Game Blog: Spurs @ Celtics - Jan. 5

[Bukefal]

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Wednesday: San Antonio Spurs (29-5) at Boston Celtics (26-7)



Game Preview: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169683

Time: 07:30 PM ET/01:30 AM CET
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
TV: League Pass, CSN-NE, FSSW-SA, WOAI, WEEI


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[Bukefal]

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Jermaine O'Neal on the Spurs:


“You can hate a lot of teams for a lot of different reasons, but not that team. They don’t talk. They don’t say much. They just go out and play and win games. You admire that as a player.”




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Doc Rivers on the Spurs:


“I think people like them because they’re good people, No. 1. And I think they like them also because they all try to play team basketball. They all buy into the system. There are no selfish guys, no agenda players on their team. They are the most high-character team in the league. I think people like that. They appreciate that."



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[Giuseppe]

Well, per usual my fervent hopes loiter in the confidence that Daddy spills the Spur's plums all over Boston.

[Muser]

Spurs win big, no way they play as bad as yesterday.

[Calavera]

On the decision which Popovich made at the end of the knicks game:

He didn’t like what he’d seen, and he didn’t like losing. But he could use this. He could insist the current record is meaningless if they don’t continue to take steps toward the playoffs.

With that, Ginobili and the others sat down. Popovich will now enjoy telling them how to get up. (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/01/04/buck-harvey-popovich%E2%80%99s-message-%E2%80%94-forget-the-record/)


Let's see how angry the spurs can be! GO SPURS GO!

[Texas_Ranger]

Bos 96 - 88 Spurs

[Spurs Brazil]

Game will be live on ESPN here in Brazil

[FromWayDowntown]

Boston's current favorite referee, Bill Kennedy, is the crew chief tonight.

http://www.celticstown.com/2010/06/08/bill-kennedy-and-bennett-salvatore-cmon-stern/


How about some history about Kennedy? (Picked up my fourth foul.) Well, he and Doc Rivers have a huge spat, detailed here, dating back at least a few years. Doc says Kennedy once called “the most unprofessional tech” Doc has ever received, and Tim Donaghy says the animosity between the two goes far deeper than that:

“I’m just gonna come out and say it like it is,” Donaghy said during an appearance on the Celtics Late Night Show. “It’s no secret on the staff that Bill Kennedy is a homosexual… I don’t have any ill will towards gays or lesbians, but it was no secret that he’s a homosexual. It was known around the league, it was obvious during a game Doc Rivers questioned his sexual orientation and I think that has stuck with Kennedy over the years and he has no love for Doc Rivers and the Boston Celtics.” (Five fouls for me.)

[tdunk21]

i hope the spurs dont fuck it up on defense like yesterday....

[DesignatedT]

Tough matchup even without KG. As long as we play with better effort and more of a focus defensively I'll be happy. Should be a close game.

[spurs10]

Tough matchup even without KG. As long as we play with better effort and more of a focus defensively I'll be happy. Should be a close game.
Yep. Just want to see some fire!:toast

[hater]

Spurs win.

Mad Bonner will unleash his red fury

[janetcn12]

It can be a spurs or Boston game but am hoping that Spurs will overcome the Celtics.

[lefty]

Pierce has averaged 11 ppg in his last 3 games vs Spurs

[Budkin]

I thought NY would be the easy game... this is gonna be tough on B2B. I say we win though.

[Manu-of-steel]

Can't wait for the game to start.

[toki9]

Game will be live on ESPN here in Brazil

So the game featuring the top 2 teams in the league can be seen live in Brazil, but not in the US? Instead we'll get LA and Phoenix at 10.30?

[BoricuaCJA]

We need to play defense like we did before yesterday's games against the Knicks. I'm not worried about our offense, just the defense. I think Bonner is gonna have a terrific game imo.

[duncan228]

Pregame.


Pop on defense in NY, where Spurs lost 128-115 last night: "We had numerous people who guarded no one. Everybody basically sucked.”

[TampaDude]

If the Spurs had won last night, I'd say they lose tonight, but I think they're gonna be pissed off and actually win this game.

[Chieflion]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/2011/images/01/05/celtics-spurs-526-010511.jpg

Come on nba.com, step your game up, this the only picture you have from last year?

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/2011/images/01/05/celtics-spurs-526-010511.jpg

Come on nba.com, step your game up, this the only picture you have from last year?
Yeah, Keith Bogan's isn't who I want to see on the front page....

