Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 There is something I truly like about the Celtics Jaylen Brown , and I believe it is his gentle, quiet demeanor , coupled with his often-spectacular play on the court .  I constantly have to defend him in the presence of my daughter, Lisa, who consistently admonishes the 6'6" forward.  Granted, Brown still has a few issues with turnovers , but he has been true to his word about being the go-to guy on his team this season. He is hitting career-highs in points per game (27.7 PPG), field goal percentage (53.5%), free throw percentage (78.6%), assists (4.5 APG) - and unfortunately in turnovers (3.6 TOPG). Jaylen is also hitting 38.7% of his 3-pointers and grabbing 5.8 rebounds per game . After last night's win over Washington, his team has a record of 4-5, which projects to a 36/37-win season . With improvement from his comrades, Brown and the Celtics could end the season as a playoff (play-in?) team - particularly if Jayson Tatum is ready-and-able to return in time to b...

      Celtics enter tonight after losing to the lowly Jazz, if they lose to the Wizards we are in severe trouble. This Wizards team is on a five game losing streak. Cs must defend and rebound if they want to get this win. I really hope we don't see the Celtics shoot and miss so many threes. Basketball can be a beautiful sport, but when you jack up so many threes it becomes very boring. We have finally made it to tip off, I'm hoping for a wire to wire win.       Cs run a nice set seeing DWhite finding Queta on the pick and roll for the JAM! We have a quick substitution as Simons enters for PP. Cs trail by three early on and that's concerning for me. JB is going to have to lead this team to victory. JB drives and gets fouled and no whistle whatsoever. We have reached our first timeout as the Celtics trail by four. I tell you this much if the Celtics lose tonight heads should roll. Everyone from top to bottom should be questioned for their play and coachi...

 Celtics Coach, Joe Mazzulla's, love of the 3-point shot may have been a cceptable during the 2024-25 season . But last season he had Jayson Tatum (.343 from three), Kristaps Porzingis (.412), Al Horford (.363) and Jrue Holiday (.353). Last season's version of The Green shot . 368 from deep ,  Well, how is that long ball affection working out this season? The team as a whole is hitting only .312 on 3-pointers . Yet, despite the poor marksmanship beyond the arc, Boston is s till launching roughly the same number of shots (47.8 attempts) as last season (48.2 attempts) from deep. The two Celtics starters with the most minutes (Payton Pritchard and Derrick White) are shooting .213 and .263, respectively from deep . Last season , those numbers showed .407 and .384, respectively for the back court duo.  It is obvious that the loss of Tatum, Porzingis, Horford and Holiday is sorely felt because of the heavy defensive coverage they demanded beyond the arc. Perhaps Mazzul...

 The winters in very-northern New Hampshire are very cold and snowy . Great for snowmobilers . Late spring and summer bring the bugs . A lot of bugs. Well, I dislike frigid weather and hate bugs. So, why do I live here ?  Riverside foliage close to our home My wife, Linda, and I just returned from a 40-mile round trip to the nearest grocery store. The route we took is an interstate highway, and there were very few cars on the road . T ailgaters are almost nonexistent in the north country, but there is a strong tendency to pull to the side of the road to allow drivers that appear to want to speed up to pass.  I must admit that when I travel "down below" (as locals call travelling south), the traffic volume and tailgaters stress me out . I am not accustomed to it. We do find that the exployees at the local pharmacies, grocery stores, health care centers and restaurants are generally courteous and efficient . People that reside in northern New Hampshire either have a be...

      Queta opens up the scoring as he gets an easy bucket. DWhite nails a three and we are off and running! JB and PP both hit their first shots and tonight feels like a winner already. Queta is gobbling up all the boards early on and I love it. He's improved so much from last season. He's only going to get better and better. We have a timeout as the Cs are rolling. Not sure what the plan is in Utah but they suck. I love how Garza gets into the fray and keeps the ball alive. Simons is playing some aggressive defense and that's what we need from him. Cs have just about lost the lead they built. On to the second quarter we go.       So far the second quarter has been underwhelming and I need the Cs to wake up. Simons scores and hopefully that's the start of plenty more. JB follows suit and scores, need him to dominate tonight. Simons lines one up and nails the three! Bang! Simons again BANG! This kid is a walking bucket when he's on. Cs are on a nice ru...

      Tonight the Celtics welcome the Rockets to the Garden. We all remember the history these two teams have. Meeting in the 81 and 86 Finals both resulting in Banners! Those two series had some incredible talent on both ends. This version of the Rockets has high hopes given their new star in Kevin Durant. A guy who has been good everywhere he's been. What's crazy is the amount of teams he's been on. In all reality he could have been drafted here if not for those damn ping pong balls. Let's also not forget when he almost signed here after talking to Tom Brady.       KD opens the game with a mid range jumper, C's miss on their first set. DWhite gets to the rack and gets us on the board. His three point shooting hasn't been very efficient but inside of that he's been good. Cs are going to need to get on the boards tonight. If they don't it's going to be a long night. Not to pleased with some of these defensive sets. What a move by JB getting to the cu...