Game 63: Celtics/Bucks
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 9:01 AM CST
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| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
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| vs. |  |
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| 40-21 (22-10 home) | 33-29 (20-9 home) |
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| March 9, 2010 | ||
| Bradley Center |
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| 7:00 PM CT |
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| Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Rajon Rondo | PG | Brandon Jennings |
| Ray Allen |
SG | Carlos Delfino |
| Paul Pierce |
SF | John Salmons |
| Kevin Garnett |
PF | Luc Mbah a Moute |
| Kendrick Perkins |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| 106.9 (8th) - OFFENSE - 104.5 (23rd) |
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| 101.9 (1st) - DEFENSE - 102.8 (3rd) |
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91.6 (22nd) - PACE - 92.6 (15th) |
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Linkage:
CelticsBlog / Celtics Hub / Red's Army / Loy's Place / Bucks GameDay
News/analysis after the jump...
Up/Down. When the Celtics held off a Bogut-led Bucks squad 98-89 on December 8, it dropped Milwaukee to 9-11 and upped Boston's record to 17-4. Seemed about right all things considered.
But since then, the Bucks have gone 24-18 while the Celtics have been only a shade better at 24-17. Which begs the question: how many people would have bet that the Bucks could match the Celtics over any 42-game stretch? I'll let you decide whether it says more about the Bucks' improvement or the Celtics' relative struggles.
That said, the C's have bounced back from a bad end to February (a home loss to the Nets certainly qualifies) with four straight wins, though they were taken to the wire by the lowly Wiz on Sunday night in Boston. Washington surprisingly led 79-66 with just over six minutes remaining, but a Pierce-and-Rondo-led 20-4 onslaught helped Boston avoid another embarrassing home defeat. For some reason that's been a recurring theme of the season: Boston is 18-11 at home but 22-10 on the road.
O-fer. We know Kevin Garnett isn't the same guy who won an MVP seven years, or for that matter the guy who led Boston to a championship two years ago. Still, the guy who will be in the lineup tonight in Milwaukee is still damn good and the Bucks will have their hands full dealing with him on both ends. Which makes his 0/7 shooting night against Washington on Tuesday so perplexing. Unlike the teams' first meeting when Mbah a Moute was starting at SF and matching up with Paul Pierce, this time around Luc will start off checking Garnett. Though Garnett does most of his offensive damage from the perimeter these days--he takes 3.0 shots/game at the rim, less than Pierce (3.7) and barely more than Ray Allen (2.7)--I'm curious if matching up with an undersized PF like Mbah a Moute will tempt Garnett to go inside more.
Rondo'ed. Jennings and company couldn't prevent Rondo from getting into the lane at will in Boston, and the 24-year old former UK Wildcat nearly racked up a triple-double in the process (11 pts, 13 ast, 9 reb). Jennings has been defending more consistently of late but Rondo offers as good a challenge as any. On a related note, how is it possible that Rondo is listed at 6'1" / 171 lbs and Jennings at 6'1" / 169 lbs? I guess Rondo plays bigger because he has long arms, but I have a hard time believing he's only a couple pounds heavier. Dude is strong...and Brandon, not so much.
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should be a good one to watch...
If the regular season ended today, these two teams would be post season opponents. This should be good one to watch. KG wont be as bad as the last time they played, and Rondo wont be as good. I think Jennings is going to feel motivated going against on the the other top-young-PGs in the league. I always love it when KG and Bogut get to mix it up, and If The Prince is on KG pestering him all night, it will be fun to see how the battle goes.
I wish I was going to the game. I’d cheer when Ray Allen is announced, but after that he is just another guy in Kelly Green. And then after the game is done, he goes back to being my favorite Milwaukee Buck of all time.
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 9:38 AM CST reply actions
The Epitome of a MIL Buck
My friend and I were having this convo tonight. Is there a player more synonymous with the Bucks than Jesus Shuttlesworth? Traded for Stephon Marbury on draft night (a draft night trade where we were the victors. BEAUTIFUL!). Didn’t want to leave Milwaukee but Handsome George needed his swan song in Milwaukee to feature The Glove in a supporting role (but we did get Dez Mason. Crazy Cowboy!). Is widely considered to be the highest quality person in the NBA. Makes chomping gum and knocking down threys look as easy as walking….and chewing gum. But overall, outside of Lew or Oscar, has there been a better player? And Lew is a Laker (and a pilot). Oscar is as Royal as Luc Richard. Ray-Ray is Jesus Shuttlesworth.