[Texas_Ranger]

lol @ the centerpiece

[CFH]

The Centerpiece :hat

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

So the game featuring the top 2 teams in the league can be seen live in Brazil, but not in the US? Instead we'll get LA and Phoenix at 10.30?
I'm still questioning why ESPN didn't show this game at 5:30 and then have Lakers and Suns at 8:30.

[Dex]

I expect to see the guys come out much sharper tonight, or Pop will make them walk home.

[lefty]

Spurs win.

Mad Bonner will unleash his red fur

Fify

[janetcn12]

After last nite game, I hope all the players will be motivated to play the Celtics. Go Spurs Go





after

[Tp9gospursgo]

We got this.

[Fireball]

Ok, time for the worst announcer of the NBA: Tommy Heinsohn

[duncan228]

Celtics call. :(

[Fireball]

Clash of the Titans *lol*

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

last night's spurs game gave me nightmare after watching it live at MSG, the spurs better play some defense tonite :ihit

[timtonymanu]

Game will be live on ESPN here in Brazil

Which means Splitter will get alot of minutes tonight :hat

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Yes, I love Heinsohn..this should be entertaining..

Spurs should win this game, even though it's a back-to-back..the effort should be good after last night's game, the Celtics are a relatively slow-paced team, they don't have much of a size advantage with KG, Perkins out..

Most important of all, Garnett isn't playing, and statistically speaking, he's #2 in the NBA in on/off court value to his team IIRC..

When Shaq is in the game, the Spurs better attack and pick up fouls..their only backup big in this game is a mediocre Jermaine O'Neal IIRC..

[Fireball]

Which means Splitter will get alot of minutes tonight :hat

I'm not sure about that one ... good chances because Dice played last night

[janetcn12]

Go Spurs Go...be aggressive tonight

[Fireball]

:lol Yes, I love Heinsohn..this should be entertaining

I'm waiting for him shouting "terrible call" :lol

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop and Shaq

[Tp9gospursgo]

Always fun to play against Shaq.

[Manu-of-steel]

Game time!

[timtonymanu]

How much Hack-A-Shaq will we see tonight?

[janetcn12]

Starters Duncan, Blair, Parker, Ginobili, and Jefferson. Go Spurs Go

[CFH]

WTF Parker

[Spurs Brazil]

Blair already lost in the 1st D possession and TD 1st foul

[janetcn12]

Forget that Shag is a Celt...

[CFH]

Timmy J

[Tp9gospursgo]

There we go Timmy.

[Spurologist]

Td!

[duncan228]

Hope that starts Duncan's offense.

[CFH]

Turnover, yuck...

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu and Blair looking terrible so far..

Hopefully Bonner can re-create some of that magic he's had @ Boston..

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job Bonner

[CFH]

Bonner dunk! :lol

[Libri]

good job Bonner

[Tp9gospursgo]

What is it with Bonner with follow up dunks? :lol

[Warlord23]

WTF is Manu doing on D?

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu terrible defense

[HarlemHeat37]

Manu is getting absolutely torched..

[CFH]

Pop pissed as he should be

[Spurologist]

this celtics broadcast is fucking atrocious

[Bukefal]

damn it bad start :bang

[timtonymanu]

way to come out guys.

[Chieflion]

How the fuck can you allow Ray Allen to waltz into the lane like this?

[Manu-of-steel]

This is shaping up to be like the previous game- no defense by the spurs.

[timtonymanu]

Put Hill on Allen. Manu sucks right now.

[quentin_compson]

Matt! :wow
Not the best of starts on the defensive end, to put it this way.

[janetcn12]

Pop will be angry all nite if the defense is bad???

[NASpurs]

George Hill please instead of Manu right now.

[PBEEZY]

Manu's D is non existent seriously drop him for some games or something because he needs to get his game back.

[Warlord23]

this celtics broadcast is fucking atrocious

+1. Tommy Heinsohn blabbers like a drunken lunatic

[Spurologist]

Ok, time for the worst announcer of the NBA: Tommy Heinsohn

he's horrible but hilarious. I'll give him that

[Ice009]

What the fuck is Manu doing on defense. He is getting burned.

[Fireball]

Ray Allen owns Manu Ginobili ...

[Tp9gospursgo]

Almost...Manu

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj!

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ from 333333333

[Bukefal]

wtf manu

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[Spurologist]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 33333333333333333333333

[janetcn12]

It's gonna be a horrible nite for the Spurs if this how we play...go spurs go

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

spurs need hill's defense and energy to start a game, in place of manu of course:bang:bang

[angelbelow]

Blair had a monster game last year against the Celtics.. lets hope he productive in this one.

