Magic (26-14) at Celtics (30-9) 1/17

[Fafnir]

Great to see the C's weather the storm here. Great Win!

Nice play all around!

So we are now 2-0 vs MIA, 1-1 vs CHI, 1-1 vs ORL, 2-0 vs ATL, 1-1 vs OKC, 1-0 vs Spurs?

Doing well against the top teams, and we aren't close to 100% healthy yet.

0-1 versus the Mavericks and we're 2-1 versus Chicago.

[CelticSooner]

Great to see the C's weather the storm here. Great Win!

Nice play all around!

So we are now 2-0 vs MIA, 2-1 vs CHI, 1-1 vs ORL, 2-0 vs ATL, 1-1 vs OKC, 1-0 vs Spurs?

Doing well against the top teams, and we aren't close to 100% healthy yet.

fixed 

[misha]

Pretty good team we've got here.  Great win.  When we have Perk and (hopefully) JO back as well we will have Howard completely cowed.

Don't get your hopes up on Shaq, JO, and Perk all being healthy and productive for the playoffs.  All 3 can't really play significant minutes, anyway.

I think we can manage if at least two of them are 100% healthy in the playoffs.

Another random fact: we have an awesome team.

[CelticSooner]

Next up: Detroit.

I'm sure KG has this one circled.

[GreenFaith1819]

Thanks Fafnir and CelticsSooner. That's even better.

Icing on the cake for tonight is that OKC is looking really good against LA - giving them all they can handle.

[ACF]

TP. Way to go Celts!

[barefacedmonk]

TP. Way to go Celts!

and to you too, buddy.

[gar]

Great to see Delonte getting fired up as well. Maybe before too long he won't be wearing a suit!

[greg683x]

Is there an easy way to give "TPs to all"?

Hope I got everyone. Let me know if I missed someone.

Wish "TPs to all" option would be added to CelticsBlog.

back atcha buddy

[NoraG1]

This is that start of AP's article on the game:

 "Kevin Garnett didn't look injured when he nimbly sidestepped a pick, reached out to intercept a pass and help the Celtics steal a victory from Orlando.'

So sick of this. C's did not steal a win from anyone. The better team won period. I just hate these kind of game slants to teams the media wants to get on a bandwagon with. Orlando is definately one of those teams.

[Drucci]

Great win!! Looked liked a playoff game to me.

I thought KG was phenomenal, I expected him to be good but not in rythm offensively and yet he was great on both ends (especially on D though). Ray was huge in the 4th, he couldn't be stopped from 3, Paul got a huge 2+1 and Rondo was great all game.

Howard just went down a little more in my appreciation list after tonight, but no surprise, the guy is a whiner.

[Rondo9dunx]

This is that start of AP's article on the game:

 "Kevin Garnett didn't look injured when he nimbly sidestepped a pick, reached out to intercept a pass and help the Celtics steal a victory from Orlando.'

So sick of this. C's did not steal a win from anyone. The better team won period. I just hate these kind of game slants to teams the media wants to get on a bandwagon with. Orlando is definately one of those teams.

It's called Rhetoric. He "stole" the ball" so it's like they "stole" the win. I dont think too many people are going to take it the way you're taking it. Writers like to play with words to make thier articles a little more interesting.

[Rondo9dunx]

Orlando only has 1 super-star. I dont think they're as beloved nationally as some of you like to think. Just because sports broadcasters like to kiss thier butts doesn't mean anything. If anything it just shows that not enough people care, hence all the hyping up.

[Rondo9dunx]

Is this what the call of the game should sound like?


Howard inbounds to Nelson.

Nelson would be a great backup point guard on a championship team, but he's not going to start his way to a ring.

Nelson passes to Turkoglu, who is really kind of a one-dimensional guy. He can hit the open three but not much else.

Turkoglu drives into the paint and kicks it out to j-rich, who again, would serve as a great backup but really is unlikely to lead this team to a playoff win.

J-rich pump fakes and kicks it over to Gilbert Arenas who is probably going to shoot somebody if he misses another shot.

Boy this Orlando team is REALLY mediocre, Tommy. They are playin thier butts off tonight but it looks like the celtics are gonna squeeze this one out. Boy it's a shame the celtics are so darn good and win every game they play by 35 points, but hey thats the way its been for the last 50 years every season!


Is this what they should be saying?

oh and dont forget "Rondo is 28/28 from the line with 75 points, again..."

[jarufu]

Just had time to catch the highlights - THIS TEAM ROCKS!