ALL JAZZED UP

            

Early foul trouble started the Cs night
As if we were already on our return flight.
Delonte is out, an ankle sprain,
Injuries have become a seriously huge drain.

Rondo blows by Harris, then Harris does it back,
It is not energy that these guys lack.
Ray Allen for three...for three...for three,
That UConn man a beautiful sight to see!

Rondo wonders about Krstic, what he can do
So he sends him an alley-oop, at the hoop right through.
Wafer, Bradley, Baby, Krstic, Green, 
This is a group the world's never seen.

Bradley scores, then he scores again,
He is learning to play with the veteran men.
Q2 Cs played loose, Utah made their move,
They started to play, the Cs lost their groove.

Q2 ends, the Cs are up three,
Three Cs in double figures, one surprise you'll agree, 
Of course there was Pierce, and, you could guess, Ray,
The third was Krstic, that guy can play!

There was a big moment part way through Q3
When his 23,000th point was scored by KG.
Both teams are just running up and down the floor, 
Neither team playing defense to prevent a score.

Millsap runs over Baby, 43rd charge of the year,
After his early questions, Baby's role is now clear.
The Cs are up by four at the end of Q3
The starters in double figures, as it should be.

Q4 is painful, trading hoops, that's all,
This is not really Cs basketball.
Halfway through the Cs are up one,
Watching this game is not that much fun.

What a night for KG, his legacy resounds, 
He is third all-time in defensive rebounds.
Ray Allen for three...and again for three...
Did I mention he is a beautiful sight to see?

The whole second half no score Captain P
Til under two minutes Pierce for three!
On the road trip out west we are 3 and 1
(The Denver game on trade day should not have been done).

How much longer must this be said, 
Ray, with 5 threes, is now 14 ahead.

CLIP JOINT

                  
It's an interesting game, Krstic gets the start,
He scores first and plays with all heart,
First two and a half minutes fouls he has two,
And Doc needs to turn to his bench crew.

Q1 the Clippers keep turning over the ball,
While at the other end the Cs' shots won't fall.
Rondo took a charge, his fourth of the year,
The Cs seem off, but why is not clear.

Griffin's one-handed slam is one of his best,
KG looks winded, this is a tough test.
Jeff Green got his first Cs point at the line,
We want to accept him, we just need a sign.

The Cs in the first half look not quite right, 
34% shooting means a really off night.
47-40 Clips as the half does end, 
In the second half we'll need energy to expend.

The Cs look better to start Q3,
Pierce's offense is carrying them, as it should be.
KG on Griffin, that's keeping him busy,
Not too many dunks making us dizzy.

Rondo to KG for a right handed slam, 
Hope they caught that on the Jumbotron cam.
Q3 Clippers' turnovers are killing their game,
The Cs start playing, living up to their name.

Green gets his first rebound, Krstic has six,
These two are getting into the mix.
Baby is hustling, and Delonte looks fine, 
Cs' biggest comeback of the season-not by design.

We fans feel-at first-can't live without Perk, 
We trust that Danny has some plans that will work.
We'll get to know the new guys, we'll see what Danny's seen,
Doesn't it help that Jeff's last name is GREEN?

How much longer must it be said?
Of Reggie Ray is now 9 ahead.

KNOCK KNOCK--WHO'S THERE?

          

Thought the Melo-(-less)drama would be in Denver tonight
Instead it's the Celtics not invited on the flight.
Gone are Semih, Marquis, Harangody... but wait, 
Also gone are Perkins and number four Nate.

The D League's Chris Johnson did his best, 
His debut he scored on a feed from DWest.
The Nuggets had so many Knicks on the floor,
Tho' we had more Cs who'd been shown the door.

Q1 ended with the Cs up five,
With only 9 on the roster we must survive.
The Cs had foul trouble, especially Pierce with three,
The second quarter--Cs down one--was ugly to see.

Q3 Gallinari as a Nugget his first point,
That really electrified the Mile High joint.
Followed by KMart giving a shove to KG,
That started the chippiness we expected to see.

The Cs couldn't maintain their dent in the score,
The Nuggets up one to start Q4.
Rondo to Johnson for the alley-oop,
Looks like he's a good addition for our new group.

