Sunday, March 3, 2019

THE ROCKETEARs

Rockets at the Gahden, been a few years
Since Smart drew Harden fouls, to Crowd Cheers!
And YES Smart should be on the All-NBA Team, D!
Cs, same Starters! First game scorer? Kyrie!

Smart, early D! Horford! Tatum! Cs, TOs.
CP3, always annoying, intercepting Cs’ throws.
Who’s got Capela?? Rockets, 10-0 run.
Horford! Tatum! Eric Gordon having too much fun.

BUN-LESS BAYNES IS BACK! KYRIE FOR THREE! 
On Harden, EVERY play, WHERE IS OUR D??
In the Paint, 
Cs Ain’t.

Baynes, FTs! Brown, steal! Cs, physical play!
Athletic Brown! Cs, 6-0 run! Gonna be a long day.
Rockets, 4 steals, 10 points: Cs within 10 end Q1. 
Umm, Hayward? Horford! Rozier! Cs must run!

Morris...T?? Brown! Rozier! Morris, steal!
Harden, Gordon, Tucker threes. Cs D (?) unreal.
Rockets, 11-1 run. Kyrie! Awful call on Rozier.
End Q2, Cs within 22, what’s going on here?

Gordon, Harden, rollin’. KYRIE FOR THREE!
CP3, foul 4. Kyrie vs Rockets, on O and D.
HORFORD FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!
Gordon, career high threes. ALL Cs, career low, D?

Smart! Horford (yell)! Smart, hard to the floor,
Cs, FTs! Rockets starters most of their score.
SMART FOR THREE! KYRIE FOR THREE!
Needn’t touch Harden, just look at him-auto FT.

Hayward score, phew. SMART FOR THREE! 
Cs, TOs. Cs from within 15 to within 22 end Q3.
Cs, poor shot selection, “poor-ous” D.
TATUM FOR THREE! Brown! Hayward! Cs, some D!

Harden, foul 4. Cs, 18-6 run, benched Morris, Kyrie!
Theis! Tatum! Brown! Cs playing with Energy!
Cs BENCH! Harden, foul 5. Tatum! Smart! 
Horford! Brown! S’long, Harden! Cs Show Heart!

Buzzer to Buzzer, for the Cs, ugly ride:
Until Q4, Finally  some Rhythm. Celtics...Pride ;(
(always) CELTICS HOORAH!
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Friday, March 1, 2019

“THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.” ~L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Wiz at the Gahden, no lineup change to start.
No Baynes-got a haircut: no bun, no double part ;)
KYRIE FOR THREE! Smart, steal-second score!
Horford! Tatum, + D! Cs talking on the floor!!

Horford!  MORRIS SR FOR THREE! Morris, D!
Jeff Green. 7 teams, 5 since he was a C.
Almost 6 minutes before Wiz first FG, just FTs.
Beauty: Kyrie to Horford! Now these are our Cs!

Tatum, steal! Athletic Brown! Kyrie to Theis!
Kyrie ASSISTing, with his teammates playing nice ;)
Wiz, 7-0 run. THEIS FOR THREE! Theis, jam-
Particularly impressive on overhead cam!

Cs 52% shooting (vs 30), Cs up 10 end Q1.
Wiz, within single digits-how was that done?
Theis, block! Morris, jam-then yelled at the ball 😂
SMART FOR THREE! Rozier-want his shots to fall.

MORRIS SR FOR THREE! Who’s got Beal? 
“This is stupidity in action.” said Tommy, for real!
Horford! KYRIE FOR THREE! Tatum! Cs, 5-0 run!
Cs, awful second Qs. Cs up 4 when this Q2 is done!

Kyrie! Kyrie to Morris! Tatum! SMART FOR THREE!
Smart, smart D! Horford! Somehow...Kyrie!
Tied for 6th, threes (McCarty): SMART FOR THREE!
Kyrie! Horford! Tatum! MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Morris! Hayward: no shots, few passes, little D ;(
Efficient Theis! Wiz confident. Cs up 1 end Q3.
Fast break points killin’ us. BROWN FOR THREE! 
Tatum! Theis! Beal, major travel. Refs didn’t see??

Brown! Rozier, steal! steal! Cs-at last!-good D!
Cs, 14-2  run! Tatum ties career steals, 5! Bench, D!
Athletic Brown, hustle! Kyrie, foul 5. Smart (yep), D!
SMART FOR THREE! Smart, jam! A Leader is He!

7 Cs, double figs! Phew, GREEN Team WINS!
+11! Horford, high! (no jinx) Our WIN Streak Begins!
CELTICS HOORAH!
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

UGH, CANADA

Cs in Toronto; Baynes, day-to-day. Wanamaker’s ill.
Thought Brad would add him-soon he will?
Kyrie, first score! Horford! Smart, foul 1. 
Hmm, lots o’ Kawhi, Smart playin’ one on one.

