- Al Jefferson is starting to exhibit the mentality of a scorer. He pulled the Celtics within 3 towards the end of the third quarter on a shot in the lane after a big rejection by Etan Thomas. Big Al prevailed with his relentless effort. And he’s become a high-energy guy on the boards as well.
- For a stretch in the fourth quarter Ryan Gomes took over the game. From NBA.com:
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) - [BOS 86-89], 10:12
Gomes Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS) - [BOS 87-89], 10:12
Gomes Alley Oop Layup: Made (23 PTS) - [BOS 89-89], 9:51
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) - [BOS 91-91], 9:07
Gomes Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) - [BOS 95-93], 6:42
Gomes Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS) - [BOS 99-93], 5:04
That's a pretty good 5 minute stretch.
- I'm embarrassed to admit that I forgot how much Gomes and Delonte West bring to the table when healthy.
- Ultimately it was another exciting loss that provided Celtics fans with numerous positives. Hopefully this team will turn the corner at some point and we’re currently watching the pieces come together, building towards that moment.
Mike Gorman and Greg Dickerson
- “Get the calculator out.” – Gorman 4 minutes into the first quarter. The Wizards jumped out to a 16-12 lead.
The Wizards scored 39 points in the first quarter, shot 71% and as Gorman noted, shared the wealth. Wizards First Quarter Scoring:
Arenas – 11
Stevenson – 7
Jamison – 7
Butler – 6
Haywood – 8
- “7th NBA season. That’s hard to believe. He’s probably about 22.” – Gorman on DeShawn Stevenson.
- “We all have a little Tommy in us. You know what I’m saying Mike?” – Dickerson after Gorman kidded him about some referee comments. Something you want to tell us Greg?
- “That was a man’s rebound right there.” – Dickerson on Etan Thomas
- The C's are now 1-5 when Dickerson subs for Tommy. Granted that has a lot to do with injuries and that ill-fated west coast trip. However, Dickerson went out of his way to mention that Arenas was held in check in the third quarter and repeatedly said, "If the Celtics do win..."
Apparently the Wizards organization turned down Dickerson's request to throw a black cat on the court during Boston's free throw attempts.
Wizards Notes
- Wait Washington got Caron Butler for Kwame Brown? Somebody in the Wizards organization needs to send Mitch Kupchak a cake. Just make sure Brown doesn’t get it first. Thank you, thank you. You’re too kind.
- Check out whom nbadraft.net compared Stevenson to back in the day. That cracks me up. They also said he had super character. The crazy thing is that Stevenson’s high school friend that participated in the alleged statutory rape was also named DeShawn. What are the odds of two guys named DeShawn meeting and becoming friends?
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