Just remember that. Repeat it as many times as you can. Because that, and that reason alone, is why I refuse to enter Chicken Little-mode with the Celtics.
Tonight's latest setback puts the Celtics at 7-9 in the second game of a back-to-back, including a 1-6 mark over their past seven. The 107-100 loss saw the Celtics outscore the Pacers 69-51 in the 1st and 3rd quarters, but saw roles reversed with Indiana winning the 2nd and 4th quarters 56-31 combined. The 4th quarter in particular has been a cause of concern of the Celts, as they nearly blew a 20 point lead the night before in the Twin Cities.
Boston did manage to crack the 100-point barrier for the first time since March 9, a span covering 10 games. Wasn't one of the perks of the Perk trade supposed to be improvement from this team offensively? I've certainly failed to see that so far. And we knew defensively there could be some slippage, but Roy Hibbert looked like a young Shaq tonight against Nenad Kristic. And Hibbert's a nice player, but come on now. Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum have to be salivating at a chance to face the Celtics right now.
Again, there's no such thing as playing on consecutive nights in the post-season. The Celtics age won't be a factor in that respect. But it's getting a little old losing to teams like Indiana and Charlotte. It hasn't submerged yet, but this ship is sinking. Doc, time to start bailing it out.
 |
| If the Miami Heat turn out to be the iceberg.... |
No comments:
Post a Comment