FOR KAWHI-ING OUT LOUD!

Cs are in San Antonio, where Duncan is not!
Let's hope Q4, at least one C can find his shot!
LeMarcus Aldridge is resting, Cs have no IT,
Rumor is at the Gahden, vs Hornets, he will be.

Cs, vs The Spurs, have lost ten in a row.
The only team Brad hasn't beaten--does Pop know?
Cs energetic! There's Parker's reliable shot.
AB, D! AB FOR THREE! Pau's here--I forgot.

Did Crowder's tap really make Kawhi drop?
Huh? The NBA will have to review that flop!
DLee playing better tonight than all his time as a C.
Fearless Brown steal from Manu! ROZIER FOR THREE!

Zeller, Olynyk together. Zeller took a charge, not fun.
Cs (50 % shooting vs 65). Cs within 11, Q1's done.
Fearless Brown, Rozier, D! ROZIER FOR THREE!
Cs better ball movement. OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Cs' Bench! Aggressive Olynyk! Solid Rozier, AB!
Cs a 12-2 run--tie!--on AB FOR THREE!
Crowder, patient, strong! Great rebounding AB!
ROZIER, hard, coast-to-coast! Cs within 9 start Q3.

CROWDER FOR THREE! Seriously, who's this DLee?
Olynyk, steal! More Rozier! Cs need to tighten D!
Cs are 4th in the NBA in catch and shoot--
Unless we close out Q4s, that "point" is moot.

HORFORD FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!
AB, steal! Great scorer (5th) on the road is AB!
From down 15, Cs within 4 end Q3.
Bertans/Dedmon?? Mills/Manu? Where's our D?

Near the top of the League, Jerebko's threes!
Rozier and Jerebko--aggressive--leading the Cs.
Fearless Brown! Horford, block! Spurs are tough,
They get rollin', no D is enough.

Smart, steal! AB FOR THREE!
Amir, hustle! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Spurs move the ball, that's their game plan.
AB points, rebounds, D! He's The Man!

Ugh, Cs' game never quite clicked in,
Fought hard, 7 points we were within....

Cs ARE (in) OK! BOMB THREAT HOAX

There was a random threat, against the Cs plane,
Bomb threat hoax, emergency landing, in OKC--insane!
Hope the guys gather themselves, give their best look
To the OKC Thunder, especially Russell Westbrook!

Still no IT. Smart starts. He is comfy (college) in OKC!
What from Al, Fearless Brown and Rozier will we see?
Cs, D! Crowder, steals! Crowder, post up with ease.
Horford, block! CROWDER FOR THREE! Nice D, Cs!

Smart, steal! OKC TOs. CROWDER, his own 9-0 RUN!
HORFORD FOR THREE! Rozier coast-to-coast: done!
Aggressive Rozier! Oladipo, while fouling, fell down hard,
From up high, scary; Jerebko he was trying to guard.

For a long time Oladipo on the floor didn't move.
Crowd was so quiet--kid's just finding his groove.
Both teams 50% shooting, Cs up 3 end Q1!
SMART FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE! ...fun!

Ball movement, bodies flyin'; alley-oop, Smart to AB!
T on Westbrook. Smart, amazing passes we see!
Olynyk, hustle! Cs ball movement! AB FOR THREE!
Yikes, Westbrook coast-to-coast. Cs up 4 start Q3.

Adams has a sneaky hook. HORFORD FOR THREE!
Amir, solid! Smart, driving! HORFORD FOR THREE!
AB FOR THREE! Westbrook mad, Donovan T.
Smart great everywhere! CROWDER FOR THREE!

Amir, D! Horford, jump hook! Crowder, foul five.
Frightening when Westbrook's angry and comes alive.
Cs, D! Shooting with confidence, OLYNYK FOR THREE!
Bad offensive call on Olynyk. Cs up 4 end Q3!

Thunder a 10-0 run. Fearless Brown to the hoop!
Kantor splitting the D of Jerebko, Olynyk troupe.
On outstanding ball movement, Cs a 7-0 run!
Alley-oop, Rozier to hang time Fearless Brown! ...fun!

Cs ball movement! FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE!
Rozier! Crowder fouled out. Crazy athletic AB!
AB, steal! Rozier! Westbrook on the attack.
Horford, two turnovers--ugh--back-to-back.

