I often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers
are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here's a dose
of 'enemy chatter' from Oakland.
"The force was with us," coach Don Nelson said. "It was a wonderful
game for us. Wins are hard to find, especially against two quality
teams in a row. We were ready for a bear, and they gave us everything
they had."
"C.J. (Nelson) was as responsible as anyone for the win," Nelson said. "He played the coverage of Ray Allen beautifully. They run so many good things and set so many great screens. What a job C.J. did chasing Allen around."
"C.J. (Nelson) was as responsible as anyone for the win," Nelson said. "He played the coverage of Ray Allen beautifully. They run so many good things and set so many great screens. What a job C.J. did chasing Allen around."
"It feels awesome," Turiaf said. "My swagger is off the charts right now. I feel like I am the lucky charm."
S.F. Chronicle - Just Like It Was Drawn Up
Ronny Turiaf's quote might be the funniest thing I'll read all year. He needs to hear Donny Marshall's comment about him during last night's game. (Scroll to bottom)
Feltbot's Warriors Blog
After the jump, Tim Kawakami of the SJ Mercury News wonders if Rasheed Wallace drank embalming fluids before the game...
Played at center against two lumbering behemoths, Randolph, the same
player who had struggled so mightily at power forward against Kevin
Garnett in the first half, became magically effective.
Nellie played him at point center, and the reluctance of Perkins and Davis to leave the lane allowed Randolph to get several steps closer for his jumper. Presto, they started falling. When Perkins ignored him to pack the lane against Monta, Randolph made a beautiful dive cut to get the pass and a layin.
And Randolph’s defense on the Celtics bigs became completely disruptive. He broke up the Celtics high pick and roll with his quickness several times, one time stealing the ball outright and taking it the length of the court for the slam. After getting a -16 playing power forward against Garnett in the first half, Randolph was +7 in the second half playing center.
Nellie played him at point center, and the reluctance of Perkins and Davis to leave the lane allowed Randolph to get several steps closer for his jumper. Presto, they started falling. When Perkins ignored him to pack the lane against Monta, Randolph made a beautiful dive cut to get the pass and a layin.
And Randolph’s defense on the Celtics bigs became completely disruptive. He broke up the Celtics high pick and roll with his quickness several times, one time stealing the ball outright and taking it the length of the court for the slam. After getting a -16 playing power forward against Garnett in the first half, Randolph was +7 in the second half playing center.
Feltbot's Warriors Blog
After the jump, Tim Kawakami of the SJ Mercury News wonders if Rasheed Wallace drank embalming fluids before the game...
Rondo was the only live body the Celtics had offensively. About Rasheed Wallace: Umm, did he drink embalming fluids before the game? Tony Allen, too?
But even at his best, Rondo is in no way capable of matching Ellis shot for shot. Just not going to happen, and his teammates were checked out midway through the third quarter, so it was just Rondo.
Kevin Garnett couldn’t beat Vladimir Radmanovic on the post? Yikes. I hope KG was tired. For his sake.