[Libri]

TP lol

[NASpurs]

:lmao Tony's shot

[Tp9gospursgo]

Tony....

[Spurs Brazil]

Wake up Tony FUCKKKKKKKKKK

[CFH]

That Parker 3 was way off...

[Spurologist]

:lmao

tp 3

[Tp9gospursgo]

Took too much time with that one..he needs to get his head in the game.

[ShoogarBear]

Pop should quit now. Bring in Udoka.







Oops.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Parker with an airball and a side of the backboard shot already..

Spurs leave Paul Pierce WIDE open for 3 in transition..this defense is atrocious..people like to talk about the lack of interior D, but like I've been saying all year, the perimeter defenders on this team are even worse..

[Spurs Brazil]

Pop called the timeout and didn't say anything :lol

[Bukefal]

horrible start. wtf are they doing. they are panicking

[Chieflion]

I'm furious. The frustration must be only a fraction of Pop's though. Shit defense. Transition 3 by Pierce? Play some fucking D.

[Fireball]

Celtics can score 128 as well

[angelbelow]

Oh god, we were spoiled by the Knicks announcers cause we get one of the worse in the Celtics announcers tonight.

[timtonymanu]

God I wish Parker could shoot 3's.

Manu is really hurting us right now.

[NASpurs]

Here comes the bench

[Ice009]

Maybe it's time to start George Hill for defensive purposes.

Defense SUCKS ass.

Manu is shit lately.

[Warlord23]

Our guards are horrible passing in the pick and roll

[janetcn12]

Sloppy, sloppy start...wake up spurs

[Spurs Brazil]

that wasn't a travel

[Libri]

Dammit!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

t fkn p

[CFH]

Tim putback

[Tp9gospursgo]

There we go Hill. Drive the ball.

[timtonymanu]

Our starters are trash today.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal J

[Tp9gospursgo]

Choo Choo!

[CFH]

Neal jumper

[Libri]

Neal jumper

[ace3g]

Neal vs Allen

[NASpurs]

Shaq won't come out on the pick and roll. Shoot the fucking ball.

[Texas_Ranger]

I guess they are still angry at Pop and now they play like pussies.

[janetcn12]

Miss..miss...misss

[Spurologist]

Spurs will win this game

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

so i thought the spurs had something to prove to start the game, guess not

[Capt Bringdown]

For the 2nd night in a row our opponent shoots light out in the 1st.

[timtonymanu]

Jesus how much space are you gonna give them, Spurs?

[angelbelow]

Scary thing about Boston, theyre fucking deep ass front court.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Nice Manu. Now play smarter on offense.

[CFH]

Manu takes the charge

[CFH]

WTF Bonner pass that out

[ShoogarBear]

Bad shot by Hill, luck out and get the o-bound by Bonner, who promptly takes another bad shot.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 33333333333333333

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[Libri]

Scary thing about Boston, theyre fucking deep ass front court.

Yes, but Jermain's knees are messed up.

[Spurologist]

Tommy: "That's a foul on ginobili I'm sorry"

:rollin

Rondo could've punched manu but he would still think it's manu's foul

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Spurs will win this game

convince me.. is it because the celtics are making open shoots they are supposed to make?:rollin

[angelbelow]

Damn Ray Allen is on fire.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal again!

[Capt Bringdown]

New nickname for Dice: The Mummy.
And that's being kind. He moves like a 2 by 4 out there.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal is looking good so far. Thank God.

[Capt Bringdown]

New nickname for Dice: The Mummy.
And that's being kind. He moves like a 2 by 4 out there.

[timtonymanu]

Thank God Bonner has confidence in Boston.

[angelbelow]

Yes, but Jermain's knees are messed up.

Yea but its not just JO, they got Perkins coming back as well. Once he does JO is like a 5th big.

[ace3g]

today would be as good of a game as ever to give Splitter some minutes

[spurs1990]

It feels like Paul Pierce isn't even playing in this game.

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill needs to make that shot

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

c'mon hill...drive the balll

[Chieflion]

Ray Allen, more Ray Allen. We need athletic ability. James Anderson, get well soon!

[timtonymanu]

They give everyone lots of space while missing open shots on the other end. Ridiculous.

[Capt Bringdown]

Do the Celtics ever miss? 66%

[quentin_compson]

Ray Allen's career high might be in danger tonight ...