Chicks Dig The Long Ball.
I think...
We would be playing the Hawks actually.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/standings;_ylt=Alfw.vAjjOuWgf..WmtLega8vLYF
well played,
I thought the celts were still in 4th, they have overtaken the Hawks, sorry for the error
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
damn you, now you've done it
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
I was actually surprised that the Bucks’ splits against good and bad teams aren’t more extreme: 13-22 vs. .500 or better teams and 20-7 vs. sub-.500 teams. Pretty much in line with the other teams the Bucks are fighting for 5-8 playoff positioning. All the talk about the Bucks not having any “signature victories” might have some merit, but overall they’ve been about where you’d expect for a team of their caliber.
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
i could care less about the whole "signature win" garbage...
at this point and for this team I’ll take wins against the teams we are supposed to beat and anything else is just gravy….
Take it to the Old Guys tonight!
I’m tired of the BS that the Celts are allowed to get away with (because they really are a step slow). They lost to the Nets and they should have lost to the Wiz. If the Bucks stay focused and ignore the efforts of KG and Pierce to get into their heads, the Bucks have a good chance of pulling out not just a win, but a convincing win.
Since its possible that the Bucks face the Celtics in the first round, this is where the Bucks can start getting into the Celtics head if they can pull off a convincing victory.
Hmm, hope Charlie Bell knows there’s a gme tonight…
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 6:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nice To See
Bogut dominating early. The Celts have their work cut out for them.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 9, 2010 7:22 PM CST reply actions
John Salmons
to put the Bucks up by 8!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 9, 2010 7:26 PM CST reply actions
My thoughts on the 1st quarter:
-Mbah a Moute is crowding Garnett and not letting him get anything easy
-Bogut seems to be playing with a little extra tonight… his shot looks like it is coming to him really easy
- Good ball movement as is the norm for the Bucks leads to a handful of threes… very nice
Second Unit
It seems that the only option they have is with Delfino. Noone else seems to want to shoot, or is able to make anything happen. Ridnour seems to be rushing and not creating anything. Makes me nervous.
What is going on?
Just listening on the radio, and some crazy double fouling four point play just screwed the Bucks. What is going on?
Outta curiosity
What is up with that chant in the BC?
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
That was not a foul on Ilyasova.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
I don't think his arms were fully outstretched
Which chant? Anyone in particular?
It’s Squad 6. They sing various chants. The horn is annoying.
Okay Squad 6. That makes sense.
But you’re probably right about Ilyasova’s arms. Still, Sheed jumped into EI.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Squad 6
http://www.nba.com/bucks/squad6.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ur-Llqmurg
Google it for additional info.
It was a smart player by Wallace. He can’t move his legs anymore though. He was already finished last season. Puzzlingly bad move from Ainge.
Puzzingly bad move?
Surely you jest.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Thanks for the youtube vid
Nice piece on Squad 6.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Fun fact...
Despite being a native of Philadelphia, Rasheed Wallace is actaully a Kansas City Chiefs fan. Also roots for his hometown Flyers and Phillies.
The more you know.
I wouldn't admit to being a native of Philly.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Great break
With the extra pass to setup Bogut for the putback dunk. That’s how you run a secondary break.
Bell is out of sync
Not in form. He loses his sharpness very quickly when he’s dumped out of the rotation
Skiles should:
a) keep playing him spot minutes for the rest of the season
b) shut him down totally and use Ridnour to fulfil holes in the wing rotation.
Bell gets paid
He needs to adapt his game to his role, not the other way around. He doesn’t need to be contributing on offense to be contributing on defense. But after today’s game, I would like to see Skiles give him some token burn against the Jazz’s young-ish wings. He was really misfiring from the corner, but that’s the shot his role necessitates he makes. He was a top-o-the-key shooter. Now, he needs to fill the Bruce Bowen role.
