Celtics beat the Heat after a strong 3rd quarter ~ Garnett highlight video

The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat after coming out big in the 2nd half.  The Celtics escaped a late Heat rally in the 4th quarter, but the 35 points scored by the Celtics in the 3rd set the tone for the rest of the game.

My favorite play(s) of the game show Kevin Garnett's fire to win.  Garnett makes contact with Mike Miller and Dwyane Wade makes contact with Garnett.  Wade was obviously sending a message to KG that he saw what happened, and both men played on.  Messages sent and delivered, and the passion that the crowd expected to see in Boston was there after what seemed to be a relatively quiet 1st half.

It's the NBA and if you don't like contact, don't play the game.

For the Heat, Chris Bosh was the leading scorer with 24 points, and LeBron had 22.  I don't expect the Heat to win any game where Bosh is the leading scorer, so let him shoot all day long.

As for the Celtics, who came away with the W, Garnett led all scorers with 19.  There was double-digit, balanced scoring among the majority of the Celtics, except for Paul Pierce who only tallied 1 point.  ****  For the record, Nate Robinson was scoreless and Avery Bradley only played 9 seconds and was scoreless.  I'm sure Pierce, Bradley, and Robinson don't mind their individual stat lines this afternoon, since their team was victorious and is now on top of the Eastern Conference.

It came down to the wire, and Mike Miller missing a 3-pointer to tie the game.  Final score was Boston 85 - Heat 82.

Am I the only person that remembers that ridiculous clip of LeBron James counting on his hands the number of championships the Heat will win?!?!  Am I the only person who then heard him backtrack and talk about how it's going to take time for the Heat to build the same chemistry?!?!  Give me a break. 

It's official.  My LeBron Nope T-shirt is lucky!

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Heat v Celtics on ABC right now

If you haven't turned your TV on to ABC right now, do it!  The Miami Heat are in Boston right now taking on the Celtics.  Big game...

I'm ready and suited up in my new LeBron Nope T-shirt.  It cost me $20.  If you want your own Celtics Life gear check out the store: http://www.celticslife.com/p/store.html

Right now the Heat are on top of the Eastern Conference, with the Celtics only a half of a game back.

FYI - I think Delonte West may play this game.  I think he's cleared to return.  Could be interesting...

Go Celtics!!!!


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Celtics fans score with Kobe Bryant Nope T-shirts, but Lakers win Game 3

Game 3 is in the books.  The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 91-84, and Derek Fisher cried at the end of the game...  Yeah, I don't know either.  I saw that he scored 16 points, but seriously, what did I miss?!?!

Regardless, I could lie and tell you that I watched the entire game ~ but I didn't.  I was rooting for the Celtics and the 1st quarter looked promising.  I also saw the Celtics come back in the 4th.  What did I do in between that time?  I ate and jazzed up this blog...  Don't judge me!  We all make choices...

I also went through my email and looked for a picture that my friend, Ning, sent me from Boston.  Now that the Celtics are playing the Lakers, vendors in Boston are now selling Kobe Nope T-shirts.  Check it out.

Kobe Bryant Nope T-shirt

Boston might need more than T-shirts to reign Kobe in.  Bryant ended the game with 29 points after shooting only, 10-29...  Definitely not a typical performance, but it was enough for the Lakers to eek out a road win.  Kevin Garnett came up strong with 25 points, but it didn't take a look at the box score to see how rough a game Ray Allen had. 

Ray Allen only had 2 points tonight.  He went 0-13.  Don't believe me?  Check the box score.  Very tough night for the shooter.  Here's hoping he finds his groover and returns to form.  Shooters are by nature "streaky".  They're either on fire or ice cold. I wonder if Ray Allen could see his own breath tonight...

Anyway Lakers are up 2-1 now, and Game 4 is on Thursday. 


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Boston Nope shirts, look more like Josh Smith than LeBron James

If you're in Boston or have been to Boston recently you may have seen the Boston Celtics green on "Nope" T-shirts that are being sold.  To see what I mean, click here, 

If you prefer to copy and paste the link in another window, here's the URL for your convenience: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/basketball/cavaliers/some-say-%E2%80%98hope,%E2%80%99-others-say-%E2%80%98nope'

If you ask me, the image looks more like the Atlanta Hawk's Josh Smith than LeBron James.  Just saying, but what do you think?

For those that are interested in purchasing a LeBron James "Hope" T-shirt, click here.


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