Game-On! Bucks @ Celtics - December 21, 2012

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Go Celtics!!!

Milwaukee Bucks (13-11) @ Boston Celtics (13-12)

Tipoff: 7:30 pm EST Friday December 21, 2012

TV: CSNNE, FSWI

Game Preview:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bucks-celtics-preview-053707576--nba.html

Boston Celtics on Yahoo:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/bos

Milwaukee Bucks on Yahoo:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mil

Opening up real cold, but we're close.

Collins fighting for O boards. Like it.

Everybody is stone cold to start. We're getting good shots, but they're not dropping.

Couple of good plays by Green. Cutting to the hoop for teh pass from Rondo and taking the charge.

We're running, and scoring. Beats the jumpshot-not-dropping-blues.

Green playing well.

Pierce still has it from last night. He's playing 2 against Ellis and is eating him up. Ellis has a sore back and Jennings has a bad ankle too. I'll take every little edge.

come on Rondo, let's not get stupid

not a bad first quarter. activity all over the floor. I just wish Lee would find his shot!

Lately, Rondo's been trying to thread the needle when the opening isn't there. But the energy of the starters felt good and seemed to transfer to the bench. Pierce is obviously on a mission, and Green's being aggressive at both ends of the floor.

I sure wish Lee could string together a couple of threes. He's actually playing well considering that perimeter shooting has become like a foreign language to him. I think he finishes on the break at least as well as any other Celtic.

25-17 after 1. Considering how freezing cold we were for the 1st half of the 1st quarter, that's pretty good. 10-21 fg for us beats the crap out of the 27% we were at at the halfway mark.

Green with 3 steals in the 1st quarter. He is playing great right now. Keep going Jeff! 6 points on 2-2 with 2 ftm and he is aggressive on the offense and defense.

Green is just all over the place! Why can't he do this every night? I realize he's going to miss shots, but why can't he play with this focus and energy?

Some big boy rebounding by Sully. The bench is playing well tonight, as opposed to last night. And the game before.. And the game before...

2 bad calls on sully.

I bet Udoh gets a flopping warning from the league for that.

Good defense and running does it every time.

Pierce is just doing everything right tonight too. He has a rep for being a crafty player but he's being extra crafty tonight.

The Celtics' play tonight reminds me very much like the way the Spurs played against the Celts recently. Not so much stylistically, but with an air of confidence that they can handle the opponent's runs and come back with runs of their own.

that Mamuta is one heck of a player. He's everywhere!

46-43 at the half. 10-3 run by Bucks at the end. Yuck.

we're 3-14 from 3, with JET leading us downwards with 1-5 and 1-8 overall.

they have 16fta to 6 for us. Mbah a Moute (God Help Me) has 8 of them.

Sully is leading boarder with 6 in 10 minutes.

Green with 6 and playing very well. Pierce with 17 on 7-10.

only 7 TOs for us vs 11 for them.

Hi Sam and Rosalie, I was in an echo chamber for a while.

Chicago is beating NY by 15 at the half in NY. NOT what I wanted. But Philly has a 12 point lead over Atlanta with 2 minutes left in the 3rd.

Make that a 12 point lead after 3 in Philly. Better yet.

Hi Bob. Interesting game, with good energy on both sides. Rondo still has to decide whether he's going to be an aggressive penetrator or an aggressive distributor or a little of each. As long as he picks up the aggressiveness.