Monthly Archives: April 2016

By any measure, this was a successful season. Unfortunately, injuries to key players were unable to be overcome in the playoffs, but this season was a significant improvement over last year. Avery Bradley: A- Avery had his best year yet … Continue reading →

The inability to make open shots has plagued the Cs all season long and it reared its ugly head big time in the first three quarters of this game. While Isaiah Thomas did the very best he could while being … Continue reading →

The Celtics played a great first quarter, holding the Hawks to just 15 points. However, that effort must have exhausted them because they then proceeded to give up 32 points in the second quarter. And because apparently that wasn’t bad … Continue reading →

After being roundly criticized all week by the talk show and print media for all the things he couldn’t do, Marcus Smart chose tonight’s second half and overtime period to answer them in the best way possible: making big plays … Continue reading →

As the commercial says, if you’re a leader, you lead, that’s what you do. Let it be said, Isaiah Thomas is a leader of the highest order. He literally put his team on his back and willed them to a … Continue reading →

This game was actually over at the 2-minute mark of the first period when the Hawks led 11-2. The first play of the game was a wide-open missed trey by Jae Crowder and he followed that up with a grade-school … Continue reading →

In a word, the first half was embarrassing, nearly a carbon copy of their final game against the Heat, as they shot poorly, defended ineptly and had no leadership. In the end, it was too much to overcome, complicated by … Continue reading →

What a wild and crazy game and a pathetic exhibition of NBA basketball. After all the talk about Isaiah Thomas coming out motivated after a meeting with Coach Stevens, he and his teammates demonstrated zero defensive energy while shooting horrifically … Continue reading →

Wow, what a pathetic effort on the part of the Celtics! Supposedly, the Celtics were to be motivated to gain a high seed for the playoffs, but you’d never guess that was the case if you watched this game in … Continue reading →

The Celtics scored 71 points in the first half and 36 points in the second. Tough to win on the road with that kind of second-half production, and they did not. After leading by 12 points midway in the third … Continue reading →