I was actually more impressed with Nava and Gonzalez, but if this is the start of a hot run for the starters,i’ll take it.

It’s nice (a relief actually) to see Bucholz and the rest of the rotation coming around. The outfield of Nava, Podsednik, and Sweeney isn’t too bad either for offense and defense. The Sox are scrappy. Middlebrooks at short could be a possibility while Pedey is out.

One of the best games I’ve ever seen. Tuned out during the second half (Bruins) but caught the Overtimes… I mean, Damn, the passion, both teams played nearly flawless Bball. Big hand for Jeff Green and Paul Pierce, clutch, clutch, clutch. And lets not forget the JET, probably his best performance of as a Celtic. Great Game, Period!

7 in a row.

This game was freaking amazing. There were 5 or 6 big late 3′s on both sides. They’re fun to watch again.

YESSSS!!!

Never under estimate the heart of a CHAMPION!

What a treat!  This is fantastic.

Great game and love how they came back in the second O.T. when they were down 4. Never should have gone to extra time though, Bradley made a very poor blockout on the free throw and lost his man when they tied it up. Not sure he’s 100% because at times he looks a little lost.

Just like Minihane said, why don’t you try to enjoy the winning rather than specifically the winning without Rondo.

Not going to happen so you might as well get use to it. Don’t you know all the losing was because of the player who won’t be mentioned?

I do agree the team does look better and the ball seems to be moving a lot smoother.

What do you know, without you know who the Greatest basketball franchise in the world beats one of the better teams in the Nba and even after getting screwed by the Refs when Farried blocked his own teammate’s shot out out of bounds and it was called a last touch by Bradley. So all these players who looked “underdeveloped” under Doc Rivers “horrible” coaching end up with double digit points. Please Weei, ditch these stupid ESPN writers who as usual make awful statements on what these teams should do without any support. And if I click listen live on the site after or during a Celtics game I REALLY don’t want to listen to ESPN radio, I want to listen to Sam and Max or Ryder. This team is on a roll and is really showing what it is capable of when the focus is not on one player. Definitely keep Doc as a coach and maybe its time to trade Rondo while hes got the most value. GO CELTICS

…and a nice thread without the Alpha Troll who will go nameless…this was such a fun game to watch…Denver is good…

Great win by the Celtics.  Although the game should have never hit OT. What a horrendous call by the officials to force OT… and they even reviewed it for what seemed like 20 minutes! I know, it’s the NBA and I shouldn’t be surprised by it, but for some reason it still shocks me.  Good thing the boys in green could flip the bird to the officials on that call where it counted most, the final score.  

 Yeah, glad that moron is gone. He must be so happy Rondo tore up his knee. Celts look like they might be able to move up to the 5th or even 4th spot if they can keep up these great efforts. They are only 3 games out of having home court in the first round.

Actually the game never should have gone to overtime. With 3.6 seconds left in regulation with the C’s up 2 the ball was lost out of bonds under the C’s basket which was correctly ruled Celtic ball. But a replay was viewed to insure a correct call was made. During the time out TV replay was shown and it was obvious the call was correct, however in typical NBA referree stupidity fashion somehow they felt the urge to overturn their own call and award the ball to the Nuggets. UNREAL!!

Yeah exactly!

Great win, way to hang in there C’s.  But, shooter after you shoot the ball stop striking a pose and follow your own shots.  After shots the ball bounced back right back to the shooter.  If I am correct Green, Bradley, Terry, and Lee all did the same from downtown.  Doc has to get on that.  Also, the C’s need to start boxing out, sometimes I get it from KG because he roams a lot, but for crying out loud.  Bradley was terrible and too many over-emphasized his skills.  He got smoked off the dribble numerous times, didn’t box out, passed the ball to the other team.  I hope he improves.  Overall, I would rather go into the lion’s den with this team than make trades that won’t bring much back in return.  

Fabulous game. This tells you something about the Celtics. They would not have won this game earlier in the year….as we’ve see in some of the OT games this year.

I do have to agree with the unnecessary OTs. Barring something unusual happening, the Celtics should have sealed the win at the very end. The replay of the out of bounds showed the Celtics should have had the ball back with 3.6 seconds left on the clock. There was no evidence to suggest that the Nuggets should have that ball.

Even the three stooges – let alone these three referees – should have seen that. And, if the referees thought that Avery Bradley hit the ball out of bounds, then the “over the back” should have been called on Faried (though referees never make that call at the end of the game).  These are the types of things that get people all up and arms about NBA officiating. It makes the game look bad when a call is blown that poorly.

27p/14r/14a  Birdesque indeed!  For those of you who think Peirce is the greatest Celtic ever,  Larry put up those #’s just about every other night.

The truth shall u free……

Like the make up of this team a whole lot better without rondo. How far this takes them I don’t know. Yea rondo has mad skills and yea sometimes he plays like he’s the best in the league.

But… I don’t like his immature nature or his punk-like attitude. When I see him on the sidelines during a timeout, he looks like a kid who lost his mother. Even though his assists would indicate otherwise, it’s all about rondo and not what’s best for the team.

The 3 that Pierce hit at the end of that 2nd OT was insane.

Where are you johnny spygate you punk??

all the rondo haters are looking real smart (me)..i said it before and ill say it again if jeff green plays to his potential we wont need rondo in the playoffs…across the board and in every facet of the game we are playing better without rondo..whether you want to blame rondo or doc is up to you but rondo lovers have NO argument at this point in time to say we are better with him…its a fact right now with these players we have been playing better without him…ps whats up with espn being on the radio after midnight…lame…and it seems like everyone on this radio station is defending rondo and everyone on the other station (felger and mazz) are defending the current cs team…im a  celtics fan not a rondo fan…always thought he was overrated and got bashed for it…its nice to see that i was right…

 ”.its nice to see that i was right..”

Don’t hurt yourself patting yourself on the back friend. BTW 7 games makes your argument, really?!? And, will you come back on here and admit you were a douch e when Green disappears for a couple of games like he has in the past? Weird that most of the time Rondo and Green were not even on the floor together but I guess Rondo affected Green even from the bench.

So the Celtics come away with a huge win and all you can write about is how you were right about Rondo. Moron….