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[highplainsdrifter]

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Boston Celtics (4-5) VS Cleveland Cavaliers (8-2)

Tuesday, November 22, 2005
7:00pm ET
TV: Fox Sports Net
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland

Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Doc Rivers

Probable Starters

Eric Snow / Delonte West

Larry Hughes / Paul Pierce

LeBron James / Ricky Davis

Drew Gooden / Mark Blount

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Raef LaFrentz

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones / Luke Jackson / Sasha Pavlovic / Donyell Marshall / Alan Henderson

Boston Celtics Bench

Dan Dickau / Kendrick Perkins / Gerald Green / Brian Scalabrine / Al Jefferson​

Celtics Notes
The Celtics are coming off a win in Boston over the Raptors by 7. The Celtics core of Paul Pierce and Ricky Davis both scored 26 in the win. The Celtics main man Pierce is averaging 25pts, 8reb, 5ast. Ricky D is at 20pts, 5reb, 6ast. Rook Gerald Green is having a hard time getting off the bench.

Cavaliers Notes
The Cavaliers are rollin strong on a 7 game win streak, the hottest team in the NBA! LeBron James and Larry Hughes are coming off monster games in Philly, LBJ triple-doublin with 36, 10A, 11R, and Larry Huge with 37, 5 threes! This was the first game where both our studs dominated together, providing hope for Cavs fans that this dynamic duo will take the team deep into the playoffs.

Overview
Its always a spirited game when the Cavs play the Celtics. Ricky D returning to C-Town is always a good time, have the fans forgotten about his 'black hole' comments? Will he be booed? I for one like Slick Rick, and i enjoyed watchin him as a Cavalier. And then there was the Spat, when Pierce spit at the Cavs bench during preseason last year, and a scuffle outside the locker rooms. Some say we have a 'rivalry', but I believe Pierce said rivalries start in the playoffs. And the Celtics arent even in the same class as the Cavs right now.

The Celtics will get SMOKED! STOMPED! All the leprechauns in Ireland aint gonna help the poor Celtics. They are not good enough to challenge the Cavs at home, where we have been unstoppable! The Celtics will find they are not lucky, and will feel like punks. LBJ and Larry will prove to be a far superior core than Pierce and RickyD. And Z will light up the Celtics frontcourt. The win streak hits 8 yall, a win by at least 15 Cavs fans, it's an HPD guarantee!!!

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Sorry i put it up late yall. Ive been very busy lately. The Celtics got no chance.....

 

[Rimage]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

We match up extremely well against Boston. West is going to have a hard time against Snow who will work him hard. Hughes will be all over Pierce or Ricky...although Pierce has knack for getting his defender in foul trouble. Gooden is playing great D as of late, so he should be able to handle Raef of Blount. Celtics have no answer for Z and Lebron and their bench, while talented, is too young and Damon and Marshall will most likely school them on most possessions.

With all that being said, we should win, but you never know. We have lose eventually, but I don't see it being this game, especially since it is at home. Boston just doesn't have it this year.

 

[cavincali]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

i got a bad feeling about this one, i guess i allways get that feeling when we play the celts. they are not a very good team, and we are a great home team.

direct tv, give me scotty and reghi. please.

 

[Dungong]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

The Celts are young and when they're hitting, they're a good team. They're going to be really good, but maybe not yet. Offensively, we should have an edge over their D. They got no one to guard Lebron. Their bigs are going to be key, if Gooden, Z, and Marshall keep dominating the boards, that'll be huge for us.

I dont know, the Celts always play us hard, so this is no gimme. But I would love to see the home court blow-out streak continue

 

[G-MAN]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

i don't see a blowout. one thing about the nba is once a team is hot it's the games you don't think they can loose, they loose. it seems that the nba has a limit on how hot you can be. one of these games the refs will show up calling every lebron travel, every touch z has on someone and we'll say how did that happen. does anyone remember last year when arenas was allowed to do anything he wanted and lebron got called for two travels late in the game.

i think boston matches up well against us. they have a bunch of bigs to run out there. ricky gives lebron a tough time and pierce seems like he has something to prove against lebron and the cavs.

pierce is scoring 1.55 points/shot which is one of the best numbers in the nba. shooting only 16.8 times a game and scoring around 25. that's efficient and always helps a team.

i hope it's a blowout but we can't win them all. we've started off hot but we've only been in a few close games and played very few tough teams.

keep your heads on straight.

 

[RuanuLaw]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

I'm going to the game today.

I know I didn't forget about the "Black hole" comments.

I was there at the game too when Ricky first came back to Cleveland after he made those comments. I loved it cause everyone in the building was boing when Ricky touched the balls...er...i mean the ball. lol

But I got to give him credit, cause last year he talked shit about Cleveland, and he had the balls to show up...unlike Boozer.

 

[Karma]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Being at home gives me confidense that we will pull this out. Look for Pierce and Davis to be fired up and really attack Hughes and James at both ends. LaFrentz is a threat from deep which could cause problems. A strong rebounding effort again, and ball control like we showed in the 2nd hald vs Phili should be the basis around this win.

 

[moohead]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

So Ricky...Ya feel lucky?....Punk?

Moo

 

[West Remy]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

The offense is flowing well early in the opening quarter.

 

[moohead]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Where is everyone?

Moo

 

[WildThing]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Jones is hurt.. I didn't see what happened...

 

[WildThing]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Wow this place is dead tonight..

 

[WildThing]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

48-38 Cavs..

Timeout..

We're lettin em get back in the game.=/

 

[Troy Wingate]

Re: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Don't worry, the Cavs will re-group and put the Celtics away. Hopefully the injury to Damon isn't too serious.