Game 35: Celtics @ Cavs - Fri, Jan 9, 8pm

[LoveThemCavs]

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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers
Game Date: Friday, January 9th, 2009
Game Time: 8:00 P.M. ET
Location: Quicken Loans Arena
TV: ESPN, FOX Sports Ohio HD
Radio: WTAM 1100

Probable Lineups
Boston (29-8)
PG- Rajon Rondo
SG- Ray Allen
SF- Paul Pierce
PF- Kevin Garnett
C- Kendrick Perkins

Celtics Team Leaders
Scoring - Paul Pierce 19.3
Rebounds - Kevin Garnett 8.9
Assists - Rajon Rondo 7.6
FG% - Kevin Garnett 52.6
FT% - Ray Allen 92.4
3PT% - Paul Pierce 40.2
Blocks - Kendrick Perkins 1.8
Steals - Rajon Rondo 2.3

Cleveland (28-6)
PG- Mo Williams
SG- Delonte West
SF- LeBron James
PF- Ben Wallace
C- Anderson Varejao

Cavaliers Team Leaders
Scoring - LeBron James 27.6
Rebounds - Anderson Varejao 7.2
Assists - LeBron James 6.7
FG% - Zydrunas Ilgauskas 51.8
FT% - Mo Williams 95.5
3PT% - Delonte West 38.8
Blocks - Ben Wallace 1.8
Steals - LeBron James 1.9

Season Series: Boston leads 1-0
October 28, 2008- @BOS 90, CLE 85
January 9, 2009 - BOS @ CLE
March 6, 2009- CLE @ BOS
April 12, 2009- BOS @ CLE

[Rise Against]

I like how this game thread was actually stickied. Shows how important this game is.

[L&H_05]

I still think we'll beat them, but I really wish we were 100% healthy going into this one... Kinda ironic that Donyell Marshall is the reason our starting center is out for a month during our biggest stretch of games...

[Benedict_Boozer]

^Yup...hot buttered strikes again even after we dealt him.

Without Z this game will be tough. The Celtics will be primed to get out of their slump, we might have been better off if they beat Houston. Now they will be out for blood.

I still think we can pull it out because LBJ seemed really focused in the post game interview after the Charlotte game. Our squad seems to be looking forward to this game to prove something and you know the crowd will be crazy pumped for this one.

I'm calling a 95-89 victory

[B Mac]

Bring it!

[SALMIEN]

Laker fan here , I have allways dream of finals between my lakers and your cavs . ps make it come true
go cavs and kill the celtics , you'll make it guies

[witnessmoboobie]

This will be a very difficult game ti win without Z, but if Andy can get about 15 and stay out of foul trouble we will have a great chance. Anything from Wally or Boobie would be nice too. If Boobie has finally broken out of his sluimp, then we will be much tougher to beat. I can't wait for this one. Lets Go Cavs!

[RevMan26]

This will be a toughy. I think we can pull it out, but it will be tough.

[NetsForce]

This doesn't happen often but I'm going to put my full support behind the Crabs for this one. Go Crabs go!

[witnessmoboobie]

Just when I thought NetsForce couldn't get any better.

[Rise Against]

The Crab and Travel comments came sooner than I would have expect.

Let's go Crabaliers / Traveliers!

[infinite11285]

NetsForce just backed you guys up, your screwed!! You guys will lose in humiliating fashion and LeBron James will suffer an injury worse than Shaun Livingston's!! You guys won't see LeBron back in action until 2011!

[doozyj]

Laker fan here , I have allways dream of finals between my lakers and your cavs . ps make it come true
go cavs and kill the celtics , you'll make it guies

I'm torn with this game.

I Hate the Celtics, hate everything they represent. Hate Garnet, total douche of a bag he is. So I would love to see them lose another game and show last year a fluke and they are the Miami Heat all over again.

As for the Cavs, I respect LBJ and his "crab-like" abilities , and would like LBJ to be successful on the Cavs (so all the Knicks talk can come to an end). I also want to see them lose their tie with the best record in the league. Plus I want to see them lose their home-game winning streak as well, and finally I want us to meet the Celtics in the finals so we can redeem ourselves and get revenge.

But a true Laker fan can not and never will root for the Celtics ever. So Cavs please win this game.

[prekazi]

We're a NO EXCUSE team! Forget Z, I respect the champs but we can beat them. LeBron still owes us a Celtics victory.

Everyone should bring their A game and yeah Wally"Small Game" Szcerbiak this includes you, too.

Let's Go Cavs!

[Gold Chain]

This is a huge statement game for you guys.

Home court record and vindication on the line and you can be damn sure Boston is a wounded dog and are going to come out guns a' blazin'.

Marquee regular season game, any of you guys going?

(I will be seeing Oj Mayo tonight for the first time, but I would gladly trade my ticket for this game. lol)

[CzBoobie]

There is no reason to lose this game...We own them at the Q with or without Z...

[Joebiscuit]

This game is not as big as some people are making it out to be. This is a tale of two teams going in opposite directions. Cavs have not lost at home and the celtics have been getting slapped around by the likes of the Bobcats and Warriors.

Cavs win this game easily and by 15 points. Perhaps if we play again later the celtics will have their act together and put up more of a fight but for now this will be no contest for the cavs.

[CHIMOCHI]

cavs got everything to lose i nthis game
celtics have noting to lose

[Gordon Bombay]

ill be up there tonight...wont be at the game (they got that silly premium game thing tonight which jacks every ticket up 15 dollars), but ill probably be at one of the bars downtown

[prekazi]

Damn, Netsforce, Lakers fans and Celtics fans are all coming to our board to jinx us. Gotta do something!!!