Houston Rockets

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Should be a great game. There are similarities ... Battier is close to James Posey. If we kept Steve Novak we'd have our Scal. I expect this to be a war and this is a very important game for both teams. Celtics don't want to start 2-2 and the Rockets know they need to show they can beat the champs.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at Boston Celtics (2-1) at Houston Rockets (3-0) Tuesday, November 4 8:30 PM ET Game #4, Road Game #2 TV: NBA-TV, RTV, FSN Hou, CSN HD Radio: WEEI Toyota Center Shooting Guard Ray Allen vs Tracy McGrady Small Forward Paul Pierce vs Ron Artest Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) It always amazes me how fans from opposing teams can see a game so differently. Celtics fans saw McGrady and Artest being thugs and the Celtics defending themselves, which certainly seemed the case to me. But Rockets fans saw the Celtics as being dirty and the instigators and deserving of the retaliation. I do see my Celtics through green colored lenses and will admit it, but I don't see the Celtics as dirty. Most of the time, they are the ones taking the abuse. Celtics are dirty. Rockets are just standing up for themselves. If the Celtics weren't playing so dirty we wouldn't be going at them. homer hinson never sees the dirty play of the cetlics but just when the Rockets fight back and won't take their dirty play.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Emboldened by the fact that they were getting away with a lot of contact, Tracy McGrady joined Artest by giving Walker a shove as he drove to the basket. You have to love Walker as he doesn't back down from anyone. He stood up to McGrady and had to be held back by Patrick O'Bryant while Pierce held back McGrady. In the midst of the melee, McGrady and Eddie House got into it and were assessed double technicals. After all that contact and the hard hits that the Rockets got away with, Pierce barely touched Artest and he flopped and Pierce was given a technical. Finally, once McGrady and Artest went to the bench, the teams settled into playing basketball.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Ron Artest received a rock star welcome as he arrived in Houston for the next chapter in his NBA story. Music blared and airhorns blasted. A throng of about 500 screaming fans welcomed Artest with enthusiastic cheers. With the addition of Artest, the Rockets have to be considered a threat to win it all. Artest will be playing alongside Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady forming their own Big 3 and they don't come any bigger than Yao. They also have a nice bench and are going to be very, very tough, assuming that Artest doesn't self-destruct as he has in times past. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald Source within NBA: Luol Deng, Bulls agree to new deal Celtics Blog Translating for Paul Pierce Rockets snag league's craziest third banana ESPN Play by play for Turkey vs USA game Red's Army Lakers fans need a little refresher USA Today Charitable Gomes secures future with young Wolves Bleacher Report Boston Celtics: From zeros to heroes The Sports Brief NBA mid-summer report: Atlantic Division Lex Nihil Novi Celtics draft Ainge in second round Orlando Sentinel Artest going to Houston creates a KG-Pierce-Allen like dynamic? TrueHoop A Rocket test for Ron Artest Sporting News Ron Artest completes the Rockets   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Herald New set of stripes for Tim Donaghy Bobcats, Emeka Okafor agree on 6-year, $72 million deal CelticsBlog No Melo, but Nuggets-Knicks deal intrigues ESPN Rockets agree to send pick, Greene, Jackson to Kings for Artest Artest makes it a trio, boosting Rockets' offense, title hopes Artest gives Rockets a missing element Sports of Boston Celtics player review: Gabe Pruitt Hoopsworld Rockets acquire Artest Cassell to be player coach? Ode to the purple: A Celtics fan throws in the towel Sports The Boston Celtics: A team shaping up for dominance in the NBA circuit Start Playing Leon Powe dot com Celtics championship DVD review Hoopsvibe What Artest trade means for Houston, Sacramento and rest of NBA   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Houston Rockets have reportedly reached an agreement with the Sacramento Kings that will land Ron Artest in Houston. After weeks of rumors that the Lakers were close to a deal for Ron Ron, it appears that the Rockets have acquired the troubled and often troublesome player. According to published reports the Rockets will send Bobby Jackson, Donte Greene, a first round pick in the 2009 NBA draft, and cash amounting to around $1 million to the Kings for the storied forward. If Greene is, indeed, involved in the deal then it won't be able to officially take place until August 14th. There are other reports that Joey Dorsey may be included instead of Greene. Rick Adelman had some success with Artest in Sacramento and the Rockets are hoping that he...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) As reported in the Herald, the Celtics have made an offer to James Posey and hope to keep him. Posey has said that he wants to stay with the Celtics and the Celtics are saying they want to keep him, but there are also other teams who are going to do their best to lure him away from the champs. Posey's hometown Cleveland Cavaliers are said to be putting together an offer, in addition to the Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets. New Jersey, which came close to signing Posey last summer before he was talked into going with the Celtics, also may revisit the situation, though like most teams the Nets are carving out cap space for 2010.   