Old Friend Gordon Hayward is back in town.

      1st Quarter

      Celtics wearing their Green uniforms and I gotta say it looks good. Celtics playing hard so far on D, now it's time for the offense to start! While the ball movement has been solid, the points are not coming. When DS starts, it seems he plays his best. Some guys just do their best when they can start cooking early in the game. 

     Crashing the glass as a unit, on several possessions the Celtics are hitting the glass with effort. With no RWill, we are seeing other guys keep offensive sets alive by going after the rock on misses. If more NBA guys followed their shots that would make a big difference in games. I was always taught to follow your shot. JT giving up threes to drive to the hoop, is magical to see! Ball movement has been crisp so far. 

     2nd Quarter

     Coming off a tight first, what should we look for at the start of the second. Hopefully a nice Celtics run to get things going. Nice to PP getting some run to start things up. Officials making some garbage calls right now. JRich has really impressed me this entire season. Watching him body up and block the shot was sweeeet. 

     JB for three, tonight's game is heading up! Threes are being made like punches in a slugfest. I've said it a few times already, but the Celtics ball movement is very smooth, and key to then playing well tonight. Right now shots aren't falling, get to the rack! Let's not fall behind, this is a good Hornets team. Ime should have taken the TO sooner. Finish the half strong! Witch didn't happen. A game you need to win and this is how you end the half. 

     3rd Quarter

    Need to see some fire coming out of the half, Celtics were heading down a slippery and cold slope towards the end of the half. We need to see JT post up, drive to the cup, and take over the third. Let him distribute the rock, we all know he tends to find the right play when he's dishing the rock out. He needs to answer Oubre and show him who the big dawg is. So far we are flat as Carl Lewis singing the National Anthem. 

     Interesting double Big lineup, we have Let Freedom Ring, and Always Steady Al in there. Offensively it can work, defensively not so sure. Finally some aggressive D led by DS the pest! Celtics need to start RUNNING! Where is the crowd tonight?! It sounds like a ghost town. Get off your phones and get into the game Celtics fans. A little crowd noise can go a long way in getting a nice run out of this Celtics team. 

     4th Quarter 

    Celtics fans how ya feeling, is your blood boiling yet?! What was that play in the third. They had the opportunity to dig out of the hole they are in. Yet they did absolutely nothing. Here we are in the fourth and we all know that's not our best quarter. Can they buck the trend, I sure hope so. This team needs to grow up, play as though this is their last time on a court, and finish strong. 

    Standing in the corners of the court, drinking coffee and watching paint dry. What the heck kind of offensive set is that Ime?! WAY TOO MANY THREES, especially when you are shooting so poorly. JRich my guy, cuts the lead to six. This is the time to make a run, you have the Hornets trembling out there. Amp up the defensive intensity, get to the hoop, and swat this Hornet team back to Charlotte. 

     Will JT or JB show they have the onions to lead the Celtics to this win. Play some D! We need a real point guard on this team, and a few shooters. Down by 7 with five minutes to go. I'm trying to compose myself but I feel like a volcano ready to explode. Too many winnable games have been flushed down the toilet this year. Chalk up tonight as a loss fans. Back to 500 where we live.