BULLISH ON THE CELTICS

Doc's mindset as this Bulls game starts:

Unconventional use of interchangeable parts.

Funny, in red, to see our old friend Nate, 

Q1 Bradley's D on him has been great.

Hamilton fouled AB hard, with a trip, 

Uncharacteristic (early 2nd foul) for Rip.

AB and Green pushing the pace down the floor 

Just under 4 minutes, Cs doubled the Bulls' score.

Offense coming from AB, Bass and Green, 

Offensive foul on Pierce, then on Jeff Green.

Karl Lane is one ref--he disliked us before, 

Doesn't stop Jeff Green! Love to watch him score!

Cs up 9 to start Q2,

Lee for three--excited for what he can do.

Butler and Boozer for the Bulls doing well.

Ainge was interviewed--of course, not much to tell.

We have two HOFers, for them he wants success,

So (please!) he'll avoid a Pierce, KG trade mess?

Tough shooting night for our Captain, at last a three, 

Still banging around--Joakim Noah and KG.

Bulls went on a 15-3 run, 

Pierce took a hard charge--that can't be fun.

Cs couldn't find their offense most of Q2,

JET for three, 20 seconds left: of the Q--first two!

Q2 one of the worst Qs we recently did see, 

Cs down 1 to start Q3.

Phantom fouls--4th on Bradley, once again, 

Nate Robinson chose to get in his face--then.

Cs hanging around, Bulls have turnovers more, 

Both teams working hard but it's ugly on the floor.

Back and forth tie for a while, Bulls an 8-0 run,

Cs season low 8, down 6 Q3's done.

Early Q4 finally KG did score, 

Good steal Bass, good spin move, after running the floor.

Great block by Green, Butler lost the grip, 

Cs disrupted yet another, another, another Bulls trip.

Number Eight Jeff Green!! Right to the hoop--

Plus JET (for three!)and Bass lit up this group.

Bradley--on Noah!!--played great D.

Ugh, Pierce...wait...The Truth For Three!

5 seconds lapsed--Cs couldn't get the ball in, 

Next play Cs milked the clock, KG's shot went in!

Same ref called 6th foul on Bradley,  a margin so thin,

Cs stepped up!! By 2 CELTICS WIN!

THREES

Last year Green, Wilcox, then AB,
This year Rondo, Sullinger, now LB.
They say bad things come in threes....
Never underestimate the heart of the Cs.

BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR MR. JORDAN

3 OT last night, Bobcats tonight, back to back, 

Will it be legs and energy the veterans lack?

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is nineteen--he is a Kidd.

Who won with G. Henderson, Jr.'s Dad? ...Cs did!

Cats have three UConn guys, assuming no one leaves, 

Word is UConn started (90's) the Warriors' trend with sleeves.

First scorer of the game is Captain P,

Followed by KG, then jam--Courtney Lee!

Cats' Mullens had a 10-0 run it would seem, 

Not against the Cs, but all alone on his team.

Ben Gordon scoring, lots of shots from him.

Barbosa gets great bounces off the rim!

Cs up 2 at the end of Q1,

Rest for Pierce and KG while that was done.

JET to Wilcox--alley-oop? We thought...

But refs said at goaltending Wilcox was caught.

Q2 Cs went on a 9-3 run, 

Number Eight Jeff Green--oh what fun!

Barbosa to Wilcox--pick and roll,

In the Cats' defense they are findng the hole!

Good rest--KG and Pierce came in mid Q2.

Cats know Walker can score. What else can he do?

From 7' Mullens,  hard charge taken by Pierce,

Been a while since I mentioned Captain P is fierce!

Cats' Bismack Biyombo has a great name, 

Plus strong blocks in the first half of this game.

Cs up 6 to start Q3,

Early scoring from the Cats; The Truth For Three.

Here we go with the refs: phantom fouls on AB,

Because more aggressiveness from the Cats they see.

Cats went on an 11-2 run, 

Passive Cs have resorted to one and done.

