Celtics Force Pace and Turnovers to Beat Pistons
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The Celtics controlled the 2nd half of Game 1 and defeated the Pistons 88-79. The day belonged to Kevin Garnett who hit 11-17 field goal shots for the night, winding up with 26 points and 9 rebounds and couple of blocks. Honorable mentions go to Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo. Pierce was deadly in the 2nd half coming up with clutch shots and Rondo was the distributor and created havoc with 5 steals, and made a couple of wide-open ...
Celtics Take Game One
Need4Sheed.com —
This was the game Detroit was primed to steal, Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against a tired Celtics squad that had to play 14 tough games going into Tuesday nights’ battle. Detroit was rested and ready, but it was the Celtics who came out with fire, going on an 8-0 run to start off the game. While Detroit looked flat, The Celtics didn’t skip a beat in their 88-79 victory on their home court to take the first game of the series. ...
KG Cast - Episode 11
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
College Wolf and Bonk Co-KG Cast for Game 1 of the ECF, as well as initial NBA Draft Lottery Thoughts... Tonight: College Wolf and Bonk Game: Celtics Win Game 1: 88-79. Celtics Lead ECF 1-0. College Wolf and Bonk here bringing you the "KG Cast - Episode 11", after tonight's big Game 1 win in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Boston Celtics. They dispatched the Detroit Pistons 88-79, in what will surely prove to be an intense and very hard-fought series... for the right to advance to the NBA Finals! What's wrong with Ray Allen out there? Does anyone have any answers? KG ...
No flow, Pistons drop game one
PistonsNationBlog.com —
[image] Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The Pistons just seemed like they couldn’t sustain any rhythm in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, losing the game 79-88 . [ Box Score ] The Celtics played good defense and like they did during the three regular season meetings were able to disrupt what the Pistons wanted to do on offense. But it wasn’t all Celtics D that did the Pistons in last night. Two numbers that jump out at you and let you know that the Pistons just couldn’t get in sync were the uncharacteristically low assist total of 15 and the ...
Masterly
Empyreal Environs —
... Neither does Van Gundy doesn’t have the obsequiousness of Bill Walton, who can turn a clever phrase but gets lost in his overly effusive paeons of praise. Van Gundy has shown he is not adverse to calling out NBA officials, alleged superstars, and his co-hosts on their iniquities while not shying away from his own. He made the Celtics’ 88-79 win over the Pistons in the Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals all the more enjoyable. Verbally he is much like the immortal image of him clutching on to Alonzo Mourning’s leg with determination: amusing yet compelling in ...
