Celtics (19-46) at Spurs (46-19) 3/17

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Boston Celtics (19-46) vs. San Antonio Spurs (46-19)
Saturday, March 17, 2007 • 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season Game #66 • Road Game #34
AT&T Center • San Antonio, TX

Probable Starting Matchups
Point Guard

Rondo vs Parker

Shooting Guard

West vs Barry

Small Forward

Pierce vs Bowen

Power Forward

Jefferson vs Duncan

Center

Perkins vs Elson

Bench

Green/Powe/Ray/Scalabrine/Telfair(Scal could still be with his wife for the birth of their baby)

Players to Watch

Pierce scored 29 points against the Mavs although he seemed to get tired as the game wore on. We need a big game from him against the Spurs.

We need Perk to continue his strong defensive play inside and rebounding

Bench

Finley/Horry/Ginobli/Vaughn/Bonner

Players to Watch

Brent Barry always seems to bury us from the outside.

Bruce Bowen is their best defender but he has a habit of sliding his foot under shooters and we can't afford another injury.

Key Matchup

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Duncan is still one of the top players in the league and Al is just becoming one of the top players. This should be a good matchup.

Interesting Fact: The Celtics have not beaten the Spurs since January 8, 1997 and have 18 straight losses to them. Tim Duncan has never lost to the Celtics. It seems to be more of a mental thing now and we need to get past that part of it if we expect to win.

Notes: The Celtics played very well against the Mavs and this could go in one of two ways. We could come in and carry that strong play and momentum into the Spurs game. Or, we could come in tired from putting out that much effort the previous night. This game is winnable if we play like we did against the Mavs.
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MikeDead · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:

The Tim Duncan/Al Jefferson match up should be good. Earlier this season Al had a huge game against Duncan. If our guards come up with a good game, and Gerald can follow uphis career performance last night, then the C's could make this a competetive game.
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MikeDead · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

Nice first half. Rondo is looking great, and the C's lead.
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MikeDead · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

Wow...we won

Rondo had a career night with 14 rebounds. He did a good job of passing the ball (like usual) and he set the tempo. The C's only dressed 9 guys, but everyone contributed, even Kandi.
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nepg · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 142

It's a sign!

MikeDead · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

As much as I dont want wins, its good to see the young guys gelling and playing well together as a team.
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