Seemed Q4 belonged to Delonte and Pierce, 
The latter for whom the rhyme's always "fierce."
Then the Nuggets took off, on Chandler's third three,
They started that running game their coach wanted to see.

The Cs looked upset, or was it just shock, 
No one even knew Perk was on the block.
We now have to regroup, get back to Cs ball, 
Hope these new guys can answer the call.

After all these trades there's a lot the Cs need, 
How about Leon Powe, or even Rasheed?
How much longer to end these poems must it be said?
Well, now of Reggie Ray is 8 ahead.

"EACH MAN IS A HERO AND AN ORACLE TO SOMEBODY"~Emerson

                 

Oracle Arena is a place that haunts
The Cs because of losses on their last 6 jaunts.
The only place in the league that since '07-'08'
The Cs record has been way, way less than great
    (0 for 6, put that in the mix).

Q1 started great, it was Celtics Ball,
Rondo, KG, a little from Paul.
Then the bench came in and things got rough
The Warriors showed why they are so tough.

Q2 belonged to the Warriors, well, up to a point, 
Til they left Ray open and he rocked that joint.
But, oh, those Warriors, their push wouldn't subside, 
At the end of the half the game was tied.

Q3 the Cs had stellar play indeed, 
A few days off was what they did need.
Their defense was truly a sight to behold, 
Creating offense -- who says they're old?

Rondo at the buzzer to end the third, 
The Cs fans in the crowd could clearly be heard.
With so many injuries, a full roster we lack, 
Great Erden and especially Delonte are back.

Q4 KG, Paul and Ray had to sit,
The Warriors had to only take advantage of it.
And so they did, Curry led the way,
To the bench Doc must have had plenty to say.

Our heroes came back in and off they went,
This game turned into a memorable event,
Because Oracle Arena will no longer haunt,
The Cs turned tonight into a successful jaunt.

A scary thing I just heard,
Perk bruised his knee early in the third.
He has worked so hard, that is for sure, 
Hope for his sore knee there's an easy cure.

Now to end these poems it must be said
Of Reggie Ray is now 7 ahead.

DO ME NO FAVORS

Pierce started off tough right from the start, 
Shook off the flu and played with all heart.
His hand and foot injuries were held at bay,
It was an up and down game that went the Cs' way.

There were tricky moments when the Nets came to life, 
The Celtics bench couldn't handle the strife.
In Q2 we had no defense and ten Nets scored,
The crowd was quiet, but surely not bored.

Lopez tired out Perk, he got Davis instead,
Though still for a while the Nets were ahead.
Then in Q4 Nate really lit up the Garden,
Back to back twos, his resolve did harden.

Q4 the Cs played defense so inspired,
And got the pre all-star win desired.
Wafer got good minutes, a few for Bradley and Luke,
All three were pretty solid, hard work, no fluke.

After the win against the Heat we could have just rested,
Instead in this game our character was tested.
We didn't want the night the Lakers did have,
They couldn't get a win against any Cav.

Now to end these poems it must be said
Of Reggie Ray is now 5 ahead.

MIAMI VICE

Lebron's talents in South Beach, he left them today,
One of two huge free throws  didn't go his way,
Then Baby got fouled and he was able to show,
How those important free throws ought to go.

Things got a little chippy, that's NBA ball, 
Rondo got banged by Big Z, boy did he fall, 
So KG set a hard pick sending Miller to the floor,
Then Wade's flagrant against KG-6 points the Cs score.

There were whistles, then more whistles, a huddle for the Heat, 
Where Rondo hung with Miami til Ray made him retreat.
When Lebron tried to dribble up the floor with his pace,
There was Rondo--everywhere-- right in his face.

Pierce has a sore foot to go with a hand sprain,
0 for 10 isn't right, that flu is a drain.
Bosh said this game was for the East's crowned best,
Rondo, with his triple double, head and shoulders above the rest.

Now to end these poems it must be said, 
Of Reggie Ray is now 4 ahead.

Oops again

Turns out I was right the first time,
Ray's 2 ahead of Reggie, an easy rhyme.