Celtics (14-4) at Spurs (10-6) 12/3

[Bahku]

Darn ... got back just in time to see the last 30 seconds ... got the rest on radio. 

[KCattheStripe]

I would like our big men to be able to wear muscle belts if the other team is going to jump on their backs to get all these rebounds.

[Bahku]

Glad we got the win, but WAY too many second-chance points ... the only thing that kept them in the game was offensive rebounds ... otherwise it would have been a blowout.

[kozlodoev]

Rebounding is a team skill. Everyone has to box out, especially when your front line is not exactly jump-out-of-the-gym athletes. One unmarked opponent may be the difference between poor and great rebounding.

[vinnie]

Bottom line -- Pierce doesn't show up, get out rebounded by 21, Bench is bad, get aboused by a second-round rookie and still beat the Spurs at their place. I don't get it, but I will take it. Still don't understand Shelden not getting any minutes. He at least can rebound and has played well defensively this year.

[CelticG1]

Tomorrow's game should be interesting. And by interesting I mean very difficult. It would be really nice to get back to back wins on the road especially against SA and OKC who are both good teams.

[vinnie]

Not sure why, but I am not as high on San Antonio as lots of others appear to be. They are good, but honestly I do not see them in the finals in the west.

[Tai]

Doc put Scal out there to guard Bonner, and considering Mason only scored 2 points, I think Scal did his job. I would've liked our bigs (yes I understand that included Scal) not being out hustled by Bonner. He wasn't boxed out, and he came out of no where on most rebounds to keep the possession alive.

I'd like to think that Blair was the problem, and I won't dismiss Sheldon, but Rasheed not being able to guard Blair bothered me. Maybe Sheldon gives us more rebounds, but getting more rebounds assume he stops Blair from making shots. Does Sheldon do that? I dunno. I just wonder, personally, if people were willing to do Scal and Sheldon for our frontcourt. I don't think so. I don't really have faith in Sheldon guarding Bonner out in the perimeter. Like it or not guys, Bonner had to be accounted for, and you can argue Blair somewhat benefited from that.

[pengaloo]

Rondo's 4th quarters are getting better. It's interesting that he's working on those dagger jumpers, they might be useful come playoff time. For now though, they give me heart attacks.

I hope this win fuels them for tomorrow.

[nickagneta]

Not sure why, but I am not as high on San Antonio as lots of others appear to be. They are good, but honestly I do not see them in the finals in the west.

San Antonio ALWAYS plays better in the second half of the season if they aren't injured. I could easily see SA in the Finals if they don't have to play the Lakers sooner than that.

[nickagneta]

Doc put Scal out there to guard Bonner, and considering Mason only scored 2 points, I think Scal did his job. I would've liked our bigs (yes I understand that included Scal) not being out hustled by Bonner. He wasn't boxed out, and he came out of no where on most rebounds to keep the possession alive.

I'd like to think that Blair was the problem, and I won't dismiss Sheldon, but Rasheed not being able to guard Blair bothered me. Maybe Sheldon gives us more rebounds, but getting more rebounds assume he stops Blair from making shots. Does Sheldon do that? I dunno. I just wonder, personally, if people were willing to do Scal and Sheldon for our frontcourt. I don't think so. I don't really have faith in Sheldon guarding Bonner out in the perimeter. Like it or not guys, Bonner had to be accounted for, and you can argue Blair somewhat benefited from that.

KG wasn't guarding Blair any better than Rasheed was.

[jadams5214]

Many of us are wondering about the rebounding issue.  This is the same team that has been a top rebounding team the last few years and all of a sudden it's changed for some reason.  Again on many of the Spurs rebounds there really wasn't a Celtic even close to the ball.  It's not like the Spurs were shooting mostly jump shots either.  

A lack of effort?  Lack of positioning?  Not sure what the answer is but I am 100% sure that Sheldon Williams should at least been in the game to stem the tide of offensive rebounds by the Spurs...

[Bahku]

I'm very encouraged by this one, because we got second-chanced to death, Pierce was all but absent, and yet we still beat a very good team.

[Tai]

Doc put Scal out there to guard Bonner, and considering Mason only scored 2 points, I think Scal did his job. I would've liked our bigs (yes I understand that included Scal) not being out hustled by Bonner. He wasn't boxed out, and he came out of no where on most rebounds to keep the possession alive.

I'd like to think that Blair was the problem, and I won't dismiss Sheldon, but Rasheed not being able to guard Blair bothered me. Maybe Sheldon gives us more rebounds, but getting more rebounds assume he stops Blair from making shots. Does Sheldon do that? I dunno. I just wonder, personally, if people were willing to do Scal and Sheldon for our frontcourt. I don't think so. I don't really have faith in Sheldon guarding Bonner out in the perimeter. Like it or not guys, Bonner had to be accounted for, and you can argue Blair somewhat benefited from that.

KG wasn't guarding Blair any better than Rasheed was.

Which is why I was ok with Scal being out there to guard Bonner.

[CelticG1]

Not sure why, but I am not as high on San Antonio as lots of others appear to be. They are good, but honestly I do not see them in the finals in the west.

San Antonio ALWAYS plays better in the second half of the season if they aren't injured. I could easily see SA in the Finals if they don't have to play the Lakers sooner than that.

What  Nick said and they've already  been missing various starters this season (Parker, Duncan, and Manu and probably more). They were also on a 5 game winning streak, they were playing at home with no injuries at the moment as well. All in all I think it's a pretty satisfying win.

When was the last time we lost in SA? Didn't we beat them during the 06 07 season at their place? So we haven't lost at their place since the 05 06 season? Not too shabby