10/27 CELTICS @ Cavs victory cigar. Celts take first game.

[Celts09]

pierce

[GuyClinch]

Pierce! Lebron is clearly awesome. But Paul plays with alot of veteran savvy out there now. It's funny because earlier in his career he didn't really have that in his game as much. He just relied on his talent..

Also note that he still will set up the offense in crunch time. But hey that's why he gets paid the big bucks..

[Joselo16]

Props to Perk for going one on one with Shaq and not needing the help, letting our other guys do their thing on D!

[pballa]

Ill go with the captain tonight. He stepped it up in the fourth when we needed him. Overall, a good team win though.

exactly what i wanted to say

[Banks2Pierce]

I went with Pierce, but you can't say enough about how good our bench played. Look no further than the +/- of the bench. I'm really loving Quisy and how his skills fit with Eddie.

[BillessuR6]

Pierce! He took over when we needed him.

Bench was great...

[sunshinekids99]

Got to be Pierce. Really came through when the C's needed him most.

[MyInsatiableOne]

Pierce, no question...

[Dave_From_NB]

Pierce the Victory Cigar for me.

What makes Pierce's contribution so great, is that Lebron was matched up against him. Man, those from behind blocks he does and how fast he gets back on them, players are really going to have to adjust to that. Pierce being so clutch against a great defensive player, that's extra tough.

I wonder what contribution the bench had to Pierces clutch final minutes from the standpoint that they played so good the Cavs felt they needed to keep Lebron in the entire 2'nd half. No matter how fit you are, your performance will degrade somewhat after that many consecutive minutes.

So many kudos. Perk for defending against the mountain. Daniels for being able to give Pierce that break by defending Lebron, that was great. KG looking good, that fade away off the glass was awesome. The bench dominating and keying the comeback. A heck of a good opening night.

[DorfonCeltics]

Pierce the Victory Cigar for me.

I wonder what contribution the bench had to Pierces clutch final minutes from the standpoint that they played so good the Cavs felt they needed to keep Lebron in the entire 2'nd half. No matter how fit you are, your performance will degrade somewhat after that many consecutive minutes.

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I totally agree with this here. At one point towards the end of the 3rd quarter they showed a shot of Lebron with his hands on his hips huffing and puffing. He looked exhausted out there. I'm sure Mike Brown will only have to play him the whole game against the top teams but I'm just so glad we don't have that problem.

I love Perks game. He's probably my favorite Celt at this point. He has worked himself into a reliable veteran who you can count on. That jumper is sweet. There is no doubt in my mind that he is a top 5 center in this league.

As for the cigar, I went with Paul of course. He just put on an absolute show in the final minutes.

[greenbeans]

If I could I'd vote for Doc, because of that halftime speech they showed clips of.

"We're going to win the world championship... We don't need to say that again either" I'm paraphrasing there, so if anyone has the link to the video or transcript feel feel to share.

[MyInsatiableOne]

That's awesome!

[Celtic Esquire]

Pierce wins this hands down.

He showed James who the ring King is!!!!

[Al-Haqq]

Pierce.

Continues to be under rated and continues to prove he's the best clutch player in the NBA or top 5.

He looks in great shape!!

[UGA Hayes]

I going with Marquis. At last we have someone on the team who can dribble the ball besides Rondo.