Celtics @ Nuggets Gamethread - Tuesday, February 19th

[wetsthebed]

[celticfan42487]

Perk!

[Don_eMOCION#31]

melo looks like a big fat duck on that picture ^^

hope we win this time. this should be an entertaining game. we won't suck as much as we did the last time i think nuggets team is hot to take revenge for the blowout

[P2]

Perk!

He is questionable, but not out, as of now.

[kmgarnett21]

lets hope KG is good to come back. i doubt he's rushin it, but lets all hold our breath. we dont need this to become a lingering injury. i'm excited. this is the longest KG's missed due to an injury. hope he has a big game.

would be fun to see same result as last game, but we all know that wont happen.

most important thing about these types of road trips is the first game.

[AWalkerREMIX]

Pierce loves steamrolling right through the Denver defense...especially in Denver. This one should be an easy win.

[sarah42]

denver...and defense? george karl doesn't seem to think so.

[GreenOkie]

I am going! Driving the 10 hours from Oklahoma tomorrow. I'm glad KG will be playing. Let's give 'em hell like the last game.

[MVP16]

KG, Perk, Big Baby and Pollard are all expected to be back for this game.

Kevin Garnett looks good to go for the Celtics tomorrow night. He just finished a full workout with the club here at the Denver Athletic Club and reported no setbacks from the abdominal strain that

[Darth Celtic]

I am going! Driving the 10 hours from Oklahoma tomorrow. I'm glad KG will be playing. Let's give 'em hell like the last game.

NICE! i just done driving 7hrs from rapid city south dakota.

I'll be in section 128, row 2, seats 17 and 18 with my wife. I'm middle aged, short, glasses buzz cut with kg alt road jersey. Come look me up and say hi.

anyone watching, celtics broadcast likes to show c's fans in attendence on the road, i was on tv last year for the wolves game where i met perice at the starbucks before the game. Keep an eye out. I'm so happy kg is playing.

[billfromBoston]

Since K-Mart came back the team has really been playing well...they don't play much defense until late in the game typically, but considering the stomping Boston gave them last time I think they'll be intense the whole game...this is going to be a tough game to win...

However, I would like to see KG/Powe against Camby/K-Mart...even if Perk is back I think that pairing makes more sense than having Perk starting...but we'll see, starting jobs are a touchy subject for most players and if Perk is good to go he'll probably get the nod...

This should be a fun game, my feeling is that although the Celtics med staff has a spotty track record with injury analysis, the fact that they kept KG out this long and were super-worried about not making this a lingering issue, that he's probably good to go...we'll see how many minutes he plays though..

My hope for the 2nd half of the season is that GPA average about 33mpg...with the bench players playing so well there is no reason to give GPA heavy minutes...let the bench players play most of the 2nd quarter and mid third and let GPA start and finish the game...

[P2]

WTB, you should probably update your graphics. Doc said he will use Pollard on this trip, so I would replace Powe with Perk and add Pollard to the bench. I don't think Powe will play much during this trip.

[billfromBoston]

...if Powe doesn't play much tonight i'll be pretty pissed...with the way he's played recently I don't see how Scott Pollard's return is going to send him to the bench...Perk and KG are only going to get so many minutes in this game-there are always minutes for at least 3 bigs...

Down the stretch i'd like to see KG/Perk/Powe/Davis get all the minutes with only 3 playing the bulk of the minutes every night depending on the hot hand...obviously KG will always get the time and Perk will always start, but the rotation should be limited to those guys...Pollard is a waste of life at this stage in his career-good for defending giagantor bigs like Z, but not much else...

Just because he's 7 feet tall doesn't mean he can do anything...just like Francisco Elson...theres a reason SA is getting rid of the guy...

[DelMonte West]

...if Powe doesn't play much tonight i'll be pretty pissed...Pollard is a waste of life at this stage in his career-good for defending giagantor bigs like Z, but not much else...

Well, besides making an idiot of himself on Celtics Now (or whatever it's called)

Bill, at the risk of going off-topic, would you prefer a guy like Pollard on this team or someone young but with a questionable work ethic like Patrick O'Bryant?

[cfan79]

melo looks like a big fat duck on that picture ^^

hope we win this time. this should be an entertaining game. we won't suck as much as we did the last time i think nuggets team is hot to take revenge for the blowout

I wouldn't bet money against them. They've got a real good team. Plus this might be KG's first game back so he might be a little rusty. Should still be a fun game whether he is or not though.

What the heck I'm going out on the limb since there's no money involved and predicting a win for the Celtics.

[JJHondo17]

I think it's a good thing that this is the 1st game after the break. Denver had two players in the game as did the Celt's. Could help equalize what is always a difficult home court advantage for Denver.

[Kaykoose]

Cs win by 8

[303celtic]

Darth and GreenOkie, look for me sitting courtside in the Celtics jacket and Bill Russell jersey.

[Darth Celtic]

ok, like i said, row 2, section 128, seats 17-18

[Illuminati]

Is KG questionable?