30.6 secs left, OKC (Westbrook) by two.
AB created a jump ball! Nothing Cs could do.
Cs, two minutes no score, til Smart for two;
Smart for...? No. Cs within 3. BOO HOO.

EH?

Raptors at the Gahden (Smart to start), no IT.
We'll need Magic ball movement and extra D!
Sully had surgery--emotional return--won't play.
HORFORD FOR THREE! Al's involved early today!

Cheesy call on Amir. HORFORD FOR THREE!
DeMarre Carroll is out, just resting is he.
Horford, hustle! Calm, collected, AMIR FOR THREE!
Raptor's Powell's scoring. SMART FOR THREE!

AB, D! Confidence! AB FOR THREE!
DeMar DeRozan's tough--great name has he!
Aggressive Rozier! Ball movement! AB FOR THREE!
Olynyk, block! Fearless Brown! Wow! Fun to see!

Cs, 44% shooting (vs 50), end Q1 Cs up 3!
Fearless Brown, block! Calm...JEREBKO FOR THREE!
FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! Cs, great D!
Olynyk zigzagged to the hoop, nice dribbler is he.

Cs an 11-0 run! Raptors, 5 minutes no score.
Horford! Dunk! Love when he's on the floor!
Jerebko, hustle! AB FOR THREE! AB, fouls three.
Cs' Bench! Cs' Overall Play! Cs up 8 start Q3!

Crowder's first hoop! Cs, D! SMART FOR THREE!
Smart, hustle! Silky smooth, AB FOR THREE!
35 years ago tonight, Ainge's debut as a C.
Horford, Rozier, blocks! Raptors' run, knew we'd see.

Cs' shots stopped falling....ROZIER FOR THREE!
Raptors took the lead. Bench energy let's see.
Lowry, DeRozan heating up. Few FTs for any C.
Jerebko, D! 33-18 Raptors. Cs within 8 end Q3.

Zeller, tough charge! Expression's always the same.
Rozier! JEREBKO FOR THREE! This is Powell's game?
Cs great ball movement! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Horford, so skilled! Terrible call, fourth on AB.

Fearless Brown's athletic! HORFORD FOR THREE!
No quit in our Celtics! AB FOR THREE!
Cs a 9-2 run. 5th (cheesy) foul on AB.
SMART FOR THREE! Horford, legit complaint had he!

It shouldn't be so close at the end of the game,
But for the refs to decide it is a cryin' shame!
Cs played with heart, Cs played with grit,
Too many a three, couldn't depend on it.

Cs within 7. Now we see
Why, especially Q4, we need IT.

MAGICal MYSTERY TOUR

No IT tonight, Orlando, On The Road Again...🎶🎵
IT stayed in Boston, (in Houston) adductor strain.
Smart with the start, first of the season as PG.
Horford, block! Magic, threes. SMART FOR THREE!

Augustin tried to flop, guarded by Smart! Funny!
For flopping calls, on Smart is my money ;)
Orlando's making threes, where's our D??
Complaining about a call--first ever technical on AB!

Olynyk, D. Smart, steal! Hello, Jeff Green.
Cs an 8-0 run. Horford's best dunk we've seen!
AB steal! Cs, from down 8, within 1, end Q1.
Cs great ball movement. Fearless Brown--dunk! Fun!

Zeller! I forgot! Rozier, backdoor, hard to the hoop--
Rozier, steal! Threes aren't falling for our Cs group.
G. Green, steal! Fearless Brown's earning time!
Smart got an NBA flop warning--it's a crime ;)

Jerebko, Crowder rebounds! Smart, crazy D!
Smart, steal! Cs second 8-0 run. Smart, more D!
Augustin threes ;( Jerebko, yelled "no foul?"--T!
AB FOR THREE! Cs within 1 start Q3.

Crowder! D! Love that floater, Marcus Smart!
AB, block, and yell! Cs (always) showing heart!
Horford hard to the hoop! Passes get it done!
AB FOR THREE! Cs an 18-2 run!

(It's not often that I talk about other clubs
But Russell Westbrook has 6 straight triple dubs).
Cs assists galore! Same in Houston the other night.
AB FOR THREE! AB aggressive! Cs great fight!

