Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » Trying To Stab A Brick Wall With An Exacto Knife: Magic at Boston, Game 2

I was talking with John from Red’s Army today and I mentioned that when the Celtics go into that hardcore defensive mode where their bigs are roaming around the elbow and suffocating any hope of penetration, there’s no hope. It’s like trying to stab a brick wall with an exacto knife.
The Magic might as well have been using a rubber butter knife.
Later on, I was talking with Ben from Third Quarter Collapse and I mentioned that the Magic HAD to play Gortat next to Howard, early. If you take away the Celtics’ bigs’ ability to muscle for rebounds and put a cleanup man next to Howard, it’s too much to overcome.
Gortat played 3:45.
Wow.
Anthony Johnson is the worst point guard left in the playoffs. Worse than Farmar. By lots.
I’m done with Rafer Alston until he redeems himself. I’ve stuck up for him for 18 months. I’m done with it. Can’t hit layups, makes bad decisions, gets ejected and puts Anthony Johnson into the starting lineup for Game 3, which could allow the Celtics to get back homecourt.
But can you blame the guy?
Great game by House. Guy’s a great shooter. Lots of great shooters in this series. And whoever’s hot that night is going to walk away with it.
But damn, the dude might as well put pom-poms on his shoes.
Turkoglu is going to have to force the issue in this series. If he’s passive, they won’t win, and he won’t get paid as much. It’s a win-win-lose-lose situation.
Pierce scores three points and they blow out their opponent? BAD SIGN. +1 for the Celtics fans who doubt the Magic.
Just a dominant performance by a team that refuses to go away. They still run the show until someone wins four against them. And you’re going to have to do WAY better than what the Magic have done so far.