Horford/Kyrie, fantastic two man game!
Tatum! Cs, 6-0 run! Ugh. Did Smart pull up lame?
Morris, hit hard! Tough call, Smart, foul 2.
TATUM FOR THREE! Tatum/Brown, talented two!

Theis! Tatum! Brown! KYRIE FOR THREE!
Hayward (yay)! Smart-1st in steals, East, is he!
Cs 52% shooting (vs 46), Cs up 2 end Q1!
Rozier, hustle, on Lowry! Rapts, threes...18-0 run.

Brown, foul 3. RW III, score! Sigh. Whaddup, Cs?
Fumbled passes, miscommunications, missed FTs.
Rapts, 29-7 run. Cs need to calm down! Kyrie! 
Morris! SO. MANY. TOs. Overanxious Cs. Tatum, T.

Awful, Rapts 36-13 run, Cs within 21 start Q3.
Tatum! Smart, steal! Morris! SMART FOR THREE!
Less. Hero. Ball. MORRIS SR FOR THREE! 
Old-fashioned 4! Horford! Smart, foul 3.

TATUM! Rapts three-ing again. Brown, D!
Kawhi drawing fouls. Practice that, does he?
Cs, TOs. Rapts, 17-6 run. It’s a game of runs, true-
Shouldn’t be by just one team, should be by two 😧

Rozier! Yikes: Cs within 27 start Q4.
Brown! Cs’ Stats, frightening. My eyeballs are sore.
Brown! Ball Movement. OJELEYE FOR THREE!
Rozier➡️Hayward alley-oop. Ojeleye good to see!

Rozier! RW III, D! Dabu! ROZIER FOR THREE!
Brown, foul 5. Time for deep reflection, every C.
Tonight, Rapts’ turn for their game to explode.
Neither team’s beaten the other on the road.


After a game like this, Fans’ spirits are sunken-
Should the Cs run on somethin’ other than Dunkin?
No Rhythm, No Energy, No Excuses, Out of Rhyme.
Cs need TEAMwork before we’re out of time....
(still) CELTICS HOORAH!
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Saturday, February 23, 2019

ROAD KILL

Cs in Chicago, Hayward’s back, Baynes is not.
Kyrie, good D! Morris to Tatum, first shot!
TATUM FOR THREE! Tatum...all the 7-0 run!
Smart. Instincts. D! Horford! Bulls, 6-0 run.

Morris! More Horford! KYRIE FOR THREE!
Cs, 9-2 run! Tatum! Lopez-spin move has he??
Horford, jump hook! Theis! ROZIER FOR THREE!
Cs up 5 end Q1! Horford 5 for 5! No TOs by any C!

Bulls, 16-5 run, lead. Bulls have picked up the pace.
Bulls Coach Boylen, T. Intense, bright red face.
Brown! Ugh, Bulls bench. Back in: Smart, Kyrie.
Tatum! Kyrie, foul 2. Cs, careless, slow on D.

Morris, phew! Kyrie! Tatum, block! How, Kyrie?!
Horford! Kyrie, steal! Ugly Q. KYRIE FOR THREE! 
Smart-360, so close ;) Little from Hayward we see.
Smart, steal! No focus-huh?-Cs within 13 start Q3.

Kyrie! Lavine doesn’t miss. Kyrie, foul 3.
Morris! Horford! HORFORD FOR THREE! 
Kyrie! Theis! Athletic Brown: steal, score! Theis, D!
More Athletic Brown! Energized Cs! Theis...D!

BROWN FOR THREE! Hayward! Cs, 19-6 run
On HAYWARD FOR THREE! This is more fun.
From 25 down, Cs within 13 end Q3.
Theis! Hayward, banged knee. Brown, great D! 

KYRIE FOR THREE! Cs, 24-7 run! Bulls, 6-0 run.
BROWN FOR THREE! Horford, dunk! Some fun!
Smart, amazing passes! Horford! Kyrie!
Who’s got Lavine? Smart! Horford! Kyrie!

Career highs, Lavine, Markkanen. More Kyrie!
Awful call on Smart. Kyrie! Smart, jam! NEED D!
Markkanen and Lavine-each perfected his shot.
Bulls had nothing to lose and so they did not....
(still) CELTICS HOORAH!
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Thursday, February 21, 2019

“WE’RE GONNA SEE WHAT WE’RE MADE OF OVER THIS STRETCH.” ~Brad Stevens [for better or...]


Cs in Milwaukee, no Hayward (other ankle) tonight-
Hurt vs Semi (great play)-not bad, but not right.
Baynes expected back in a week or so.
RJ called from the G-League, ready to go!

Crowd in Milwaukee, extra loud cheers-
First time they lead the NBA in 48 years.
Horford (third tip), Tatum, first, second Cs score! 
Morris! Kyrie! Teams, no rhythm yet, on the floor.

