Celtics vs Bulls - Friday, October 30th

Kefa461 · Post #2 » by **Kefa461** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:43 pm

Just keep on rolling that defense out and this is a big win too.......C's by 10.

8-)

Gant · Post #3 » by **Gant** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:46 pm

Chicago lost Gordon. Rose has an ankle problem. They did get Deng back. They're on the second night of a back to back on the road.

The Celtics got back Garnett and added Rasheed and Daniels.

Everything looks good.

celticfan42487 · Post #4 » by **celticfan42487** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:49 pm

They call it muurrrrdddeeerrrr

BillessuR6 · Post #5 » by **BillessuR6** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:19 pm

When you lose your best player for nothing you are in trouble!

I expect a solid win, we are simply the better team!

Hopefully, Doc doesn`t play Ray for 40 minutes again...it would be nice to see Hudson get some more burn but unless it is a blowout it likely won`t happen...

MyInsatiableOne · Post #6 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:53 pm

Kefa461 wrote:Just keep on rolling that defense out and this is a big win too.......C's by 10.

This. Rose is a stud, but they won't be as good as last year.

Hemingway · Post #7 » by **Hemingway** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:06 pm

Cs by 20.

Harison · Post #8 » by **Harison** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:14 pm

I'm confident Celtics will win, I'm more curious by how much. Total blowout of Cats was very impressive, I hope Cs can keep such intensity during all season (and most importantly for the playoffs), in this case one of the goals - to be THE best ALL TIME defensively will be achieved as well.

kgnwally · Post #9 » by **kgnwally** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:03 pm

I think this game is just as important as opening night to the fellas ,especially the ones who were in that 7 game series. they are going to prove a point and will beat the bulls really bad i feel like a 25 point blowout will go down. without ben gordon they are going to struggle to score against us. i saw 100-75 celtics 8-)

Scalamental · Post #10 » by **Scalamental** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:25 pm

Woof, can't wait for this one. Thank god the nba's back.

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #11 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:53 pm

Derrick Rose is one of my favorite non Celtics(only behind King James and Melo)..it's always a pleasure watching that dude play. Rose x Rondo is a sick matchup..the Bulls, much like the BObcats, always step it up against Boston...should be a good game..hopefully another blow out and we hold them under 60 like we did to Charlotte yesterday.. lol

Avalanche · Post #12 » by **Avalanche** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:04 pm

Great start to the season so far, lets keep it rolling here

odds on Rondo and Rose picking up where the finished in the playoffs must be pretty high for this one

Banks2Pierce · Post #13 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:16 pm

Don't look at our upcoming schedule: you might start to think we can possibly go into late December without a loss like I just did.

SonicYouth34 · Post #14 » by **SonicYouth34** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:22 pm

Garnett is gonna have a monster game. 25-11-5

greenchaos · Post #15 » by **greenchaos** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:21 pm

Can we please not have any over times

?

BillessuR6 · Post #16 » by **BillessuR6** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:29 pm

Banks2Pierce wrote:Don't look at our upcoming schedule: you might start to think we can possibly go into late December without a loss like I just did.

That is exactly what I said when I looked at the schedule yesterday...

Of course if we can beat the pacers in IND... :wink:

MVE85 · Post #17 » by **MVE85** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:13 am

I hope they dont underestimate the Bulls, they are a solid team, some real good pieces. If the bulls come out and play like they are right now as im watching them play the Spurs, it wont be a walk in the park for the C's. They have a scary offense with questionable defense.

Gonna be a great game regardless and I do expect the C's to win, just hope they dont take them too lightly.

Dr Manhattan · Post #18 » by **Dr Manhattan** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:55 am

MVE85 wrote:I hope they dont underestimate the Bulls, they are a solid team, some real good pieces. If the bulls come out and play like they are right now as im watching them play the Spurs, it wont be a walk in the park for the C's. They have a scary offense with questionable defense.

Gonna be a great game regardless and I do expect the C's to win, just hope they dont take them too lightly.

It's actually quite the opposite, with regards to O and D.

PtruthP34 · Post #19 » by **PtruthP34** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:53 am

Yeah I view Chicago as much more of a defensive team.

If Rondo can cancel out Rose with his production, that will go a long way toward solidifying a W for us. Thomas played well tonight against the Spurs, hitting midrange jumpers and being very active with blocks and attacking the basket with his athleticism. I see no reason why Garnett can't keep him under control. The Bulls other x-factor is Hinrich. His scoring off the bench will be key for Chicago as it was tonight agains tthe Spurs.

Paul and Ray have their work cut out for them with the combination of Deng, Salmons, and Hinrich all being very good perimeter defenders. Garnett should be able to score against Thomas in the post, however he has shown some issues against similarly athletic freaks such as Josh Smith in the past.

I think our bench is going to win this one for us just like they came up huge against Cleveland. Other than Hinrich, and Brad Miller to a lesser degree, Chicago doesn't have much talent on their bench. I expect Wallace, House, and Daniels to give us a big advantage in bench scoring.

Overall I think the C's pull off a comfortable victory, especially considering the Bulls are on the road in a back-to-back situation. Points probably won't be easy to come by for either team, but the fact that the Celtics can spread the floor with a lot more shooters than Chicago has should be a big advantage for us, and we have the veteran savvy to recognize and exploit mismatches quickly and swing the ball around to open shooters which helps break down tough defensive teams.

Jwade · Post #20 » by **Jwade** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:17 am

The bulls are not a good team this year.