Game Thread: Celtics At Clippers, 10:30PM Eastern Time, January 8, 2013

[Brahmsian]

Rebuilding Celtics come in 13-22 while the team I would like to see go back to San Diego is 24-13.

It's not likely they will, but if they become more popular in Smogtown than the Lakers I wouldn't object.

That's not only because of Doc Rivers but because Blake Griffin grew up in my native Oklahoma City. He was bornsomewhere in Kansas I believe but his family moved to OKC before he reached High School age.

He went to a high school well south of mine but that's no big thing to me. He's probably the best Oklahoman in the NBA since Alvan Adams.

Posters on another thread have said that Jared Sullinger got shafted on both the flagrant fouls called against him last
game. I thought the 1st one was borderline but didn't see the 2nd. Who did and what did you think of the call?

How many more games before Rondo can play again?

GO CELTICS!

 

[Brahmsian]

I feel like an idiot know that I see I got the year wrong in my thread title!

No excuses, I just messed up.

 

[Brahmsian]

Almost top-off!

Anyone else going to post here tonight? I hope so.

GO CELTICS!

 

[Brahmsian]

With all due respect to coach Stevens, a good start is nice but a good finish is better!

GO GREEN TEAM!

 

[Brahmsian]

Opposition runs are inevitable so keep your cool, Green Team!

 

[BobGnarly]

Day 3 of our brutal west-coast road trip and I'm not enjoying it so far

 

[BobGnarly]

Well, this game got out of hand quick. Well I'll be flipping back to the game every once in a while.
GO CELTICS!

 

[Brahmsian]

Day 3 of our brutal west-coast road trip and I'm not enjoying it so far

Not even one quarter of this game finished yet and as I said a good finish is better than a good start.

The last few minutes have been sub-par but so what? This early it's hardly critical.

 

[BobGnarly]

Down to 8, let's go. Play some D and keep pushin the ball

 

[Brahmsian]

C'mon Celtics! Drive the lane and get more FTAs!

GO GREEN TEAM!

 

[#1BostonFan]

We've been really struggling as of late. Without Rondo were a top 8 lottery team. If he misses another month or more were gonna end up in the lottery, which isn't a bad thing. Rondo would make this team a lot better, but until he comes back were not gonna win many games.

 

[Brahmsian]

Almost a full half done and we're still tied with them in FTA's?

That's a bit short of Celtics basketball.

Getting THEM into foul trouble is more like it, so DO IT!

 

[#1BostonFan]

I think will play the Clippers tough considering they don't have Paul, but doubt we win.

 

[Brahmsian]

We've been really struggling as of late. Without Rondo were a top 8 lottery team. If he misses another month or more were gonna end up in the lottery, which isn't a bad thing. Rondo would make this team a lot better, but until he comes back were not gonna win many games.

We'll struggle frequently and not blow teams out that often, but we're hardly doomed to the lottery.

If we're .500 without Rondo it will be fine with me.

 

[Brahmsian]

That last foul by Olynyk was a rookie mistake,but it was a HUSTLING mistake which makes it acceptable to me.

We won the 2nd quarter.Let's win the 2nd HALF now!

GO CELTICS!

 

[#1BostonFan]

We'll struggle frequently and not blow teams out that often, but we're hardly doomed to the lottery.

If we're .500 without Rondo it will be fine with me.

Only 7-8 teams in the league right now with a worse record and Rondo might sit til early Feb. I think the lottery is a good possibility.

 

[#1BostonFan]

Down 4 at half, were in it.

 

[Brahmsian]

Only 7-8 teams in the league right now with a worse record and Rondo might sit til early Feb. I think the lottery is a good possibility.

Only if Rondo misses the whole season, which looks a lot less likely now than it did in training camp.

If we have ordinary luck on injuries the rest of the way we could possibly win a playoff round, which would be pretty good for the 1st year of a rebuilding program.

 

[BobGnarly]

So far we've played a great 3rd Q. Got the lead by 1 now, Bradley from this year to last is night and day

 

[bksballer89]

Why Blake had to do that to Humphries?