I got to say, the Celtics during last night's blowout victory over the Cavs, (at the Q in Cleveland nonetheless), were reminiscent of the Championship Celtics squad from two years ago. Lockdown defense, great team chemistry, and stellar play from the bench (Sheed was worth every penny!) The major difference was that the standout player was not a member of the Big 3 (even though KG was ballin), but my boy Rondooooooooooo. He dished out an extraordinary 19 assists, to tie Bob Cousy's single game Celtics playoff assist record...that's crazy!
So now, juxtapose the performance of the Celtics in the playoffs so far, with their insanely poor performance in the regular season. 50-32. Now, that record would be a godsend to a team like the Clippers. But, for a team with the likes of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and one of the top 3 point guards in the league? Not so much. For a team that Sheed (who I'm going to start calling Mr. Ball Don't Lie), prophesied would beat Jordan and Pippen's 72-10 record? Not at all.
Perkins defended the mediocre regular season play of the Celtics by claiming that the Celtics were simply "bored" with the regular season. To quote the big fella, "We’re not trying to lose games but you can see that sometimes maybe we do get bored with the process [of the regular season]."
Maybe that was the case, but let's forget about all that for now, and look ahead to the remaining games in the postseason. We manhandled the Heat, which no one expected us to do, and then stole a road game from the Cavs, which no one also expected us to do. I guess it's safe to say that we are no longer bored, and that killer-instinct playoff mentality that has typified the Celtics since the inception of the NBA is still going strong!
Here's hoping we raise Banner 18 to the rafters of the Garden next year!
So now, juxtapose the performance of the Celtics in the playoffs so far, with their insanely poor performance in the regular season. 50-32. Now, that record would be a godsend to a team like the Clippers. But, for a team with the likes of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and one of the top 3 point guards in the league? Not so much. For a team that Sheed (who I'm going to start calling Mr. Ball Don't Lie), prophesied would beat Jordan and Pippen's 72-10 record? Not at all.
Perkins defended the mediocre regular season play of the Celtics by claiming that the Celtics were simply "bored" with the regular season. To quote the big fella, "We’re not trying to lose games but you can see that sometimes maybe we do get bored with the process [of the regular season]."
Maybe that was the case, but let's forget about all that for now, and look ahead to the remaining games in the postseason. We manhandled the Heat, which no one expected us to do, and then stole a road game from the Cavs, which no one also expected us to do. I guess it's safe to say that we are no longer bored, and that killer-instinct playoff mentality that has typified the Celtics since the inception of the NBA is still going strong!
Here's hoping we raise Banner 18 to the rafters of the Garden next year!
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