Cs ARE (NOW) NINE-1 ON FEBRUARY 29th!

The Jazz are in town, at home Game Three.

Twisted his ankle, but playing, is AB.

Brad says last Jazz game in the mouth Cs got a punch;

Revenge! Need fewer mistakes from our Green bunch!

Out of shape, then thanks to the trainers, said D. Lee

Got him fit enough to be the best Mav he could be.

Cool: so far two great Mavs games D. Lee had,

Followed by a congrats text from Coach Brad.

A highlight dunk by Brad off a trampoline ;)

Said he didn't want it taped (that was mean)!

Love Amir! Crowder steal. CROWDER FOR THREE! 

Hayward and Mack (Butler) played for Coach B.

Cs one and done every trip down the floor.

Jazz went on a run, 15-4.

Do-Me-No-Favors looks huge. AB FOR THREE!

Great hustle Smart. Crazy shots IT!

Outrebounded (Favors), Cs within 6 start Q2.

Jazz Lyles went off; (yay) see what Mickey can do!

Cs a 9-0 run, Smart, Crowder, Mickey aggressive D.

Utah no travel calls--do the refs not see??

GREAT BLOCK MICKEY! At the buzzer IT!

From down 13, Cs within 3 start Q3.

Cs good ball movement, slick pass by IT,

To a running Amir. Cs energy, better D.

Neto is tough. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Smart great hustle! SMART FOR THREE!

Crowder flex! Good plays Evan Turneround--

Spins, dribbles, blocks...how's his nickname sound?

Jerebko missed bunny ;(  Cs within 1 start Q4.

JEREBKO FOR THREE! Turner to Zeller--score!

SMART! HUSTLE! Well-executed shots AB!

SMART! HUSTLE! Well-executed shot TZ!

Smart four fouls. Back and forth is the lead.

Jazz a 6-0 run. Full 24-second D Cs need.

Sully under the hoop! Wow! Cs running the floor!

CROWDER FOR THREE! What a crazy Q4!

AB BLOCK! AMIR REBOUND! AB...score!

Cs 6 points thirty seconds! Yep, crazy Q4!

CELTICS WON BY 5! This homestand's three and...oh!

Gotta love the Q4 engine that makes our Cs go!

Cs total 11 straight wins at home,

Now I can happily end this poem 🏀

"SOMETIMES SIMPLE IS MORE." ~Evan Turner

Bucks are here. IT's playing with a sore wrist

82 games, he would like none missed.

McDonough said it was a mistake to trade IT--

Reminds me: 'Melo in Green we need not see.

Longest home stand, five in a row,

Who we are as a Team we'll soon know.

WOW! CROWDER! AB--refs took away the THREE!

Foul before the shot is what they did see.

Amir is active, rebounding, scoring the ball.

Cs fast break points! Cs went small.

On 62.5% shooting, Cs up 10 start Q2!

Cs hard to the hoop, dominating the paint, too.

Three quick fouls on Smart, Bucks a 9-0 run

Surprise! Refs' ridiculous calls are no fun.

No headband IT? Sully's hook nice to see.

IT flattened, no call. Cs up 10 start Q3!

Cs fouls: Four Amir, Five Crowder; Smart three.

Does anyone shoot that floater better than IT?

CROWDER FOR (Cs' first) THREE! Then a T.

Cs driving to the hoop. No calls if you're a C.

Five Cs double figures. IT FOR THREE!

Cs up 15 at the end of Q3!

Evan "Turneround" is a money shot--

Love the grit Marcus Smart has got.

Jerebko rebounding! Cs' offense is slow.

Crowder five fouls, off the bench he did go.

What a sight, IT splitting the D, the D,

AB FOR THREE! IT FOR THREE!

Cs three TOs in a row, double-teaming IT,

IT passed behind his head, CROWDER FOR THREE!

Cs ball movement, fast breaks, in the paint...score!

CELTICS WON BY 5 because "...simple is more."

LAND OF 10,000 LAKES AND THE TARGET ARENA

Cs at the T'Wolves, on this road trip Game Three.

Like the last Wolves game, no KG (knee) will we see.

Different skills challenge, hope the victor's IT,

vs Karl-Anthony Towns (hyphenated first name has he).

Tom Brady's Boston condo is free--

Most recent tenant was D. Lee.

CROWDER FOR THREE! Wolves aren't missing.

Sully--offense! Cs' shots off the front rim are kissing.

Smart steal, steal! Wolves an 8-0 run.

K-A Towns playing like Pick # 1.

Crowder, Smart (steals) energetic--Turner, too.

Clear path! From 16, Cs within 8 start Q2.