[NASpurs]

Do the Celtics ever miss? 66%

Oh no, don't start that. That's what we kept saying about the Knicks.

[Manu-of-steel]

Allen is hot,fuck!

[timtonymanu]

Do the Celtics ever miss? 66%

Spurs playing shitty D once again. Championship teams dont play like this after being embarrassed the night before.

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rondo with 6 assists already.

[BoricuaCJA]

The way they call those plays for Allen of running around screens until a open shot is a little bit of what I want us to do with Neal.

They need to help out whoever is guarding Allen. He is fucking killing us.

[CFH]

Celtics hitting every shot, reminds me of last night

[Fireball]

It feels like Paul Pierce isn't even playing in this game.

problem is he will show up in crunch time ... hope we even have a crunch time :depressed

[awktalk]

today would be as good of a game as ever to give Splitter some minutes

If we want to throw the game by 1/2, then yes.

[Spurs Brazil]

Neal 333333333333333333333333333333

[Tp9gospursgo]

Neal is on fire.

[Libri]

woohoo, Neal with a 3

[CFH]

Neal 3! Hope he keeps this up for the rest of the night

[Spurs Brazil]

Dice J

[CFH]

Dice J

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dice!

[Spurologist]

convince me.. is it because the celtics are making open shoots they are supposed to make?:rollin

the D is still horrible but the celtics will cool down a bit. We have had most openly shots but missed. All of tp's missed shots were make-able. We just need to get going. Neal/Bonner look to be up for tonights game. The big 3 need to follow. It certainly won't be a blow out like yesterday. I predict W.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Watching Hill trying to make plays for his teammates is saddening..

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ tie from 333333333333333333333333333333

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj!

[CFH]

Rj 3!

[Dex]

Fell asleep on the 2-for-1, but at least they got a three out of it.

[ShoogarBear]

Glad the bench decided to show up tonight.

[angelbelow]

Its a shootout!

[HarlemHeat37]

Ugh, Jermaine O'Neal made a shot..disgusting..

[Chieflion]

Fail defense on last possession.

[Spurs Brazil]

Props to the bench.
Let's hope the starters wake up

[Tp9gospursgo]

Not too bad. The celtics cooled down a little. luckily

[Libri]

JO's shot counts :/

[NASpurs]

The defense looks immensely better imo.

[janetcn12]

Almost even pts...go spurs go

[Warlord23]

The half court execution has been putrid, especially on the pick and roll. The outside shooting has covered up many of our flaws. If our threes weren't falling, we'd be down by double digits in this game.

[timtonymanu]

haha theres the scrub thats about to go off.

[Spurs Brazil]

C's FG-63%

OMG

[ohmwrecker]

I wish Blair could develop a jumper like Big Baby has.

[Spurologist]

JO seems like he's been around for ages. I still remember when he was riding the pine in Portland.

[Fireball]

even Jermaine got a jumper ... I'm not pleased with that first quarter at all

[quentin_compson]

Well, considering how bad the Spurs have been playing so far, being down two is quite alright.

[timtonymanu]

63% shooting for the Celtics - LMAO motivated after last night

[CFH]

I hope this isn't like last night where the Spurs tie it up just to have the opposing team answer right back on the next possession.

[Fireball]

JO seems like he's been around for ages. I still remember when he was riding the pine in Portland.

I liked him as a Pacer, always thought it would be nice having him play with Duncan

[Tp9gospursgo]

Fuck. I hate Nate.

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Bonner, can't get a damn reb

[GinobiliForTres]

63% shooting for the Celtics - LMAO motivated after last night

and 8 assists for RONDOOOOOO

[angelbelow]

I'm close to muting this crap.

[Ice009]

The defensive intensity and motivation is great from the Spurs this game. Really showing some pride out there.

[Libri]

Nate again :(

[Warlord23]

Glad to see that going under the screen is still working great for the Spurs

[Texas_Ranger]

Man, our D sucks balls. Even the Pacers will defeat us if those guys will play like that.

[Chieflion]

Fail defense against Nate Robinson....

[CFH]

Bonner floater

[timtonymanu]

UGH this team

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

RJ and 1

[Spurs Brazil]

RJ and one!!

[CFH]

Rj and 1!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Rj looking good.

[ohmwrecker]

Celtics are getting all the long rebounds.

[Ice009]

Get me Stephen Jackson. I want more perimeter defenders on this team with balls. Guys that will scrap and claw on the defensive end and not act like sieves.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Wow Dick

[HarlemHeat37]

Why is Matt Bonner getting 1 on 1 plays?..

