Hawks (16-10) at Celtics (20-4) 12/16

[NoraG1]

boston is so flat and a step slow tonight it is sad

No it is called a away-Home back to back

[CelticSooner]

Wow

[USG]

What the hell Nate?

What the hell?

[snively]

Nate with the dumbest play I have ever seen.  No exaggeration

[CelticSooner]

Charge meter!

[USG]

I have to admit that's a flagrant by definition. Davis didn't go for the ball, just wanted to stop his man from shooting.

That's not the definition of a flagrant.  It's excessive force without a play for the ball.  Davis didn't use excessive force.  Guys wrap people up all the time.  It;s called an intentional foul.

the way they call it consistently for the last few years is if the guy goes for the ball or not. Excessive force makes it a flagrant 2.

Huh? It's the other way around. Force = Flagrant, no ball = Flagrant 2.

Otherwise, explain wrap ups.

[Atzar]

Nate with the dumbest play I have ever seen.  No exaggeration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asbDADzklyI

You were saying?

[barefacedmonk]

boston is so flat and a step slow tonight it is sad

It's very hard to please you. Would you like five pre-programmed robots in Celtics uniforms?

They are playing with almost no bench players...and this is a back to back game. They aren't getting blown out or not putting the effort.

[NoraG1]

C's are playing pretty crappy and only down by 5.

[celticinorlando]

looking like the streak ends tonight....no energy...lazy offense....getting killed on the boards...suspect defense...God i hate losing or trailing to scrubs like the hawks

[vinnie]

Nothing the Celtics can do about it, but this game is actually worse than preseason basketball. Nate will never be a point guard. I love the guy, but. And that lineup that had Goday and Brradley in at the same time -- wow. Gody, however, looked decent.

[hpantazo]

boston is so flat and a step slow tonight it is sad

No it is called a away-Home back to back

yea, away-home back to back plus missing 2 starters including your floor general will definitely affect your timing.

[celticinorlando]

boston is so flat and a step slow tonight it is sad

No it is called a away-Home back to back

they are flat and disinterested right now

[snively]

I have to admit that's a flagrant by definition. Davis didn't go for the ball, just wanted to stop his man from shooting.

That's not the definition of a flagrant.  It's excessive force without a play for the ball.  Davis didn't use excessive force.  Guys wrap people up all the time.  It;s called an intentional foul.

the way they call it consistently for the last few years is if the guy goes for the ball or not. Excessive force makes it a flagrant 2.

Have you ever seen an intentional foul?  Shaq gets about 4 of them a game.  No play is made on the ball.  They are not flagrant.

[hpantazo]

I would actually put Semih back in now.