Monthly Archives: February 2016

This was a game of survival. First, they survived an ice-cold shooting first quarter after which they trailed by 8, at 28-18. Then they survived Isaiah Thomas’ worst shooting night of the season in the first three quarters. He finally … Continue reading →

Well, they managed to play reasonably competent defense for three quarters, after which they held a 15-point lead at 88-73, but they collapsed defensively in the fourth quarter, giving up 34 points, before some heroics from Isaiah Thomas saved the … Continue reading →

Turns out this current group of Celtics love to talk the talk but fails miserably when it comes time to walk the walk. This was yet another poor defensive performance, resulting in another embarrassing defeat to an inferior team, all … Continue reading →

The Celtics opened the game with an energetically efficient first quarter, wreaking havoc with the Denver offense while scoring 35 points through great ball movement, and led 35-17 by the end of the period. The second and third quarters were … Continue reading →

First and foremost, the Celtics embarrassed themselves with a totally lackluster performance on the defensive end of the floor, coupled with poor shot selection and poor rebounding on the offensive end. The result was that they were embarrassed by a … Continue reading →

Wow, what a game! Certainly the most fun game to watch this season. To paraphrase the GEICO commercials, if you’re a defensive team, you play defense, that’s what you do. That’s what the players say, that’s what Coach Stevens says … Continue reading →

The end of this game was very fitting; the Celtics lost on a bonehead play with less than 1 second left as Avery Bradley, part of a double-team on the designated shooter, committed a stupid reach-in foul. It was fitting … Continue reading →

This game had a bit of everything. It’s a good thing that the Kings are one of the worst defensive teams in the league because if they weren’t, this game could well have wound up the loss column. To begin … Continue reading →

Avery Bradley hit a buzzer-beating trey from the corner and the Cs snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat. They initially gave the game away in the first period as they failed to execute on either end of the … Continue reading →

This was not really a close game at all for three quarters as the Celtics executed both offensively and defensively for an 18-point lead at the end of the third period. However, they then went into a funk during which … Continue reading →