S.W.A. **

**Starters With Attitude, Cavs are in town, 

Cavs rebuilding without Kyrie around ;)

(Horford, rest).Tatum, Morris, Smart, Baynes, Kyrie!

Smart, steal, first play! Kyrie! TATUM FOR THREE!

Pace! Cs, 13-3 run! Cavs run. KYRIE FOR THREE!

(looking to shoot!) Hayward! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Morris! Rozier! Cs, better D! Kyrie, Season High Q1!

Tatum! Dabusele rebounding! Cs up 4 end Q1!

Hayward!! Ugh, tie. Tatum! Cavs, first lead.

Tatum! DABUSELE FOR THREE! Energy we need!

Baynes! Smart to Morris, alley-oop! Kyrie!

Smart! KYRIE FOR THREE! Hayward-good to see!

Smart, steal, jam! Baynes-running-what a pass, Kyrie!

Hayward to Baynes, alley-oop! Very efficient Kyrie! 

Cs, 15-4 run-Buzzer: MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Season High Half, Kyrie! Cs up 10 start Q3!

Baynes! KYRIE FOR THREE! Smart, Steal!

Smart ➡️ Kyrie ➡️ Smart ➡️ Morris...f’real ;)

Baynes, foul 4. MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Tatum! Smart, great D! SMART FOR THREE! 

Tatum, foul 3. Cavs bodies flyin’. KYRIE FOR THREE! 

Double Figures, good for him: HAYWARD FOR THREE! 

Kyrie! Smart, assists! Cs up 29 end Q3!

THEIS FOR THREE! Ojeleye, upfake, blew by Cavs’ D!

Double Figures, Rozier! Pace! SMART FOR THREE!

Cs, ball movement! Wanamaker, Williams we see.

Williams, career 6 for 6-from Wanamaker alley-oop!

TWolves tomorrow, resting our (8) Starting Group.

Cavs’ Harrison fouled out. WANAMAKER FOR THREE!

Dabusele! Robert Williams III 12th Williams to be a C ;)

Athletic Williams, block! OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Dozier, first NBA hoop...Dozier, third hoop we see!

BY 33 CELTICS WON!

**S.W.A. is much more fun!

Coaches, Announcers, et al...all going along-

See Larranaga🎅😂-for Craig Sager, #SagerStrong

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

...A BRICK HOUSE 🎶

Jazz at the Gahden, Cs got clobbered last week-

We’re home, Hayward’s all in, what did Brad tweak?

Cs, TOs. Rubio walkin’, first Cs scores, Kyrie!

Tatum, jam! Cs, 7-0 run! Cs, excellent D!

Hmm, Jazz, 5-0 run. Tatum! Horford! Ingles? Again?

BROWN FOR THREE! Crowder got this good...when?

Brown, foul 2. Smart, smart! Rozier, rebound, score!

Good for him! Too few minutes on the floor.

Cs 38 % shooting (vs 57). Cs within 9 end Q1.

Hayward, hoop! Cs TOs, poor FTs, won’t get it done.

Jazz “reigning” threes. Morris! Baynes! Kyrie!

BAYNES FOR THREE! Cs, 9-0 run. Baynes, Big D ;)

HORFORD FOR THREE! Tatum! Kyrie, foul 3.

Tatum, coast to coast➡️Horford! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Ingles goin’ at Smart-each a T. Cs within 5 start Q3.

Kyrie! Horford, Big Boy Block! Twice! Cs, sloppy D.

Tatum, steal, score! Smart! Jazz in the paint.

...Cs ain’t.

Kyrie, foul 5. Ingles mouthing off. Cs, clear path 2.

Morris, hustle! Hayward! Cs can’t break through.

Cs, 15%, threes. Poor FTs. Cs within 15 start Q4.

Horford! Kyrie! ...Theis! Ojeleye! Bench 2 on the floor!!

Theis! Wanamaker! DABUSELE FOR THREE!

One of the roughest games this year we did see.

Bench Guys worked hard. Good they got time-

None of this Cs game can be cured by rhyme.

We can all brood

Over Kyrie’s  (5) “foul” mood.

Sigh....

(still) CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

GIFT RAPT!

Raptors at the Gahden, a gut-check game:

Morris still ill but he’ll play all the same ;)

“A competitor’s dream, “ Kyrie called tonight.

Horford, Tatum, Brown, Kyrie, Hayward start the fight!

AGGRESSIVE Brown, steal, first score by a C!

BROWN FOR THREE! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Horford, block! Tatum, jam! Brown! Cs, D!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Is that floppin’ by Lowry?

Horford! Kyrie, block! MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

“Morr” Morris ;) Smart, hook (?)! Cs, no FT.

After losing 4 straight Q1s, Cs up 3 start Q2!

Cs outrebounding, shooting 57% vs. 42!

