Monthly Archives: December 2017

Talk about a tale of two halves! Marcus Smart, heady player that he always is, drew two offensive fouls from James Harden in the final 11 seconds to win a game for the Cs when they never had the lead. … Continue reading →

This Celtic aggregation is well on the way to becoming the worst team in the league in terms of allowing their opponents to dominate offensive rebounding. Tonight, they allowed the mediocre Hornets to grab 19 offensive rebounds without which this … Continue reading →

They keep making the same mistakes over and over and somehow seem to be expecting a different result. Tonight, it was giving up 30 and 31 points in the first and fourth quarters; the first because of passive defense and … Continue reading →

This win turned out to be a laugher but it wasn’t all that funny at halftime. All around, this was the best offensive performance the Cs have had in a long time and it was much needed after the poor … Continue reading →

Yet another poor defensive performance by the once-vaunted Celtic defense as they allowed journeyman Michael Beasley, a well-traveled offensive player, to score a season-high 32 points off the bench while permitting the Knicks to score 34 points in the final … Continue reading →

This was the most humiliating loss of the season. Miami showed up for the game with 4 of their 8 best players sidelined with injuries, including Goren Dragic, their point guard, and Hassan Whiteside, their center and shot blocker. Not … Continue reading →

This was two entirely different games wrapped into one with an incredible finish, not unlike the Patriots win the night before. The Cs came out shooting hot and cruised to a 38-21 first quarter lead. They continued with solid play … Continue reading →

A thing of beauty this was not. The Cs blew a 20-point lead which they acquired with solid play in the first quarter as they shot well, defended with energy and ended the period with a 31-12 lead. By halftime, … Continue reading →

This game was never as close as the final score and that wasn’t close either. The Cs parlayed a horrible second quarter, during which they scored 13 points, into a third quarter where they allowed the Jazz to score 33 … Continue reading →

The coaching staff knew that Al Horford needed a night off to rest and they decided this was the time to do it. And they were correct. Despite playing without their top two power forwards, as Marcus Morris was out … Continue reading →