WHAT'S (T)HAT??

AND IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS: in a sideways hat (??),
A new mascot, a possum (accepted spelling)! How 'bout that?
What about Lucky? I love that guy--
Gotta keep him! Right? He's our logo, that's why!

Bogans has been "excused," personal problems has he.
Hope he's ok and still a C.
So, tonight no JCrawford and no MBrooks,
Pressey (D League time?), Bayless will get good looks.

Joel Anthony? Maybe! Probably be a short timer. 
Enough said, for now, by your Green-Mate rhymer....

ROCKET-TEARS

Cs survived their road trip, must feel great relief, 

Morale is still solid, in their team they've belief!

Word is Rondo might return at the end of this week, 

Versus the Lakers--our curiosity's at its peak.

Rockets first in the league in attempting threes.

Sully is starting--no Bass--with Humphries.

AB FOR THREE! FOR THREE! He can score!

Hump is (still) a beast! Cs are running the floor!

Speaking of Hump, loud dunk coast to coast, 

Of the new guys we might trade, I'd miss him most.

Unlike last game, no 40 points Rockets Q1,

Cs up 8 when it was done!

Rockets were strong at the start of Q2,

Olynyk working the glass, needs to take his shot, too.

Hump with a block! Last two games he had six!

AB great Q1, Q2 Brad had him out of the mix.

Cs 2nd and 3rd free throws not til the end of Q2!

Cs within 9 when it was through.

Cs, sloppy, with turnovers to open Q3,

Where's the Jeff Green we need to see?

Brad imploring the guys to play with some fire, 

It must be fatigue, not lack of desire.

The only C able and willing to score?

Of course, AB--from all over the floor!

Rockets successful, then cute, with the alley-oop, 

Inspector Gadget Crawford trying to help his group.

Rockets made almost half their threes, 

End Q3, within 19 are the Cs.

MarShon sighting--in the D League a good sport.

Welcome Bayless to his new home court!

Bass shooting well, master of the up fake, 

Great D Olynyk, Bayless--plus shots they can make!!

Terrific offense by MarShon Brooks, 

BAYLESS FOR THREE! Great open looks.

Cs went small with MarShon, Bayless, AB,

Cs more aggressive since that awful Q3.

Hack-a-Howard--around 50%--at the end of Q4,

Love watching Bayless (welcome HOME) add to our score!

Cs had considerable shooting woes,

Not Bayless and AB--their determination shows.

Tonight over 100 field goal attempts, not since '98,

If we shot (just?) 50% the game would've been great!

Cs unbelievable spirit,  playing with stamina and heart, 

Still love that pulling together and not apart!

BLAZING A TRAIL

Last stop on this road trip, Portland Blazers tonight,

5 games, 7 nights,  3 time zones, 7500 miles flight.

Some underneath moves and spins by Green, 

Bass trying to be a defense machine.

Cs started strong, they've improved in each game, 

Pulling together, not apart, in losing there's no shame.

Cs doing well, with fierce points in the paint. 

Crawford coast to coast--pretty he ain't!

Cs went on a 10-3 run,

Blazers and threes--every guy can take one.

Impressive Cs (70% shooting), up 5 start Q2,

Second chance points the Blazers are known to do.

Bayless looks poised, passes well, goes to the rim.

Wallace The Talker--getting some points out of him.

Our guards are doing better, finally able to score, 

So many Cs playing well--who should be on the floor?

SULLY FOR THREE! Blazers a 13-3 run, 

CRAWFORD FOR THREE! Blazers never led Half One.

Dominating in the paint, Cs up 2 start Q3,

Crawford happy with himself, great play by AB!

First lead by the Blazers, on a 17-8 run, 

Cs can't rely on the three to get the job done.

Blazers are known for scoring in Q3,

Ball is starting to stick in the hands of each C.

SULLY FOR THREE! His second of the night,

Blazers get the 50/50 balls, it doesn't seem right.

Sully at the buzzer! Cs within 4 start Q4.

Good play Olynyk, love Bayless on the floor!

Questionable call after questionable call, 

Wish the refs would let the guys play ball.

Blazers knocking down about half of their threes, 

Still there's no quit in these Cs.

Blazers went on a 14-2 run, 

No reward for the Cs for the work they've done.

Second chance points by the Blazers have hurt the Cs,

Brad imploring the guys, get the 50/50s--please!

Cs a 7-0 run, CRAWFORD FOR THREE! 