Half-court ball, less ball movement, featuring Captain P,

Barbosa--hurt knee--carried off the court end Q3.

Wilcox at the buzzer, Cs down 3 start Q4,

JET For Three, Green For Three--Cs finally score!

AB bad pass, Walker steal, AB with a block!

Cs missed some free throws--that's a shock.

KG double double on a tough shooting night, 

JET For Three with the rim out of sight!

Tough loss tonight, I am hardly speaking, 

Celtics--all heart!--are no longer win streaking.

NUGGETS OF (THE) TRUTH

No All-Stars on the Nuggets, been winning with team play, 

Cs have (All-)Stars, some fallen, playing the same way.

Two days off for the Cs, you'd think that would be good, 

Doc would have practiced last night if only they could!

Those beautiful words, "Paul Pierce for Three!  For Three!

Lots of running the floor from the Nuggets we'll see.

Cs started out firing, steals and a 12-0 run, 

Then the Nuggets had their 9-0 scoring Q1.

Across the middle, wide open, on a Captain P pass, 

Score!--Seeing the versatility of Brandon Bass.

It's Bench vs. Bench determining this game tonight, 

JET, Green, Barbosa, Wilcox, Lee playing right.

Cs up 10 to start Q2,

Nuggets running like maniacs, that's what they do!

Incredible athleticism, Number Eight Jeff Green, 

He can play D, not just a scoring machine!

Halfway through Q2 what did we see?

KG playing, rebounding, "talking"  like...KG!

Finally the thawed out crowd started to cheer, 

KG blocked a shot and yelled, "Get that s... outta here!"

There was limping, did something happen to Lee?

(The Truth 3 threes) Cs up 4 to start Q3.

The Truth For Three (4th)!! KG a great block, 

Faried threw himself to the ground, foul on Cs, angry Doc.

Pierce tweeted a snow pic, in his jammies, Garanimal?

The only way to rhyme how amazing is "Manimal."

Q3 Captain P to KG--alley-oop, 

Less sloppy play than Q2 by the Cs group.

Fun to watch is the ball movement by the Cs, 

When they play good D, they can score with ease.

Nuggets' Lawson got hot, hadn't seen him yet, 

He was answered by a scoring Barbosa and JET.

Nuggets made a run toward the end of Q3, 

A chance to quote Barkley, "Javale McGee!"

Cs up 8 to start Q4,

Tie! More than 2 minutes in, Cs didn't score.

Nuggets flying, Cs were outrebounded but hung tough, 

KG, AB, JET (season high) kept running their stuff.

A scary sight on the bench is a struggling Jeff Green, 

Nuggets by one, the first lead they've seen.

Tech on Faried, JET for the tie, 

Green back in, for two! What a guy!

PP called for a foul (iffy),  Faried for two,

Missed both shots--rumble! Another review....

The call did not go the Celtics' way, 

Nuggets' Lawson scored on their final play.

Easy to rhyme:

OVERTIME!

Tough shooting night for KG, but rebounds galore, 

As soon as I mentioned it he tied the score!

1:30 left in OT, Nuggets by 3, largest lead, 

Because of Lawson, Miller and "Manimal" Faried.

23.8 seconds left, Green for the tie!

SECOND OVERTIME!! Oh, my....

Lawson stutter step, right to the hoop, 

Nuggets outrunning our Cs group.

Nuggets' biggest lead,they are up by 4,

1:30 left, Jeff Green first to score!

Then with the Nuggets up by two, 

An out of bounds call--another review!

This time the ball went Boston's way, 

KG!!! After making so few shots today.

Gallinari came right back, Nuggets by two, 

Triple double for Pierce, at the line for two!

First miss for PP, Nuggets scored--up 3,

(Keep rhyming these numbers) THE TRUTH FOR THREE!

THIRD OVERTIME--KG first to score, 

Then you know what? He hit one more! Up 4.

Gallinari--Cs by 2, 

Guess what? KG for 2!

Gallinari for 3, over KG.