And as an aside with Ridnour, I could see his time being jockied a bit with Delfino’s recent success. Delfino can handle and orchestrate the offense. Bogut has even shown the ability to be a point-center from the pivot at times. We all knew Ridnour would regress towards his mean. Thus, Bell could begin to see his time extended.
Chicks Dig The Long Ball.
I don't think the issue is the role
Rather that he has a string of game action under his legs or not. Play him 5/8 minutes per game as a 4th wing to keep him going, when he’s shut down totally he loses his sharpness.
I think Delfino is a good 3rd string PG, but I don’t trust him to play 15mpg there. Not with this team. I prefer to use his minutes at the wing.
Better question
Is Jon Mcglocklin stopped doing the analyst booth? Or is just a one night deal why he isn’t there tonight?
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Ah okay.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Bogut is great tonight.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Wow.
Bj3 got all up in the face of the Big Baby.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Nope.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Great block shot & outlet by Bogut.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Nope.
I didn’t think about it at the time, but David Lee over Andrew Bogut? No way in hell.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Fully agree.
Although I don’t really care. I’d like to see him making an All-Defense team.
Bogut started turning into around in the second half of the 07/08 season.
I like Bogut. Always have going back to his Utah days.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
He's just not as good as Chris Paul or Deron Williams.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
He isn't
But he’s developed into a player that just delivers lots of wins for his team. He’s a winning factor.
No question.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
Last season
Bogut struggled with Perkins post defence big time.
However in the first game of the season in Boston he was dominant.
thats the shot we've been wanting Jennings to take
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 9:13 PM CST reply actions
the turkish delight is coming up clutch tonight
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 9:14 PM CST reply actions
I’m sorry for the fever and he’s been playing greatly, but Delfino can’t start rushing 4 pointers late at this point of the game.
Especially as an afterthought with no rhythm…
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 9:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm going to miss
Garnett’s 17fters. It’s such a lovely shot.
Great Celtics defense in the last minute.
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 9:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Great win for the Bucks.
Congrats yall.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm not sure Donald Sterling is a human being. He had to have been manufactured by someone, possibly David Stern, so that one team could solely just make profit for the NBA while doing nothing good for themselves. -- Aykis 16
by pookeyguru on Mar 9, 2010 9:24 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
thank god they got out of that game alive
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 PM CST reply actions
great gritty win...
when i see things like jennings get nailed though i can’t help but wish we had a bad-ass enforcer type
really good coaching at the end by Skiles and way to give the foul at exactly the right time...
that was absolutely huge…
bulls lose... heat lose.... bobcats win...
ill take it…
raptors will most likely lose to the raptors… hopefully…
probably the only time i’ll ever root for the lakers
Well
the Bucks are becoming a really good team and since they’re my favorite Eastern Conference team, I’m happy for them. They now have the mental edge over the Celtics I hope. This will be especially helpful should they meet in the first round.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Mar 9, 2010 9:31 PM CST reply actions
Way to stay mentally tough for most of the game
However, once the Bucks went up by 7, they started taking some bad shots. Fortunately, the defense held up and the Bucks won the game.
Bogut was huge and there was enough solid ball movement.
Would have been nice without the added drama at the end, but you can’t get too bent out of shape over a win over a very good team like the C’s. I could watch that Bogut dunk over and over and over…
I kinda wish Jennings hadn’t gone into it with KG in the tunnel…not that it really matters, but it gives people an excuse to get on their soapbox and distracts from what was a quality win. Then again, I’m in Boston right now and had to watch all the post-game coverage out here…I’m guessing no one’s dwelling on it in Milwaukee :)
by Frank Madden on Mar 9, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
i liked the jawing with KG
Garnett needs someone to put him in his place more than just about anyone in the league. I would love for the Bucks to draw Boston in the playoffs and teach’em a few more.
Frank…I’m north of Boston and watched the Boston post game. Loved how incredulous Tanguay was about Jennings yapping at Garnett. Typical Boston media…Garnett is the biggest trash talker in league and they are ticked off about BJ3 doing some talking.
Considering KG once got down on his knees and barked at Jerryd Bayless on the court while the game wasn’t even over, I’m not going to shed a tear for KG…I know he’s a million times more established than BJ3, but some of the stuff he does is ridiculous.
by Frank Madden on Mar 10, 2010 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
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