Wolves bench, Tayshaun Prince is here.

Since Pistons, he's on a new team every year.

Cs a 17-0 run; AB FOR THREE!

(happy in the corner) AB FOR THREE! 

Wolves a 21-4 run. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Close to the end of Q2 finally first shot, IT.

Mickey! Blocks would be great tonight.

Wolves 60+% shooting is tough to fight.

IT FOR THREE! Cs a 5-0 run.

Cs within 6 when Q2 was done.

First shot Amir! AB FOR THREE!

Passing and dribbling from Rubio we see.

Wolves a 10-0 run. Game of runs indeed--

A few more of which the Celtics need.

Cs TOs. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Crowder's our offense--the only C.

Our cable quit ;(  Came back, Cs within 8

Under two minutes--I missed nothing great.

Wolves, five minutes didn't make a shot--

All their points at the line they got.

Career high 27--CROWDER FOR THREE! 

Cs a 17-7 run. Enough will it be?

AB FOR THREE! What a nail-biter!

Smart missed ;(  Every C is a fighter!

So much for winning the second of back-to-back.

Their offense (Towns) was great; size we did lack.

"FAR OUT!" ~John Denver

Cs are in Denver, road game number two--

Brad says "rust" as an excuse will not do.

Gallinari's a Nugget, tho the Celtics tried hard,

Before the deadline to get him on our dance card.

AB's knee's still sore. Cs moving the ball.

Good time for Amir to answer the call!

IT was pounded, an old-fashioned three.

Energetic give and go, Crowder and IT.

IT FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

(great nothing-but-net sound) IT FOR THREE! 

Cs a 29-7 run. SMART FOR THREE!

Some fouls called on Smart are hahd to see.

Cs up 18 to start Q2!

Don't you love watching what Turner can do?

Cs 50-50 balls! AB FOR THREE!

Cs ball movement, simple plays TZ.

Nuggets coming to life. AB FOR THREE!

DJ Augustin just got here, impactful is he.

TURNER FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Cs up 26 briefly, up 15 start Q3!

IT, assists! CROWDER FOR THREE!

Nuggets a 13-3 run. Where's our D?

Smart surprise pull up jumper (copying ET?)!

Amazing in transition to the hoop is IT!

Sully beast mode! Crowder flex! Cs up 13 start Q4!

Turner...stutter step? Save! Creative ways to score!

Turner called for a push off, other bad calls, not cool--

Brad said to the ref, "This is not middle school."

IT FOR THREE! NO call for Smart--then a T??

Refs have lost control. Angry Brad we see!

Cs more fast break points. Great steal IT--

Passed the length of the floor, getting up was AB.

Double double Sully--Cs a 2-10 run--

Maybe trade rumors helping him get it done?

Mickey D League 16 blocks, 48 minutes--best NBA.

With Young, Rozier...he had a chance to play.

BY 20 the CELTICS WON.

So far this trip, one and one!

HASHTAG FAMILY

HASHTAG FAMILY

Clips tweeted #Family, pic of Matias and Blake,

Followed by (equally) funny pics others did take:

A few: Matt Barnes-Derek Fisher, LeBaby-Blatt.

But #Family, Cs made something else of that:

Trade deadline came and went, quiet Ainge--

To tear apart our "Family" nothing was in range. 

HOORAY.

LET US PLAY....

Cs are in Utah, for the Jazz it's back-to-back,

(Always) energized Cs, no motivation will we lack.

A year ago today--the 2:58pm arrival of IT!

Olynyk out 3 weeks, shoulder; waived is D. Lee.

AB FOR THREE! Jazz score late in the clock.

Gobert, the "Stifle Tower"--this team can block.

Crowder! Steal! Amir to the hoop! Steal! AB!

Great pass to Crowder, length of the floor, IT.

TURNER FOR THREE! Have more threes, Jazz do.

Jazz 8 TOs (Cs 0!), Cs within 2 start Q2.

Cs front-rimming shots, rust from the ASB?

Cs being out-rebounded. SMART FOR THREE! 

AB FOR THREE! For the Jazz (Neto) raining threes.

Better ball movement when small go the Cs.

11-3 Jazz TOs, Cs within 5 start Q3.

Cs three quick fouls, frustration, Amir a T.

IT FOR THREE! IT FOR THREE! 

Good work Zeller. Sully, aggressive is he.

Jazz a 10-0 run. Cs getting no loose balls.

Cs still look sluggish, can't blame the calls.

Cs 35% shooting (vs 50), within 11 start Q4.

AB hard to the hoop, only way to score!

Jazz missing free throws. Cs need more D.

