STORM...ZONE: THUNDEROUS LOSS

Last time OKC was here they were down the same two,
Rondo remembers, huge loss, so much we didn't do.
Thornton sprained his ankle, may miss a game or so.
Brad's plan continues, Pace and Space--give and go!

Dirk most prolific foreign-born scorer, as of yesterday.
Kobe most misses ever (beat Havlicek)--here to stay.
Sully opened the game--and again--pick and pop,
Silly early fouls on Olynyk have to STOP!

Ibaka has improved in every way he can,
Without KD and Westbrook should he be The Man?
RONDO FOR THREE! Cs a 14-0 run,
Nice ovation for Perk! 6 rebounds Rondo Q1.

OKC's playing zone, perimeter shooting from each C,
0.5 left on the clock, JEFF GREEN....ow, no Three.
Great pass by Green, Zeller a seriously hard run!
On 54% shooting, Cs up 9 end Q1.

Wallace is in the game, love his veteran ways,
Important to our second unit, he can set up plays.
Perk three hoops in a row; he made it a game,
Cs turnovers and sloppy play are mostly to blame!

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Turner can pass that ball!
OKC's zone's a problem--give Jim Boeheim a call!
Always with dignity and grace plays Brandon Bass,
Hope on any trade for him the Celtics will pass!

We know Rondo is a player with many a quirk,
Adorable dribble behind his back--just for Perk ;)
AB FOR THREE! Cs with turnovers galore.
Did I mention I love Green running the floor?

RONDO FOR THREE! Rondo steal! AB FOR THREE!
On a 49% shooting half, Cs up 9 (again) start Q3.
Sully started Q3 the way he started Q1,
OKC's first lead ended any Q3 fun.

Jackson's buzzer three kept the Cs within 4, start Q4.
Cs jacking up threes, using only part of the floor!
Good for him, YOUNG FOR THREE!
Cs still can't handle the zone from OKC.

Jackson and Morrow crazy, whole team in the paint,
Because of the zone, exactly where the Cs ain't.
No answer for Jackson, Cs forgot to play D.
RONDO FOR THREE! FOR THREE! GREEN FOR THREE!

Cs had a 15 point lead in Q1,
And lost by 15 when the game was done.
Cs can't handle the zone, the famous two three,
Think we would have done better with Westbrook and KD?

BULLFIGHT

Word is Smart will be out two weeks to three,
Great, but sounds like wishful thinking to me.
Rondo is out, removed the screws in his hand;
Brad found out last night about this surgery planned!

Bulls' Dunleavy's been on fire; they have Gasol and Noah,
Cs have to be aggressive and make the Bulls go slowuh!
Turner's first season start, but 7 of 8 games preseason,
Turner, AB first scorers, opportunities they are seizin'.

GREEN FOR THREE! Olynyk block, nice D,
Cs aggressive early, OLYNYK FOR THREE!
Cs' 10 point lead was quickly undone.
Bulls a 23-8 run, Cs within 5 end Q1.

Pressey's doing a good job! GREEN FOR THREE!
A chance to build confidence, PRESSEY FOR THREE!
Zeller's running the floor, for rhyming call him Z,
Made his last nine shots, showing skills is he.

Cs a 17-4 run, mostly Green and AB,
Cs fast-paced transition! GWallace we see!
Cs up 15 at the end of Q2!
Turner got 49 tickets-showing what he can do.

Sully to Turner a beautiful play,
OLYNYK FOR THREE! Cs are here to stay?
Answering Brooks, THORNTON FOR THREE!
Cs are hustling, energetic--love Pressey to Z.

On 60% shooting, Cs up 16 to start Q4,
THESE Cs are so creative in the ways they score!
Big time shots by Thornton, once in one goes,
Love Wallace on the floor for the vet things he knows.

As always, because of his dignity and class,
I love--and please don't trade--Brandon Bass!
In the United Arena it is always so loud,
Not til near mid Q4 did we hear from the crowd.

Bulls making their move on an awful (for the) Cs call,
Bulls 20-8 run, playing Bulls Basketball.
Brooks on fire! Brooks fouled out!
CELTICS WIN!! (singing)...makes me wanna shout!

Rose-less, Rondo-less, no Smart, too,
I love how these Cs showed what they can do!!

THAT SMARTS

WE WERE THERE

It wasn’t fair,
To see a rolled ankle Smart 
Broke my heart….

Rondo’s game was a little messy
Which only served to make look good—Pressey .
Gerald Wallace played like the vet,
He started it all for the win to get!

