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By Mike Gorman | Celtics
March 18th, 2008 |
In a season full of superlatives last night’s win in San Antonio has to rank amongst the very best. 22 down to the defending champs in their building in a game they needed like oxygen. No Ray Allen and a first five minutes from Rondo that made you want to send him to the D league. You could just hear those guys on the “family of networks” piling on. But then after 11 points in the first quarter the C’s put up 32 in the second. Rondo was back to being Rondo. Tony Parker was suddenly going to have to play at both ends. Udoka and Oberto were suddenly Udoka and Oberto. Duncan was a ten point eight rebound guy and only the brilliant play of Ginobili prevented the Celtics from turning 22 down into 22 up. KG went for 21 and 8. Pierce was 8 for 13 - 22-8-5 a steal and a block. Sam I am went for 17-5 and Rondo went from worst to first finishing with 20-6-6-3st and just 2 to’s. If this was the first NBA game you ever saw- he was the best point guard on the floor. Bigger wins- maybe if I thought about it. But I don’t want to. 1-0 in Texas and a great match up on tap in Houston. Who thought we could have this much fun in the NBA in March.
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3 Responses to “Best So Far”
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March 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Great post, Mike. Tell Donny to stop advocating flopping. Even out West, there are impressionable kids listening.
March 18th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Great call on the game by both you and Donny. I never noticed how Poppovich rides the officials so much so that it changes the game that much. it was great that you guys pointed that out, and I’d love to hear more little things like that. Those are the things we can’t see or hear at home!
Also, not sure if you know this, but Sean Elliott (broadcasts for the Spurs), declared the game over during the first quarter. Apparently Sam didn’t tell him about the Green Machine!
March 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
he also called the Big Shot Bob shot “good” before it clanged off the rim
remind me to never bet on anything he bets on