...AND HOME

Cs are in Orlando, Magic have a point to prove.

Poor last game--in Boston--fans don't approve.

AB FOR THREE! A-S IT FOR THREE! 

A-S IT FOR THREE! A-S IT FOR THREE!

SMART FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

At the buzzer, SMART FOR THREE!

Smart: "Let's Go, Man!" Cs up 8 start Q2!

Turner delivers, Jerebko knows what to do.

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Playing on his own-yuh

(sorry)...Is the Magic's Mario Hezonja.

Cs excellent ball movement. Random news that's great:

Turner's number (21) will be retired at THE Ohio State.

Cs went cold (on threes), Cs up 7 start Q3!

Amir is playing great on offense and D.

CROWDER FOR THREE! A-S IT FOR THREE! 

(Rule of Verticality doesn't count if you're a C).

Magic a 7-0 run, stopped by Amir.

Just a reminder: very glad he's here!

Magic an 18-3 run, for the Magic's first lead--

Better offense, better D are all the Cs need!

Magic are more intense. Game is tied end Q3.

AB FOR THREE! JEREBKO FOR THREE!

Cs look a little sharper. Smart hard to the hoop!

AB FOR THREE! All heart our Bench group.

Magic with the lead, consecutive threes:

Fournier, Hezonja. Flat-footed (no D) Cs.

Misses AB, A-S IT. Magic a 14-2 run.

Quiet game for Crowder. He did not have fun.

Cs too in love with threes. A-S IT FOR THREE!

Magic 21-5 run. Tough night if you're a C ;(

Turner was fouled, fouled...no call; he did shout!

Another cheesy foul on Turner, 2 Ts, Turner's out.

Coach Skiles disagreed with a call for AB.

He touched the ref's arm--tossed out he should be.

AB great steal! SMART FOR THREE! Cs still score!

SMART FOR THREE! And an old-fashioned...four!

In these Cs there's no (late) quit. We should know:

Lost by 5 tonight, in this building 5 in a row.

Magic's losing streak is done.

So is the one where we won.

No change in the standings, Cs are still at 5.

A 14 point lead, their run we did not survive.

"A DREAM DOESN'T BECOME REALITY THROUGH MAGIC...." ~Colin Powell (congrats to Isaiah Thomas)

"Til I Collapse" (Eminem) played for IT, 5'9 in length:

"...gotta search within you,...gotta find that inner strength."

Smart's a Rising Star, to join IT the All-Star,

Each credits Coaches/Team, that's how humble they are.

Orlando Magic's in our House, some fear's not unfounded:

Last met late Nov., Cs were pounded and out-rebounded.

Cs slow start; Sully, then All-Star IT,** led the Cs group--

Gotta love the "A-S IT" to Amir alley-oop!

A-S IT FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE! Phew!

Holding Magic to 35% shooting, Cs up 4 start Q2!

SMART FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE! 

AB FOR THREE! JEREBKO FOR THREE!

This is not a typo: JEREBKO FOR THREE!

Aggressive Olynyk! Cs playing good D.

Heads-up plays by Turner--lately great stat lines!

The turnover stat (ugh) no longer his game defines.

Magic an 8-2 run. SMART FOR THREE!

A-S IT coast-to-coast, Cs up 8 start Q3!

Q2-3 Magic a 20-9 run. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Sully chest pass whole floor, only Crowder did see.

Love Amir! Sully, Crowder great hustle!

Sully backs 'em down, Crowder's all muscle ;)

CROWDER FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Smart! Steal! Turner! Buzzer! Cs up 9 end Q3.

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Cs running the floor!

When Olynyk's aggressive, he can score!

Turner stutter step, right to the hoop.

JEREBKO FOR THREE! No trades, keep this group!

Good things happen with Jerebko on the floor.

Cs a 24-4 run. Magic's bench is on the floor.

Solid play Cs Bench, in double figures there are four.

Roxbury's (Uconn's) Napier the only Magic to score.

Sunday Celtics in Orlando, second, home and home!

Cs by 19, streak's 5! Great way to end this poem!

**A-S IT=ALL-STAR ISAIAH THOMAS!

"DO. OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO TRY." ~ Yoda, Star Wars, Edpisode V, The Empire Strikes Back

Whose Celtics were THOSE? I think I know:

The ones who didn't join in the Kobe show.

Matinee today--it's the Nets at the Gahden.

For the Lakers let-down, a New Year's pardon.

To that unspoken plan the Celtics must stick:

Win the home and home (both!)--we've the Nets' pick!

With a tweaked shoulder, out today is RJ.

Smart will be available, not ready for full play.

After three bleak minutes, first score by AB.

Nets an 11-2 open. Crowder to the hoop went he!

Sully and Amir arguing about how to cover Brook--

Someone needs to rotate, take away his open look.

IT FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!

Amir with the jam on the missed shot by AB!

SULLY FOR THREE! Alley-oop Olynyk from IT--

In all the excitement, missing his sneaker is IT!

Both teams 52% shooting, Cs within 2 start Q2.

Love what Amir and IT are able to do.