Hayward! Baynes, Big Boy D! Morris! Hayward, “PG.”

HAYWARD FOR THREE! Baynes, charge, great D!

Hayward, nice plays! Baynes! Morris! Kyrie!

HORFORD FOR THREE! Horford, block! Wow, Kyrie!

Kawhi’s still good. Rapts lead. Lowry keeps whining-

New (silly) dimension of his game is he defining?

Morris, hustle(synonyms 😉)! Crazy handle, Kyrie!

Cs up by 2 start Q3! Rapts 7-0 run. Tatum, foul 3.

Horford! Hayward, passes! TATUM FOR THREE!

Rozier, great D! Kyrie! Hayward, foul 2. Morris, 3.

Smart, smart! Horford, whatta block! Where’s our O?

Kawhi gets calls like Harden.Tatum! LET’S GO!

Tatum! Hayward, strong! Feel bad for Rozier-

Hard to get rhythm, too few minutes here ;(

Hah! Nice, Rozier! Cs within 4 end Q3.

Cs 48% shooting vs 41. Rapts have double our FT.

Cs, missing shots. (rested) Kyrie! Tatum, steal-

Length of the floor-HIS bounce is real 😂

TATUM FOR THREE! Tatum, block! Kyrie-jump ball,

With Kawhi-the young ref’s first correct call ;)

Baynes! Kyrie! For the tie, KYRIE FOR THREE! 

Kyrie, 10,000th career point! Young ref CAN’T SEE?

DGreen fouled out. Kyrie! Again! Again! Cs, D!

Hayward, steal! Tatum, jam! Hayward, FTs! O’TIME!

Hayward, FTs! Kyrie, 19 points Q4-nervous to rhyme.

Hayward! Unreal Kyrie! Lowry, whinin’. Tatum, FTs!

Tatum! S’long Siakam. Energized Crowd-and Cs!

An aside: Siakam looks like a stretched up Rondo 😂Solid Horford! Cs trusting each other-that I am fond o’!

Dramatic: Kyrie to Horford-alley-oop! 

CELTICS WON BY 7, I LOVE OUR GROUP!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

“NO MORE EXCUSES!” ~Marcus Smart

Bulls at the Gahden, Cs at home at long last!

“I...hate losing more than I love winning,” Smart blast!

Morris, ill. No changes, Cs’ lineup to start.

Hayward, no minutes restriction. That’s one part.

Bulls missing 4 of 5 starters. Kyrie! Cs TOs. 

Tatum, alert. Bulls 12-4 run. Another one of those??

KYRIE FOR THREE! Brown hard to the rim! 

Brown, steal-Cs 9-0 run!-aggressive points from him!

Kyrie! Horford, Big Boy Block! More Kyrie!

Smart, paint! Cs within 5 end Q1; Parker, buzzer 3.

BROWN FOR THREE! Rozier! BAYNES FOR THREE!

Lavine, T. Baynes, D! No, oh...ok: SMART FOR THREE!

Ojeleye, hustle! (excellent) BROWN FOR THREE! 

TATUM FOR THREE! 4 Duke players at once we see ;)

Horford! Kyrie! TATUM FOR THREE! Rozier!

Cs up 16 end Q2 (dug no holes)! More fun here!

HORFORD FOR THREE! Brown! Cs, effective D!

TATUM FOR THREE! Horford, block! Cs, more D!

Kyrie to Brown, alley-oop-ish. Hayward, first score!

Athletic Brown! TATUM FOR THREE! Cs solid Core!

Bald Theis, looks bigger ;) Theis, steal! Brown, D!

Few FTs. Clock running down...SMART FOR THREE!

Smart, smart! HOORAY: HAYWARD FOR THREE!

Cs, plus 6 in rebounds. Cs up 18 end Q3!

BAYNES FOR THREE! Steal by Wily Kyrie. 

Baynes! Hooray: Hayward, lookin’ better is he!

Wanamaker, in. Ojeleye, block! For Lavine, bleak:

The end of his 14 game 20+ points streak.

Bulls’ Hutchison, late game T(?). Dabusele, FTs.

Rozier, jam! Bulls not great. MUCH. BETTER. Cs!

Wanamaker to Theis, alley-oop.

Gino Time...miss our ‘08 Group.

BY 29 CELTICS WON!

Chemistry! Cs HAD FUN!

“DON’T MAKE IT NEW; MAKE IT WHOLE” ~Alex Ross (comic books, graphic novels) Portland Native

Cs in Portland-at last, Road Game Five.

As Starters will Tatum and Hayward...thrive?

Kylie’s back, Kyrie, Cs’ first score!

Tatum! Horford! Blazers running the floor.

Blazers, 8-0 run. Hayward! No headband, Baynes!

Straight down the middle, into Cs, Blazers, gains.

Morris ($$)! Smart, energy! Welcome back, Kyrie! 

