"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 🏀

HAWK-EEESH

The Hawks are in town, game after career high IT.

Too bad Pistons won. "Must win" tonight says each C.

Sloppy starts, both teams, TOs and shots missed.

Two and a half minutes in till the Hawks the rim kissed.

Sully's a great passer, always ready is Amir--

Big Guy running, so glad he is here!

IT FOR THREE! IT FOR THREE!

PACE and SPACE Brad and Fans need to see.

IT blew by Teague. Love Crowder to the rim!

DLee aggressive in the paint, gotta appreciate him.

Cs are concentrating on stopping the Hawks' threes,

Hawks scoring in the paint. Too many TOs by the Cs.

Hawks a 7-0 run. OLYNYK FOR THREE!

In the paint, in a crowd, spin move, DLee.

Hawks 0 for 7 threes. Cs up 6 end Q1.

TURNER FOR THREE! Turner crazy plays--fun!

One year ago today! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, JAE,

When, in the Rondo deal, you came our way (yay)!

Lots of minutes RJ. Both teams TOs galore,

Off which neither team has been able to score.

Cs up 10, Hawks 13-4 run, 3rd foul IT.

Odd game. Cs TOs! Cs up 1 start Q3.

Cs TO, 2 fouls to start Q3,

Crowd is anxious (me, too). Where is AB?

Continuing, Hawks run is 18-4.

Finally Crowder was able to score.

Like I said, love Crowder to the rim!

CROWDER FOR THREE! Gotta love him!

Sully rebounding, rebounding--often in one play.

He just has to get his free throws going his way.

Teague turned his ankle, pulled down his shorts--

So many quirky guys in our major sports ;)

Cs picked up the D! CROWDER FOR THREE!

15 Q points for Crowder! Cs up 2 end Q3.

IT's 4th foul seconds into Q4,

Doesn't stop him from attacking the paint to score.

Turner to Olynyk, alley-oop!

11-2 run by the Hawks group.

IT FOR THREE! His season's second four point play!

RJ FOR THREE! Milsap (vs Olynyk) having his way.

Cs great ball movement. RJ FOR THREE!

Bazemore a technical after RJ's great D.

Good things happen when Jerebko's on the floor.

Turner finding that sweet spot where he can score!

Hawks an 11-2 run, Hawks too many a steal,

On Cs simple handoffs? It's almost unreal.

Hawks pounding Sully. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Crowder double double, having a career night is he!

Hawks pick and rolls--around the hoop there's no C,

Schröder fouled IT shooting a three, made all three.

Crowder fouled out, Hawks' paint points twice the Cs'

It wasn't enough just to stop the Hawks' threes.

28 for Crowder, 29 for IT--

Where were Turner, Olynyk and AB?

After a Q4 6 point lead, Cs were outscored 20-8.

Cs within 8--just the third time lost three straight....

"THE NAME OF THE SONG IS CALLED, UMM, 'FINGERTIPS.'" ~Stevie Wonder, Detroit Native

Cs are in Detroit, second of a back-to-back, 

Stats on these tough (road) games we do not lack.

Keep it on the down low, no basketball gods jinx--

Teams kind of evenly matched--see who first blinks.

Nice start--screen--AB. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Young PG Reggie Jackson's tough; he went to BC.

Cs remembering ball movement! In the paint is IT.

AB FOR THREE! AMIR FOR THREE!

Sully great rebounding, gotta make those free throws.

Marcus Morris is a Piston, Suns broke up the bros.

IT FOR THREE! Enjoying a homecoming is Amir.

From high school, 2005, he was drafted here.

Drummond's first in SIX categories, LAST (!) at the line, 

Needs work. Hack-a-Drummond his career could define.

Winning the rebound battle, Cs up 7 end Q1!

Pistons' rookie Johnson (alone) early Q2 getting it done.

Love DLee in the paint; Turner's creative at the rim;

Young (from Flint) is aggressive, playing D...good for him.

Pistons' bench's offense is better than at the start. 

Hope these cheesy fouls don't make the Cs fall apart.

Must've called Stella, getting his groove back is IT.

Cs an 11-0 run. (IT 7-0). IT FOR THREE!

IT shooting over Drummond. Caldwell-Pope is hot.

Sully needs to work on free throws and his shot.

Drummond from half court (huh?)! Pistons a 19-6 run.

Season low assists, Cs within 3--Q2 was done.

Sully's working hard! Pistons take their largest lead.

Better ball handling, movement, more offense we need!

Pistons a 13-4 run, disorganized seem the Cs.

Pretty good D. NO MORE TURNOVERS PLEASE!

Zeller is in, confidence growing, he'll be fine!

Cs keep sending (the huge) Drummond to the line.

IT's creative, love his shot sky high off the rim.

Joel Anthony's a Piston. Forgot about him.

Good things happen with Jerebko on the floor.

He's playing good D and helping Zeller score!

Cs still winning rebounds. Cs within 2 start Q4!

With IT on the Bench which C can score?

Tolliver, Caldwell-Pope, too many points we see.

Cs encouraging each other. SULLY FOR THREE!

Sully to the hoop! JEREBKO FOR THREE!

Cs a 12-2 run. JEREBKO FOR THREE! 

Terrible call on IT, should have seen Brad.

