Monthly Archives: December 2015

The Lakers came to Boston on the Kobe Bryant farewell tour sporting a record of 5-27, one of the worst teams in the league. However, this young Cs team has a penchant for forgetting what has given them a decent … Continue reading →

The best news about tonight was that Marcus Smart logged 13 minutes in his return from injury. He was somewhat rusty but he was able to have some impact during his limited minutes. Just as was the case last night, … Continue reading →

After playing solidly on both ends of the floor for three quarters while building a commanding 15-point lead, at 76-61, the Celtics lost their concentration, turned the ball over, dribbled the ball far too much and nearly lost the entire … Continue reading →

The Celtics jumped out to an early lead, 29-21 at the quarter, led 47-40 at the half and moved out to lead by 20 in the third period. However, the Hornets went on a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter … Continue reading →

Neither Jared Sullinger (back spasms) nor Amir Johnson (plantar fascitis) were able to dress for tonight’s game but that turned out to be an important opportunity for several heretofore Celtic reserves. With finally a decent amount of playing time, the … Continue reading →

Another bad loss gift-wrapped by the Celtics in the tradition of the holiday season. The following are ways to lose a game: allow your opponents to score 67 points in the second half; turn the ball over 23 times; have … Continue reading →

These Celtics surely are slow learners. Tonight, in the second game of a back-to-back, the Cs decided to forsake their identity as a defensive team and try to win a game as an offensive team. Clearly not a good idea. … Continue reading →

The Celtics played well for a half, leading 46-40 at the break, but when the Cavs turned up the intensity in the third quarter, the Cs collapsed into a flurry of defensive mistakes and missed shots and the game was … Continue reading →

This was yet another solid effort by this young team on the second night of a back-to-back, having played two OT periods last night before flying to Charlotte for this game. The first half was a poor shooting exhibition by … Continue reading →

The Celtics put forth a valiant effort, but in the final analysis they were unable to execute effectively in either of the overtime periods as well as in the final seconds of regulation. The story of the first half was … Continue reading →