Celtics (0-0) at Cavs (0-0) Game 1 5/1

[Who]

Paul Pierce's lack of stamina has been a constant problem throughout the season.

He has consistently run out of fumes when his team has needed him this year.

Tonight was no different.

[RebusRankin]

C's couldn't close it out. This will be a tight series. Refs aren't doing the C's any favors.

LeBron vs Kobe seems MANIPULATED  

Fixed it for ya.

[MaxwellSmart86]

Rasheed needs to be benched for his lack of rebounding---he let Varejao steal the ball from him like 3 times.

[Spicoli]

Pierce foul trouble took him off his game.

Mo Williams scoring 10 straight points in the third was brutal.

Lots of bad/blown calls.

Rasheed is plain awful. Wow.

[MaxwellSmart86]

oh...and the REF screwed us out of a Ray Allen 3 point attempt...JERK.

[divo0oneh]

I seriously dont wanna see Rasheed Wallace play a single second anymore he was outhustled, outrebounded and when the Cavs were making their run in the 3rd he missed 2 big shots and got the ball stolen away from him twice and gave some dump fouls down the stretch plz play Shelden at least he has a BRAIN in his head.

BTW if Doc really thinks hes gonna win this series hes gonna need some energy and scoring off of his bench so Nate Robinson should be used

[slamtheking]

If C's had gotten the same calls as Cle on their drives to the basket, this would have been a very different game. 

[Spicoli]

And LOL at the official who jumped in front of Ray's line of vision to the point that he couldn't even get a clean look.

[slamtheking]

Sheed was such a waste tonight.  totally sucked.  even when he was on the box he missed bunnies.   he stunk on defense and was horrific on the boards. 

Danny's got to move him out of town this offseason.  just got to do it.

[Who]

BTW if Doc really thinks hes gonna win this series hes gonna need some energy and scoring off of his bench so Nate Robinson should be used

I thought Tony Allen caused Mo Williams problems when they went head-to-head at the point guard position. I like that matchup for Boston.

I would leave Nate Robinson out of the rotation. Only call on him if TA is struggling.

[ACF]

[BigBaby]

very poorly officiated game, but that's to be expected when playing the cavs.

[divo0oneh]

BTW if Doc really thinks hes gonna win this series hes gonna need some energy and scoring off of his bench so Nate Robinson should be used

I thought Tony Allen caused Mo Williams problems when they went head-to-head at the point guard position. I like that matchup for Boston.

I would leave Nate Robinson out of the rotation. Only call on him if TA is struggling.

Their bench scored 26 and our bench scored 12! its a good defensive matchup but TA is only gonna get you 5-10pts a game and Finley is nothing special i dont know why he keeps playing him. Sheed shouldn't play anymore and Davis will also get you around 5-10pts a game so another guy that can give Rondo a rest and give you some scoring is needed.

[celticinorlando]

you give up 36 points in one quarter to the best team in the NBA and you aren't winning. boston choked in the second half like they have done all season

[twinbree]

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The dreaded 2nd half letdown strikes again. I think I may have preferred a blowout instead of having my hopes crushed in the final minute. So stressful when you're following the score online TNT needs to get an online feed like league pass and ESPN360. We can't have letdowns like this if we want to win the series. Especially with the refs lurking in the background ready to swing the momentum at any time.

The good thing is we had a solid 1st half and didn’t fall into a big hole in the 1st quarter. We just need to be able to sustain the effort in the 2nd. I’m beginning to wonder if conditioning is a problem for our guys.

Box score tells me Rondo had a great night. 12!-14! from the line 1-1 from 3 I assume it was a buzzer beater. The rest of the starters and Sheed don't look so hot from the boxscore. Too many turnovers from the starters. Will wait till I watch the game to see what kind they were but I’m sure there were some sloppy pass ones in there that they need to cut down on.

On the to next game. Ray is usually good for an explosive scoring game 2 after a so-so game 1 based on recent history so I’m hoping he can give us a boost. Pierce has his hands full on defense I don’t think we should be looking to him too much on offense.