Are you sitting down? If so, I have just one thing to say… The Celtics, with a 5 and 8 record… are in sole position of first place in the Atlantic Division! Of course, with a loss tonight to the Nets, the Celtics would drop to one half game back. Still, there are a few reasons to be hopeful.
For starters is the fact that New Jersey comes into this game having lost six straight games. Second, Jason Kidd is playing like a kid unable to make an AAU team right now. As Mike Gorman said on WEEI today with Dale and Holley — in the final quarter of last night’s loss to the Bobcats, Jason Kidd had six turnovers and looked like he couldn’t even tell where his passes were supposed to be going. And, inside of that last point — New Jersey comes into Boston having lost four straight road games. Last night they finally returned home from a long road trip — but tonight’s game is in Boston.
So what about Delonte West? What can we expect of him tonight? Well, according to the folks over at Celtics.com — Delonte is just now catching his stride and getting in playing shape. In fact, here’s what the man himself had to offer…
“The past couple of days is the first time I’ve felt 100% healthy all around my whole body,” said West. “I can see the effects every day. I’m more confident going to the basket now. I’m putting it together.”
Read more of the article, “Regaining Health, West Back in the Mix” by clicking here…
Tune in tonight at 7:00PM ET to catch the FSN New England Celtics Tonight pre-game show, with tip-off following that around 7:40PM or so. In the meantime, be sure to swing by the forums and check out tonight’s game thread!
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Despite trailing at the half by 14 points, the Boston Celtics rallied and took care of the ball as they rolled on through the Bucks for a 111 to 98 win Saturday night. Delonte West saw 26 minutes of action in the game, shooting two for seven from the floor and finishing with four points, two rebounds and three assists. Paul Pierce turned up his game after committing four turnovers in the first half of play as he finished the night with seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and thirty six points.
Clearly, the Celtics came out with a more powerful approach in the second half. They managed to shoot 58% from the field when the game ended — a marked improvement over their first half efforts that were well below 50%. The win comes as a bit of a surprise too coming on the back end of back to back games with tonight’s being a road game. Still the C’s showed second half strength, came out, took care of the ball and executed on both ends of the court. A win is a win, and that’s exactly what everyone around the Celtics organization needed after last night’s contest against the Knicks.
With the win the Celtics improve to 5 and 8 on the season putting them just one half game behind the Nets (not playing tonight) for the Atlantic Division lead.
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The Boston Celtics (4-8) are on the road tonight on the tail end of back to back night games. After losing at home to the Knicks in a blowout last night, the Celtics are on the road and in Milwaukee Wisconsin tonight to take on Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut and the Bucks.
At the game last night, redpaulhus was quick to point out that Doc and Paul were having more than a heated argument. Today in the Herald, Massarotti was quick to mention Paul’s reaction to the “Fire Doc!” chant at the Garden…
“I have no reaction to the crowd,” a terse Pierce said when asked about the fans calling for his coach’s firing. (read more…)
Finally, be sure to stop by the discussion board and discuss tonight’s game here: Celtics at Bucks (11/25/06)
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Delonte West battled his way back onto the court tonight from a sprained left toe — but the Boston Celtics failed to beat the Knicks for the second time in less than a week. The Knicks outplayed and out coached the Celtics on their way to a 101-77 road win. Delonte West played 19 minutes for the Celtics but struggled to find his shot, as he finished with 9 points having made 4 of his 13 shot attempts.
Despite opening up an 8 point lead early, the Celtics had no answer for Eddy Curry and the Knicks low post offense. In the third quarter, Isiah Thomas exploited that weakness time and time again as the Knicks outscored the Celtics 29-14. After that horrific third quarter or play the Knicks never looked back from their enormous lead, and the game was quickly in the books.
Wally Szczerbiak led the Celtics scoring efforts with his 16 point night.
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A couple of folks from delonte.com are heading into Boston for tonight’s game against the Knicks thanks to the free tickets from Celtics Pride on ESPN Radio 890AM in Boston.
since we’ll be there, coverage of tonight’s game will be spotty at best here on Delonte.com. Therefore, be sure to check out Jeff’s CelticsBlog.com and tune into the Celtic Pride radio show after the game’s conclusion on ESPN Radio for thoughts, opinions and analysis on the C’s performance.
Delonte West is unlikely to play tonight based on Doc Rivers’ comments earlier in the week. Hopefully he will be available for tonight’s game — but we’ll all have to wait and see.
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