Bollas Celricks : Two teams, Two Directions.

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Bollas Celricks : Two teams, Two Directions.

Game - NBA 2K14(PC)
Mode - Association
Rosters - NBA 2013-2014 Association Roster w/ Injuries and Picks(Edited)
Team - Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks

Season Length - 82
Team Chemistry - On
Player Roles - Off
Trade Deadline - On
Preseason Games - On
Sliders - Default(Edit:- Changed to Sim sliders.)

CQF - 7 Games
CSF - 7 Games
CF - 7 Games
NBA Finals - 7 Games

Quarter Length - 12 min
Sim Quarter Length - 12 min

I will be playing through the whole game as an adviser to the GM and Coach.

I'll probably make few trades, especially with the Celtics, down the road as situations develop (I have a few in mind)

As a Celtic I hope to see who fits our system and build for the future with draft or trades exploring every scenario

As a Maverick I hope to maximize Dirk's last years and trying to bring him another championship

Hope you guys enjoy it.

[Reaperwolverine]

Boston Celtics

No Major moves have been made since the end of preseason and with Rondo out till mid January, the team''s rotation looks like this

PG ---- --------Torn ACL(Mid January)


SG ---- ------------Suspended(Season)


SF ---- ----


PF ---- ----


C ---- --------

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Dallas Mavericks

With injuries to various Mavericks (Harris, Larkin, Wright), the Mavericks are making do with whatever they could patch up


PG ---- --------Knee(2-4 M)----Ankle(2-4 W)----


SG ---- --------


SF ---- ----


PF ---- ----


C ---- --------Hand(6-8 Weeks)

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Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors



Starting Lineups

Celtics -- J.Crawford--A.Bradley---J.Green--B.Bass-----------J.Sullinger
Raptors -- K.Lowry------D.Derozan--R.Gay----T.Hansbrough--J.Valanciunas


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/2-4 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season


First game for Celtics season against a division rival a way to feel out the roster against the middle of the pack Raptors.

Lets see how it goes

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1st Quarter


0-1 Lowery Drives and draws the foul for the first possession making 1 of 2

3-1 Bradley swishes home a 3 off a down screen

3-3 Lowery to Derozan ally-oop

3-5 Lowery and Derozan again for the ally

5-5 Crawford Floater off a broken play

5-7 Gay turnaround J in the post while Crawford chucks off 3s

5-9 JONAS HITS A MID J!!!

5-11 Gay hits a floater on the break off Green miss

7-11 Sully misses a turnaround J Gets his board and finishes with contact







7-13 Lowry Mid J

9-13 Bass hits the boards and is fouled. Makes both

9-14 Tyler fouled. Makes one. Bass in foul trouble. Hump checks in

11-14 Bradley with baseline J

11-16 Hansbrough with an uncontested layup off a post drive

13-16 Sully with a stepback J

13-18 Lowry mid J.

13-20 Valenciunas with another Mid J. Can he hit those??

15-20 Steez with another Floater

15-22 Gay got Steez in the post and scores over him

17-22 Bradley cuts back and Sully finds him off high post

17-22 Bench checks in and forces a 24 sec violation

17-24 D.J. with a free layup off a Double screen

19-24 Kelly with a Stepback J in the post for his first basket in the NBA. Well He's staying



19-26 A.Johnson Hits the boards and fouled. Makes both

21-26 El Hombre Indestructible With an Offensive Putback for his first bucket in the NBA. And he is staying too

21-27 A.Johnson fouled again. Makes 1

23-27 Brooks hits a foot on the line Long 2. Come on Man

23-27 Augustin Blows by Pressey and get swatted by ............. Pressey. He is definitely staying








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End of 1st


Celtics shooting 56% on the floor and 33% on 3s

A.Bradley - 7p/0r/0a/0s/0b ------ Points/Rebounds/Assists/Steals/Blocks
J.Sullinger - 4p/2r/1a/0s/0b

Raptors Shooting Scorching hot 73%

R.Gay - 6p/0r/0a/0s/0b
K.Lowery - 5p/0r/3a/0s/0b
T.Hansbrough - 3p/3r/0a/0s/0b

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2nd Quarter


25-27 El Hombre with a Scoopy Floaty Thingy



25-29 Augustin Fouled makes both

25-31 Johnson layup on the break

28-31 Lee 3 off a down screen

30-31 El Hombre And-1 Layup. Misses

30-33 Buycks Mid J buzzer beater

32-33 Lee Fouled. Makes Both

34-33 Wallace with a overhead scoop to give us the first lead of the game



34-33 Bass with a Swat on Hansbrough









34-36 Augustin with a deep 3

37-36 Lee replies with a 3 of his own

37-38 Buycks layup in traffic

39-38 Pressey with a contact layup

41-38 Lee fouled. makes both

41-40 Buycks with another contested layup. Thinking of going simulation sliders for the second half.