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan The Celtics take on the Dallas Mavericks tonight in a bid to become the first team to sweep the Texas Triangle since the Kings did it in 2001. The last Celtics team to accomplish this was in 1987. If the Celtics continue to play defense like they did in the first two games, they will have a very good chance of beating the Mavs. Here is footage from the only other Celtics team to sweep the Mavs, Spurs and Rockets. With Cleveland beating the Pistons, the magic number for the Celtics to clinch home court advantage throughout the playoffs is 9. So, any combination of Celtics wins and Pistons losses that add up to 9 will clinch it. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Globe Breaking news: Celtics end it Celtics halt Rockets' streak NBA.com Texas Triangle: Celtics - Rockets live blog Video: Celtics give Houston a problem Celtics clamp down on defense to end Rockets' remarkable streak Stein's power rankings - Rockets #1 and Celtics #2 Celtics 24/7 Celtics snap Houston's streak Club Yao Without Yao and Landry, streak ends to Celtics With Malice Celtics stop Houston, and hard Fox Sports Celtics don't back down from Rockets' challenge Rockets and Celtics: a pro/con list Sox and Dawgs Celtics shoot down the Rockets Houston Chronicle Rockets' streak ends at 22 with loss to Celtics Sports of Boston Rockets grounded at 22 thanks to KG's 22   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Here are comments found around the Rockets' boards during their game with the Celtics. The Rockets had an incredible streak and are to be commended for it. There isn't an asterisk on this one either. Yes, the Rockets didn't have Yao but the Celtics didn't have Ray Allen, either. And 10 of those wins were without Yao so it isn't like he just went out. Like the Houston fans, though, I questioned Doc keeping KG on the floor with less than 2 minutes left in the game and up 20+ points. KG is too valuable to the Celtics to risk an injury in garbage time. If the Celtics are in the west I don't think the'd be in the top 5. The record doesn't mean much. Discuss this topic on the Celtics Green Forums!]   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan The Celtics stopped the Rockets' 22 game win streak in impressive style. The first half was played fairly evenly and the teams were tied at 40 at halftime. But in the third quarter, the Celtics took over and outscored the Rockets 32-16 in the period. The final score was 94-74 and the Celtics are 2-0 so far in the Texas Triangle. The Celtics shot 43% from the field while keeping the Rockets to 41%. The Celtics owned the boards with a 45-35 edge. They also took good care of the ball, only turning the ball over 11 times. They forced the Rockets into 16 turnovers. The officiating was fairly even with a few missed calls on both sides but didn't lean toward one team or the other as The Celtics shot 17 free throws to 18 for the Rockets. It was the Celtics defense that wo...   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Rockets streak into 1st place Globe A four star stretch for the Celtics Celtics 17 Celtics turnaround and playoff position NBA Access: Celtics road trip part 1 Celtics road trip part 2 ESPN Hollinger's Power Rankings: Celtics #1 Hoopsworld Power Rankings: Rockets #1, Celtics #2 Spurs host Celtics in interconference clash Enterprise Celtics buckle up for rough road ahead SouthCoast Today Celtics getting mettle test Houston Chronicle Landry could return vs Celtics MySA Spurs March gets tougher with Celtics FL's Take: Spurs March gets tougher? Try Spurs, Rockets, Mavs, Hornets, Sixers, Suns, Hornets. Now, that is tough!!! Udoka in but Allen may miss Spurs tilt   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan I always buy all of the preview magazines out on the shelves to see what they have to say about the Celtics. This year especially, I was excited to see what they saw in store for the Celtics. Athlon Sports seems less than thrilled with the Celtics chances this season. Eastern Conference Atlantic New Jersey * Boston * Toronto * New York Philadelphia Central Chicago * Cleveland * Detroit * Minwaukee Indiana Southeast Washington * Orlando * Miami Charlotte Atlanta Western Conference Southwest Dallas * San Antonio * Houston * New Orleans * Memphis Northwest Utah * Denver * Portland Seattle Minnesota Pacific Phoenix * LA Lakers * LA Clippers Sacramento East: Chicago over New Jersey West: Phoenix over Dallas Finals: Phoenix over Chicago   [read the full post]

By FLCeltsFan Only 10 teams since 1975 have won it all without a Hall Of Fame center and six of those ten were Jordan's Bulls. The 76. Every team has has a strong center though: '74 and '76 Celtics, Cowens; '75 Warriors, Clifford Ray; '77 Blazers, Walton; '78 Bullets, Unseld; '79 Sonics, Sikma; '80,'82,'85,'87,'88 Lakers, Abdul Jabbar; '83 Sixers, Moses Malone; '81,'84 Celtics, Parish, '86 Celtics, Parish and Walton; '89 and '90 Pistons, Laimbeer; '91,'92,'93 Bulls Cartwright and Purdue; '94, '95 Rockets, Hakeem; '96,'97,'98 Bulls, Longly and Wennington; '99 Spurs, Robinson and Duncan; '00,'01,'02 Lakers, Shaq; '03,'05,'07, Duncan; '04 Pistons, Wallace; and '06 Heat, Shaq. In every case except the Bulls teams, the team had a very strong and dom...   [read the full post]