Saturday, December 11, 2004
GAME 21: CELTICS 98, SUPERSONICS 84
Celtics 98, SuperSonics 84
Yup, I was yelling at the television tonight. I am officially wrapped up in the Sonics.
You can't let Boston go on an 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
You can't leave Luke Ridnour out on the floor in the 4th quarter when he's shot 1-for-8 and Gary Payton has schooled him all night.
You can't get annihilated on the defensive glass all night.
You can't miss key free throws in the fourth quarter.
But most of all, it was a CRAPPY shooting night for the Sonics. Unbelievably crappy. The peek will bear that out.
I wish the Sonics would have beat the Celtics, because Danny Ainge has done everything in his power to run that team into the ground. Unfortunately, they match up really well with the Sonics. That leaves us with what we saw tonight.
PEEK AT THE BOXSCORE
starters: Rashard Lewis 19 pts/6 reb/5 stl (7-16 FG), Ray Allen 16 pts/5 reb/6 ast (5-23 FG, 0-10 3pt), Luke Ridnour 2 pts/3 reb/3 ast (1-11 FG), Reggie Evans 2 pts/10 reb
bench: Vlad Radmanovic 13 pts/4 reb (5-11 FG), Antonio Daniels 11 pts (3-10 FG), Danny Fortson 16 pts/11 reb (4-7 FG, 8-13 free throws)
team: shot 28-for-86 from the field (32.6%), 5-for-26 from downtown (19.2%), and 23-for-33 (69.7%) from the line; outrebounded Boston 44-40, were outrebounded 35-29 on defensive glass
We'll see how the Sonics bounce back on Tuesday against the Lakers. Yikes.
Yup, I was yelling at the television tonight. I am officially wrapped up in the Sonics.
You can't let Boston go on an 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
You can't leave Luke Ridnour out on the floor in the 4th quarter when he's shot 1-for-8 and Gary Payton has schooled him all night.
You can't get annihilated on the defensive glass all night.
You can't miss key free throws in the fourth quarter.
But most of all, it was a CRAPPY shooting night for the Sonics. Unbelievably crappy. The peek will bear that out.
I wish the Sonics would have beat the Celtics, because Danny Ainge has done everything in his power to run that team into the ground. Unfortunately, they match up really well with the Sonics. That leaves us with what we saw tonight.
PEEK AT THE BOXSCORE
starters: Rashard Lewis 19 pts/6 reb/5 stl (7-16 FG), Ray Allen 16 pts/5 reb/6 ast (5-23 FG, 0-10 3pt), Luke Ridnour 2 pts/3 reb/3 ast (1-11 FG), Reggie Evans 2 pts/10 reb
bench: Vlad Radmanovic 13 pts/4 reb (5-11 FG), Antonio Daniels 11 pts (3-10 FG), Danny Fortson 16 pts/11 reb (4-7 FG, 8-13 free throws)
team: shot 28-for-86 from the field (32.6%), 5-for-26 from downtown (19.2%), and 23-for-33 (69.7%) from the line; outrebounded Boston 44-40, were outrebounded 35-29 on defensive glass
We'll see how the Sonics bounce back on Tuesday against the Lakers. Yikes.
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