Round 2 Game 4 : Celtics @ Cavs - Monday, May 12th (2-1)

aSizzLe · Post #2 » by **aSizzLe** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:06 pm

I hope we finally win one on the road and shut everybody up.

EvadedHavoc · Post #3 » by **EvadedHavoc** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:16 pm

The MAIN key to this game is INTENSITY HUSTLE and ENERGY.

Without those three key ingredients expect a loss.

This game is a MUST win for the Celtics because if the C's win here the series is as good as theirs with the way they play at home and the c's dont need this series going 7.

BillessuR6 · Post #4 » by **BillessuR6** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:17 pm

If we can just keep this game competitive that will be a step in the right direction! I don` even dare to dream about a win!

Just don`t come out like pussies again that is all I am asking!!!

bruno sundov · Post #5 » by **bruno sundov** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:45 pm

Last night loss was so depressing. I was up until 1am just thinking about it. Please win game 4. They need to play the exact opposite way they did in game 3 to win.

Albanian Damien · Post #6 » by **Albanian Damien** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:59 pm

Am I the only person who expected the Cavs to win last night?It's not because I was down on the Celtics but because that's almost always how it plays out. A team goes up 2-0, they go on the road and lose game 3. However I expect us to win this game. I hope to god we learn from our mistakes. Just because the defense is focused on LeBron doesn't mean you should just leave guys wide open. We have to come out with more energy. Rondo played scared. He didn't shoot the shots the D was giving him, and he ended up forcing a drive ala Tony Allen. All the Celtics need to do is:
Continue to play great D on LBJ, Rotate better on D, play the unselfish but smart basketball that they know how to play, play with more energy. If they do those no reason we don't win Game 4.

bruno sundov · Post #7 » by **bruno sundov** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:27 pm

^^^^
Amen. What is the idea of bringing all this commonsense to this board? that was well needed for myself especially.

Joebiscuit · Post #8 » by **Joebiscuit** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:35 pm

Well I personally think that Celtics have no chance in this game. I will continue to think that way until they show me otherwise. Last night was not a good time to take you worse loss of the season.

Looking ahead Celtics HAVE to win in Boston on Wednesday. Celtics cannot afford to be down 3-2 with game 6 in Cleveland.

P2 · Post #9 » by P2 » Sun May 11, 2008 5:41 pm

Don't hurt me, but after yesterday's abominable game, and three losses at Atlanta, I really don't think we can win this one. Obviously, we haven't learned one bit from our road mistakes.

CHryptic · Post #10 » by **CHryptic** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:04 pm

The only reason everyone is upset about the loss Saturday night is because of our inability to beat Atlanta on the road. I picked this series to go 6 games, I can't say I was surprised we lost. Cleveland is a good enough team to take a game from us.

That being said, Game 4 is a must-win. Not because we'll lose the series if we lose Game 4 but because this team needs to get the monkey of its back. Continued disappointment on the road is not conducive to winning.

The Celtics simply need to come out with some energy. Do NOT compare Game 3 to the road losses in Atlanta; it's an entirely different beast. The game was lost in the first quarter Saturday night. The defensive intensity was not there, in my opinion. Everyone not named LeBron beat us, shut down Wally and West and continue the superb defense on LeBron and we got it in the bag.

spf211 · Post #11 » by **spf211** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:25 pm

Not expecting the Celtics to win this game, but the Cavs really blew their shot at winning this series when they didn't win Game 1.

Expect another 7 game series and if the Celtics manage to come out of it, they'll only have to face a Detroit team that has been resting for a week. Exciting!

BigHands · Post #12 » by **BigHands** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:43 pm

spf211 wrote:Not expecting the Celtics to win this game, but the Cavs really blew their shot at winning this series when they didn't win Game 1.

Expect another 7 game series and if the Celtics manage to come out of it, they'll only have to face a Detroit team that has been resting for a week. Exciting!

That is my take...the road to a championship seldom include multiple 7 game series....I think the Celtic title hopes are probably on the line tomorrow night...a win helps a lot the rest of the way in the East and a loss hurts badly for pure statistical reasons.

Champions usually put their opponents away pretty quickly.

The 62 Celtic champs won a couple 7 games series.

The 88 Laker champs won three 7 game series!!

The 94 Houston title team won two 7 games series but there were also 2 other series that year where their opponent only won one game

That is it for champs

The 1960 Hawks played two 7 game series and lost the 2nd to the Celts.

The 70 Lakers played two 7 games series and lost in the finals

The 87 Celtics that lost in 6 to the Lakers went 7 in two series leading up to the loss.

The 93 Sonics played consecutive 7 game series and lost the 2nd in the finals

The 94 Knicks played 3 straight 7 games series, losing in the finals.

1995 Pacers played two 7 games series and lost the 2nd.

rambo_ortega · Post #13 » by **rambo_ortega** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:42 am

The celtics are usually good at making statements all season long. C'mon C's, let's make a statement tomorrow and claim our first road win after the beating we got yesterday. i expect the Big 3 to come up huge.

tanat-0s · Post #14 » by **tanat-0s** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:07 am

must win game

Banks2Pierce · Post #15 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:58 am

This is going to be known as the Kevin Garnett game. The night when KG goes off and gets 35 and 18. Doc feeds KG in the post every freakin' possession. The Celtics win by 5 and it restores the sanity to Celtic nation and the basketball world.

Post #16 » by **HMFFL** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:12 am

Good luck Boston!

Cleveland is favored to win by 2 points.

Banks2Pierce · Post #17 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:59 am

Vegas continues to give us respect. I was hoping we would be getting 6 so I could take the points, but 2 is too risky. I fear the refs in the playoffs.

Post #18 » by **Bleeding Green** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:02 am

Celtics by 11. Pulling scores out of my ass 101 right there. No more of this pansy road crap. They'll win and everyone will be like, "OMG, best team of all time they're gonna win it all now." Or they'll lose and everyone will cry. Either way the Celtics are better than the Cavaliers and have home court advantage here.

TheMartian · Post #19 » by **TheMartian** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:13 am

The question is, what is more probable?:

- The Cavs' supporting cast playing well again in game 4

- The Celtics playing bad again in game 4

I'm leaning toward the latter, but hoping I am wrong.

The Rondo Show · Post #20 » by **The Rondo Show** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 am

Where are those guys that had the best road record in the NBA? You know, the ones who rallied back from being down 20+ points to the defending champs while on the road w/o Ray Allen to win in the final moments. The ones who then broke the Rockets 22 game win streak on the road and then proceeded to beat the Mavs and finish off the Texas Triangle sweep (among other quality road wins, like Detroit).

Bring those guys to tonight's game, please. Keep the guys who lost all 3 road games against a 37 win Hawks team and got blown out by a Cavs team that they are better than away from the arena tonight. Thanks.