There are a million reasons why the Celtics lost tonight’s game, but in the end, the Pistons simply made more plays. The C’s rallied and cut an 11 point lead to 2, but two offensive rebounds and subsequent scores in the final few minutes gave the Pistons enough breathing room. Other observations:
-The Celtics got very little production (7 pts) from the bench. And you can’t blame Doc for trying, he played 6 guys including Tony Allen. Meanwhile Rodney Stucky (13 pts) had some big buckets for the Pistons.
-We finally saw the real Ray Allen (25 pts, 9-16 FG, 2-4 3FG).
-Rajon Rondo (10 pts, 9 reb, 8 asst, 3 stls) had a solid all around game. But the C’s need him to be more aggressive offensively. When his defender leaves him, Rondo needs to take the shot. All this dribbling in and out of the paint just winds down the shot clock and forces other guys to rush shots.
-Paul Pierce (26 pts) played 47 minutes. He’s hoping he can keep up that pace.
-Rip Hamilton (25 pts) was at his best tonight. With that said, I still think he plays like a bitch.
-Antonio McDyess (15 pts)vcontinues to hit those open 17-foot jumpers. At some point the C’s will realize they can’t leave him alone.
-The dumbest play of the night was Rondo’s face guarding foul on Tayshaun Prince. Rondo litterly placed his hand on Prince’s face.
To be honest, I’m not worried. The Celtics will win one of the next two games in Detroit. As we used to say back in the hood, I’ll bet my left nut on it.
Ill repeat…
And atleast we have a third option now. We broke one streak, time to break another.
I wouldn’t mind seeing Sam in a few situations, before Tony atleast?
What the fuck we just gave them this game but like you said at least Ray Ray broke out of his slump. It should be a interesting game three. Hey guys just one thing …………don’t forget who your garding………wtf!!!
The Pistons have now won 9 straight ‘Game 2’s’ in the playoffs.
The good news is…. they relax in game 3’s.
they relax when they want to and win when they have to. btw, nothing is given to detroit, they earn it bleeding green. so ya’ll weill have nice restful sleep with a beer in hand. detroit all the way baby, btw, have i made my official prediction clear to ya’ll, if not then here it goes for all you fools: official prediction: this series is a yawner
that’s what you call a losing team THE CELTICS THIS IS WHAT YOU CALLED A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM THE LAKERS
To be more specific… the Pistons are 2-9 going back to the 2004-2005 season in Game 3’s. They haven’t won a game 3 in either series this year.
that’s all bout to change isn’t reds damn and to think i was looking forward to a Lakers vs Celtics finals instead Celtics fuck up and now i see a Lakers vs Piston match up
Let me just say…. You Lakers fans make me sick. Most of you are front-running douchebags. Your team was down 20 in the first half of game 1 at home…. and the fans were BOOING. So yeah… of course you’re going to change your mind on a whim… you’re a Laker’s fan. At the first hint of adversity… you boo and change your mind.
gotta hand it to the TD crowd tonite for standing and trying to rally the celts when they were down 11 in the 4th
came up short though…gotta be confident they can win in detroit…or else they weren’t gonna win the title anyway
Trust me, I live in enemy territory, and Laker fans are douchebags/douchenozzles. Its the “in” thing out here. When they’re good, all the fans come out and start talking shit and showing love. They start flying these dumbshit laker flags on their cars like the look-at-me wannabe fans that they are. I’m starting to notice these flags popping up again, after a nice 4 year absence. If they were true fans they would never take them down…on second thought I’m glad their fairweather bandwagon flip-flop fans.
The Celtics step up the play when they are challenged. When Lebron got his game going in game seven Paul Pierce said he will take the challenge on. I’m just not happy with the play of our bench in game two but it’s not a three game series. As fare as the loser Lakers you only see their face when they win a game. Do you realllly think that the Fakers are going to pull out three more wins against the Spurs……I don’t think so!! Boston was never down by 20 points, a team thats going to be the champs don’t go down by 20 points.
im curious to see how the celtics answer here in game 3 because we have yet to be behind in a series so if we lose game 3 its gonna feel like a MUST win game 4 now that we see we are beatable at home, our bench really needs to step it up considering the stars played great tonight but we still came up short… GO CELTICS, oh and FUCK the lakers, worst fans in the NBA
Double P… you’re right about the bench. What really needs to happen is a CONSTANT attack mentality. I know guys get tired… so its on Doc to give guys more frequent, but shorter, rests… and ATTACK THE RIM. Ray Allen did it tonight and it got him going big time.
