Banged-up Celtics all expected to play in Game 3
All 15 Boston Celtics are expected to play during Game 3, but that doesn’t mean they’re healthy.
Paul Pierce has obviously been hobbled by his injured knee, Ray Allen is shooting 29 percent from the arc during the postseason, Mickael Pietrus has a swollen knee and remaining fear stemming from his concussion, and Avery Bradley’s shoulder could pop out at any second.
“It’s just not regular,” he said. “It just makes everything harder on me. I just got to be careful. Last game, seeing that it popped out, I had to really be careful. Try not to think about it. If it pops out it pops out, all I can do is keep rehabbing and do whatever is best for me and the team.”
I don’t think we can overstate Bradley’s toughness. How difficult must it be to play his aggressive style of hoops while knowing “shit, at any time I could collide with somebody and my shoulder might pop out of its socket, leaving me in a mountain full of pain?” I’ll go to war with that kid any day.
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Too bad MP doesn’t have AB’s toughness. If he did then we’d be much better off with him driving to the hoop, which would actually help his 3-pt shooting and also take Philly out of the ‘just guard MP at the 3-line’ mode. Lastly, I seriously doubt Doc will use 12 players tonight but if he does then we win. The bench is good and can produce but not sitting on their asses. Go Cs…
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Cant believe Im saying this … but play Moore, MD, SP, more with the injuries… i was thinking this last game in the horrible 3rd Q .. those guys can only do better than tthose who were out there firing up all those bricks. There are young fresh legs on the other team, sometimes the only way to match that is with young fresh legs . ..
Hopefully we get a bounce back game from the Celts tongiht, and they realize that this is the playoffs and play with that intensity and desire… even Doc was laid back sitting most of game 2 everyone should come back with a re newed focus. Celts in six , this one would help. (if the celts go down a game people will be pooping their pants, but I believe theres no way they will let possobly/probably their last chance at a title run end against a 76eres squad.
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