Let’s make this quick because I’m literally falling asleep at my keyboard.
Thanks to a couple of clutch buckets by Avery Bradley (18 points, 7-11 FG, 6 reb) the Celtics held off the Denver Nuggets, 100-99, for their 2nd straight win on this West coast road trip.
Evan Turner giveth and Evan Turner nearly taketh away. One night after his 3-ball beat Portland, ET missed 2 throws with 14 seconds remaining that could have given the Celts a 3 point cushion on Denver’s final possession.
Jameer Nelson played extremely well (23 points, 7 assists in 42 minutes) and played with some imaginary chip on his shoulder. Apparently he wanted to prove the Celtics made a mistake by trading him and not buying him out? He did force the final shot and for that I’m glad.
The Green
AB scored 8 points in the final 3:29 that propelled the Celtics to victory. He nailed 2 triples that turned 1 point deficits into 2 point leads.
Brandon Bass was superb – 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. A phenomenal all-around effort. (I hope Portland was watching)
The Gross
Marcus Smart had 4 points and 5 fouls in 14 minutes. My Twitter feed tells me he did have a decent stretch late in the 3rd quarter, but I can’t verify because I was sound asleep on my couch.
It’s feast or famine for Tayshaun Princes. On some possessions, he looks as limber as I do getting out of bed. On others, he flashes some sick defensive skills.
Greenlights
AB’s jumper that put the C’s up 100-99
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Jae Crowder blocks Kenneth Faried
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Marcus Smart with the pretty dish to Tyler Zeller
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The Grid
- Boston shot 49% to Denver’s 41%
- Denver outscored Boston 44-32 in the paint
- Denver has two guys (Randy Foye and JJ Hickson) who I didn’t realize were still in the league
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