Ray Allen received a mixed reception in his return game to the Boston Garden. The Celtics won 100-98 in double-OT.(Credit: Jim Davis/Bosto
So I have decided to do a welcome back Ray Running Diary. After what Ray Allen said about the Celtics organization leading up to the season, I hope Celtics fans vehemently boo his ass! No one shall talk ill of the Celtics and gets away with it!
1:00 pm EST: Great the walking triple-double machine, Rajon Rondo is out with a hyperextended knee. There goes our only hope of actually winning this game.
1:02 pm EST: Good news is that Jared Sullinger gets the start tonight! He has been the most consistent player on the Celtics and the best rebounder! I like the move
1:04 pm EST: And the first bad call against the Celtics have been made. Meanwhile the Celtics rebounding is absolutely terrible. The Heat had three chances on that possession!
1:12 pm EST: That was a awesome block by Courtney Lee on Lebron!
1:14 pm EST: The Celtics played a thank you Ray video during the media timeout in which there was a standing ovation. Ray then got booed when he entered the game. Good.
1:18 pm EST: How did Brandon Bass not get fouled there?
1:20 pm EST: Hey Jason Terry actually made a three point shot!
1:28 pm EST: Well Celtics fans booed Ray Allen and that’s kinda good, but the Celtics HAVE to do a better job of rebounding! Box out and grab the rebound with two hands! None of this tipping it up to yourself with one hand shit! Grab the damn ball and rebound!
1:33 pm EST: The ref just totally missed the moving screen by Bosh! They will call it on KG but not on anyone else!
1:40 pm EST: Nice cut there by Barbosa to the basket for the easy layup followed by a nice fall-away jumper to cut the Heat lead down to four and force a Miami timeout
1:45 pm EST: I like what I have been seeing from Leondro Barbosa today. Providing a nice spark off the bench
1:48 pm EST: Wow, you know you are in a slump when you blow an easy layup like Paul Pierce did just there
2:02: Somehow without Rajon Rondo the Celtics are tied with the Miami Heat at halftime! This is what the Celtics need to do. If they can just somehow stay close with the Heat, they may be able to put themselves in position to pull off the upset!
2:13 pm EST: There are reports now, that Rajon Rondo may have a torn ACL injury which could spell the end to Rondo’s and the Celtics season. I hope that this is not the case.
2:24 pm EST: I think Paul Pierce is starting to heat up and get out of his slump with that three to make it a one point Miami lead
2:26 pm EST: Courtney Lee is playing some terrific defense against Lebron
2:29 pm EST: Celtics take their largest lead of the game at three 54-51 Celtics
2:30 pm EST: Have I mentioned how much I love Jared Sullinger?
2:36 pm EST: Doris Burke just got confirmation that Rajon Rondo did indeed suffer a torn ACL and will be out for the remainder of the season. All I can say to that is FUCCCCCK!!!!!!!!
2:48 pm EST: Jeff Green needs to finish on that no excuses
2:51 pm EST: Well after leading for most of the third quarter, the Celtics head into the fourth quarter down four 68-64. This game is the least of their worries now as they will have to continue the rest of the season without their star point guard Rajon Rondo.
2:59 pm EST: Terrible foul call on Jeff Green as Dwayne Wade goes to the line for two. Green barely even touched his arm. Wade bought that call from the refs.
3:05 pm EST: Jeff Green just had a monster jam to give the Celtics a three point lead. Have momentum now.
3:13 pm EST: That was excellent defense by Jeff Green to force a shot clock violation
3:21 pm EST: Paul Pierce with a beautiful spin move and tear drop fade away jumper gives the Celtics a two point lead 83-81!
3:23 pm EST: After reviewing the play it was ruled that it went off of Terry who then missed a wide open three
3:24 pm EST: KG hits a clutch jumper at the top of the key to give the Celtics their largest lead at four, 85-81 forcing the Heat to call a timeout with under a minute left to play!
3:27 pm EST: Pierce makes another bad turnover and Judas Shuttlesworth nails a three at the other end to make it a one point game 85-84. Is it odd that I don’t want to see Paul Pierce taking the ball up the court at the end of games? Celtics call timeout
3:29 pm EST: Celtics are forced to take another timeout as they can’t get the ball in. Celtics are now out of timeouts. I feel like the Celtics are about to let this one slip away once again.
3:31 pm EST: Jason Terry hits two of two from the line after getting fouled by Dwayne Wade to put the Celtics up three 87-84. Timeout Heat 21 seconds left.
3:33 pm EST: Ray misses a three, Lebron hits a three to tie it at 87 with seven seconds left. Jason Terry then misses what would have been a game winning three as this game goes to overtime. Go figure.
3:35 pm EST: If I’m not mistaken, I think this might be the third consecutive game to go into overtime for the Celtics.
3:37 pm EST: Great block by KG on Wade to begin overtime.
3:39 pm EST: Why does Paul Pierce always find himself caught in those traps?
3:40 pm EST: Where was Jason Terry and why is he out on the floor instead of Courtney Lee?
3:41 pm EST: Lebron got away with a push in the back of Pierce to put the Heat up four 93-89. Why is that not a surprise? Timeout Celtics.
3:44 pm EST: KG ties it with a little baby baseline jumper!
3:46 pm EST: Paul Pierce plays Dwayne Wade perfectly as Wade misses a game winner jumper. On to Double Overtime.
3:49 pm EST: Finally they call a reach on the Heat and Jason Terry draws a foul and nails two of two from the line!
3:51 pm EST: Barbosa doesn’t quite have enough on the tear drop and Pierce draws an offensive foul on Wade!
3:52 pm EST: That was too easy for Bosh. Tied at 95
3:53 pm EST: The Celtics inability to rebound is killing them in this game!
3:58 pm EST: That should have been a charge! No way that that was a blocking foul on Pierce! Typical Lebron rule. Apparently Lebron can’t get called for any fouls. Total BS!
4:00 pm EST: Clutch elbow jumper by Pierce gives the Celtics a one point lead 99-98 with 30 seconds left!
4:03 pm EST: Pierce grabs the rebound as Lebron misses a jumper and is fouled almost immediately! To the line he goes hitting one of two. Celtics up 100-98 five seconds left. Heat call timeout.
4:05 pm EST: CELTICS WIN! CELTICS WIN! CELTICS WIN! Shane Battier air balls the game winning shot snapping their six game winning streak WITHOUT Rajon Rondo! What a game, what a win! Hopefully this is the type of win that could potentially jumpstart this team to a playoff run. That will be a little more difficult now however with Rajon Rondo out for the rest of the year. No Rondo, no problem! Celtics win!
UPDATE: Celtics Radio Play-By-Play man, Sean Grande just tweeted saying that Rondo just told his partner Cedric Maxwell that he will be back in a couple of weeks. Not sure how serious he is about that statement though. Hope he is serious and is right!
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