Hayward's having a game. Cs have mostly IT.

Gobert strutted--easy dunk. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Each time Jazz to the hoop--score, fouled by a C.

Creative dribbling Turner. The Cs' night it is not.

D is porous. Still no quit. No one can find his shot.

Minutes Hunter, Young, Mickey, Rozier, too--

With Zeller (nice D Mickey), see what they can do.

Around 80 free throws, neither team had fun.

Cs within 18 when this (awful) game was done.

Cool/Weird: one year for the Jazz Crowder's Dad did play.

(Huh?) Jazz gave Jae his Dad's 20 year old shoes today!

Not much from this game can we take.

Obviously too long is the All Star Break!

YOU MUST BE KIDDing!

Cs in Milwaukee, there and back in one day.

Dealing with a high ankle sprain--gallantly--is Jae.

Kidd is shaking up their roster, it hasn't been right:

Monroe and Carter-Williams off their bench tonight.

Kidd's changes are to help the Bucks make threes,

Spread the floor...basically play like the Cs.

East player of the week, bday boy A-S IT.

Great games (paint!), working with McCarty, is TZ.

Grande in for Gorman, not sure I can adjust--

Take a break now and then I guess he must.

(Hold The) Mayo and Plumlee with the start.

Spelling A.N.T.E.T.O.K.O.U.N.M.P.O. (Giannis)--there, 

                           I've done my part!

Cs, turnovers and steals, Bucks not much D.

Outlet passes to and from each C!

AB FOR THREE! Three fouls (bad calls) on Amir.

Amir running the floor, Brad's brave leaving him here.

Zeller running hard, some D. Bucks an 8-2 run.

Cs up 4 (from up 10) to end Q1.

Bucks now a 14-4 run (tie). Smart on MC-W good D.

Turner behind his back to Jerebko--fun to see!

JEREBKO FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!

Smart, a shot in the face (Turner!)--tough is he.

AB FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!

Inconsistent play both teams. Cs up 1 start Q3.

CROWDER FOR THREE! Bucks a 14-4 run.

Of the teams on the floor, Bucks the energetic one.

Olynyk steal! He's trying to keep the Cs in it.

Monroe, MC-W dominating. How can the Cs win it?

25-10 now the Bucks run. Double foul the call.

Silly, all that means is interrupt play, jump ball.

SO. MANY. TURNOVERS. So little D.

Cs within 19 (Monroe , buzzer)--frightening Q3.

AB FOR THREE! 19-point comeback not had

(15 the most), all the games played under Brad.

AB FOR THREE! OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Cs a 12-2 run, Cs playing more D.

Cs aggressive! Confident! Cs moving the ball.

Cs 19-5 run. Cs' shots starting to fall!

CROWDER FOR THREE! It'S A TIE!

Monroe ran the clock down, two...CRY!

Shoved by Bayless, into the stands Olynyk goes.

ONE SECOND left, OLYNYK-2 free throws.

One second left, foul committed by AB??

Ugh, Cs within 1 (from 19), no overtime we'll see.

THRONE FOR A HOOP!

THRONE FOR A HOOP!

The Kings are in town, that means Rondo is back.

How long does Karl have before a coach they lack?

Cs 6-game home win streak, best--era of Brad.

'Cause best chemistry, heart in a while we've had!

Brad said little end Cavs game, Brad was stoic at...buzzzz,

Waiting to find out if a winning AB THREE it was.

Worth wrecking this poem's rhythm--Boston: Cs' cars 

                      were snowed in.

Brad, finally smiling: "...great cleaning snow off your car 

                      when the shot goes in?"

Rondo's had triple dubs, leading the League in assists,

But let's admit in Boston his presence's not missed.

AB FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

DMC crying for a foul every shot takes he.

On the offensive glass (well, both), gotta admire Amir!

Have we discussed (today) we're happy he's here?

SULLY FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!

The complaining continues, on DMC a T.

A-S IT, a thing of beauty, coast to coast--

Then he greets the crowd like he's the host ;)

Amir (always quiet) diving! SMART FOR THREE!

Crowder steal! Cs playing great D!

OLYNYK FOR THREE! OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Cs must guard Casspi, easily to the hoop goes he.

Highest first Q1 in the League, today's Cs' Q1.

Kings good shooting. Cs up 9 when it was done.

Great sign: Cs high assists. SMART FOR THREE! 

Turner dribbling, spinning...scoring!! Great to see.

Good for Zeller! Up softly, rolling to the hoop.

AB FOR THREE! Smart to Sully (wow), alley-oop!

Cs a 9-0 run. Sully (17 points) great playin'!

