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Sixers lose to Celtics 113-110

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To no one's surprise, the Sixers lost again. The odds were stacked against them, playing the mighty Celtics on their home floor, and missing three of their best players: Lou Williams, Mo Speights and Elton Brand. The Sixers could've easily mailed this game in, especially down 10 points with 5 minutes to go, but they didn't, and I respect that. They battled for 48 minutes and only lost by three points. But don't confuse "battling" with playing well, because they didn't play well. Their defense was shredded once again, and it took insane performances from Bill Green and Jason Kapono to keep them in the ball-game. 

I know I'm going to hear, "No way dude, the Sixers blew that game!" Well, if you believed the outer-worldly performances from Bill Green and Jason Kapono would last for four quarters, then yeah, I guess they blew the game. And if you believed the Celtics were never going to turn it up a notch, then yeah, the Sixers blew the game. The bottom line is, the Sixers were shooting 10 times better than usual, and the Celtics were in third or fourth gear until the final quarter. There's no way the Sixers "gave the game away" because it took every ounce of their bodies just to keep the game close for three quarters. 

I'm not sure what to say about the defense, besides "What defense?" The Celtics had a ton of open shots, just like every other team who plays the Sixers. The constant switching and over-helping seems to be the root of their problems, and that falls mostly on the head coach. 

Andre Iguodala did not take a jumper until the second quarter. He was 4-6 from the field. I was very pleased. However; his next 12 shots were all jumpers -- most of them heavily contested and early in the shot clock. He made four of them. I hate watching Andre Iguodala take bad jumper after bad jumper. He's not Kobe Bryant. In his defense, no one else was doing anything offensively, but when Lou, Brand and Speights return I want Andre to take a lot less jumpers. Drive, kick, dunk... no more jumpers unless they're wide open!

Jrue was very up and down, as expected. He played very rookie-ish, but I'm completely fine with that. God bless Eddie Jordan for leaving him in. Sure, he had no other options, but that hasn't stopped him before.  

Tonight was a tough loss, but they were playing the Celtics, and missing three key players, so don't get too down on the team. Plus, Jrue played 34 minutes. That alone warrants a celebration.

That's all I got for tonight. Have a good Thanksgiving, and Go Cowboys!

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I can’t get too upset about a game I assumed they were going to lose anyway, but their ability to fight and keep the game close with so many players out should be taken as a positive. The way the team played, in spite of the refs being so biased towards the Celtics (Iguodala should have been shooting a few more free throws and have 2 fewer fouls) I think they would have had a victory with Speights, Brand and Williams available.

I figured with Brand and Speights out they’d get killed on the boards but that wasn’t the case. I also figured the Celtics D would shut the Sixers down and they wouldn’t be able to stay in contact, but the SIxers were close the whole way. Being so short-handed, it wasn’t surprising that they would wilt at the end. Boston won this game in the fourth, outscoring the Sixers by nine points. Iguodala looked better and so did Young, Kapono had his best game as a Sixer, Jrue got to start and although he made a few mistakes, he also made a lot of good plays. Starting over Willie against Rondo showed that Eddie was willing to take a shot with him.

by RickoT on Nov 25, 2009 9:21 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Can't disagree with this

the Celtics actually made the Sixers look good for most of the game.

But the Cowboys? Come on.

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by soundofphilly on Nov 25, 2009 10:22 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Guys, you did all you could.

… and made it a very interesting game to watch. I was biting my nails as I saw the C’s botch on D time and again. We really need to turn it up, ‘cuz right now we’re crap.

That said, you guys just fought for it. A lot of Celtic fans agree that we did not quite deserve the W there.

Thanks for a great game, and good luck in the season. I’m sure we’ll meet again ;) (right? cba to check the schedule harharhar)

- Dirk van Boxtel, the wandering Celtic fan.
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by Kiorrik on Nov 26, 2009 2:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Good thing we have celtics fans to tell us were ok.

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Nov 26, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True, but in the end they still have to be celtics fans.

by jemagee on Nov 26, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

jason smith can really hit those 3’s

eff you we winning anyway

by eagleswin on Nov 26, 2009 8:09 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Love me some great white hope.

by jsams on Nov 26, 2009 8:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I meant go Raiders. Sorry. lol

by jsams on Nov 26, 2009 8:22 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It’s interesting, you can tell the people who barely read this blog who are shocked at the cowboys comment

by jemagee on Nov 26, 2009 8:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I’d say I read it fairly often and it still shocks me.

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Nov 27, 2009 6:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

65% from three, with 20 attempts. Seriously, what are the odds of the Sixers shooting like that from long distance?

Yeah that’ll happen often.

by jemagee on Nov 26, 2009 8:53 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

this team is not the same sixers team.

kapono and carney are a huge boost to this category, and smith can be, as well.

this team has more than enough offensive talent, so long as iggy doesn’t shoot, and jrue and lou develops his playmaking.

human beings, who are almost unique in their ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

by variablesdont on Nov 26, 2009 6:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“more than enough offensive talent” to do what?

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Nov 27, 2009 6:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

they have shooters, they have post up players, they have guards who can drive to the net and finish

jason smith is a matchup problem. thaddeus young is a matchup problem, speights and brand have tons of offensive ability. kapono and carney can spread the floor, i’ve always been a huge supporter of jrue, and lou keeps improving.

they may not have lebron or kobe, or an in his prime AI, but they’ve got guys who can steal games.

human beings, who are almost unique in their ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

by variablesdont on Nov 27, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They have more than enough offense talent to shoot 65% from the 3 point line I guess….consistently, cause that happens a lot, cause you got two bench players.

And we all know what a good 3 point shooter Allen Iverson is too right?

by jemagee on Nov 29, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well he is a .313 in the regular season and .327 in the playoffs. Im not saying it is a good idea to sign him though but the numbers do not lie about his 3 point shooting for his career.

by ajgraham on Nov 29, 2009 9:27 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he’s bad

by jemagee on Nov 29, 2009 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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