|
Post by cole on Dec 8, 2018 9:14:07 GMT -5
Can the Bulls possibly have anything in the tank after a 2 point win over the Thunder last night?
|
|
|
Post by cole on Dec 8, 2018 9:16:35 GMT -5
Incidentally, the Nets beat the Raptors in a close one last night...thanks Brooklyn.
|
|
|
Post by kyceltic on Dec 8, 2018 12:51:45 GMT -5
I want to see some Rob Williams tonight!!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 13:00:27 GMT -5
I want to see some Rob Williams tonight!! Me to. Is his knees bothering him or does Stevens don't want to play him because he doesn't shoot threes?
|
|
|
Post by fierce on Dec 8, 2018 13:03:05 GMT -5
I want to see some Rob Williams tonight!! Me to. Is his knees bothering him or does Stevens don't want to play him because he doesn't shoot threes? Theis is better right now, that's why.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 13:07:41 GMT -5
Can the Bulls possibly have anything in the tank after a 2 point win over the Thunder last night? No
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 13:10:57 GMT -5
Me to. Is his knees bothering him or does Stevens don't want to play him because he doesn't shoot threes? Theis is better right now, that's why. Yep i agree and later this year when it warms up.i'll visit Theis's family in Lower Saxony have some family there myself that know them. Hope he's home after the season maybe i can speak with him.
|
|
|
Post by cole on Dec 8, 2018 13:25:49 GMT -5
Can the Bulls possibly have anything in the tank after a 2 point win over the Thunder last night? No JB's guitarist is one of my favorites, and one of the few who can play a steel guitar in a way that I don't hate.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2018 14:18:39 GMT -5
Yea the steel flows thu his songs not in your face like George Thorogood. Walked out of his sloppy show in Charlottesville back a few years ago.
Obviously he was drunk and i wasn't .
|
|
|
Post by cole on Dec 8, 2018 18:24:56 GMT -5
Yeah he's a mess, but was great. I've got no problem with his old work. Saw some sloppy stuff live a couple years ago
I was thinking more country.
|
|
|
Post by elvissurfs on Dec 8, 2018 18:42:43 GMT -5
was JB sloppy or Thorogood?...I imagine Thorogood...will tell you a story about him...gotta go now, off to the annual Swami's surf club Christmas party...gonna be a long night...tough to drag my wife out of there...rock on, and Go Celts!
|
|
|
Post by cole on Dec 8, 2018 19:18:04 GMT -5
He's saying lonesome George was sloppy. Or his band or steel player.
The guy that plays for Jackson Browne is super pro Studio guitarist / Steel / fiddle / anything. He would never be sloppy.
|
|
|
Post by kivancb on Dec 8, 2018 19:56:03 GMT -5
Both Horford and Baynes will not be playing tonight.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2018 20:03:00 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2018 20:11:06 GMT -5
Celtics vs. Bulls: Gang Green look to extend four-game winning streak The Celtics look to extend their four-game win streak with a rematch against the lowly Chicago Bulls. By Daniel Poarch
Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Winners of four consecutive games — and five of their last six — the Boston Celtics are finally starting to look like the team we all envisioned them to be this past summer. An offense that has been mired in mediocrity for much of the year is suddenly firing on all cylinders; the Celtics haven’t scored fewer than 113 points in any game during the run, and they lead the NBA in net rating (+15.2) over that span of time.
The schedule has helped, of course. Though they’ve scored impressive wins over the playoff-hopeful New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves, the other three have come against teams more concerned with Zion Williamson than playing basketball in May: the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. Now, they’ll travel to Chicago to face another struggling lottery contender, the Chicago Bulls.
A relatively easy schedule is worth discussing when it comes to the Celtics’ resurgence, but to their credit, the team has done exactly what good teams should do against bad ones: roll their way to comfortable blowout wins. That trend continued this past Thursday, as they thoroughly demolished the Knicks on their way to a 28-point victory.
Notably, the Knicks game marked a return to the lineup for Jaylen Brown, who had missed the Celtics’ last three games with a back injury and subsequently seen an ostensible demotion from the starting lineup to the bench. Brown has had arguably the worst start to the season of any Celtic, with the lowest net rating on the team (-1.0), but you wouldn’t have known it based on his return: he scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (including 7-of-9 from the free throw line) and attacked the rim with gusto.
Tonight’s rematch against the defensively challenged Bulls will be a good opportunity to keep his momentum alive. During the teams’ last meeting in November, Brown had one of his better performances of the year, scoring 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting and hitting a pair of threes. Including Brown, six Celtics would score at least 10 points in the contest, on the way to a 111-82 victory.
For the Chicago’s part, things have been looking bleak — or, I guess, hopeful, depending on your priorities. Though they scored a surprise upset over the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, it was just their third win in the past 15 games. The Bulls weren’t expected to be a particularly competitive team to begin with, but injuries haven’t helped the issue; the team lost three-point specialist Denzel Valentine for the season and will likely face the Celtics without guard Kris Dunn or forward Bobby Portis, as well. One rare bright spot: 2017 first-rounder Lauri Markkanen finally returned from an elbow sprain last weekend against the Rockets.
The Celtics will not have Aron Baynes tonight after a sprained knee that knocked him out of Thursday’s game, but Kyrie Irving, who looked to have tweaked his shoulder late in the contest, is reportedly fine and will start. After tonight, the Celtics will return home to Boston for a rematch with Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.
Projected Starters: BOS - CHI
PG - Kyrie Irving — Ryan Arcidiacono
SG - Marcus Smart — Zach LaVine
SF - Jayson Tatum — Justin Holiday
PF - Marcus Morris Sr — Lauri Markkanen
C - Al Horford Daniel Theis — Wendell Carter Jr.
Injuries
Boston — Aron Baynes (knee), Jabari Bird (personal) [Late Addition: Al Horford sore left knee]
Chicago — Kris Dunn (knee), Bobby Portis (knee), Denzel Valentine (ankle)
How to Watch
Time – 8:00 PM EST
TV – NBC Sports Boston
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:13:40 GMT -5
C's "should" have this game in the bag. Dunn and Porter are out.
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:15:01 GMT -5
Tatum for 3... wow...
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:15:30 GMT -5
C's hitting their shots so far. 9-0 C's
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:16:11 GMT -5
Tatum looks like he's feeling confident. Could go for 30 - 35 tonight.
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:16:50 GMT -5
Drinking Kentucky Bourbon Ale tonight. Soooooo goooood...
|
|
|
Post by fierce on Dec 8, 2018 20:17:06 GMT -5
Great start for the Cs.
Tatum looking like a superstar.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Dec 8, 2018 20:17:34 GMT -5
Williams out for personal reasons ...
While Markkanen should give the Bulls’ front line a boost Saturday night, the Celtics will be severely depeted in that area of the court. Aron Baynes will be sidelined with an ankle injury, Al Horford was a last-minute scratch due to knee soreness, and Robert Williams is out due to personal reasons. This just means that the Celtics will have to buckle down even more, as they look to cool off Markkanen’s hot return.
www.nba.com/celtics/news/post-ups
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:18:13 GMT -5
Chi without Valentine too.
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:18:34 GMT -5
C's scroing is coming easily. Me likes...
|
|
|
Post by drboogiebone on Dec 8, 2018 20:19:08 GMT -5
|
|