For those Sox fans out there…Brad Penny got a standing ovation from the Garden crowd after handing the basketball off to Lucky the mascot (who’s appearing on the Conan O’Brien Show tomorrow) for a massive dunk. Boston’s 3-point total is up to 12 of 21 by the way. With 2:19 to go and the Celtics [...]
What an outside shooting display put on by the C’s tonight. At the end of the third quarter, they were 10 of 19 from beyond the arc. You think that’s a good showing? Orlando went an incredible 23 of 37 from beyond the arc to break the NBA record for threes in a game last [...]
Four points for Vince Carter in the first half? Whaaaaat? Come on, I thought he was back to being Vinsanity? Boston has opened up a 64-46 lead in the third quarter. Could this be the blowout the C’s ordered? As of 7:50 in the quarter, the Nets were shooting 35.9 from the field. This is [...]
Watched Nets coach Lawrence Frank conduct a television interview before the game. He’s a thirty something that looks like a twenty something. Little guys can be successful in hoops (OK, he’s a coach not a player, but still). I’m 5-foot-8 Jewish guy too. He’s my new hero! Steve Rushin, formerly of Sports Illustrated, summed it [...]
More Big Baby Davis news! He just took a swan dive into the crowd under the basket trying to save a loose ball. It took Rajon Rondo and several other onlookers to pick him up. Imagine a slightly more muscular version of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man falling on you… Not so funny is the [...]
Despite what I erroneously thought, Big Baby Davis has shot 3-pointers in the past. As a junior at LSU in 2006-07, he went 17 for 49 from long range. Tonight’s trey was his first in the NBA though…Still not bad for a 6-foot-9, 289-pounder… Boston’s lead has jumped to 35-25 at 8:29 in the second [...]
Ray Allen (3 for 4, three 3′s) is hot early. Boston has a 30-23 lead after one. But the big story of the night is Glen “Big Baby” Davis. He just hit a 3-pointer from about 30 feet to close out the quarter. This wasn’t a heave either. We’re looking at the next Steve Kerr [...]
Finally, a quick start. Boston opened the game 4 of 4 from the field. KG had four points in the first two minutes as the C’s jumped out to an 8-2 lead. Things have slowed considerably since. The lead is down to 10-8. Paul Pierce is driving to the hole with abandon, but he hasn’t [...]
Boston looks to make it three straight wins tonight. Pretty quiet around here so far. Kendrick Perkins is still nursing a sore shoulder. He won’t be in uniform. He did say he’d like to be back for Monday’s tussle with Phoenix. Doc Rivers didn’t exactly sound convinced. “Obviously it would hurt us if he doesn’t [...]
Even Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from Full Metal Jacket would’ve enjoyed watching Paul Pierce tonight. Like he said to Private Joker, “He’s got guts. And guts is enough.” Discovering that movie at 15 was probably a bad thing, especially for my little brothers, who like me, quoted every single inappropriate line incessantly. Anyway, about Pierce’s gutsy [...]
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