Aha!TATUM FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE!

Horford, block! Cs, 7-0 run! Cs within 5 start Q2.

Cs shooting 46% (vs 50). Tatum more relaxed, too.

Active Rozier! D! Old Pal Turner, pull up J.

Tatum! Hard to the hoop like we expect him to play!

Rozier! Blazers jacking up, not missing, threes.

Blazers, 15-2 run. Kyrie to Baynes! Starting Cs ;(

Kyrie, foul 2. Blazers, 26-6 run. Cs, 5 minutes, no FG.

Horford, block! Tatum! Cs from within 2...19 start Q3.

Umm, the rim is off-kilter, been like that all night?

Noticed by a Blazer. It’s our side that wasn’t right!

Kyrie, D! Kyrie playing alone. KYRIE FOR THREE! 

Kyrie, push...Horford! HAYWARD FOR THREE! 

Horford, front rim...then block(s).TATUM FOR THREE!

Smart, smart D! Tatum, moving! TATUM FOR THREE!

AT. LAST. TATUM FOR THREE! TATUM FOR THREE!

TATUM, 12-0 run ;) Horford! KYRIE FOR THREE!

Ugh, McCollum, Lillard arrived. Ball movement, Cs!

Smart, smart ➡️ Horford! SETH Curry shooting threes.

Cs got within 5, Cs within 13 end Q3.

Morris! MORRIS FOR THREE! BROWN FOR THREE!

THEIS IN! Brown (he’s here)! ROZIER FOR THREE!

Cs, 11-0 run! Cs, D! MORRIS FOR THREE! 

THEIS!

NICE!

KYRIE FOR THREE! Horford, 1 of 2 FTs.

We covered Lillard, McCollum...Aminu threes?

Cs, desperation mode with three minutes to go-

Cs within 6. Sigh. 1 and 4 trip, not our best show.

Tatum, Season high. Here’s my thought:

Hayward shouldn’t start, tho hard he has fought.

No rhythm yet, erratic around the hoop.

Rozier, Smart start well, better for our Group.

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

JAZZ HANDS

Welcome Back (?), Hayward. Cs, Road Game Four.

Kyrie, personal time. Rozier, his spot on the floor.

“If they boo, great. If they don’t, great,” said Kyrie,

Advising Hayward on how his Utah return may be ;)

Anger in the air! More boos for Brad? Odd as can be.

For Hayward, mixed reaction. ROZIER FOR THREE! 

TATUM FOR THREE! Brown, steal. Hayward, score!

Horford, strong! Cs, 10-0 run! Tatum must do more.

Jazz, 12-0 run. HORFORD FOR THREE! Horford, D!

Old pal, Jae. Morris, steal! MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Gobert is still tall. Brown! Baynes-headband we see.

Smart, smart D! (good for him) OJELEYE FOR THREE!

Baynes! Cs, 7-0 run! Cs within 2 start Q2.

Tatum, steal! SMART FOR THREE! Hayward...boo ;)

Tatum, better. Morris ($$)! Baynes! Hayward, foul 1-

Crowd’s glad. BROWN FOR THREE! Jazz, 9-0 run. 

Tatum! Who’s got Ingles? Horford, on Smart steal!

Brown! Tatum, steal! Horford! Ingles, the real deal-

Scored 13 points in a row. TATUM FOR THREE! 

Jazz, 12-3 closing run. Cs within 7 start Q3.

Horford! Jazz not missing, Jazz 10-2 run.

Rozier, rebounds! Hayward not getting much done.

Hayward, foul 3. Cs, no focus. Jazz, 17-4 run. 

ROZIER FOR THREE! Cs, early penalty, not fun.

Morris, Ingles, jawin’. Morris, Crowder (?), Ts.

Finally...Brown! Morris, steal! Rozier! Active Cs!

Brown, D! Rozier! Smart! Morris! Physical play-

Of course, Smart and Crowder. Need Ojeleye!

HAYWARD FOR THREE! Tatum, steal! Morris!

Hayward still hearing constant booing chorus.

Cs, 43% shooting (vs 61), Cs within 13 end Q3. 

MORRIS SR FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Smart to Horford, alley-oop! Hayward! Cs, 7-0 run!

Tatum, more alert! Ugh, Favors, tip-ins: 1, 1, another 1.

ROZIER FOR THREE! Brown, block! Cs, 12-2 run!

Tatum! Smart? 3? Early in the clock? Not that one!

ROZIER FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE! 😂

SMART FOR THREE! Cs, 23 good seconds of D....

Tatum, misses ;(  Hayward! Crowder, what a game,

Showing the Jazz they should be glad he came.

ROZIER FOR THREE! Season High! Smart, smart!

Cs, within 8. Sadly, Cs no rhythm from the start.

Jazz-really?-streamers?

At 6-6. Dreamers?

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️