Round 1 Game 5 : Celtics vs Bulls - Tuesday, April 28 (2-2)

BillessuR6 · Post #2 » by **BillessuR6** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:53 am

I want to see us play DEFENSE!

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #3 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:49 am

Hopefully we find some way to stop Ben Jordan... :lol:

And maybe if Pierce decides to play a little harder..we win this easily...if not..look for another close game til the end...DEFENSE and BENCH must be WAY better than last game...our starting 5 is getting drained out...

Kefa461 · Post #4 » by **Kefa461** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:46 am

Ahhhhh back at home.........it will still be 5 vs 8 but still nice to be at home........Defense rules the night. C's by 5....go C's.

8-)

mr_sunshine · Post #5 » by **mr_sunshine** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:54 am

Cs in a laugher. Pierce with 32 and 5 dimes. Rondo with another meager 17 pts 10 reb 14 assists and 3 stls. Look for Scals to get his 3 on with all the garbage time!

MyInsatiableOne · Post #6 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:52 am

This is a must win for the C's...and I think they will. C's by double digits...

DieselCeltic · Post #7 » by **DieselCeltic** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:01 am

Let's beat them by 60 points.

perfectblack999 · Post #8 » by **perfectblack999** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:29 pm

pierce 30+ points tonight

MyInsatiableOne · Post #9 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:31 pm

perfectblack999 wrote:pierce 30+ points tonight

I sure hope so...I think he's either hurt or tired but I hope it's just a slump...

perfectblack999 · Post #10 » by **perfectblack999** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:45 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:
perfectblack999 wrote:pierce 30+ points tonight

I sure hope so...I think he's either hurt or tired but I hope it's just a slump...

He's definitely tired....I don't think it's a slump....but I think he has it in him to give it a push...

with that said, he's still averaging 23.5 pts a game

Banks2Pierce · Post #11 » by **Banks2Pierce** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:23 pm

perfectblack999 wrote:
MyInsatiableOne wrote:
perfectblack999 wrote:pierce 30+ points tonight

I sure hope so...I think he's either hurt or tired but I hope it's just a slump...

He's definitely tired....I don't think it's a slump....but I think he has it in him to give it a push...

with that said, he's still averaging 23.5 pts a game

Haha. That's crazy. I never would have guessed he's getting that many a game.

I think we roll tonight. The Garden will be rockin. Section 326.

Kefa461 · Post #12 » by **Kefa461** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:28 pm

http://www.nba.com/celtics/game_preview ... bulls.html

One of the keys to Boston winning their third game of the series will be keeping Kendrick Perkins out of foul trouble. The Celtics' big man is averaging more than two blocks a game in this series and, with Kevin Garnett watching from the sideline, is the anchor to the team's defense.

When he has been sent to the sideline with foul trouble, which was the case for the final minute of regulation and both overtimes Sunday after he fouled out, the team has struggled to rebound and defend in the paint.

Many of his fouls have come at the offensive end and have resulted in turnovers. For a center who doesn't command the ball in the post or have many sets run for him, his average of 3.25 turnovers a game in this series is well above where it should be. Doc Rivers spoke openly about Perkins' foul troubles at Monday's practice.

"Clearly, every game he's been targeted for these moving screens," Rivers said. "He gets them every game. He gets the call every game. Watching that game last night, there were two that he did move in a direction but there was zero contact."

Although the calls are going against Perkins with his screens, Rivers also noted that the Bulls haven't been called for the same infraction.

"Brad Miller, on the other hand, is flying around, he's laying guys out on screens and didn't get one of those calls," he said. "That bothers me."

8-)

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #13 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:34 pm

Doc is right on the money with that Miller thing. Miller sets the most horrible picks..so does Noah...yet no calls...go figure..

DieselCeltic · Post #14 » by **DieselCeltic** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:49 pm

Boston will be burning. Let's send this motherfookers back to hell.

Bad-Thoma · Post #15 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:07 pm

I'm looking for Pierce to have a better game too, not necessarily more points but more efficient and being less of a black hole w/the ball. Perhaps the refs will even be kind enough to let him shoot free throws and open up his game a little bit.

My prediction-
Bulls key a little more on Rondo to try to slow him down, he doesn't score 20 but has his best assist game of the series and we win a competitive game without me getting any more grey hairs. Celts by 8. BBD bounces back on his shooting as well.

MissileMike · Post #16 » by **MissileMike** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:08 pm

Ben Gordon might not play:
http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/gordon_090428.html

BillessuR6 · Post #17 » by **BillessuR6** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:14 pm

MVPKirk wrote:Ben Gordon might not play:
http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/gordon_090428.html

I am sure he will play. You don`t miss games in playoffs with injuries like that...

AAU Teammate · Post #18 » by **AAU Teammate** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:42 pm

chicago sportstalk radio today is painting a grim picture for Gordon playing.

my team probably wont be able to do much against you guys w/o him. gotta make sure he would be healed for game 6 though

floyd · Post #19 » by **floyd** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:46 pm

I need to get my hands on some coumadin before tonight's game. This series has been ridiculous.

Mikki Moorse should start a fight with red-faced Miller. Make yourself useful - get that pansy thrown out of the game.

DieselCeltic · Post #20 » by **DieselCeltic** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:55 pm

Gordon is a piece of sh*t, ray allen wanna-be. Grabbing his d*ck after he made that 3 pointer.. what a pathetic classeless loser.