Sully held him back--he was (rightfully) mad!

Pistons drafted Jerebko, 2005, too--

JEREBKO FOR THREE! (Same as Amir, Who knew?).

Jackson scored Pistons' 12 points in a row.

Brad's furious with ref Kirkland, letting him know.

IT FOR THREE! Season high points (38) IT.

Crowder broke his 12 points streak, tough night had he.

Cs' toughest call, the line IT's foot clips.

And this game sadly slipped through our...umm, fingertips.

"NEVER RUIN AN APOLOGY WITH AN EXCUSE." ~Ben Frankln

ALSO, OUCH!

A lot of "sorry" hoopsters, but I'm thinking of Jae

Who'd like an apology from JR. Cs vs the Cavs today.

Crowder was sucker punched by Smith, so hard in the face

Sprained his ACL--in a body a completely other place!

Olynyk apologized to KLove--"accepted"--long ago.

Feeling grateful not to be part of the Rondo Show.

Iman Shumpert is in, Kyrie not just yet.

Cs were swept in the playoffs and do not forget.

Sully rebounding, beating Mosgov down the floor. 

CROWDER FOR THREE! Cs also inside to score.

Refs are letting 'em play, think they're afraid--

Finally called one of the three LeBaby already made.

AB FOR THREE! Cavs a 6-0 run.

KLove, more than LeBaby, getting it done.

AB FOR THREE! Phew, Jerebko did score--

Good things (still) happen when Jerebko's on the floor.

(First time since Mex City) Cs up 2 end Q1!

Good minutes for Young, almost having fun.

DLee is strong, does what he wants inside.

CROWDER FOR THREE! DLee! Back inside!

Cs great ball movement! CROWDER FOR THREE!

LeBaby's crying to the refs. JR hard foul on IT!

LeBaby gets away with fouling, especially after he cries.

His shoves and flying elbows you can't help but despise.

Crowder's bothering LeBaby, Cs up 6 to start 3!

Cavs a 5-0 run, both teams grabbing, pushing we see.

Tons of energy from our Cs group, 

Just struggling (temporarily?) to make a hoop.

Cavs a 12-0 run, no whistles on LeBaby,

Refs needn't help, he'd still do well...maybe?

Cs errant passes, mistakes galore.

Biggest Problems: need to talk! Who can score?

FINALLY AB to the hoop! AB FOR THREE!

Turner's paint shot! DLee! AB playing great D!

Williams, buzzer, length of the court--(ugh) score.

Cs within 8 to start Q4.

Cavs making threes, finally OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Cavs lead is growing, Crowd's quiet as can be.

Cavs 34-16 run, numbers hard to write.

Williams shaking his wrist, Shumpert doesn't look right.

IT is struggling. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Cs a 6-0 run. Cavs three after three....

LeBaby can't make an outside shot--

Cavs a 7-0 run--a difference it's not.

LeBaby's the best League scorer in Q4.

A chance for Tyler Zeller on the floor.

What happened? Cs stopped moving, feet and ball.

Couldn't find one Celtic to answer the call ;(

Rozier, RJ minutes. JEREBKO FOR THREE!

Cs within 12, lowest points we did see.

Still bleeding Green, don't be blue, 

We know we still have work to do....

"I DO MY BEST WORK WHEN I AM IN PAIN AND TURMOIL." ~Sting

From the Sting of last night's game (ugh), to The Hive,

Cs must swarm together the Hornets to survive.

No Big Al--suspended--three times marijuana had he.

Hornets are second in the East, no one expected to see.

Cs are wearing white unis for this game away,

Hope we do better than when wearing grey.

Sully a "Tommy Hook," Cs first score,

Lots of long-range misses both ends of the floor.

Cs a 9-2 run, on CROWDER FOR THREE.

Kemba and Hornets keep shooting til hoops they see.

Hornets have a Zeller, we (sort of) do, too.

Hornets 11-2 run, Cs within 1 start Q2.

Turner to Olynyk, running the floor, also DLee.

Teams are similar: scoring, few fouls, great D.

Hornets a 9-2 run. Turner to Lee alley-oop!

Lee 15 minutes last night, freshest legs Cs group.

On 35% shooting (Hornets 38), Cs within 4 end Q2.

First team to find its legs will push on through....

CROWDER FOR THREE! Then hard to the rim,

Looking for a C with energy? I bet it on him!

AB FOR THREE! IT FOR THREE! 

AB FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

CROWDER FOR THREE! IT FOR THREE!

Cs a 25-8 run. Struck a pose did IT!

Hornets a 10-2 run, Cs up 4 end Q3.

Hornets rapid scoring. Tough is DLee.

Lin- and Lamb-sanity make for a tie.

AB FOR THREE! Hornets--Walker's their guy.

Crowder to AB and IT give and go!

Cs' communication skills starting to show.

Cs a 9-3 run. Great block Amir! He's a C!

Career high assists (13) IT! 

6.6 left, Cs played zone, one three one, 

In 1.6 seconds Turner got his job done.

Of back-to-backs on the road second night

Cs are 10 and 0. WON BY 5. Heart and Fight!

(I'm still recuperating from last night, 

The disparity in foul calls wasn't right.

In our hearts one thing a Cs Fan knows:

We would've beaten the Dubs if we made our free throws)!