnett also doesn't have to play defense on Wallace, so he can save energy and use it for whatever we need. Perkins can do a good job on Ilgauskas. Rondo will school West in every part of the game. And whoever Szczerbiak guards will go off. As for LeBron, Pierce has a lot of size, length and strength to compete on D. Posey is also a great guy to put on LeBron. I really think we should play LeBron 1 on 1 with Pierce or Posey on him at all times. We don't want Gibson, West, Szczerbiak getting open looks or Ilgauskas, Varejao and Smith getting easy layups.
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2008-2009 Celtics
PG- Rajon Rondo, Stephon Marbury, Gabe Pruitt
SG- Ray Allen, Eddie House, J.R. Giddens
SF- Paul Pierce, Tony Allen, Bill Walker
PF- Kevin Garnett, Mikki Moore,Leon Powe
C- Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, Brian Scalabrine
Game Date/Time Location Series Box Score Recap Highlights
Game 1 Tuesday, May 6 - 8 p.m. Boston - Buy Tickets
Game 2 Thursday, May 8 - 7 p.m. Boston - Buy Tickets
Game 3 Saturday, May 10 - TBD Cleveland - -
Game 4 Monday, May 12 - 8 p.m. Cleveland - -
Game 5 Wednesday, May 14 - TBD Boston - IF NECESSARY
Game 6 Friday, May 16 - TBD Cleveland - IF NECESSARY
Game 7 Sunday, May 18 - TBD Boston - IF NECESSARY
I love our chances with Cleveland. Down low, they have no answer for Garnett. Wallace gives up half a foot and Ilgauskas isn't athletic enough to to stop him. Garnett also doesn't have to play defense on Wallace, so he can save energy and use it for whatever we need. Perkins can do a good job on Ilgauskas. Rondo will school West in every part of the game. And whoever Szczerbiak guards will go off. As for LeBron, Pierce has a lot of size, length and strength to compete on D. Posey is also a great guy to put on LeBron. I really think we should play LeBron 1 on 1 with Pierce or Posey on him at all times. We don't want Gibson, West, Szczerbiak getting open looks or Ilgauskas, Varejao and Smith getting easy layups.
I think that's a pretty good assessment. I agree about Pierce and Posey on Lebron and I would switch a little more often than normal to wear him down. Cos I don't care who you are, LeBron is hard to guard.
And since Wallace is more of a defensive threat, if LeBron gets past them, KG has it.
We're going to have to play excellent defense, take care of the ball and just keep it moving.
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That was a solid win. Don't worry about LeBron's horrible game (2-17, 10 turnovers), since Pierce couldn't hold on to the ball and missed his way to a playoff career low. Ray had the worst game of his NBA career. As for LeBron's atrocious game, it wasn't all just an off game. Pierce played excellent D on LeBron(which is the only thing he did well), forcing half of his 10 turnovers and making him take the jumpshot. Posey forced the other 5 turnovers and locked in during the clutch and gave up nothing.
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2008-2009 Celtics
PG- Rajon Rondo, Stephon Marbury, Gabe Pruitt
SG- Ray Allen, Eddie House, J.R. Giddens
SF- Paul Pierce, Tony Allen, Bill Walker
PF- Kevin Garnett, Mikki Moore,Leon Powe
C- Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, Brian Scalabrine
Don't try telling that to the Lakers fans, they'll simply cry and shout and tell you that both teams really suck. What's worrying them is that the NBA Fnals refs will take this sort of "let'em play" approach, and that Gasol will break down weeping in the first quarter of game 1 and never recover.
"I do not know what the Queensberry rules are, sir, but the Wilde rules are to shoot on sight!" Oscar Wilde to the Marquis of Queensbury after being threatened by the former pugilist.
that was a supreme defensive effort from the celts there great game from KG and never mind the other 2 superstars had off games we got the win and that is what matters most, on to game 2
Second Round: Boston vs Cleveland
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