Fearless Brown! Feelin' glad we picked him.
Magic have not much help protecting the rim.
Fact: Jerebko # 1, second half (72+%), shooting three!
FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! Rozier, quick is he!

Cs Q3, 14 of 19, Cs up 12 start Q4!
ROZIER FOR THREE! So many ways he can score.
Olynyk, steal! Cs swarming! Ball movement! D!
Ibaka, Crowder chippy! (no longer "I-block-a" is he).

Cs outrebounding, words I don't often write;
7 players double figures, an exciting night!
Crowder double double! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Cs' second half run: 68-37! Wheeee....

Demetrius Jackson! Mickey dunk! Great playing, every C!
CELTICS WON BY 30 but we still need IT!

THESE ROCKETS ARE OFFENSIVE!

Cs are in Houston, it'll be raining threes!
8 of 10 games on the road for our Cs.
Cousins, Barnes in a bar, got into a brawl--
Yes, please, to DeMarcus, craziness and all!

Rondo suspended, detrimental conduct last night--
Against the Mavs?? Rondo? Sounds about right!
Bulls say he's great, Butler acted like a friend.
Rondo (as always), one year contract--another end?

The trick will be keeping Harden off the line
(not whining) He gets so many calls hard to define.
Hmm, Jerebko, instead of Amir, tonight with the start.
In guarding Harden the Swede will have a part.

Horford, block! Crowder, hustle! IT FOR THREE!
Capella has more dunks than, combined, every C.
Rockets a 10-2 run. Crowder, D! Where's our shot??
In 50% of Rockets' points, Harden a hand he's got.

Aggressive Crowder, Olynyk. Rockets busy floppin'--
Cs need to play D (!!), their shots to be stoppin'!
Cs 32% FG (vs 36), within 9 end Q1.
FEARLESS BROWN FOR THREE! Horford, block! Fun!

Rozier coast-to-coast! Horford block! Hustle, AB!
AB brings intensity Harden's not happy to see ;)
OLYNYK FOR THREE! Fearless Brown! Cs D! Lead!
Cs a 10-2 run. Harden seems to play at half-speed.

CROWDER FOR THREE! Harden makes it look easy.
The way the refs call for him makes me queasy!
IT steal! IT FOR THREE! Rockets' run 13-3
NO calls for IT?? IT, a T. Cs within 10 start Q3.

IT FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!
AB hard to the hoop! MAKE 'EM PLAY D!
JEREBKO FOR THREE! Lead on HORFORD FOR THREE!
Cs a 19-4 run! Bench! Taking a pounding is IT.

Jerebko, saves, block! JEREBKO FOR THREE!
Aggressive, energetic Cs UP 6! GREAT Q3!
Horford, block! Ridiculous call on AB!
Patient Horford Hook! On Gordon need some D!

SMART FOR THREE! Smart, block! Cs, great D!
Cs a 7-0 run! AB, great D! Ambidextrous IT!
Good minutes Olynyk, Harden a call every time.
Makes me crazy tho it's easy to rhyme.

Cs slowed down, Rockets took back the lead.
Great cut, AB. Fifth foul he didn't need.
IT lost his shoe! Rockets a 13-2 run.
Harden elbowed Smart! Not a 2? Flagrant One!

Crazy replay, out of bounds, Boston Ball!
Horford, for the game--the shot didn't fall ;(
As these Celtics Houston depart
They should be proud--showed grit and heart.

(ouch)

SICK-sers

Cs are in Philly, hope there's momentum for Al!
(someone please--soon!--give grammar lessons to Scal).
No Embiid tonight, doesn't yet do back-to-back.
Horford on Okafor, no challenge will he lack.

Over the Sixers (no jinx), Cs have won eight straight.
Second game Horford's involved out of the gate!
Cs' start, not engaged, a dangerous way to play:
Something about every dog has its day....

News! Al, first guy ever: 4 3s, 6 blocks, 2 steals,
Makes Ainge look even greater at blockbuster deals!
Cs careless with the ball. Working the baseline is IT!
Sixers' Rodriguez shooting at will?? Who is he?

