Celtics @ Rockets Gamethread - Monday, March 18th

Texas Longhorns · Post #2 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:36 am

Good luck in the game tomorrow guys.

Truthiracy · Post #3 » by **Truthiracy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:40 am

Can't wait!

Infinite Llamas · Post #4 » by **Infinite Llamas** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:42 am

game is on TNT? was that originally scheduled?

I think the rook Landry is still out and he's been a major sparkplug for them. I wonder if Doc is gonna be cautious with Rondo and sit him out?

Post #5 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:42 am

The favourites to win this one have to be the Rockets. Let's go underdogs!

Texas Longhorns · Post #6 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:44 am

Infinite Llamas wrote:game is on TNT? was that originally scheduled?

I think the rook Landry is still out and he's been a major sparkplug for them. I wonder if Doc is gonna be cautious with Rondo and sit him out?

Landry is probably going to play as they have reported. If anything changes it would be near game time, but for now, it's said they he is expected to play.

Truthiracy · Post #7 » by **Truthiracy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:45 am

The game wasn't originally suppose to be on TNT when the season started, but it was added in December or January due to the success of the Celtics. That game and the game @ Dallas got added.

P2 · Post #8 » by P2 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:00 am

Let's just win this one and let everybody have a big sip of STFU. If we win this one, we're definitely the best team and the ones to beat, because coming back from 22 down in San Antonio and putting an end to the Rockets' 22 game winning streak would be phenomenal. And this would all be without Ray Allen.

YaoisGodsAnswer · Post #9 » by **YaoisGodsAnswer** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:00 am

I was a the Rockets vs Celtics game last year at the Garden and remembered some Celtics fans mimicked Mutumbo when he did his finger wag. Great moment for me.

GL tommorrow, we will the best team in the NBA if we beat u guys.

P2 · Post #10 » by P2 » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:03 am

YaoisGodsAnswer wrote:GL tommorrow, we will the best team in the NBA if we beat u guys.

Nope, because we're playing without Ray Allen. If we won without Ray Allen, however, it would put a definite end to the speculation of the best team right now.

Texas Longhorns · Post #11 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:05 am

Yeah, in no means are we the best team in the NBA, but don't blame your loss on Ray Allen's absence (if he is in fact not playing). I hate when people do that.

celticfan42487 · Post #12 » by **celticfan42487** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:08 am

After 22 straight games you have a .697 win percentage.

Even if you win the next 16, break the record for consectutive wins wiht 38, and end the season 62 wins...

you'll still just be a .756 win%

Right now we're at .803%

So I don't think you can be the best team in the NBA regardless of the outcome tommorrow night.

:wink:

I know that's not what you meant

celticfan42487 · Post #13 » by **celticfan42487** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:10 am

Texas Longhorns wrote:Yeah, in no means are we the best team in the NBA, but don't blame your loss on Ray Allen's absence (if he is in fact not playing). I hate when people do that.

What if I say. Wow HOU was the better team last night, but we would have been the better team if we had Ray Allen on our team like we would if we meet again?

There I'm not blaming the loss on Ray's absence, but still stating that we are better then you with Ray playing.

Is that good?

A.J. · Post #14 » by **A.J.** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:11 am

good luck in the game guys

by the way is ray ray playing?

Texas Longhorns · Post #15 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:22 am

celticfan42487 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

What if I say. Wow HOU was the better team last night, but we would have been the better team if we had Ray Allen on our team like we would if we meet again?

There I'm not blaming the loss on Ray's absence, but still stating that we are better then you with Ray playing.

Is that good?

Yeah that's fine. All I'm trying to say is, we have Yao out and many people forget that. You guys have Ray out, and we have Yao out so there should be no excuses for losses on both sides. I doubt you guys would do it, the only reason I bring it up is because many Lakers fans blame Gasol for their loss when we didn't have Yao.

Rocky5000 · Post #16 » by **Rocky5000** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:29 am

Yeah, HOU missing Yao is definitely bigger than us missing Ray Allen.

Our guys are going to need to load up on the red bull before tomorrow though. I imagine that the battle tonight drained a lot out of them, especially the older guys. I think we should be able to play Big Baby and Powe for a good amount of time against Houston's front line. Look for one of those guys to step up big if we win.

Alston is the type of PG who can give Rondo trouble so we need to play Perk a lot to protect Rondo against the pick-n-roll. Whoever covers McGrady(TA?) is going to have a big task.

Post #17 » by **SuperDeluxe** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:32 am

Rocky5000 wrote:Whoever covers McGrady(TA?) is going to have a big task.

I assume Pierce and Posey will take turns covering McGrady. The Rockets, however, have already shown that they are solid enough to win even with Yao out and TMac having a bad offensive game.

EvadedHavoc · Post #18 » by **EvadedHavoc** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:42 am

Lets get this win!

celticfan42487 · Post #19 » by **celticfan42487** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:16 am

Oh shoot. Wait, I got it.

Dammit we lost because HOU has Yao out.

If Yao was playing Mutumbo wouldn't be and they'd be a worse team defensively. KG would jump over the great wall with jays in ya face and Pierce would ballarina spin in a thug way to the rim and lay it in...

But it's that god damn Dikee's finger that gets in the way. Next time we face them, if Yao is playin and Ray is playing we win for sure.

There that will be the built in excuse. Man I've already got 2 of them and about 20 hours away!

Painting_Shade · Post #20 » by **Painting_Shade** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:17 am

another huge game for both squads... big momentum shifter here either way. #1 v #1 and if you guys win that's a big boost and if we win we would've dethroned the lakers and then beat the celts in the same week. I think both teams have a ton of heart and I have alot of respect for the celts especially kg... if the rox don't win the 'ship (which they won't) I want either nash or kg to win a ring. good luck guys! glad it's on national tv. and also glad we don't have to face you on st patricks day lol