Boo fuckin’ hoo.. you guys lost at HOME?!? LMFAO! WHERE’S YOUR HOME COURT ADVANTAGE NOW?!? Uh-Oh.. now you have to win on the road in order to win the series?!? haha! and with your track record on road games, i doubt this mediocre team will be able to pull that off! hahaha! CELTICS SUCKS! nuff said!
oh.. FUCK THE CELTICS.. GO LAKERS!
Jason – back into your cave mate……
Think this’ll be a long series……
Jason- come visit us after the Fakers game tonight we’ll be in the same boat……….TIED 1-1……GO SPURS !! Go Celtics!! I really hope the celtics meet the FAkers in the finals cause Pierce is going to get in Kobes ASS and blow it up just like he did Lebrons…..bring it LA. you fuckin losers.
Laker fans sound so threatening and powerful when they use CAPS and EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!! In reality, it makes you come across as an idiot.
o and reds your acting like that plz east cost fans in general boo there own home team and ssshady35 for you just win a road game before you talk finals with lakers and also Pierce lighting up Kobe is a dream paul can’t even take over a game against pistons how is he going to do it against us of the spurs and plz don’t give me that cavs take over game. LAKERS 07 07 CHAMPS
LAKERS 07 08 CHAMPS
I’m not going to drink the kool aid just yet.Van Gundy and Mark Jackson are complete hacks. Ajay is hoping to be Kobe’s next rape victim.
O plz redz we of the spurs all day. 07 07 MVP. THATS WHAT YOU CALL BAD POST THATS WHAT REDZ CALL GOOD POST THE LAKERS.
- Ajay
wow, lots of laker fans in here you greens. ya’ll greens talk about laker fans being weak but i know some people that are celtic fans and i never saw them wear any hats or jerseys, suddenly they get garnett and now i see them wear hats and jerseys. if they were fans, they wouldnt stop wearing their hats and jerseys just like the laker fans wouldnt stop displaying their flags, right bleeding green in la? you greens are just as weak and lame as the laker fans, you aint tricking nobody around here. at least not me. if you fools were down big at home, you would be booing as well. so continue to act like loyal fans, you fools are just as disloyal and weak as the laker fans. but now i need to announce my official prediction for the series: 5 game sweep. oh, also, this series is a yawner.
Hey Bad Bouy- You could show your love for the pistons by wearing a man gravey splatter shield like little Rippy. Then maybe sheed could take you around back of the lockerroom and give you the five game sweep. Ball Don’t Lie across your chin.
hey ssshady35, im back bitch. and we’re up 2-0. looks like we’re not in the same boat, idiot. FUCK CELTICS! GO LAKERS!
who’s the beeetch nowww?!?
hey where the hell are these Celtics fans saying we be on the same boat as them cause we ain’t now LAKERS GOING FOR A SWEEP we ain’t no Celtics we actually blow out teams and give them no life FACE IT CELTIC FANS LAKERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>CELTICS
KOBE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE BIG THREE
lakerhater, no one needs to take me to the back of a locker room to show me no 5 game sweep. everyone will see it on tv or live in person you fool. you will see it with your own two eyes. you talk bad about the mask now, but when your fucking team gets eliminated, you will be having nightmares of that same mask. the fact of the matter is that your fucking greens look so fucking beatable. your three headed monster combines for 75 points and your team still loses. your ray allen finally overcomes the droughtt, they still lose. they lose for the first time at home this playoffs, now they have to win away from home.
btw, i must give credit to the lakers. they beat the defending champs twice, they took care of home court unlike some other team with a bunch of greens. my official prediction: the greens look so beatable. also this series is a yawner.
fuck the pistons. fuck the spurs….. is there another team we have to worry about?? didnt think so… not one team this year has worried me from game one and you can ask my best friends about that. fuck everyone else. we have the best team. celts in 6.. celts in 7… fuck the haters
Hey ssshady 35 where u at bitch we ain’t never going to be in the same boat as your celtics we sweep 1st round u guys go seven against hawks. We beat Utah in 6 you guys go 7 with the cavs. And now you bout to lose in 5 or 6 while we win in 4 or 5 This is to all Celtic fans stop trying to act like celtics are better then the Lakers so STFU