Phew! Exhausting was the game we’ve seen.
Hooray for jeff Green—and GO GREEN!

THAT'S A RAP...TOR

No Valanciunis, No A. Johnson for the Raptors tonight,
Olynyk's first hoop started the Cs' game off right!
Green is aggressive, showing the young 'uns the way.
GREEN FOR THREE! Feels like a better day!

2 fouls on AB, not even three minutes gone by,
Ball movement, aggression, 9 for 9...oh, my!
SMART FOR THREE! SMART FOR THREE!
Cs up 12 end Q1, 79% (!!) shooting...yippee.

Low post moves by Sully, just what we need;
Turnovers hurt us, they pile up with speed.
As the Raptors built "Steams-ma," AB FOR THREE!
Rondo pushing coast to coast, not one time but three!

Huge rebounding edge to the Cs. But TOs galore
Can't take away from the Cs' effort on the floor.
DeMar DeRozan--my favorite player name--
Is showing he knows how to play this game.

Green is aggressive playing D,
Few things of beauty like his three.
Phantom fouls on AB, and of course, on Smart,
Raptors a 15-0 run, Olynyk & Green still have heart.

Q2 35% shooting (yikes), Cs up 3 start Q3,
Good hustle all Cs; OLYNYK FOR THREE!
AB FOR THREE! 32 year old ref--bad--new to the group.
Rajon Rondo to Jeff Green--alley-oop!

AB FOR THREE! Cs starters' figures all double,
Cs a 10-2 run. Lowry, Patterson causing trouble.
Raptors a 7-0 run, Bass put an end to that,
At no time in this game has either team been flat.

Smart hard to the hoop, this kid can play!
Olynyk double double. Fouls going Raptors' way.
Rondo double double, Thornton coming alive,
He can handle the ball, that's where he can thrive.

To end Q3, Raptors a 6-0 run,
Cs within 2 when it was done ;(
Crowd finally in it to start Q4,
Cs vs Raptors AND refs--tough to score.

Sully double double. Wish the crowd were in it,
Cs need that boost if they're going to win it.
OLYNYK FOR THREE! Green hard to the hoop.
GREEN FOR THREE! Lotta heart this group!

Rondo triple double! SMART FOR THREE!
DeRozan a loud dunk, foul on Olynyk--Really?
Cs within 3--but that's the end of the game.
Despite the Cs hard work the turnovers came.

Every Celtic played hard as could be,
Earned respect and the honor to be called a C.

CLOSE BUT NO (CUBAN?) CIGAR

Marcus Smart is HOME, 30 tickets were hot,
He's excited to see the fam and friends he's got!
RUN DMC cover, here's the link:

http://youtu.be/M01_ykXJ3mc

Mavs should stick with BBall, don't you think?

Turnover, Green steal, thunderous dunk, first hoop,
GREEN FOR THREE! Rondo to Green--alley-oop!
Parsons is good in transition, Dirk has that three,
Remember Chandler in a Mavs uniform we used to see!

Mavs have many scorers, Cs need to find some D,
Smart an early lay-up--that was nice to see.
Mavs keep attacking the hoop, right through the Cs,
Brad trying the Bench, opportunities to seize?

Child Marcus promised Mom if he made an NBA team,
He would buy her a home--yesterday realized that dream!
Q1 Mavs consecutive shots were missed--never!
Cs within 21...I've no recap too clever.

Green a left-handed hook, AB FOR THREE!
When the Cs move the ball...GREEN FOR THREE!
OLYNYK FOR THREE! Cs within 26 end Q2,
Only Green was aggressive, showed what he can do.

Cs a 6-0 run, then GREEN FOR THREE! FOR THREE!
Mavs (Q3 struggles) looking flat on D.
AB FOR THREE! Rondo to Zeller looks great,
From 31 down, Cs briefly within 8!

Mavs a 9-2 run; Turner and Zeller got going,
Cs' share a competitive spirit that's clearly showing!
Green turning the corner is a beautiful sight to see!
(Somehow) Cs within 12 to end Q3.

How did Rondo strip Chandler?? AB FOR THREE!
High bouncing ball--again AB FOR THREE!
Brad told the guys in the huddle, paraphrase for rhyme,
You need to decide who will win! Now is the time....

Terrible offensive foul called on Rondo. Hooray for Smart,
Playing at home--offense, defense--he is all heart.
Cs bodies flying--AB steal, Smart D, Sully score,
Cs within 4, minutes left...4.