Left hip contusion, in the locker room--out--AB.

Great pass IT, to an up strong DLee.

On Crowder, on Cs, awful calls! Coast to coast (twice) IT.

Nets dominating the paint. Cs within 1 start Q3.

Crowder! Steal! CROWDER FOR THREE!

Against Lopez Sully is playing better D.

Sully took down Lopez, then with Crowder messed Jack.

Jack and Crowder techs--Sully F1 (surprise! tough hack)!

Crowder steal! Cs' shooting percentage is dropping,

While the crowd's quiet, the Cs the Nets are not stopping.

Appreciating Smart's energy on offense and D!

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Sneaker stuck, Jack hurt his knee.

Cs are slow to the ball. Random T on IT.

Coach Brad ANY scorer is waiting to see.

36% shooting, (somehow) Cs within 10 start Q4.

What is our problem on our home floor?

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Cs alert--score!

Good things happen when Jerebko's on the floor.

Crowd's in! Smart's everywhere! Amir, too!

Cs a 14-5 run. Amazing what Turner can do!

Lopez hardly missing. IT FOR THREE!

Bad calls on Crowder every time he plays D.

Yikes! Cs! Crowder! IT! Crowder--old-fashioned three!

Lopez and Jack (before hurt)--Cs missed AB.

So close (3). Second game in a row not the Cs' day.

Missed shots, missed stops....No more uniforms grey.

"I THINK ANY TIME IS A GOOD TIME FOR A WINNING STREAK." Jonas Jerebko

The Knicks are in town, with 'Melo and Zinger, 7'3.

Cs' balanced offense bothers opponents' D.

Tonight a few minutes from Mahcus Smaht--

His leg may still be sore, but not his heart!

Cs still no DLee. CROWDER FOR THREE!

One of the top Q1 scorers in the League? AB!

Cs a 7-0 run. 'Melo's still tough.

Of the refs' calls I have had enough!

Smart stepped on the floor, went hard to the hoop!

Many missed second, third shots for the Cs group

7 games in a row Cs up after one.

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Cs up 4 end Q1!

A very tight game to start Q2.

Tommy loves Turner's "dance," only he can do.

On the offensive glass, Amir has been great.

IT FOR THREE! Crowd is in it! Never too late.

Big Guys running, Amir with the score,

After grabbing the rebound other end of the floor.

IT behind his back! JEREBKO FOR THREE!

Jerebko "fouling" 'Melo each time JJ plays D??

Cs many contributors--Cs up 10 start Q3!

Crowder's 18-footer a thing of beauty to see.

Crowder's bothering 'Melo! Great block Amir!

Knicks mounting TOs. 3rd foul on Sully unclear.

AB steal, IT to Crowder alley-oop!

CROWDER FOR THREE! Love this Group!

Knicks a 9-2 run, til CROWDER FOR THREE!

Turner scored--crazy! What did we just see?

Olynyk picked up foul number four.

Read Brad's lips, he said more than "what for?"

Crowder coast to coast. Olynyk's 5th foul on a screen??

Against him and Sully some of the worst refs we've seen.

You never know how Turner will (spin and) score.

Smart! Amir tip! Cs up 12 start Q4!

SMART FOR THREE! TURNER FOR THREE! 

Knicks a 9-2 run. Smart, 12 minutes played he.

Remember Ref Maddox, 5th on Jerebko, awful calls--

The blame for that on the other two refs falls.

Knicks look hungrier. Under 5, Sully's first score.

6th on Jerebko? Porzingis flopped to the floor.

Olynyk strong rebounds! Hard to the hoop IT!

Galloway fouled out, holding Olynyk was he.

Cs missing free throws. At the end crazy play.

The heart of ALL these Celtics saved the day!

In the Coach Brad era, 5 games over 500 first time!

Up the Eastern Conference ladder Cs can climb!

Despite scrappy play, our Team got it done.

Welcome back Smart! By 8 THE CELTICS WON!

"R.E.S.P.E.C.T., FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME." Aretha Franklin, Detroit Native

Cs are in Detroit, Amir with the start we'll see.

Smart? Soon? Back injury--on the bus? No DLee.

Coaches/Players deciding who'll carry the load.

In the Association, Cs are third best on the road.

Olynyk, "The Sneaky Dunker," off the Bench he'll play.

Amir sets a defensive tone, that's what Brad did say.

AB is on Jackson (swagger), AB FOR THREE! 

Terrible calls on Crowder, Amir; aggressive Sully we see!

Every trip down the court there's a foul on the Cs.

Cs an 8-1 run. Then 6-0 run (no calls) by the Ps.

Hack-a-Drummond...why should this rule go??

Every NBA player should learn to make a free throw!

Ugh, Blake full court, 6 seconds! Cs up 1 start Q2!

Better job on the defensive glass the Cs must do.

Zeller nice work, Crowder (always) excellent D!

Second-chance opportunities for every P.

LOVE CROWDER, hard to the hoop, great steal by RJ!

Cs' first free throw--under four minutes in Q2 to play. 

AB FOR THREE! Cs a 14-7 run.