[Tp9gospursgo]

Bonner. Just shoot threes. Thats all your good at.

[Warlord23]

I can't believe how bad we look in the half court offense

[Spurs Brazil]

Fun match up, Bonner and his brother

[timtonymanu]

God this team is soft.

[Texas_Ranger]

They have Von Wafer and Luke Handjob in the game and we are still losing.

[Chieflion]

Why is Matt Bonner getting 1 on 1 plays?..

Cause they got another Matt Bonner out there.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Defense is horrible, Manu is playing like dog shit

[NASpurs]

Maybe Tony instead of passing around the perimeter would take the pick and roll and either go towards the basket or kick out. Just saying.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP is doing nothing there. He needs to be agressive

[Spurologist]

Do Wafer and Harangody get regular playing time or is Rivers giving scrubs some minutes???

[Capt Bringdown]

I guess the Spurs newfound defensive intensity means letting our opponent shoot a lot of open, uncontested jumpers.

[anonoftheinternets]

rondo's assists are a sham, most of his assists should be 40% FG% jumpers like any other point guard. Its embarassing the way the teams are leaving him open now. Pretty much its either a layup with him or has to be an assist as he stands there wide open, waiting to dish to allen or KG or whoever.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner 33333333333333333333333333

[CFH]

Bonner 3!

[Dex]

Pop calling Bonner's number again. Swish.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Anyone else realize that if manu had not hit game winners a while back that it would be about ONE MONTH of bad play from manu?

[Tp9gospursgo]

There we go Parker.

[Muser]

Bonner needs to bring his family to every game.

[Spurs Brazil]

TP layup and Spurs up 1

[CFH]

Parker! Spurs take the lead

[Spurologist]

Why is Matt Bonner getting 1 on 1 plays?..

Harangody is guarding him....:lol he's a little overconfident

bbbbbbbbooooonnnnnneeeeeeer 3333333333333333333

there you go tp

[senorglory]

where are the Spurs long outlet passes.

[CFH]

Yes Tony!

[Libri]

TP again, yes!

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Tony, attack, attack and attack

[Warlord23]

Go TP .. finally attacking the paint

[Bukefal]

Yes, let's go :flag:

[janetcn12]

Finally...in the lead...

[Fireball]

Spurs have the lead, but now the real Celtics come back again

[timtonymanu]

There we go Parker. Stop being lazy and attack.

[Spurs Brazil]

Do Wafer and Harangody get regular playing time or is Rivers giving scrubs some minutes???

Harangody is in the rotation since KG injury. Wafer doesn't play much

[NASpurs]

I hate when Manu and Tony start the game passive. It's in their game to be our playmakers instead of hanging around the perimeter and passing the ball around the perimeter. Anyway saying all that, good job by Tony for being aggressive and taking the ball in the fucking defense. That's not so hard to ask for.

[janetcn12]

Great, awesome TP

[HarlemHeat37]

Good way to bounce back from the Spurs..attacking the basket, getting open looks from 3..

Spurs have to win this game..the Celtics are playing Harangody(sp?), Von Wafer and Jermaine O'Neal..their weapons are limited..

Pierce has yet to get going, so that's scary..

[Dex]

Doc is just tapping the fact that scrubs have career nights against the Spurs.

If I was an opposing coach, I would start the end of the bench and watch the carnage ensue.

[quentin_compson]

Parker obviously thought he might as well actually do something. Somehow, it's funny the Spurs are in the lead while still playing pretty bad.

[BoricuaCJA]

I know most of you noticed this but today and yesterday we have been passing most of the time during the P&R. We need Manu and Parker to have the ball, then drive str8 into the lane. Teams are blocking out the corner 3's and waiting for us to pass.

[Fireball]

Anyone else realize that if manu had not hit game winners a while back that it would be about ONE MONTH of bad play from manu?

Yep, like it or not ... all this winning made him take a step back and be less aggressive

[Capt Bringdown]

Anyone else realize that if manu had not hit game winners a while back that it would be about ONE MONTH of bad play from manu?

Hopefully the return of Anderson will mean more rest for Manu. I think he probably needs to sit a coupla games.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Dice!

[CFH]

Dice J

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dice.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

anyone caught hill yawning at the bench?
or is it just me..

[Muser]

McDyess has to be the worst passing big man in the league..

[CFH]

Damn, should've been 2 points right there