SETH Curry for three, familial? Just sayin'.

With a 74-point half (many TOs), Cs up 16 start Q3!

A-S IT FOR THREE! Tough foul on A-S IT, number three.

Chuck Cooper, first NBA black drafted, BY THE Cs.

Cs wearing his shirt, Cooper's son this did please.

Kings keep scoring. Coming alive is DMC.

Cs at the line only five times, none Q2 or Q3.

From 21 up, more TOs, Cs up 8 start Q4!

Gotta cover Belinelli, we forgot he can score.

Here we go again--phantom foul on Smart, 

Seems especially Q4s, REFS wanna take part.

Great block, steady Zeller! AB FOR THREE!

Huh? For 32 minutes, no fouls called for a C.

AB FOR THREE! Crowder to Turner, down the floor!

Turner great strip! Zeller to the hoop...score.

Rondo shoved Crowder--"travel" is the call?

For Crowder to get a call, he has to fall?

Kings keep scoring. (phew) A-S IT FOR THREE! 

Cousins, Sully tangled up. Crowder from A-S IT!

Tho in grey unis, this game CELTICS WON!

BY 9 points when Q4 was done!

After this game, will George Karl be dethroned?

The biggest problem is by whom the Kings are owned....

"IT'S THE BIGGEST GAME JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE NEXT GAME." ~Isaiah Thomas, on THIS game

 "IT'S THE BIGGEST GAME JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE NEXT GAME."  ~Isaiah Thomas, on THIS game

Cs are in Cleveland. Cavs are all abuzz--

Against the Hornets, an awful game that was.

A-S IT has always had trouble, home and here,

Worst performances are vs Cavs throughout his career.

Cavs a 14-2 start with Smith and Love's threes.

Every time toward our hoop calls against the Cs.

Two quick fouls A-S IT, then one was taken away (?).

AB FOR THREE! Love watching Smart play!

Cs turnovers galore. Crowd's booing Olynyk each touch.

Hope that doesn't distract him--and the Cs--too much.

Tweaked ankle A-S IT,

To the locker room went he ;(

SMART FOR THREE! Cs within 12 start Q2.

A-S IT hurt, sloppy TOs, could have been worse--phew.

AB FOR THREE! Cs a 12-2 run--

Cs' ball movement, assists, A-S IT (ok) get it done.

Great confidence Zeller! Love knocked HIMSELF down--

Call on Crowder? Cs, hard to settle down.

Cavs stopped moving the ball, LeBaby looking to pass,

Cs running the floor, swarming D, en masse!

From 15 down, Cs pull within 6 start Q3.

Cs continued 16-4 run. Glad Amir is a C!

Cavs 0 for 10. Cs LEAD, on AB FOR THREE!

Sully's fadeaway! Thompson not enough D.

Three tries for Crowder, couldn't make the hoop.

LeBaby always gets the call--how low the refs stoop.

Cavs a 7-0 run. A-S IT called for a T (?).

JR stayed hot. Mosgov a huge guy is he.

Crowder seems hobbled. Olynyk's still booed.

Cavs a 12-2 run. Love's an annoying dude.

Irving never misses. Smart coast to coast!

What heart! Of his talents he makes the most!

Love skidded, looks like he hurt his right knee.

I could watch all day Smart on LeBaby playing D.

Just 1 TO, Cs within 8 start Q4.

Jefferson plays the same, 15th year on the floor.

Love, thigh bruise. Turner great stop and go!

Thompson and Irving lock arms--refs say no.

A-S IT FOR THREE! Back and forth lead.

Zeller providing offense the Celtics need!

LeBaby Tebow-ing, hard hit from the Swede;

So it happens when you go with that speed.

A foul on LeBaby??? No one call believe the call!

Smart can--he's the one who took the fall!

Excellent communication among our guys

(Amazing they can hear over the Cavs' whiny cries).

Crowd boos. Cs 25-9 (11-2) run.

Crowder playing LeBaby can't be fun.

Oops, JR fouled Turner, a miss and a make

(To win this game a miracle it would take)!

For his first basket, CROWDER FOR THREE!

Celtics ball! SMART, AMAZING IS HE!

CELTICS WON BY 1 on AB FOR THREE!

WHAT A NIGHT TO BE A C.

CELTICS HOORAH!

"A PISTON TELLS A STORY ABOUT THE ENGINE IN WHICH IT RESIDES." ~October 2014 issue of Car and Driver

Pistons in the Gahden, TB...Wednesday tonight!

Pistons wearing "Bad Boy" Hats. Ready to fight?

Agree with Coach SVG, we have A-S IT, depth, great D.