Brad yelling, "Be solid." Crazy shots we did see.

AB is pressing, Sully a double double, 

Missing their last 8 shots, Cs couldn't get out of trouble.

Almost half the season--the Cs are surviving, 

One thing I like: there is more high-fiving!

They are finding their way, pulling together not apart;

Yes, they are blazing a trail, playing with heart.

GOLDEN STATE...OF MIND

At Oracle Arena we take on Golden State.

Hump starting again, his ankle's not great.

AB covering Curry, Bass on David Lee,

Cs have to make these guys work on D.

An Aside: too bad for everyone who made heavy bets:

Miami lost to the Knicks, then tonight to the Nets!!

Ray was 2 for 14, first since '08 Lebron fouled out,

To The Truth and The Big Ticket--big Cs shoutout!

Back to...Green's come alive, hard to the hoop.

Rondo says he needs stamina before joining his Group.

Cs good ball movement, Green (Jeff) is everywhere!

Warriors long at the rim, Sully needs help there.

Warriors no threes, no free throws, in Q1,

Cs within 3 when it was done.

SULLY FOR THREE! First three either team, 

Both scoring too easily at the rim it would seem.

Wallace, Olynyk, Hump playing great D, 

WALLACE FOR THREE! SULLY FOR THREE!

Cs 8-3 run (AB buzzer), Cs up 2 end Q2.

Four terrible fouls called on Bass, nothing he can do.

Dubs went on a 9-0 run, 

Sully's baby hook, and that was done.

An 8-0 run for the Cs, the refs are tough,

Especially on Bass, Green--I've had enough!

Refs ruined the rhythm, Cs within 5 end Q3,

Ugh--better job from the Dubs bench we did see.

Hump was fouled by Speights--who took exception--

Tech foul on him (boo hoo) got quite a crowd reception.

Cs went on an 11-2 run, 

Hump a double double before Q4 was done.

Cs front court "hahd to guahd" tonight, 

CRAWFORD FOR THREE! THREE! That shot's a fright!

GREEN FOR THREE! 

Curry's bothered by AB.

At the end it was tight!

Wallace? No! Ouch. Good night....

WHAT'S UP, DOC?

Facing Doc and the Clips (without CP3),

Brad annoyed with no effort and lack of D.

Hump--his first start (Sully out)--no shock, 

Easy for Hump, he didn't play for Doc.

Cs slow in transition, sloppy TOs galore, 

Clips are having their way (18-0 run) on the floor.

Brad says this is a test, "...gonna let it pull us apart?"

Wants these guys to play together and show some heart,

Which Our Crawford is doing, finally Sully, too.

BAYLESS FOR THREE! Is that what he can do?

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Cs a 13-6 run, 

After down 16, Cs within 9 end Q1.

Bayless passing well, making some plays, 

Pretty good after only two days!

BAYLESS FOR THREE! Dudley's a pest!

Of his three point shooting he's making the best.

AB FOR THREE! It's a four point play!

Crawford's on a mission--can he (please) lead the way?

Cs within 4 to start Q3,

Good start second half AB, AB!

Both teams in the paint, going hard to the rim, 

"Inspector Gadget" Crawford--fun and scary with him.

Cs grabbed a lead midway through Q3,

Aggressive play and heart we finally did see!

Blakie cries after every call that doesn't go their way, 

He got a tech, on the bench--wonder what he did say!

GREEN FOR THREE! Cs within 6 start Q4,

Flagrant foul on Sully, refs know his rep on the floor.

Both teams have a Crawford--theirs scores tons Q4,

Both teams also have a Green on the floor.

Clips took lots of jumpers--that was a surprise,

But on the misses the Cs just couldn't capitalize.

An extra loud dunk by Brandon Bass!

Over Matt Barnes, a guy with no class.

Cs went on a 10-2 run, 

Cs: too many quick shots, TOs,  won't get it done.

Great rebounding Green, Crawford works the whole game!

Despite the Cs effort, this one they couldn't claim.

Tonight in our Celtics we saw no quit, 

They were within 6 at the end of it.

Always positive: Cs showed stamina and heart, 

And pulled together instead of apart.

POLAR VORTEX IN DENVER

Welcome Mr. Bayless, no not Skip, 

Glad you made this Denver trip.

With a bad ankle, we'll have no Hump.

Waiving Gomes, part of the salary dump.

No matter where you go, you run into Nate,

He is a Nugget--as of late.

