Monthly Archives: April 2017

Wow, what a great game to watch! Talk about a game which provides fans with a range of emotions. This one began with the Cs trailing by a score of 16-0 before they finally broke the ice and scored. After … Continue reading →

This was, by far, the best performance for the Celtics in this series as they began with intensity on defense and excellent ball movement on offense, jumped out to a first-quarter lead, and cruised to an easy win with the … Continue reading →

This game had all the earmarks of a Celtic loss. They twice gave up 30+ points in a quarter, they continuously jacked up treys while shooting 22%, and they really never committed to defending at a high level. Add to … Continue reading →

When I watched the game the other night I thought Isaiah Thomas looked and played like a guy who was mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted and whose biological clock had been messed up by switching time zones from Boston to … Continue reading →

Just as all hope was fleeting and even diehard fans were saying that the Cs should dust off their golf clubs because they were headed for an early vacation, up stepped the Leprechaun. No way was he going to allow … Continue reading →

Identity Crisis? Indeed, full blown. Last year the Cs identity was that of a defense-first squad, often winning games by shutting down the opposition. However, this year, with the exception of Marcus Smart, they have been completely unable to demonstrate … Continue reading →

Although this was the first game of the playoffs, the Cs continued their poor play of the last several weeks, failing to defend wih energy, failing to box out on the boards and giving up endless second-chance rebound points, and … Continue reading →

This was a relatively meaningless game because the Cleveland Cavaliers chose to rest their best players while losing their final game to the Toronto Raptors, thus enabling the Cs to win the Eastern Conference championship. The fact that the Cs … Continue reading →

In what has now become typical Celtic fashion, they played very well on both ends of the floor in the first half while building a 59-40 halftime lead. However, all the bad habits surfaced immediately after halftime as they failed … Continue reading →

What a week of poorly played games! In this one, the Cs held the lead at halftime by 19 points after a hot-shooting half during which they scored 71 points. However, fear not. They gave it all back and more … Continue reading →