Celtics 16-0 vs the Western Conference

Impressive eh? And here we had people saying they wouldn't compete with the West :lol:

Filling in with Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins injured, Davis had nine points and eight rebounds for Boston. Paul Pierce scored 35 points, Ray Allen had 19, and Rajon Rondo had 12 assists and 11 rebounds Sunday as the Celtics won their third straight game improved to 16-0 against the Western Conference.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AtlTgSALYPZq9_deg5cy7Di8vLYF?gid=2008021002

Impressive win against the Mavs and Spurs, now that Garnett should be back after the All-Star game the team will get a huge boost.

Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. Witchking111111

Celtics didn't have KG

[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. D3s7rUc71oN

Celtics didn't have KG

Guess we'll have to wait and see who wins when they play again March 17 in San Antonio. Parker and Garnett should be back by then.

[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. D3s7rUc71oN

Celtics didn't have KG

..or Perkins.

It is easy to beat western teams when the Celtics are coasting in the east. They hardly try against East teams(that is why they lose to east teams) and when a west team comes they have full energy compared to a west team that is getting beat up day in and day out in the west. San Antonio has the hardest division and the West is so strong that even being number 1 right now, means a 6 game losing streak puts you out. Celtics are going to win the title mostly because whatever West team they face is going to drained. But they will still have to fight in the finals. Expect the Lakers to be there because that is what stern wants.balindos

wow. that is ridiculous.

Yah I sadi the same thing in the Celtics bash thread that i bumped down abit. Impressive win with 2 starters out vs Spurs.Just_Osmo

Impressive indeed

Very impressive; I had no idea. It's just too bad that the Lakers won't get another shot at them once Bynum gets back. I guess we'll have to wait until the finals.

Doesn't really matter. The real season for the Spurs begin in the post season. Unless they're in trouble, then they wake up a bit early. I want to see how the Spurs play late in the year.

I still think they will win it all. It's amazing how most teams give it their all and can't come close to the post season and the Spurs year in and year out coast through and save energy b/c the post season is a given.

Doesn't really matter. The real season for the Spurs begin in the post season. Unless they're in trouble, then they wake up a bit early. I want to see how the Spurs play late in the year.

I still think they will win it all. It's amazing how most teams give it their all and can't come close to the post season and the Spurs year in and year out coast through and save energy b/c the post season is a given.

manningbowl135

Yeah KG was out but so was Parker. Now feel free to disagree, but I find Parker to be far more critical to the Spurs offense than KG is to the Celtics.

Regardless, Spurs are a playoff team. Now the Celtics are surprising but the East can be tight in the Playoffs (Cleveland, Detroit). The playoff experience despite having the BIG 3 is limited vs a well versed Spurs Dynasty.

So we'll see come playoff time, but there's no doubt that the Celtics will change the face of the Eastern conference playoffs, and that their regular season thus far is nothing short of impressive.

suns, mavs, and pistons have had the best records the last couple seasons. rings? 0.

regular season is nice, but it's all about the playoffs.

Yeah KG was out but so was Parker. Now feel free to disagree, but I find Parker to be far more critical to the Spurs offense than KG is to the Celtics.

Regardless, Spurs are a playoff team. Now the Celtics are surprising but the East can be tight in the Playoffs (Cleveland, Detroit). The playoff experience despite having the BIG 3 is limited vs a well versed Spurs Dynasty.

sonic_spark

True, but Parker isnt the best defensive player on the Spurs like KG is to the Celtics. Not to mention the Celtics were also missing KP, their starting Center, so they didnt have one person over 6'8 playing. And no playoff experience? Paul Pierce led his team to the ECF alone, and KG and Allan have all had great playoff expiriences. Not to mention Posey has a ring, and Scals has also been to the ECf...

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Yeah KG was out but so was Parker. Now feel free to disagree, but I find Parker to be far more critical to the Spurs offense than KG is to the Celtics.

Regardless, Spurs are a playoff team. Now the Celtics are surprising but the East can be tight in the Playoffs (Cleveland, Detroit). The playoff experience despite having the BIG 3 is limited vs a well versed Spurs Dynasty.

Greenman_34

True, but Parker isnt the best defensive player on the Spurs like KG is to the Celtics. Not to mention the Celtics were also missing KP, their starting Center, so they didnt have one person over 6'8 playing. And no playoff experience? Paul Pierce led his team to the ECF alone, and KG and Allan have all had great playoff expiriences. Not to mention Posey has a ring, and Scals has also been to the ECf...

