Celtics (23-5) at Clippers (12-17) 12/27

[BASS_THUMPER]

[dang].

Rondo needs to hit his free throws, and Ray Allen can't leave their 2 guard out on the 3 point line when we have a three point lead.

trade rondo thread...trade rondo thread

[BigBaby]

unbelievable. what a shot by baron

i'm so p---ed at rondo right now

[jadams5214]

C's deserved to lose this game --- PITIFUL PITIFUL PITIFUL basketball.  Wind up losing 2 straight years to the Clippers on the road.

The worst possible execution on both ends down the stretch compounded by Rondo choking on 2 free throws.  One of the worst regular season losses in recent Celtic history.

Still can't believe the vaunted Celtic defense allowed Butler to be wide open and tie the game.  That was the key play other than Rondo's bricks

[Kiorrik]

Refs really put a lot of time on the clock after the Rondo foul.

Nah.

It was a big shot guys, let's take it like champs and move on Slipups happen. Next game plz. Now. Plz. Next game. Stop talking to Baron please mister reporter. Next game. Boston. Cmon!

[celticinorlando]

CHOKED TO ANOTHER BAD TEAM...PHIILY PART 2....

[Redz]

[dang].

Rondo needs to hit his free throws, and Ray Allen can't leave their 2 guard out on the 3 point line when we have a three point lead.

trade rondo thread...trade rondo thread

On the reverse side of that we can start the "don't trade Pierce thread"

[celticinorlando]

Refs really put a lot of time on the clock after the Rondo foul.

Nah.

It was a big shot guys, let's take it like champs and move on Slipups happen. Next game plz. Now. Plz. Next game. Stop talking to Baron please mister reporter. Next game. Boston. Cmon!

championship teams win games like this.

[RJ87]

just....like last season....makes the orlando win meaningless....can't even beat the d league team in LA....pathetic pathetic pathetic...nice choke job boston....beaten by one of the worst teams in the league

yea, let's all go jump off a cliff.

Celts lost a game, sucks, but it happens. What if Doc wouldn't have left his 2nd unit guys out there so long? What if Ray actually defended Butler? What if Rondo hit a FT? What if, what if, what if??

Its over. We lost. Looking onto the next game.

[Change]

I called this BS. We had TA shooting jumpers, and Ray had 9 shots in 3quarters.

[celticinorlando]

just....like last season....makes the orlando win meaningless....can't even beat the d league team in LA....pathetic pathetic pathetic...nice choke job boston....beaten by one of the worst teams in the league

yea, let's all go jump off a cliff.

Celts lost a game, sucks, but it happens. What if Doc wouldn't have left his 2nd unit guys out there so long? What if Ray actually defended Butler? What if Rondo hit a FT? What if, what if, what if??

Its over. We lost. Looking onto the next game.

ITS THE FREAKIN CLIPPERS!!

[liam]

C's deserved to lose this game --- PITIFUL PITIFUL PITIFUL basketball.  Wind up losing 2 straight years to the Clippers on the road.

The worst possible execution on both ends down the stretch compounded by Rondo choking on 2 free throws.  One of the worst regular season losses in recent Celtic history.

Still can't believe the vaunted Celtic defense allowed Butler to be wide open and tie the game.  That was the key play other than Rondo's bricks

That Butler play was the key they should've let Baron go for two. THe Clips would've had to foul and game Celtics. Bad mental error.

[celticinorlando]

C's deserved to lose this game --- PITIFUL PITIFUL PITIFUL basketball.  Wind up losing 2 straight years to the Clippers on the road.

The worst possible execution on both ends down the stretch compounded by Rondo choking on 2 free throws.  One of the worst regular season losses in recent Celtic history.

Still can't believe the vaunted Celtic defense allowed Butler to be wide open and tie the game.  That was the key play other than Rondo's bricks

That Butler play was the key they should've let Baron go for two. THe Clips would've had to foul and game Celtics. Bad mental error.

or should have fouled baron....

[mzepol]

Tough loss. That 3 by Butler was huge. He was wide open. Scratch that play, and we wouldn't have needed to depend on Rondo making his FTs in crunchtime.

[lon3lytoaster]

gah.. There shouldn't have been 1.5 on the clock in the first place.

[vinnie]

Tonight's loss to a bad team without its best defensive player totally wipes out the positives that resulted from the Christmas day win. Sorry, but it's another loss to another bad team.