BOS 65, PHI 71 - Recap

["Alessandro Celtics-Fan" <alessan420@hotmail.com>]

This six-point loss to Philly breaks Boston's 15-game winning streak
in summer league play (the Celts were a perfect 14-0 last summer) ...
The Celtics played brilliant defense in the first quarter, limiting
the Sixers to just eight points (3-14 FG), while scoring 16 points
(5-17 FG) themselves ... But Philadelphia answered with a 22-7 run
(!) in the second quarter, to take a 29-34 lead at halftime ...
Boston never had the lead again (although they did tie the score at
57 midway through the fourth) ... Kris Clack led the team with 11
points, while Roberto Bergersen scored ten ... Moiso had another nice
night stat-wise (8 PTS, 4-6 FG, 7 REB, 3 BLK), while center Mark
Blount also contributed (3 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK) ... Blount found out
before the game that Boston had come to an agreement with him for a
partially guaranteed contract to be in the team's regular training
camp this October ... Neither Haywoode Workman (strained his left
hamstring during morning practice) or JaRon Rush (coach's decision)
played tonight ... There were 72 total personal fouls called in this
game ... Assistant coach Jim O'Brien (who is coaching in the summer
league while Rick Pitino sits on the sidelines and evaluates the
talent) received a technical foul in the fourth for arguing with the
refs ... For the Sixers, Jumaine Jones had a spectacular performance
in the first half (12 PTS, 5-11 FG, 6 REB, 3 dunks), but bumped knees
with Moiso early in the third quarter and played little after that.
Also, point guard Pepe Sanchez compiled three assists and three
steals in just ten minutes during the first half; a couple of those
assists were of true "SportsCenter highlight-reel" caliber ... Casper
846 spent the day at the Clark Center, and filed the following report
:

"Moiso wasn't half bad. He appeared to be very poised and ran the
court extremely well. Fortunately, I don't think he's as skinny as
Walter McCarty, as Moiso has at least some muscle in him. However, he
has an UGLY jumpshot and relies way too much on his left hook. But,
he rebounded well and blocked several shots, so right now, I can't
complain ... Kris Clack blocked several shots of his own (ED : I
remember one block by Clack where he jumped so high that he got the
ball off the top corner of the square on the backboard; WOW!) and
he's only listed as 6'5"!!! He reminds me of Adrian Griffin with more
'hops' ... It was good to see Tyus Edney play for Washington - it
appears that he hasn't lost a step ... Celtics fans should be very
thankful that we never took Soumalia Samake (Nets draft pick) - he's
7 feet tall, is as thin as a pencil and looked completely lost. He is
so skinny, he can't set a pick ... The most disappointing fact of the
night was that Kenyon Martin refused to sign autographs for the many
kids in attendance ... "

Alessandro
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