8 and Uh-Oh! a CBW review of the Celtics/Heat game

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle]

Yes, The Undefeated Season continues.

However, Bob Cousy put it best--and most straightforwardly--when he 
said "they probably didn't deserve it".

Tonight's game saw the Heat playing extremely good defense against 
the Celtics, enough so that Boston's passing game was a 
joke.  Despite getting Shaq in early foul trouble, the C's failed to 
put together a run to really blow the game open.

Miami's offense without Shaq is Dwayne Wade recovering from injury 
and Ricky Davis hoisting up really bad shots.  They'll never put 
together an offensive explosion.  All you have to do is play equally 
solid defense and then play team-oriented offense.

This is a game where the Celtics showed that Rondo, nice a guy as he 
might be, is not a starting PG for this team.  He came unglued and 
was unable to establish the offense.

I was actually scared when Tony Allen came in, thinking that in a 
game with this much banging around, his knee brace might end up 
twisted into a pretzel, but he actually came up with a few good 
defensive moves.

For all their vaunted offensive capacity, Pierce, Garnett and Ray 
Allen had not so great nights.  When the Celtics DID manage at last 
to get a double digit lead, they let it slip away.  Had the game 
lasted another 10 seconds, Miami might very well have won.

This, I very SINCERELY hope, was a wake-up call to the Good 
Guys.  The team offense was nonexistent.  The team defense was mostly 
a case of getting lucky as Miami missed crucial free throws.

We. Need. A. Veteran. Point. Guard.

Rondo makes a nice backup, but that's it.  He's not experienced 
enough to handle a night like this.  I don't know who's really and 
realistically available, but we need him, NOW.

Tonight's game provided the NBA with a blueprint on how to beat 
Boston.   Use a hard, scrambling defense, and if your offense is even 
average, you have a good chance to win.

The Celtics didn't win this game so much as they didn't lose 
it.  They can do better, the HAVE done better, and they NEED to do 
better, or next Sunday night, they'll be 8-1, and falling fast.

Next game is on Sunday, on NBA tv vs the Orlando Magic.

And that's the view from the doghouse.

Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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