MORRIS SR FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!
Cs, 17-6 run! Theis! Bucks, 8-0 run. Smart, D!
Terrible call on Theis. V.P. (!) BROWN FOR THREE! 
Rozier, steal! Cs, D! OJELEYE FOR THREE! 

Intense, choppy game, Cs up 2 end Q1!
Horford! Rozier, block! Bucks, lead...less fun.
Athletic Brown! HORFORD FOR THREE!
Rozier! Horford, block! More Athletic Brown we see!

Rozier! Ojeleye, D! Bucks making threes.
WOW: Tatum rebounded left, jammed right-geez ;)
Horford, rebounds! (HOLY) BROWN FOR THREE!
(also) HOLY HORFORD! MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Cs (7 steals, 5 blocks), within 6 start Q3.
Second half, more from Kyrie we must see.
Horford! Cs, D! (phew) Kyrie-offense found?
Tatum! Horford, Season High-Rebound!

HORFORD➡️SMART, Spectacular Alley-Oop!
KYRIE FOR THREE! Giannis vs whole Cs Group.
Cs, Ball Movement: MORRIS SR FOR THREE!
Wild atmosphere! KYRIE FOR THREE! 

Kyrie! Brown, steal! dunk! Cs within 4 end Q3.
Tatum! Clock: BROWN FOR THREE! Cs need D!
Horford! Tatum! Smart, D! KYRIE FOR THREE!
no call? TATUM FOR THREE! bad call, Smart, D.

Tatum! Horford! Cs, D! KYRIE FOR THREE!
Cs, 13-4 run! Kyrie! HOLY, HORFORD FOR THREE!
Lead changes. Kyrie! I LOVE Smart and his D!
No foul for Morris, furious was he....

Celtics within 1
Heartbreak when it’s done ;(
(still) CELTICS HOORAH!
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

“IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING.” ~Gilda Radner, Detroit Native

Pistons at the Gahden, no Kyrie, Baynes, RW III, Rozier-
Unusual rhyme: from the Maine Red Claws P.J. Dozier.
Smart, Tatum, Horford, Morris, Hayward start-
HORFORD FOR THREE! Managed minutes? T? All heart!

Hayward, hustle! Drummond’s still huge. Pistons, 12-0 run.
Wanamaker, early. Hayward! Pistons not missing...less fun.
HORFORD FOR THREE! Brown! WANAMAKER FOR THREE!
Ojeleye! Cs, 10-0 run! Cs within 1 end Q1, 2nd of B2B!

Tatum, D! Brown! Cs, Ball Movement! TATUM FOR THREE!
Not a Zaza fan. Athletic Brown!  OJELEYE  FOR THREE! 
Tatum➡️Theis, alley-oop! Touching the ball, every C!
Ojeleye, major jam-wow!-on another missed Smart three.

Smart-smarter-hard to the hoop! 4 min. left Q2, Cs 1st FT.
Terrible calls, young ref. Hayward coast to coast! Great to see!
Morris, D! Horford, steal! Athletic Brown! Drummond whinin’-
Too bad: that plus his flopping, missing FTs, his play definin’.

Odd rhythm. Drummond, foul 3. Cs, 18-0 run! Cs up 5 start Q3!
One of our best recent Q3 starts: HAYWARD FOR THREE!
Tatum! The O-fors (20) are over (no jinx): SMART FOR THREE!
Morris! HOLY HORFORD! Smart, steal-wild man D! 😂

Cs outrebounding! TATUM FOR THREE! Tatum, foul 2.
Young ref....Drummond sent himself flying, Theis, T??
Personal foul on Drummond (4). Huh? How do Cs play D??
Young ref again...Smart. Again: SMART FOR THREE!

Athletic Brown! NEW STREAK (?): SMART FOR THREE!
Speaking of which-at the Gahden!-SMART FOR THREE!
Cs Ball Movement! TATUM FOR THREE! Smart, passes, D!
Smart, buzzer-from the floor! Cs up 19 end Q3!

HOLY HORFORD! Athletic Brown, steal!
THESE are our Celtics playin’ for real ;)
BROWN FOR THREE! Tatum, hustle! Ojeleye, Big D!
Horford, dub dub. Theis, inspired dunk had he!

Silly FT discrepancy-hmm, Tommy might have said so ;)
Smart, foul 4. Young ref. Cs sloppy, TOs, reactions are slow....
Pistons 20-2 run. Geez. (phew) HORFORD FOR THREE!
Horford, motivating teammates, “keep playing!” said he.

MORRIS FOR THREE! Horford fouled BG who hit the floor-
Flagrant 1. Do the Pistons just flop when they can’t score?
Hayward, rebounds! Cs, FTs!! Beautiful: Morris over BG!
CELTICS WON BY 8-end was tighter than it should be 😅

but FUN
we WON!
CELTICS HOORAH!
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