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Quite an entertaining game last night, C's vs L's...
No sympathy whatsoever for James on that no-call on the final play, as no player in NBA history has been the beneficiary of as many phantom calls (well, he and Magic are probably neck-and-neck for that dubious honor). And the number of players that have been hacked but gotten a no-call in that situation (due the NBA's moronic but unwritten rule of "letting the players decide the game") is countless... If anything, he should be pissed at his own team for blowing a late lead, and some pretty poor execution in OT... And while Pat Beverly's put-back with dunk with 19 seconds left was dramatic and impressive, he then bricked one of his FT's with about 14 seconds left, which (counting the next FT that he made) would've essentially put the game out of reach. And then he committed the bonehead foul on Jaylen Brown's put back with four seconds left that allowed JB to tie the game with the FT. Then, as a capper to his 3 minutes of... something..., after the no-call on James and before the start of OT, he brings a camera out onto the court to show the ref the missed call, earning - charitably - a technical foul. (I say charitably because that should've warranted an ejection...)
At any rate, the question we Celtics fans have after a pretty bad stretch of basketball - the three-game losing streak, ugly losses to the Magic, Heat, and Knicks, and the very entertaining but unimpressive win over the Lakers - is, which is the real Celtics?
- The one that played decent defense and shot lights out from three to start the season 21-5?
- Or the one that is playing mediocre defense and shooting threes probably around the league average, and has gone 15-10?
The 21-5 team is the favorite to win the title. The 15-10 team gets bounced in the 2nd round...
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