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[JohnnyTheBone]

Luol Dung for three.

[JohnnyTheBone]

That lead evaporated faster than a cool mist during a hot July in Scottsdale.

[JohnnyTheBone]

Ray couldn't buy a bucket if he were at a Home Depot.

[ifmanis5]

Great move, JO. Thanks bro.

[AimingForYoko]

I keep forgetting about Zombie JO. And then I remember. And then I get sad.

[TheYellowDart5]

O'Neal is total garbage.

[JohnnyTheBone]

The C's have really cheesedicked the last 5 minutes of this quarter.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Nice recovery by JJ. At least he doesn't completely give up on the play after giving up an offensive rebound.

[ifmanis5]

Team is clearly disoriented by playing on the road for a change.

[TheYellowDart5]

20-3 run. What the hell happened?

[AimingForYoko]

Sigh.

[ishmael]

This offense is offensive.

[mikeford]

This team blows leads like theyre fucking shaving points.

This sucks ass.

[Sprowl]

Johnson has some tools, but whenever he plays, the Celtic defense falls apart. The game is moving too fast for him right now.

[Jed Zeppelin]

It really does suck that the Celtics could be completely awful for the rest of the season and still pick up an 8 seed.

[BigSoxFan]

I would trade our entire roster for Jeremy Lin.

[deconstruction]

Noah is such a tool

[ifmanis5]

I would trade our entire roster for Jeremy Lin.

That's Linsane.

[ifmanis5]

And once again an end of qtr fail.

[ishmael]

Are the Celtics the worst defensive rebounding team in the NBA? I mean how hard is it to put a body on a guy?

[eddiew112]

The rebounding has been a huge fucking problem for years and it hasn't been addressed

[Helmet Head]

This is depressing. Eventhough i knew the downfall was coming, it doesn't make it any easier. This franchise is fucked for a while and it is going to be a very tough road back. Nature of the NBA.

This sucks.

[ifmanis5]

Are the Celtics the worst defensive rebounding team in the NBA? I mean how hard is it to put a body on a guy?

They are statistically the worst rebounding team in the NBA. Defensive, offensive, any way you want to slice it.

[Jed Zeppelin]

The rebounding has been a huge fucking problem for years and it hasn't been addressed

There's only so much you can do when you start every offseason already over the cap.

Just took a look at the schedule. It's going to be hilarious a month from now:
3/11 @ LAL
3/12 @ LAC
3/14 @ GS
3/16 @ SAC
3/17 @ DEN
3/19 @ ATL
3/22 @ MIL
3/23 @ PHI

Can't see them taking more than 2 or 3, if that.

[Sprowl]

Garnett is thinner than he used to be, and he never spent much time blocking out even in his prime. He just jumped over everybody and got the ball. He can't do that anymore.

O'Neal doesn't have the springs to jump any more nor the heft to block out. They just move around and over him.

Johnson is a second behind. Wilcox just isn't very good. Bass is injured.

Rondo is probably the team's only above-average rebounder.

[fairlee76]

Shaq = ruin of halftime show.

[Nick Kaufman]

They are statistically the worst rebounding team in the NBA. Defensive, offensive, any way you want to slice it.

No. They re middle of the road defensive rebounders. They re dead last offensive rebounding.

Two points though: OTOH, offensive rebounding is how you appraise true rebounding ability. OTOH, I remember one of the commentators saying last year that the Celtics don't put as much effort on offensive rebounding in order to have quick returns on D.

The problem is much more that the Bulls are the best offensive rebounding team though.

[gammoseditor]

I think Noah just set a record for number of times picking up your pivot foot without being called for a travel.

[mikeford]

All Jermaine O'Neal can do is foul people.

[AimingForYoko]

Things looking bleak.

[ifmanis5]

No. They re middle of the road defensive rebounders. They re dead last offensive rebounding.

Eh, they're terrible at all kinds of rebounding: http://espn.go.com/n...bounds-per-game

[Nick Kaufman]

Eh, they're terrible at all kinds of rebounding: http://espn.go.com/n...bounds-per-game

Like I said. 21s in Defensive rebounding and it's actually worse than last time I checked it, probably because there isn't much difference in the middle of the pack.

[ifmanis5]

Ray Allen 0-6.

FU Noah.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Shaq = ruin of halftime show.

Didn't see this one but he brings a very awkward dynamic that wasn't there before. Could just be comfort - Ernie, Kenny, and Charles are extremely comfortable with each other and know they can say anything at any time. With Shaq it seems like they're still in the stage of worrying about him saying something he shouldn't on air and//or putting a contract on their heads.

[JohnnyTheBone]

All Jermaine O'Neal can do is foul people.

That's one of the last skills to wane for an aging ballplayer.

[Sprowl]

The Celtics are getting a second wind, scratching back.

[Nomar813]

If I had a son with a shot like Noah's, I'd put him up for adoption.

[LukefromNH]

Noah looks like Akuma from Street Fighter

[Jed Zeppelin]

If I had a son attitude face with a shot like Noah's, I'd put him up for adoption.

[ifmanis5]

Finally Ray.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Damn it, this team is going to play just well enough all season to keep me minimally invested to the point where I will still be disappointed when they are unceremoniously ousted.

[Sprowl]

If I had a son with a shot like Noah's, I'd put him up for adoption.

Can we pick him up with a second-round adoption? Because the Celtics could use a long floppy guy whose bones don't creak when he moves.

[Three10toLeft]

That pass by Rondo to Wilcox was a thing of beauty. Me thinks it was overlooked.

[ifmanis5]

Boozer, how do you miss that?

[Nomar813]

Boozer

[Jed Zeppelin]

Are you a professional basketball player?

[deconstruction]

BOOOOOOOOOZER

[BigSoxFan]

Boozer is fucking awful.

[ifmanis5]

Ray getting warm.

[ishmael]

And even when they get a defensive rebound, they just throw it away!