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Halfway home

E-mail|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Ian Rider May 30, 2008 09:41 PM

Welcome to the Green Room at the half...

The Celtics cling to a 40-37 halftime lead after an ugly second quarter by both teams. What started out as a fast-paced game with both teams trading baskets turned into the ball-trapping, hand-checking hackfest we are accustomed to seeing from these two teams. Yay!

There was a Leon Powe sighting. His stat line: 3 minutes, 4 points, 2 fouls and a rebound. Why has this guy not played? Did he hit on Doc's wife? Did he pants Wyc Grousbeck at a charity dinner? What possibly could he have done to get a regular spot on the DNP list?

Ready for me to try some analyst talk? "If I'm the Celtics, I'm happy right now, I'm on the road, we've got a small halftime lead and I've got a hot shooter in Ray Allen."

Paul Pierce is 4 for 5 but he needs to get more looks at the basket. Rondo needs to be more of a distrubutor than a shooter if the C's are going to pull this out. I'll take the four rebounds from the point guard, though.

Stuart Scott just said that the game got bogged down with "penalties" late in the first half. Where's Charles Barkley when you need him? Oh yeah, gambling. Forget I asked.

KG is in no offensive groove whatsoever. I'd love to see him get closer to the basket on the offensive end. A 5-foot fadeaway is easier to hit than a 18-foot fadeaway. It will also get him to the line more, and get him near the cup for offensive rebounds, which so far, have been there for the taking.

This game is there for the taking! Rip and Billups combine for 33 in the first half the and Pistons are still down. The role players haven't shown up for Detroit, the Celtics need to capitalize. We are halfway there! ...