All Star vs All Star! Funny (visual), Drummond vs IT.

Sully on Drummond, tough all over the floor.

Jackson's NOT an All Star--he'll want to score!

Finally AB FOR THREE! Ever-improving Amir.

Cs are going at Drummond, because he's...here.

How does he make those shots? A-S IT!

Jerebko to the hoop right through their D!

SMART FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE! BEEEEP**....

Cs, 11-point lead end Q1 they hope to keep!

AB hard to the bucket, has he given up threes?

Too many missed 50-50 balls by the Cs.

SMART FOR THREE! Olynyk running the floor,

On an amazing pass from Turner he did score!

Love to watch Turner! He MUST remain a C!

Caldwell-Pope slipped, hurt--hate to see.

"Rebounding so beautiful...look like me, bro"

Said Turner when an Amir play they did show ;)

Ball movement! Steals! Assists! Energetic! Every C!

A-S IT FOR THREE! BEEEEP**....Cs up 20 start Q3!

A-S IT FOR THREE! Cs in the paint!

Scoring because there the Pistons ain't.

Looking like Danny DeVito is Coach SVG.

Pistons making three after three after three....

Tommy says, "Go to the hoop, make 'em play D.

Don't give 'em confidence when you miss the three!"

A-S IT jumped over a body! What did Turner do?

Twisted, spun around, scored, off his shoe!

Smart crazy steal! Cs up 18 start Q4!

TURNER!! AB's been scoring back door.

Good things happen with Jerebko on the floor.

Drummond blocked Turner's shot to Row 24.

Crowder's always pounded. Ugh! Did he hurt his knee?

Zeller blocks, rebounds, score...great to see.

Drummond's making free throws, one game missed 23.

Pistons gaining on us Q4, what happened to our D??

Love A-S IT so often fouled, flying to the hoop--

Setting an example for the rest of our group?

Foul call, lying on the ground, on Marcus Smart.

To the refs he's not afraid to show his aching heart.

Smart and Baynes jawin', we need no T!

Cs somehow maintaining composure. SMART FOR THREE!

These refs are a joke, getting an earful from Brad,

So many atrocious calls the Cs have had!

CELTICS WON BY 7 (series tied), not easy to do,

As we played the Pistons, and the refs, too!

**how do you spell the sound the buzzer makes?

(Love how Turner to the hoop the ball he takes)! 🏀

KNICK AT NITE

Cs at Knicks, (phew) Crowder is in

Tho against Orlando he bruised his shin.

Need to fix: January--3 poorest games on D

It was each man for himself shooting the three.

Lopez the only Knick starting every game this season

(I mention this for no particular reason).

Knicks (Afflalo) a 9-0 run start.

Finally A-S IT (once) took their D apart.

Crowder took Melo's elbow right in the chin.

T on DFish. Flagrant One. Cs back in....

Cs a 9-0 run, ball movement, better D.

High-pick-and-roll-Turner I love to see!

Three quick fouls on Olynyk. What a charge Smart!

Quite a night for Afflalo. Cs a sluggish start.

With the Bench, despite fouls, Olynyk's on the floor.

Behind the back, dribbling around, Turner! Score!

On 33% shooting, Cs within 1 end Q1.

Zeller hoops! Smart steal! Cs a 14-2 run!

Vujacic a spark. Knicks a 7-0 run.

Melo, Porzingis pounding Crowder--not fun.

Cs 0 for 13 threes, out-rebounded, buzzer--AB!

A-S IT splitting D, Cs within 2 start Q3.

Lopez is huge! At last, CROWDER FOR THREE!

CROWDER FOR THREE! A-S IT FOR THREE!

Make-up flagrant for Melo, against Amir--

Why the refs' reviews take so long is unclear!

Inconsistent calls complaint got A-S IT a T!

Players get chippy when terrible calls they see!

Turner to Zeller, length of the floor.

Open again, confident Zeller did score!

Turner's creative! Phantom (4th) call on Crowder!

Love that Brad shouted at the refs a little louder.

Cs up 5 to start Q4.

Happy to see Zeller on the floor!

Cs an 8-0 run, great block and D AB!

AB setting the Pace, OLYNYK FOR THREE!

Knicks a 7-0 run. Turner hoop, hoop, hoop....

Great production from the Cs' Bench Group.

Five fouls on Melo. Olynyk length of the floor.

Zeller's playing D and adding to the score!

Melo fouled out. CELTICS WON BY 8.

A rhythm-less game (boo refs), Zeller was great!

Invite Olynyk to AS Threes, Toronto's his home!

Cs' streaking...good way to end this poem.