KG hit in the nose after JET for three!

FANS ALL IN, 

CELTICS WIN!!

Streaking....

"BUT IT'S STILL THE LAKERS AND THE CELTICS." Doc Rivers

Doc reached 400 Cs wins, makes him number three, 

Heinsohn has 427--Red 975 has he.

Is this the end of an era, the Lakers and the Cs?

What a night in The Garden--but Stevie Kerr! Geez!

After Kobe's jawin' Howard is starting tonight, 

To celebrate Nash's 39th birthday? That seems right.

At the Lakers' end, Howard's the first to score, 

Dr. Kobe's watching! He better perform on the floor.

Q1 five fouls in the first minutes--less than three, 

Over the limit--a record? Two on KG.

Love watching Lee and AB playing together, 

"Noise" from Stevie Kerr and Marv we have to weather.

Love these words, "Jeff Green for Three!"

Good minutes Wilcox, Collins in for KG.

Q1 there's a shootout on the floor, 

Kobe and Pierce! Cs are up by 4.

Better aggressive play from Number Eight Jeff Green, 

Q2 giving the Cs the largest lead they've seen.

25,000th  point for KG (I was wrong the other night),

Still teaching the Cs organization the new meaning of "fight."

Doc: "The pace, the pace, the pace, the pace...."

Cs excellent ball movement and better space.

Nash heated up, still has his shot, 

But not the explosiveness Jeff Green has got!

JET for three, Wilcox jam, KG assist, 

Nothing to do with Rondo being missed.

Cs up 14 to start Q3,

25,000 points, 10,000 boards, 5,000 assists,

1500 blocks, 1500 steals--ONLY KG!

Pierce took a charge, Nash denied by AB, 

Good defense on Kobe by Courtney Lee.

Kobe a heating pad on his elbow, sensitive to the touch, 

Was he kidding when he said it was from passing too much?

Cs three consecutive turnovers to start Q3,

But no points from them did the Lakers see.

Cs spectacular ball movement, guys all going to the hoop,

Mostly Kobe, a little from Nash, for the Lakers group.

When we watch these Cs games, can't get my fill

Of Cs exploding to the hoop, seemingly at will.

AB with a steal, right back to the rim, 

Even the guys on the bench were cheering for him!

Bass, Bradley, JET and Number Eight Jeff Green

In Q3--plus The Truth, The Scoring Machine!

Cs up 26 to start Q4

37 points in Q3 we did score!

KG said Green had to be meaner--he was tonight, 

Brought energy and points--he came to fight!

JET with a steal, Cs are having some fun, 

Cs a 30 point lead, Kobe (no assists) is done.

Dwight(mare) Howard fouled out of the game, 

Kobe can't be angry, at least he came.

Fab Melo's first points, in the D-League he played D!

Good experience for him some minutes to see.

In the Celtics' game a statement was made, 

By the fans, to both teams, respect was paid.

Gino came to town, love KG's grin, 

What I love even more? The Cs' 21 point win!

Streaking....

THAT'S A RAP-TOR

Bargnani is back, since 12/9, his first game,

With Rudy Gay now, this team's not the same.

Cs without Rondo, the first game on the road,

Hope for the Celtics Ball at home they showed!

"I bleed green, I die green, that's what it is..."

Said KG with a nod to this being a biz.

DeMar DeRozan (great name), a slasher is he, 

Well, be careful of OUR slashers--AB and Lee!

Raptors went on a 7-0 run,

Cs went small, down 3 end Q1.

Raptors 10 free throws, the Cs had none,

Til finally early Q2 Courtney Lee got one.

A Pietrus sighting, always a smile on his face,

Thought he'd return to Boston, but happy in this place.

Lowry to DeRozan--alley-oop, 

In the crowd, as always, a huge Cs group.

Doc said something--got a tech very quickly, 

He wasn't happy Q1--since then he's been prickly.

Rudy Gay and KG are neck and neck in scoring, 

Green needs to be aggressive--first half he's been boring.

