Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Joe Gallagher, finds a student.-Globe

[JB <jim_metz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  Tammo; thank you for the real/complete story of that game. It was a 
great win.
	JB
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On Jan 2, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Tammo29@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
> Wow.  That's how you remember that game?  My recollection is entirely
> different.
> However, knowing how personal biases can taint perceptions, and having 
> a
> couple of hours to spare, I went back and rewatched that game.
>
> This is what really happened.
> It was the fifth game of the five game series.
> The Celtics came out the aggressor.  They were making shots and 
> playing tough
> defense.
> Despite that, the sixers were getting the whistles (the Celtics had 
> three
> fouls in the first 2 minutes, 2 of them against guys guarding Iverson 
> 22 feet
> from the basket).  Antoine had the Celtics first five points (one 3 
> pointer) and
> took 4 of their first 6 shots. The free throw line kept the Sixers in 
> the game
> the first 10 minutes.  Then it turned into the Allen Iverson and Paul 
> Pierce
> show.  They were matching each other shot for shot.  However when 
> Allen cooled
> off a little Paul just kept on going.  He finished the half with 29 
> points on
> 8 of 13 shooting and 4 of 5 from the line.  Iverson had 20 points on 
> 6-13
> shooting and 5 of 8 from the line.  The Celtics were up by 12 points 
> and had hit
> 8 of 13 three pointers.  Antoine was 2 of four at that point.  Walter 
> had
> zero.  Eric Williams and hit 2 of 2.
> The 3rd quarter saw both teams struggle for points.  Paul was taking 
> it to
> the basket but not getting any calls.  As a result he was 1 of 7 from 
> the floor.
>  However, the defense had become so keyed on him that other guys were 
> getting
> wide open shots.  Eric Williams hit a wide open three. Kenny Anderson 
> had a
> wide open shot from the free throw line, which he missed, however 
> Antoine got
> in the lane untouched for the put back.  Tony Battie had a wide open 
> shot from
> the elbow, which he missed, but once again Antoine got the put back 
> untouched.
>  By the end of the third quarter the Celtics were still up by 10 
> despite
> getting to the free throw line only 6 times (making 5) to the Sixers 
> 27 (making
> 23).   The Celtics were 10 of 19 from 3.
> They finished the game hitting 19 of 29 three's, but that isn't how 
> they
> pulled away.  Six of the nine three's in the quarter came in the final 
> six minutes
> of the game, two by Pierce, two by Walker, one by Kedrick Brown and 
> Walters
> lone three of the game (1 of 4).  The Celtics were already up by 18 
> points by
> then.  Three of those, including one of Walkers, came after Larry 
> Brown had
> already conceded the game and Pierce had already gone to the bench.
> No, we won that fourth quarter by playing tough defense and hitting 
> our open
> shots.  Rodney Rogers had two steals that lead to breakaways. Tony 
> Delk put
> the clamps on Iverson.
>  Paul had some great help defense on Iverson and also held Snow to 2 
> of 12
> shooting including a key blocked shot on Snow during the Celtics game 
> clinching
> run.  We also had some big offensive rebounds.
> There was only one wiggle, on Walkers next to last shot.  When he hit 
> his
> fourth and final three of nine try's with two minutes left there was 
> no wiggle,
> only taunting aimed at Larry Brown, which gained him a T and sent him 
> to the
> bench as well.
> Paul finished the game with 46 points, 15 in the final quarter, 16 of 
> 25 from
> the field, never got to the line at all in the second half, and was 8 
> of 10
> from the arc.
>
> It wasn't Walter and Walker hitting from outside that brought that win 
> home.
> But thanks for giving me a reason to rewatch that game.  It was 
> spectacular.
> TAM