SEASON 71, EPISODE 1

...starring Amir, Jae, Horford, IT, and AB
(Too bad no longer RJ Hunter we'll see).
We drafted Gerald Green, now he's back, like new;
He has a Shamrock cut into his hair--aerial view!

"To win a championship, this is the place for me,"
Said Al Horford! He is a quintessential C!
Arms crossed--united--like the '60-'61 Cs,
Nets' arms linked, no players taking knees....

Thank you, Fans...thank you (sweetly), said Marcus Smart
Who, unlike Rondo, spoke to US from his heart.
Cs great ball movement! HORFORD FOR THREE!
Nets' Bogdanovich alone scoring. CROWDER FOR THREE!

Jaylen, 6th man? AB FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Jaylen has ups, scary for the opponent to see!
Gotta love Amir! Jerebko and Green--what fun!
On 50% shooting (phew), Cs up 2 end Q1!

Confident Green, off the pick! ROZIER FOR THREE!
Zeller's consistent, great hands, that's why he's a C.
Hustling Jerebko! Green! Wow! GREEN FOR THREE!
Horford great blocks! Trips to the line for IT!

Cs great chemistry; more D!! Cs up 6 start Q3!
Crowder flew down the court, great pass from IT!
AB FOR THREE! Terrible flagrant called on Amir--
He was knocked down first...of course Scola was near.

IT FOR THREE! CROWDER FOR THREE!
Lin keeps answering, annoying is he.
Crowder steal! IT off picks. IT FOR THREE!
IT, Crowder high scorers, Cs up 16 end Q3.

ROZIER FOR THREE! AB FOR THREE!
Scola smacked Amir, Jerebko (same play)--a punk is he.
Yikes, Nets went on a 15-2 run,
Cs forgot! Thought the game was done!

HOLY 🏀! I must confess:
The end of this game was a painful mess!
The refs, the players...suddenly less fun.
Work to do! Cs up 5 when the agony was done!

(exc. closing Q4) Watching this game there's every reason
To think the Celtics will have a glorious season!
It's been years since we did see,
The Celtics (vs Bulls) lead off TNT!