Celtics (27-12) at Pistons (14-26) 1/20

[MaxwellSmart86]

Pistons gonna win this...and we can't blame the refs this time.

[Drucci]

They have all the momentum back, well done C's. It should have been a blowout and we're cruising through a loss.

[liam]

Wow, call it two ways ref!

[PosImpos]

This is so pitiful it's comical now ---

What has happened to this team they cannot even function after halftime anymore it seems.  They have no energy, can't rebound, can't score.  Halfway through the 3rd quarter and the C's have a despicable 4 points.  

all of this against a team that has lost 14 of 17 games pitiful

Yeah, it's incredibly difficult to fathom.  What is going on?  What is happening (or not happening) in that locker room that results in these lackluster second half efforts?

[buellj814]

theres nothing really to say other than we have a 60 year old man playing power foward and a shooting guard whos in an extreme slump

[jdpapa3]

Pistons gonna win this...and we can't blame the refs this time.

Not so fast my friend...there is still a whole quarter.5 and they just gave Stuck a gift foul.

[PosImpos]

They have all the momentum back, well done C's. It should have been a blowout and we're cruising through a loss.

Yes, this feels just like last game.  Only this time we can't shrug it off against a loss against a good team.  The Pistons are awful and should not beat us ever.

[celticinorlando]

just like most of the other 3rd quarters this season. decent lead is blown...and tonight to a bad team....i know...it is all because there is no KG

[j804]

Playin this type of ball even Garnett wouldnt make a difference...

[jadams5214]

And now the Celtics have managed to give their halftime lead back once again.

But hey where are all the posters who ridiculed the criticism of the C's playing so poorly in 3rd quarters?  Nowhere to be found as usual.

Are they tired after having played 2 games in the past 6 days???

[Drucci]

This is so pitiful it's comical now ---

What has happened to this team they cannot even function after halftime anymore it seems.  They have no energy, can't rebound, can't score.  Halfway through the 3rd quarter and the C's have a despicable 4 points.  

all of this against a team that has lost 14 of 17 games pitiful

Yeah, it's incredibly difficult to fathom.  What is going on?  What is happening (or not happening) in that locker room that results in these lackluster second half efforts?

I think they are smoking pot at halftime. Only explanation I have in mind.

[hoopaddict08]

Pistons without their best defender
Without Chicagos leading scorer last season
And without the player who broke the record for most points in a quarter for Pistons franchise history

[jdpapa3]

Can you even blame Ray when he has only gotten 4 shots this game?

Let Rondo create.

[PosImpos]

theres nothing really to say other than we have a 60 year old man playing power foward and a shooting guard whos in an extreme slump

When does a slump become who that player is?  Ray's only had one or two games that I can remember this year in which he looked really good.

[liam]

We need to get physical! If they are going to call these cheap fouls and let the p---tons do what they want. We need to lay some wood, Baby!