Cs up 5 when Q2 was done!

Sully using his size for his fadeaway shot.

AB FOR THREE! Love the hook Amir's got.

RJackson keeps shooting; Crowder coast to coast!

Many skills on our Team, love our chemistry the most!

Jared Sullinger! Thought I'd write his full name

'Cause of his rebounding and hustle in this game!

Turner great pocket passes....OLYNYK FOR THREE! 

Turner spinning in the lane so much fun to see!

On 46% shooting Cs up 15 end Q3!

Ps rookie Johnson on Turner, about 4 fouls had he.

Pistons a 9-0 run, Cs sloppy with the ball

Pistons at the line often on what should be a no-call.

Cs went two minutes without a hoop;

Turner, IT stepped up for the Cs Group.

Drummond is so athletic, double double has he.

Crowder hard to the hoop is always fun to see!

Six Cs in double figures, so far Pistons just two.

Sully's working hard! Love what these Cs can do!

1:11 left, ridiculous foul called on IT, 

While RJackson was shooting a three?

1:01, crazy three C-Pope, Pistons within 5,

Pistons more aggressive, will they survive?

RJackson's flop, three brought them within two,

Lucky, former Piston Jerebko knew what to do!

Good things happen with Jerebko on the floor.

Last seconds Cs zone D, Ps lost the ball, no score.

Finally--at the line IT got it done!

Phew! By 6 THE CELTICS WON!

AROUND THE HORNets

Quick road trip, Cs are in Charlotte tonight.

Big Al's still suspended, Amir's foot's not right.

Sully's in (back's better), with Olynyk will start

Playing one on one, two on two, is Marcus Smart.

Fun to watch--under six feet--KWalker and IT.

Only one will be an All Star? Who will it be?

IT's happy passing and...IT FOR THREE!

Cs a 6-0 run. Sully, full court pass had he!

AB FOR THREE! Refs' calls are iffy--

Brad was on the refs in a jiffy.

IT FOR THREE! Lin stopped Cs' 7-0 run.

Cs up 8 (same as our TOs) end Q1!

DLee hit Kaminsky--neck--didn't mean it;

Refs called a Flagrant One after they had seen it.

RJ FOR THREE! There's a bobble head for his Dad:

RJ won GA State game--fall off his chair Coach Dad had ;)

Cs' TOs continue. Seeing the Zeller Bros "fight."

Both teams shooting woes--no one's shot looks right.

(Big) Guys stopped running, no ball movement--won't do.

Cs a seven-minute drought, Cs up 7 end Q2!

Cs great D. OLYNYK FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

Olynyk with the jam!! Congratulated by each C!

Cs a 12-3 run. IT FOR THREE!

Hansbrough is a Hornet, didn't bother DLee.

Remember Olynyk's DUNK!! Cs up 12 start Q4!

DLee D! Hornets energetic running the floor.

Crowder, third double double in a row--

Working on his shots and rebounding does show!

Career high Kaminsky. Crowd's finally all in.

Many Hornets' points from Harvard grad JLin.

Hornets' bench outscored Cs'. Cs fewer TOs.

IT passing, flying down the floor Olynyk goes!

Cs swept Hornets, by 13 CELTICS WON!

As always, there is still work to be done.

TIMBERRRR....

Timberwolves are in town, playing no back-to-backs KG;

Neither Amir (plantar) nor Sully (back) will the Celtics see.

Crowder's on Wiggins. Injury-plagued Rubio can pass.

First foul on Wiggins--23 seconds, that was fast!

T on Coach Mitchell. Miller on the bench a T.

Coach Brad? KG and Miller are older than he!

AB FOR THREE! IT hard to the hoop,

Steals, running, aggressive energy--Cs group!

CROWDER FOR THREE! Early fouls Olynyk--two.

Three fouls on Zeller. What are these refs trying to do?

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Buzzer! Half-court! RJ FOR THREE!

Cs up 8 end Q1--RJ, cool as a cuke is he.

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Happy to see him score.

Good things happen when Jerebko's on the floor.

Zeller great touch; YOUNG FOR THREE!

OLYNYK FOR THREE! OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Great hustle Crowder, AB, (Bench)!) Olynyk, IT, DLee.

3rd best offensive half this season, Cs up 7 start Q3!

Cs' turnovers mounting. OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Four fouls on Wiggins. OLYNYK FOR THREE!

WOW, AB BLOCK! Cs a 16-2 run.

Seeing the Grousbeck-KG bond will always be fun.

Cs (Olynyk) brilliant shooting, Cs up 20 start Q4!

Chants from the Crowd, begging for KG on the floor.

Hunter steal! (calm) Zeller running the floor! 

Zeller's 100th game as a C, happy to see him score.

Turner a creative spin! Great steal by IT!

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Towns--every rebound gets he.

CROWDER FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

6 Cs in double figures! Sweet. Gino showed up for KG!

In the Gahden third all-time scorer is KG.

Rozier and Mickey, latter back from the League D.

Losing streak is over. CELTICS WON BY FOURTEEN--

KG's one of the best Celtics we've ever seen 🏀