The ultimate feel good thread, reasons to be optimistic

[lJesterl]

Please if you are going to post something negative about my Celtics or make fun of my spelling or grammer just dont post at all.

Its going to be hard to do with this series but not impossible. We just have to do what we did in 2010 and what we did in 2008. I'm not even going to count or talk about the 2009 playoffs because Garnet was injured. In my opinion we should be 3 time champions if not for Garnet getting hurt and Perkins getting hurt last year.

In 2008 we were 2-0 in win or go home games and when we needed them to step up in both game 7's they did. When we needed them to step up after not winning an away game all playoffs and having to win one against the Pistons they did. In order for us to beat Detroit and move on we needed to win 2 games at home and 2 games on the road and we did. We dominated the finals and won the clinching game 6 in dominate fashion by 39, i believe it was 39, points.

2009 didnt exist.........

In 2010 we were 0-1 (perkins got hurt) in win or go home games and when we got to the conference semifinals everyone counted us out, even some of our own fans, but we prevailed. Do u guys remember when Clevland blew us out on our home court by a lot. We were down 1-2 and we all wanted to puke. How did they respond when we needed them the most? They blew clevland out and went on to win 6 straight playoff games(3 against clevland and 3 against orlando). We ended up having to win 2 on the road and 2 at home against clevland and 2 on the road and 2 at home against Orlando. In the finals ultimately the end result would have been 2 on the road and 2 at home but perkins got hurt and we ended up not capitalizing on the 2nd road win.

My point is that we just have to do the same thing we have done countless times before. We have to win 1 more at home and 2 on the road. It will be the exact thing we have always done but in a different order. We are 3-1 in that scenrio but 3-0 without injuries. We are 3-2 in win or go home games but 3-0 without injuries.

Some people say Miami is the better team and that they are kicking the crap out of us. That is all lies. The 3 games we have lost we have beat ourselves. Game 1 we came out like it was a preseason game. Game 2 we played crap defense and let them run off a 14-0 run to win the game. Game 4 we failed miserably to execute down the stretch and in all 3 losses we turned the ball over way to much and gave up way to many 2nd chance points. Game 3 saw less turnovers and everyone on the same page. Sure it helped that KG had a big game but Ray didnt have a monster game. No one really had a huge game tonight and they barely won. We just have to have great play from 1 of the big 3 each game, limit the turnovers, play celtics defense and box out.

We can't win 3 in a row? We played Celtics basketball 3 outa 4 meetings with them in the regular season and beat them 3 times in a row. Rondo's not 100%? Well he's atleast 60% and maybe he should have taken a shot today to help down the stretch. Rondo's game is effected but not as much as if he was a shooter. He can still play pretty good in the areas which are his game like defenense, pushing, driving and passing. It would be a completely different story if he was a shooter.

The longer this series goes it does help both teams because Boston is older but they will also get healthier.

They have answered our calls every single time we have needed them the most except for when a major player was out of the playoffs due to injury so please dont abandon them now. Everyones gonna say well they cant win game 5. Well they won game 5 but they cant do it again. Well they won game 6 but there is no way they win game 7.

When you buy the 2011 Championship DVD you can look back and remmeber when mark walburg is saying "with the celtics down 3 games to 1 the season looked over...."

Please dont say the regular season does not count because they dont play 82 games for nothing. You got to remember that when the heat blow it they really blow it this year. I would rather be down 1-3 to them then anyone else lol.

[KGDunks]

It's going to be extremely difficult

[lJesterl]

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZN52KfcfTr0?fs=1&hl=en_US

This video gets me going!!!!!!!!!!!!



the beatles were told by a record company that they "didn't like their sound and guitar music is on the way out".

Michael jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.

Thomas edison was told he was "too stupid to learn anything".

Walt disney was fired from a newspaper because he "lacked imagination and had no original ideas".

Abraham lincoln's fiance died, he failed in business twice, had a nervous breakdown and was defeated in 8 elections.

[Bahku]

Big TP for this thread and posts ... don't stop believing.

[lJesterl]

Right back at you for yours.

[Kiwicelt]

Never stop believing. Man it's hard at the moment. Come on guys!! Show them what Celtics basketball is all about. Beat the Heat!!!

[twinbree]

Last night reminded me of our past two Game 7 losses when we just sputtered down the stretch in a do or die game. The difference this time is that we live to fight another (and another and another) day. Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm. Go Celtics!

[BASS_THUMPER]

Big TP for this thread and posts ... don't stop believing.

reminds me of Journey "dont stop...believing..hold on to that feeling"...

c's knows whats up and they gotta handle bizness

[Tgro]

When last night's game ended my initial reaction was to say it's over and it's hard for me not to feel that way, but as improbable as it seems, I can still see the Celtics pulling this out. Yeah, it's unlikely, but for now, I have one way in my head that the Celtics climb back into this and win this thing.

Please, hear me out.

Obviously, it all starts with game 5 and just being about Celtic's pride. We go to Miami who is all ready to celebrate and we deny letting them celebrate. We let them know they haven't won it all yet. That they still have to win that 4th and last game to finish us off and we aren't going to just roll over simply because the odds are long. If the Celtics come with pride, they can take game 5 and set themselves up to make a remarkable comeback.

Because if we get to game 6, we are back at home and once again, the Boston crowd starts believing and uplifting these Celtics to give it one last run. Really, GAME 6 BECOMES A MUST WIN FOR THE HEAT and not the Celtics. The Celtics really have nothing to lose. If the Celtics can get to game 6, I like our chances for taking it. How many times do you see Boston losing twice in one series on it's own home court? The thing a victory in game 6 will bring is an ultimate fight for all the marbles in game 7. Game 6 is one last uplift from the home crowd to keep fighting for it!

If we should happen to get to game 7, we will have already overcome a tremendous gut-check and passed with flying colors. It won't even matter if we lose because we took them to the brink when everyone had us dead and buried. Sure, it's at the Heat's home, but once again, the Celtics have nothing to lose. They've done faced mortality and dealt with it. Twice. The fact they walk into game 7 already makes them winners just for being there after being down 3 games to 1. I believe game 7 would be an all out classic where Boston just needs to keep hanging around and the longer we hang around the more Miami starts choking. If it gets to game 7, Miami will be facing elimination just like us. But unlike us, they will be dealing with it for the first time. Which team cracks under the pressure? Yes, they have youth and superstars over experience and know how. But for the 1st time in this series they'll finally be dealing with at least a little bit of doubt.

So to me, it all comes down to game 5. We'll know early on if the Celtics have the heart of a champion or they've already made vacation plans. If we can steal game 5, I can see us winning this thing. Of course, if we lose any of the 3, we're done. But we could just lose game 5 and be done with this and move on and it would be over or we could steal game 5 and start believing one last time.

If there is no fight left in this team, they should get blown out in game 5 and leave no doubt that they are heading home for good. But if they come out with an all out feeling of "you still have to beat us one more time" mentality. If we can steal game 5, I think we can make it to game 7 and in game 7, anything can happen and I'll be proud of them either way.

We may have 3 in a row that we need to win. But if the Celtics win game 5, I'm gonna start really believing we can still win it all.

Who's with me???

[Assassin70]

I haven't lost hope yet.

I just feel like Dennis Green after last night game.

We let them off the hook.

With that said, apply pressure to a pipe and it will burst.  All we have to do is win 1 game right now.  I feel much better with our team given the circumstances on how we lost the last game.  I can assure you we will not go out like the Lakers we will fight to the last possession just like last year.

Worry about the next game if we get a win then...I like our chances going forward.