Just saw the game! The Clippers got me scared until the end. What was it with all these 3 pointers at the end? Couldn't they just lose quietly?
I liked the energy and the effort by the C's. Offensive rebounds were a concern once again but mostly in the first half, I thought the Celtics did a better job of boxing out in the second. I was worried when the Clippers took a 9 point lead in the 2nd quarter and looked like they were not going to give it back. I was screaming at Rondo to attack and he finally did ; and then we went on a run! Too bad his 3 at the buzzer didn't count.
Our defense overall was great, I remember a lot of possessions where the Clippers were just helpless.
I really liked our 3rd quarter. A lot of energy, numerous made shots, stops, blocks... it looked like the 3rd quarter from the beginning of the season.
As for Craig Smith going crazy in the 4th and our costly turnovers, and missed free-throws, well... we won the game so that's OK, but it's still frustrating to miss that many free-throws when the other team is staying in the game. However KG did a good job in the clutch and saved our butts.
I'm getting sick of the Pierce's top of the key jumper to ice the game. I know it's his classic move but it's been something like 2 months in a row that he doesn't even get his shot up when he attempts it! He either gets blocked, airballs it or loses it to a steal... this is ridiculous.
Ray started our comeback in the 2nd quarter and then didn't do much offensively but he made great passes in the 3rd quarter. TA was really good on both ends, except for the missed freebies. Rondo was brilliant tonight, I don't have much more to say, his performance speaks for itself, and he did a great job defensively. Perk also shut Kaman down after the beatdown he got from him in LA in December.
A good win, we are improving slowly but I like it. Let's carry the momentum into the next 3 games!
Topic: Clippers (19-23) at Celtics (28-13) 1/25 (Read 75548 times)