Hope Springs
The Shamrock Headband —
... The Celtics beat the Pistons tonight, 88-79, in a game that almost made you forget all the bullshit of the last couple weeks and come scurrying back to the fold of championship dreams. All of a sudden it's disturbingly easy to feel good about this team again: such is the way of the 2008 Celtics' postseason, apparently. If this wasn't a dominating performance it was certainly both an assured and assuring one. The Celtics barely ever trailed and worked with backbreaking efficiency: Garnett had 26 and 9, Pierce had 22 and Rondo even pitched in 5 steals for good measure. Ray ...
Celtics Beat Pistons To Take 1-0 Lead In The Eastern Conference Finals
FanIQ Blog —
... with Billups experience.
Now for the Clips of the Night
One bright spot for the Pistons was Antonio McDyess who had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Tayshaun Prince lead the Pistons with 16 points but the Pistons as a team shot only 28-66 (42.4%) while the Celtics shot a blistering 36-69 (52.2%). Game 2 is in Boston on Thursday night where the Pistons will hope to not come out as rusty or flat.
Boston 88, Detroit 79
Now for the Clips of the Night. We hadn't ...
THE NBA PLAYOFFS TRUDGE FORWARD
With Leather —
... NBA -- The Celtics only had one night of rest coming off their Game 7 win over the Cavs, while Detroit had a week to prepare for the Eastern Conference finals. No matter: when the C's are in Boston, they don't lose. Kevin Garnett (26 points, 9 boards) led Boston past the Pistons 88-79 in Game 1. I've looked for some other interesting aspect to the game, but that's pretty much it... In the draft lottery, the Bulls flipped a 1.7% chance of getting the top pick into... ...
Daily Links 5/21
CelticsBlog —
... from game 1 It's a shame about Ray Don't sleep LOY's Place Comments from the other side - Pistons game 1 Freshinthehouse's freshintherecap Celtics take game 1, stay perfect at home Celtics 17 Celtics force pace and turnovers to beat Pistons Yardbarker It's official - Rondo's blog NBA.com Celtics take early advantage in East Finals ESPN Worth the price of admission: KG vs Sheed Sports Guy on KG Celtics too much for Pistons When all else fails Hoopsworld Celtics Pierce Pistons ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin - Daily Links 5/21
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... from the other side - Pistons game 1 Freshinthehouse's freshintherecap Celtics take game 1, stay perfect at home Celtics 17 Celtics force pace and turnovers to beat Pistons Yardbarker It's official - Rondo's blog NBA.com Celtics take early advantage in East Finals ESPN Worth the price of admission: KG vs Sheed Sports Guy on KG Celtics too much for Pistons When all else fails ...
