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!

🏀 ☘️

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!

🏀 ☘️

“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!

🏀 ☘️

“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!

🏀 ☘️

“JUST PLAY. HAVE FUN. ENJOY THE GAME.” ~Michael Jordan

Celtics in Philly, no Baynes; Rozier in for Kyrie-

One more game (B2B) vs Detroit, before the ASB.

Crowd yelled “sucks” after the intro of each C ;)

Oh, and Happy 85th, Bill Russell, true Legend is he! 🎂

Horford, first score! Horford, block-Embiid, more so.

Smart! Morris! Horford, terrible call-rare anger did show:

Horford, T. Passionate Morris...by example he can lead!

More Horford-blocks, shots! Aggressive Tatum we need!

Boban’s huge! Morris! Theis! Ahh, HAYWARD FOR THREE!

THEIS FOR THREE! HAYWARD FOR THREE! 

Athletic Brown! Cs, D! Cs up 5 end Q1!

Horford! HAYWARD FOR THREE! HE’s having FUN!

Tatum! Hayward, steal! “Deflections” ought to be a stat.

Tatum! Smart! Butler, jam/tip-could do without that.

Patient Horford! MORRIS SR FOR THREE! Morris, great D!

HORFORD FOR THREE! Tatum! Cs up 6 start Q3!

Sixers, 9-0 run. Smart! Cs, huddling, taking blame-

Tatum, Spin, Jam! Cs Teammates enjoying this game!

Crowd.

Loud.

Phew, Horford! Hayward! Theis! Smart, D!

HOLY HORFORD! HAYWARD FOR THREE!

Cs, 17-2 run on HORFORD FOR THREE!

Ol’ Hayward (hope)! HORFORD FOR THREE! 

Tough night Rozier, both ends of the floor.

Ugh, Butler, buzzer. Cs up 3 start Q4!

Hayward! Brown! Horford➡️Morris, alley-oop!

Rozier (yay)! Morris! Ball Movement, D, by our Cs Group!

Happy for him-and us: HAYWARD FOR THREE!

Brown! Ugh, Embiid, finally connecting-relieved is he.

Smart hit the floor hard-foul frustrated Redick, T.

TATUM FOR THREE! Cs cheering! ROZIER FOR THREE!

Physical game. Tatum, elevatin’! Monster Embiid.

Sixers, 7-0 run for a one point lead.

Tatum, rebounds! From Morris, HAYWARD FOR THREE! 

Smart! Hayward, tough TO. In 14 minutes, 1st by a C.

Horford, incredible D! Smart, extra hard to the hoop!

Horford, FTs! Tatum, FTS! WON BY 3 OUR CELTICS GROUP! 

What a game! Back to ol’ Celtics Ball

And a FUN time was had by all!

On potential Cs additions, my comments are brief:

Need mo’ Mo’ Brothers-let’s go get (cleared to play) Keef!

CELTICS HOORAH!

🏀 ☘️

RONDO STILL CALLS BOSTON HOME (spoiler alert: oh, great)

LAkers at the Gahden, in the House is KG

Saw new facility, wearing a Cs (!) Rondo shirt is he!

Kyrie, first Cs score! Tatum! Did he flex at McGee? 😂

Morris in, Baynes out thru ASB. SMART FOR THREE!

Horford, steal from LeBaby! SMART FOR THREE!

Brown! Hayward, Dunk (hooray)! ROZIER FOR THREE!Athletic Brown, steal! Weird rhythm. Cs up 6 start Q2!

Remember how inspired Rondo was by any BOOOO? 

ROZIER FOR THREE! Tatum! Rondo making threes?

ROZIER FOR THREE! Cs, last in League getting FTs.

TATUM FOR THREE! Way outside: THEIS FOR THREE!

Athletic Brown, Jam! Block! BROWN FOR THREE!

Cs, 10-0 run! Tatum➡️Brown, alley-oop! 

No Cs Trades today! I love this Group!

LAkers 10-0 run, League-fastbreak points they’re #3.

Yikes, Cs jacking up threes...HORFORD FOR THREE!

Cs, four Guys double figs! Bench! Cs up 9 start Q3!

LAkers run, few TOs. Tatum! Drawing fouls, Kyrie!

LeBaby-whining-foul 3. Very Physical Game.

Mark Albert messes up almost every other name.

Horford! Kuzma, threes...lead. KYRIE FOR THREE.

LAkers up. Sigh.Tatum! THEIS FOR THREE! 

Kyrie, great pass➡️Theis, jam! 

LAkers not missing-nauseated I am....

Kyrie, kinda off. Hayward➡️Theis, alley-oop!

Athletic Brown! Better results from our Bench Group!

Theis, foul 3. UGLY Q. Cs within 6 end Q3.

Theis, block! Rozier! Athletic BROWN FOR THREE! 

HOLY THEIS! Tatum, crazy save! ROZIER FOR THREE!

Cs, 15-4 run on ROZIER FOR THREE!

Rondo still has that IQ. Monster Block By Theis!

Athletic Brown, steal! Tatum! Foul 4, Theis.

Kyrie (late)! LeBaby, threes. KYRIE FOR THREE!

Kyrie, FTs. His First FG: MORRIS SR FOR THREE!

Holy LeBaby. Tatum, FTs. Sitting, Hayward, Kyrie-

LAkers lead, 18.5 left, on Kuzma’s 5th three.

LAkers franchise record, 22 threes.

WHAAAAT? Rondo at the buzzer-no win for the Cs ;(