SULLY FOR THREE! Bass hard to the hoop.

Short possessions, pass or two, for the Denver group.

Cs had a tough practice to get used to the air,

Physically--and mentally--it's rough in there.

GREEN FOR THREE! GREEN FOR THREE!

Sully hurt his hand when a hard charge took he.

Cs went on a 10-2 run, 

Then 10-0--the Nuggets had one.

Bayless sighting, scored, did okay, 

Bogans--the second game he did play!

Cs within 8 to start Q2.

Both teams taking charges--hard to do!

7-0 run Nuggets--too many open threes, 

Usually they're defended well by the Cs.

Miller argued publicly with Coach Shaw--now exile, 

Not expected back to this place high as a mile.

Cs a 12-2 run, Wallace playing great D,

Denver has gone crazy making that three.

Bass is posting up, working hard at the rim, 

At this moment, I would like NOT to trade him.

Cs: TOs, no effort, no D, no offense--ugh, great.

End Q2, Cs 45,  opponents' season high 68.

Flagrant on Sully, again on Sully--say goodnight,

Nightmare game for the Cs, nothing going right.

Second half the Cs are playing slightly better D,

By which I mean a Nugget missed a three.

No flow to the game, Cs in such a deep hole, 

Tho' it's not all that physical, refs wanna keep control.

Free throws galore, don't know what the refs saw, 

After two quick technicals, goodnight, Coach Shaw.

BOGANS FOR THREE! BOGANS FOR THREE!

Yikes! Cs within 25 at the end of Q3.

To describe the play-by-by I don't have the heart, 

Cs showed too little intensity right from the start.

(Who?) Bayless, Pressey, Green, Bogans and Vitor,

These are the (uninjured) Celtics on the floor!

I guess I should mention the play of Faried, 

He's "Manimal" for a reason, that's all you need.

No matter tonight's drubbing, the result is the same, 

Nuggets won just one (Cs still lost just one) game.

Work in progress, I'm optimistic, and for this reason, 

We should be grateful ( really!) it's still a long season!

OK...SEE? SIGH

Five games in seven nights, all out west, 

OKC at home, expect to see their best.

Jerryd Bayless--straight up?--for Courtney Lee,

Hope Lee is the only piece who is a C.

Homecoming for Green? Perk seeing unfamiliar Cs, 

(Do you think we'll miss Courtney Lee's threes)?

AB first score, Sully took a hard charge, 

OKC great offense, and on D they play large.

GREEN FOR THREE! Wow, Jackson is tough, 

With Westbrook out he'll get game time enough.

CRAWFORD FOR THREE! Love Hump's mid-range shot, 

CRAWFORD FOR THREE! But Lamb and Ibaka are hot.

Olynyk to Hump, they have found some rhythm, 

A Bogans sighting, Brad finally went with him.

Cs within 8 at the end of Q1.

BOGANS FOR THREE! Bet that was fun!

AB, AB, OLYNYK, CRAWFORD FOR THREE!

Tough to get a call--only if you're a C!

Cs--with great three point rhythm--within 10 end Q2,

Please tell Sully a three isn't what he should do!

Thing of beauty: AB going coast to coast, 

His brand of D is what we need the most!

There is no quit in this Celtics group,

But we're struggling on D and can't make a hoop.

Every few minutes Green's athletic and great, 

We expect and need more from our Number Eight.

OKC ~featuring Perk?~on the offensive end,

Tho on this Cs team he hasn't one (active) friend.

Tonight we have managed to give OKC life, 

Guess they've recuperated from their recent strife.

Brad refuses to get negative--GREEN FOR THREE! THREE!--

Reminding the guys they have to continue to play D.

Collison's bicep hit Green's temple--had to get off the court,

There's a frightening amount of whiplash in this sport.

Every game I love Humphries more and more,

Cs (down to) within 14 to start Q4.

PRESSEY FOR THREE! Happy for Bogans tonight.

Green took a hard blow but he'll be alright.

Four games in five nights causing groans and  moans, 

Not just in Denver but in THREE time zones.

To our great relief, back in came Green.

Kudos! Cs don't play the scoreboard, we have seen.

Sully had no glove. The calls on him were just bad, 

Not the only reason for the rough night we had!

Sweet message came from Courtney Lee, 

Showing his gratitude for having been a C.

Games are learning experiences of which we might not be fond, 

Hope our guys develop chemistry and a tight team bond.