Any chance that Ray doesn't play tuesday?

[hpantazo]

and if so, who would take his place, Tony Allen? We gotta finish this series tomorrow night before things get worse.

[wdleehi]

Really don't want to think about that now.



But I wouldn't be surprised if the family wants him to play.  They could probably use the distraction. 

[Chris]

Obviously if it is really serious, then he needs to be with his family.  But I think if his daughter is in decent shape, then he will play.  Like wdleehi said, it would be a good distraction. 

[Roy Hobbs]

I think he will play.  It's hard to tell without knowing his daughter's condition, but assuming she has been stabilized, I'm sure Ray will be on the court.

[hpantazo]

I'm also worried about him having his head in the game if he plays, and I was very dissapointed to hear that his potential backup, TA, walked off the court asap last night angry at Doc for not getting enough pt in the second half.

[wdleehi]

I'm also worried about him having his head in the game if he plays, and I was very dissapointed to hear that his potential backup, TA, walked off the court asap last night angry at Doc for not getting enough pt in the second half.

It can go either way.  look how Fisher played last year. 

[Chris]

I'm also worried about him having his head in the game if he plays, and I was very dissapointed to hear that his potential backup, TA, walked off the court asap last night angry at Doc for not getting enough pt in the second half.

It can go either way.  look how Fisher played last year. 

Exactly.  A lot of players take the game as a chance to completely put themselves in the game and block out all other thoughts for a few hours. 

[celtsrp33]

Luckily, the game is in Boston - only minutes from some of the best hospitals in the world.  He'll play. 

[crownsy]

Luckily, the game is in Boston - only minutes from some of the best hospitals in the world.  He'll play. 

good point, another home court advantage. if this game was in LA, ray probley wouldn't play, and i wouldn't blame him in the slightest, family first at all times.

but, since he'll literaly be minutes away from her, i think he'll play.

[lon3lytoaster]

I'm also worried about him having his head in the game if he plays, and I was very dissapointed to hear that his potential backup, TA, walked off the court asap last night angry at Doc for not getting enough pt in the second half.

Tony is angry with Doc now? jeez.

What are the chances Ray knew about this before the game even ended last night, and that being a possible reason for his bad shooting night?

[crownsy]

I'm also worried about him having his head in the game if he plays, and I was very dissapointed to hear that his potential backup, TA, walked off the court asap last night angry at Doc for not getting enough pt in the second half.

Tony is angry with Doc now? jeez.

What are the chances Ray knew about this before the game even ended last night, and that being a possible reason for his bad shooting night?

doubt it, most reports mentioned that it happened during the game.

who knows though.

[Roy Hobbs]

What are the chances Ray knew about this before the game even ended last night, and that being a possible reason for his bad shooting night?

doubt it, most reports mentioned that it happened during the game.

who knows though.

If it happened during the game, I've got to think that somebody would have told him about it, right?

I posted this in another thread:

On a basketball-related note, it would be interesting to know when this happened, and to what extent it affected Ray's game.

Up until the 7:31 mark of the 3rd quarter, he was 4-for-8 shooting, with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 turnovers, and 1 personal foul.

From the 7:31 point onward, he was 0-for-5, with 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 turnovers, and 5 personal fouls.

Those numbers could be a total coincidence, but if they were a result of a distraction, he certainly can't be blamed.

[Roy Hobbs]

Also, does anybody know if Ray's daughter was in LA? 

Apparently, she attends high school in South Carolina.  If she was there, and Ray flew out to be with her, he could miss practice time, etc. 

[crownsy]

didn't doc say he "flew home" to be with her?

i assumed that ment boston, did he fly to a diffrent part of california?

i'm honestly quite confused.

[Who]

I'd be shocked if Ray doesn't play in Game Six