For the Celtics sake, I seriously hope Veal's ECF experience is not sometheing we're going to be relying on come playoffs.:D

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. Just_Osmo

Celtics didn't have KG

..or Perkins.

OH MY GOD, how could they survive without Perkins, nooooooooooo!. [sarcasm]

[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. D3s7rUc71oN

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

It's almost as impressive as 18-1.

How come no one mentions the Suns vs the Eastern Conference? I guess I'll start a new topic.

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. fudger2

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

They cant kept this up for the rest of the season though. I mean the Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets all have a chance to beat the CelticsSalty_Water

Every team has a chance of beating any team on any given night. Ask the Golden State Warriors...or better yet, ask the Suns :? they sure have had their share of bad losses this year...And by the way who ever said RA is a franchise player, guess again. Hes a bench play imo

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. Greenman_34

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

They cant kept this up for the rest of the season though. I mean the Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets all have a chance to beat the CelticsSalty_Water

Every team has a chance of beating any team on any given night. Ask the Golden State Warriors...or better yet, ask the Suns :? they sure have had their share of bad losses this year...And by the way who ever said RA is a franchise player, guess again. Hes a bench play imo

Ray Allen is a BENCH PLAYER? Are you serious? He's 2nd in All Time 3 Point's Made. Thats no Bench player.

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. Greenman_34

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

They cant kept this up for the rest of the season though. I mean the Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets all have a chance to beat the CelticsSalty_Water

Every team has a chance of beating any team on any given night. Ask the Golden State Warriors...or better yet, ask the Suns :? they sure have had their share of bad losses this year...And by the way who ever said RA is a franchise player, guess again. Hes a bench play imo

HAHAHA Ray Allen a bench player? one of the best 3 point shooters ever you got to be kidding me.

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. Jazz_Fan

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

They cant kept this up for the rest of the season though. I mean the Suns, Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Hornets all have a chance to beat the CelticsSalty_Water

Every team has a chance of beating any team on any given night. Ask the Golden State Warriors...or better yet, ask the Suns :? they sure have had their share of bad losses this year...And by the way who ever said RA is a franchise player, guess again. Hes a bench play imo

HAHAHA Ray Allen a bench player? one of the best 3 point shooters ever you got to be kidding me.

Number 2 on the All Time 3 Pointers Made list. Thats some bench player!

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[QUOTE="Witchking111111"]Spurs didn't have Tony Parker. fudger2

Celtics didn't have KG

Tony parker is the leader of our offense though, like hes the engine. Im not sure about KG because I dont watch Celtics games but, they have 2 huge players that can win games without Each other. 3 franchise players, 1 team. Not tryiing to insult, thot id throw it out.

So...Ginobili scoring 46 points against Cleveland makes him a chump and Duncan being the most valuable defensive player on this team night and out and the fact that Spurs start offense with Duncan means that he's a chump too. Oh yeah, PARKER FTW!!!! So GOOOD!!!! LMAO. One of the best PF in NBA history. It's an insult to compare him to Parker. Please. It's like saying you rather have parker over Duncan.

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Doesn't really matter. The real season for the Spurs begin in the post season. Unless they're in trouble, then they wake up a bit early. I want to see how the Spurs play late in the year.

I still think they will win it all. It's amazing how most teams give it their all and can't come close to the post season and the Spurs year in and year out coast through and save energy b/c the post season is a given.

sonic_spark

Yeah KG was out but so was Parker. Now feel free to disagree, but I find Parker to be far more critical to the Spurs offense than KG is to the Celtics.

Regardless, Spurs are a playoff team. Now the Celtics are surprising but the East can be tight in the Playoffs (Cleveland, Detroit). The playoff experience despite having the BIG 3 is limited vs a well versed Spurs Dynasty.

So we'll see come playoff time, but there's no doubt that the Celtics will change the face of the Eastern conference playoffs, and that their regular season thus far is nothing short of impressive.

Yeah but keep in mind that Garnett and Perkins were both out and they play solid defense and grab rebounds and block shots. And Garnett especially is in fact a big scoring factor for the Celtics.

The Celtics Being 16-0 against the West is really impressive, but they have two absolutely brutal road trips coming up:

That's a rough stretch, but nothing when compared to what they face in March:

I think the Celtic record against the West is impressive, but they have not gotten to a lot of the truly difficult road games. Let's see how they do on these trips before we hand them the title.