Smart is Smart--SMART FOR THREE!!
A flurry from Dallas, so hard to see ;(
GREEN FOR THREE, AB got three free throws,
He was able to make only two of those.

But, oh what we learned about our Cs tonight,
They hate to lose and are willing to fight.
Now our team knows it's FOUR Quarters not 2--
Excited to see what these Cs can do!

"HOUSTON, WE'VE HAD A PROBLEM." ~Jim Lovell

Rondo organized a team dinner. Hours? Three?
Bonding experience--no more information gave he!
Two in a row in Texas, like a long weekend away.
Terrible early calls on Cs, Brad wants to let 'em play.

Cs getting great shots but they're not going in,
Rockets can't miss, not just DH and Harden....
Only Bass is making buckets in his poised way,
Cs need to calm down, get organized and play.

For the Cs one and done every time down the floor,
At will all the Rockets (JET three) seem to score.
Cs within 15 to start Q2,
Rockets' Harden on the bench, scoring's hard to do.

Cs too many turnovers plus struggling with the three,
Our rebounding is abysmal, that's on every C!
Rockets 20-2 made free throws, Cs within 19 (hmmm) end Q2,
More than guarding DH12 the Cs have to do.

Oh so desperately this season in Rondo we trust,
But in this second game (not the first) he's showing rust.
Rockets' play is uninspired, Sully is showing some fight,
Cs a 9-0 run but it is still a long night.

Halfway through Q3, free throws twenty-eight to four,
It is not because the Cs aren't running the floor!
Rondo a dunk! That was fun to see.
Silly foul--his fifth--picked up by AB.

Foul trouble the whole game made Brad's job rough,
Free throws thirty-eight to six is even more tough.
Neither team's shooting percentage is very high,
But Cs' 0 for 21 threes makes me want to cry.

Cs within 19 to start Q4,
Good effort but Cs are falling all over the floor!
Sully playing hard, took an elbow from Dwight,
Who flashed his grin, tech on Sully, what a night!

GREEN FOR THREE! Cs are 1 for 25, record, too,
Hope he'll remember next game what he can do!
No flow tonight, Young and Pressey got time,
To describe this evening I have run out of rhyme.

Rockets won this game, not because of what they did;
It was the refs plus...the Cs' hoop had an invisible lid.

HUSTLE & FLOW

PACE AND SPACE is Brad's Coaching Plan,
Tonight Rondo will play as much as he can.
First bucket of the season--Jeff Green, Jeff Green!
AB FOR THREE! Lots of D we've seen.

Silly early whistles, GREEN FOR THREE!
Quick pace game, crowd is cheering KG!
SULLY FOR THREE! Rondo great passing,
Stats, not shots/points, he is amassing!

OLYNYK FOR THREE! Turnovers are mounting,
Hustle and enthusiasm, that's what I'm counting!
Gotta love Thornton, Turner, they can score.
The Secaucus Replay Center? We'll surely hear more.

Bass upfake, upfake and a glorious dunk,
Coming off the bench, he's in no funk.
Cs open the season with style, up 9 end Q1!
Watching Rondo handle the ball is so much fun!

Rondo to Zeller, Zeller, Zeller, picking apart the Nets' D,
So much unexpected defense from Thornton we see!
THORNTON FOR THREE! Cs on a 17-1 run,
Cs up 26--61% shooting--when the half was done!

Nets were aggressive with early Q3 score,
Fun watching Big Man Olynyk run the floor!
GREEN FOR THREE! Rondo twice high off the glass,
Then there's his jump shot, Nets expecting the pass.

WOW! For a double double, RONDO FOR THREE!
Bass gathers himself well, ever dignified is he.
Long passes, heads up play, Olynyk and Green,
Sensational defense--more than we have seen!

SMART FOR THREE! Make that a four point play,
With the Nets the Celtics are having their way!
Cs up 29--still 61%--to start Q4,
Again Nets started this Q with plenty of score!

Smart had four steals, a skill he can hone,
At his young age so much he has shown!
Green seems calm, not the Number One Guy,
Best stats ever last year, only he knows why!

Confrontation with Olynyk? Technical on KG ;(
Olynyk kept touching him so the rebound he didn't see!
Game is ending with silly fouls, like they were in Q1,
These aggressive, hustling Celtics are so much fun!

Cs by 16--undefeated, fans and coaches this will please!
Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemistry with capital...Cs!

(Parrish, Willis, Kareem--just those three,
Played 20 seasons just like KG).




**Terrence Howard would be my choice
To do an imitation of Paul Pierce's voice ;)