Celtics/Nets game update 2nd quarter

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle <snoopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The second quarter Celtics scoring was initially led by Ricky Davis--easy 
to tell, as he had the only basket for Boston for the first 2 minutes of 
the quarter, as the Nets increased their lead.  Boston did start finding 
the hoop as Davis proceeded to score on two more possessions, and Chris 
Mihm made his return to the court, quickly taking the pass from Waltah for 
two.  This led to a timeout with 8:34 and the score 31-24 favoring NJ.

Davis procured a rebound, continuing to do "the little things' that make 
him as valuable as if he were scoring double digits every game.  Chris Mihm 
was fouled and did his job at the line, going 2-2. YAY!

New Jersey wasn't slowing down, though.  Harris was making a pain of 
himself as the Nets ran the score up to 36-25 with seven minutes left in 
the half.  Obie seems to be substituting like it was a hockey game, trying 
to find fresh legs to keep up with the Nets.  Timeout was called with 5:41 
left in the half, and the Nets up, 39-28.

Time came back in as Kenyon Martin was once more uncontested as he dunked 
the ball.  Mike James responded with a three.  Martin nailed another layup, 
and Pierce replied by driving to the hoop.  At least Jefferson was fouled 
by Waltah as HE drove to the basket.  It's a start.  Mike James hit another 
three, and he was starting to look hot.

But Mark Blount lost the ball--and his cool, picking up a technical 
foul.  He took a seat as Chris Mihm came back into the game.  Then Ricky 
Davis fouled Harris and the Nets had a chance to run up the score a little 
further.  You know things aren't going well when Brandon Hunter is playing 
in the first half.  Boston called time with 2:45 left in the half as the 
Nets now held a commanding lead of 51-36.

Good news, Hunter can rebound against the Nets.  Bad news, he's 1-2 on free 
throws.  Speaking of free throws, it seemed like the C's couldn't let 30 
seconds pass without getting called for a foul.  Of course I don't know if 
they're actually committing the fouls, or just getting called for them.

But the Nets continued to dominate as the quarter came to an end.  Halftime 
arrived with the Nets easily holding a 56-39 lead.

The 25 second quarter points that Boston scored would have been pretty good 
if not for the Nets getting 36 points at the same time.   Boston's shooting 
percentage went UP--yeas, I said "up" to 32% by halftime.  Ricky Davis is 
the C's leading scorer with 9 points.  Mike James had 8 points, Marcus 
Banks had 6, and things went downhill from there.

There's no secret as to what needs to be done.  Two things of equal 
importance.  Stop the Nets from making baskets like they're the only ones 
on the floor; and score some baskets of their own.

This shows every sign of shaping up as a monumental loss unless we get our 
stuff together, NOW.  I imagine Jim O'Brien is teaching the team a few new 
words right about now.

AAUGH!!!

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