Sixers offense and D. Cs within 8 end Q1.
Cs allowed 30 points. Bet the huddle wasn't fun.
Cs more passing, better D. OLYNYK FOR THREE!
Rodriguez having a night--again, who is he??

Sixers reigning...raining threes (50%). IT FOR THREE!
AB FOR THREE! Ouch. Cs within 8 to start Q3.
Amir, hustle, baby hook! Ilyasova?? Where's our D?
CROWDER FOR THREE! Amazing drawing fouls--IT!

Crowder, energetic! AB, steal, finds space.
Cs a 14-4 run! Finally upped the D and Pace!
First Cs lead and the ball, minutes left Q3, five,
Energetic, thinking, passing...the Cs came alive!

Ugh, rough moment, Saric posterized our Swede ;)
Olynyk, D! Rozier steal! More offense we need!
Cs 50% shooting. TIE, end Q3.
CROWDER FOR THREE! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Smart's jacking threes (again)--Crowder right spot--
Love Smart's energy and D, needs work on his shot.
Cs crazy hustle, IT save, Fearless Brown to the hoop!
JEREBKO FOR THREE! Fearless Brown! Love our group!

And just like that Sixers, from down 7, within 2,
Make that 1. IT FOR THREE! Wow, what he can do!
Oka-five fouls. Game's tight! Saric's shot--tie.
IT, off the inbound, down the court he did fly!

AB coast-to-coast, fouled--Cs great D!
AB missed a free throw, 16 secs, Cs up 3.
Intense! 2.8 secs, Cs up 2, Cs' ball,
1.7 secs left, Horford's free throws did fall!

Ilyasova, three at the buzzer! CELTICS WON by ONE!
57 points (IT 37) our backcourt...(phew) barely won!

"PICK ME LAST AGAIN," NIKE CAMPAIGN or HORFORD: 3rd player ever with 4 3s, 5 blocks, 4 steals

Kings at the Gahden, 2011--LAST--they drafted IT!
What they missed out on he'll surely want them to see.
The Cs parade of Bigs--Boogie Cousins tonight--
How many of you think in Green he'd look right?

Cs: pass, pass, pass! HORFORD FOR THREE!
Cs: pass, pass, pass! AB FOR THREE!
Horford blocked Boogie! Cs an 8-0 run.
CROWDER FOR THREE! Watching Horford's FUN!

Cs in Cousins' head early: HORFORD FOR THREE!
Amir, AB, Crowder hustle! Rhythm! AB FOR THREE!
Matt Barnes always surfaces, this side of dirty play.
UConn guys show skills, tonight it's Rudy Gay.

Um, our Bench? Cs from up 13 to tie, end Q1.
SMART FOR THREE! Kings 15-0 run is done!
Young, for size (vs Casspi). JEREBKO FOR THREE!
Amir, great hands! Horford's in. Amir, foul 3.

CROWDER deserves all caps, I LOVE his play!
When he gets rollin', get out of his way!
Barnes, always slimy! Not backing down is IT!
Horford's the only C breaking down the Kings' D.

Horford, block! This fact is a wonderful find:
Last pick IT's outscored all sixtieths since '89, combined!
Former IT teammate Cousins has mad respect for IT.
Our Bench?? Lack of experience. Cs up 1 start Q3!

Amir, steal! IT, steal! Horford, block! Rebounds AB!
CROWDER FOR THREE! Better pace! Steal, AB!
Crowder, hustle! How 'bout a call for a C?
Steal from Cousins, he's mad! Great job, AB!

Horford, steal! Our Bench?? Cs within 3 end Q3.
Rozier, Jerebko hustle! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Ugh! Smart's jacking threes! Horford, block! LOUD--
"Music" Guys should always be juicing up the Crowd!

Rozier, steal! Lawson hit Cousins--bleeding, left the floor.
IT encouraging the Crowd! Cs score most in Q4!
Olynyk, D! Kings wild shooting. On Dirty Barnes a T!
(Joyful) CROWDER FOR THREE! HORFORD FOR THREE!

Cs great D on Cousins! 23 lead changes, 12 ties!
Horford, hopefully his first of many season highs!
What a stat line (points, blocks): HORFORD FOR THREE!
Horford, steal--glorious game, glad he's a C!

The Gahden came alive!
CELTICS WON BY 5!