Cs up 5 at the end of Q2,

Q3 ball slowed down til Bass broke through.

Refs are doing a lot of talking in the middle of the floor,

Looks like they are trying to add to the Raptors' score.

Raptors 13-5 run til AB got started, 

Coast to coast (drew the foul) he quickly darted.

Bass playing well,  double figures early Q3,

Love these words, "AB for three!"

Cs rhythm this game has slowed way down, 

Partly because the Bench hasn't been around.

Lowry and Gay heated up during Q3,

Cs starters all double figures, 4 fouls on KG.

Another Raptors run, this one's 17-4,

Lazy passes, no speed, Cs down 10 start Q4.

Cs a 7-0 run, mostly Green and JET,

Activity from the Bench, the most we've seen yet.

KG earned his 25,000th plus point, 

Guess it'll be announced when he gets to our joint!

Raptors 12 steals, on most of which they did score, 

Barbosa, once a Raptor, carried the Cs in Q4!

Finally upfaking the three and heading to the rim, 

Our Captain at the line--we've been waiting for him!

With The Bench working hard, clearly Green they bleed, 

4 minutes left, the Cs took the lead.

Cs by 5, Gay stripped of the ball, 

Lowry good upfake, on Green the call.

 11 in Q4, season high game for KG, 

No kidding around, he must stay a C!

DeRozan fumbled out of bounds, the Cs were all in,

That's how--by 4--THE CELTICS DID WIN!

STREAKING....

ALL "HEART"

We see a true champion's spirit when the Cs play.

L.A. Clippers have come to Boston today.

No CPaul,  he still has a bruised knee, 

So does Billups. Griffin's in, but a sore ankle has he.

Today's match-up is their Bledsoe and our AB, 

Two early fouls called--on Bradley and Lee.

Q1 Clippers alley-oop, then...alley-oop, alley-oop,

Halfway thru score and assist all the Cs group.

Collins first off the bench, followed by JET, 

Just a few minutes in, his first three he did get!

Love when the team in Green has a Green on their Green,

Cs end Q1 up 3, highest scoring Q we have seen!

A sighting in this game, at 40 is Grant Hill, 

Hopefully tire him out Barbosa will.

JET to Wilcox--alley-oop!

10 turnovers 15 minutes for the Clippers group.

Seeing Turiaf, Green and Wilcox warms my "heart,"

In each other's medical lives they have played a huge part.

Flagrant one on Turiaf, grabbed Barbosa, original call,

Changed to a foul--tho hand on his neck, to the ground he did fall!

Clippers more turnovers than points far in to Q2,

Bass leads the Cs in assists--a first--it's true!

Cs moving the ball, great balanced play we have seen, 

Cs start Q3 up by 19.

Clippers came out with more aggressive D, 

More of Griffin and Butler we are starting to see.

Q3 Clippers went on an 8-0 run, 

Captain P huge rebound, a three--what fun!

Fun to watch Brandon Bass come alive, 

Good D--as a starter he can thrive!

Q3 KG and AB fouls they have four,

Same for Jordan and Griffin if you're keeping score.

Cs great ball movement, again The Truth for three, 

Then a rebound and a long pass, Barbosa he could see!

Jeff Green for three, Barbosa for three! 

Clippers' Bledsoe, Butler, Jordan we don't want to see.

At the Q3 buzzer Barbosa did score!

Cs up 15 to start Q4!

Barnes, just suspended, for taking Stiemsma to the ground,

Not called for a flagrant today shoving KG around. 

5th foul and a technical called on KG,

Refs calling fouls on both teams--won't just let them be.

Crawford's the league's third leading scorer in Q4,

Only Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant score more.

Q4 Clippers went on a 15-4 run,

Cs must get to the hoop to get this done!

Bass a huge rebound! Then a hoop by JET,

Offensive foul on Crawford--AB's feet were set!

Clippers no foul?? The Truth for three!!

Cs win by 2! YIPPEE!! YIPPEE!