Monthly Archives: November 2017

The Cs collectively forgot their identity as, first and foremost, a defensive team and it cost them dearly. They defended poorly in the first and fourth quarters and were simply unable to stop the Pistons when it really mattered. Of … Continue reading →

This was a very impressive win and there were several reasons why it was. First, this was the second game of a back-to-back on the road. Second, they were without the services of Jaylen Brown who was mourning the death … Continue reading →

The good news is that the losing streak was stopped at 1, and this game was never close because the Magic simply refuse to play defense. The Cs led 40-26 after the first quarter even though they had 4 careless … Continue reading →

The streak is over and the Celtics completely earned every bit of its demise with a poor shooting, poor rebounding, intensity-missing effort. The amazing part of this game is that, as poorly as they played, they still only trailed by … Continue reading →

Pure and simple, this was the Kyrie Irving show. He scored 17 points in the first quarter and the Cs were off to a comfortable, 33-22 lead. Then the second unit came in and Marcus Smart went beserk, shooting and … Continue reading →

After the great start to the season and the especially strong game against Golden State, we knew there could be a letdown coming, especially on defense, and it was there in full bloom in the first quarter against the 3-12 … Continue reading →

It was fun listening to the pre-game chatter of Charles, Kenny and Shaq about how the Celtics would never be able to hold the Warriors down to 94 points a game, the average they have allowed opponents, and how they … Continue reading →

The streak is now 13 but there was a good deal of ugliness in this win, especially from the Cs bench, which was outshot 38-11 by the Nets bench. In 56 minutes, Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart were 1 for … Continue reading →

The streak has reached an even dozen and this despite having to play without their best player, Kyrie Irving, who is being fitted for a mask so that he can return to play with a facial fracture sustained early in … Continue reading →

This was a strange game from beginning to end. The first quarter was a blowout as the Lakers turned the ball over 9 times and trailed 33-16. The second quarter the Cs forgot all about defense and allowed the Lakers … Continue reading →