43-40 Bass with a Jump Hook

43-40 Bass DENIES Hansbrough on the J



45-40 Pressey to Lee For an Ally-OOP. First of the season







45-41 Hansbrough fouled. Makes one

48-41 Crawford throws up a prayer which gets answered. And by prayer I mean a 3

48-41 Sully blocks Lowery at the Rim. Who needs a shot-blocking center when you have Sully, Bass and 5'11'' Pressey.



51-41 Crawford with another prayer. I am starting to suspect he can occasionally make those

51-43 Jonas with a turnaround mid J. He can definitely make those

51-45 Gay fouled. Makes both

51-47 Gay Posterizes Wallace off the Wallace turnover





54-47 Bradley with the corner 3

56-47 Green fouled on the break. Makes both

56-49 Gay turnaround fader over Green

58-49 Bradley Mid J

60-49 Green fader from the post


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Halftime Report.



The Celtics are starting to heat up, Shooting 64% form the field and 6% from 3 and lead rebounding(15-11), assists(13-5) and blocks(5-0)

C.Lee and A.Bradley - 12p/1r/1a/0s/0b each
J.Crawford - 10p/1r/3a/0s/0b
J.Sullinger - 4p/4r/1a/0s/1b
P.Pressey - 2p/2r/4a/0s/1b

The Raptors are cooling down Shooting 58% from the floor, and made 1 Three pointer.

R.Gay - 12p/0r/0a/0s/0b
T.Handbrough - 4p/5r/0a/1s/0b
K.Lowry - 5p/0r/3a/0s/0b

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3rd Quarter


62-49 Bass fouled on the layup. Makes both

62-51 Gay finishes the Oop from Lowry

62-53 Jonas Layup on the break

64-53 Steez layup

64-56 Hansbrough And-1 Layup. Makes

66-56 Green baseline 2

66-58 Jonas another layup.

68-58 Gay misses a corner 3 and steez scores on the break

68-60 Gay with another ally oop finish

70-60 Green contact layup on the break

70-62 Gay scores on a Gay-Jonas pick n roll. Meanwhile Steez still throwing up prayers

73-62 Sully hits the first three of his career



75-62 Bradley steals the ball and Green lays it in on the break

78-62 Green And-1 Layup. Makes. Green On Fire

78-64 Fields Long 2

78-66 Lowry Fade away mid J



80-66 Kelly with another Turnaround J

80-69 Gay buzzer beating 3

80-70 Fields Fouled. Makes one

80-72 Gay posterizes Green. Again



82-72 Kelly another J out of the post

84-72 Steez weaves his way into the paint and scores to end the quarter

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End of 3rd


Celtics shooting 59/50/92% and are in a good position but i wont be too sure without a floor general

J.Crawford(Steez) - 16p/2r/4a/0s/0b
J.Sullinger - 7p/7r/1a/0s/2b
A.Bradley - 12p/1r/4a/1s/0b

Raptors Shooting 56/25/71% and have an advantage in second chance points and dunks.

R.Gay - 23p/1r/1a/0s/0b
T.Hansbburough - 7p/7r/0a/1s/0b
K.Lowry - 7p/1r/7a/0s/0b

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4th Quarter


84-74 D.J. to Derozan Oop

86-74 Green with the foot on the line 2

86-76 D.J. Fouled. Makes both

86-78 Ross flies on the break for the Dunk



89-78 Green 3 on the buzzer

89-80 D.J. floater in the lane

89-82 Hansbrough freethrows

90-82 Green freethrow

90-84 Hansbrough layup

90-84 No Lead is safe when Steez is chugging long 2s

90-84 Most rare sighting in the game. Steez passing up a semi contested 3

90-87 Ross 3 cuts the lead to 3

90-90 Gay 3 ties up the game

90-92 Derozan breaks Steez's ankles and lays it up to take the lead





92-92 Steez floater in the lane

92-92 Gay fouled. Misses both

93-92 Steez fouled. Makes 1

93-94 Lowry freethrows

93-94 Sully blocks Lowry with his face. Crunch-time



95-94 Steez steals the ball redeeming almost all of his bad shots and Olynyk finishes at the other end





95-94 And he chucks another contested 2. You know who.

95-96 Hansbrough Layup.

97-96 Olynyk layup to take the lead with 40 seconds remaining

99-96 Steez Fouled. Makes both.

99-99 Gay 3 Out of the timeout Ties the game up. 22 seconds remaining.



Kelly is stripped and Derozan misses the hail-merry for the win.

It's time for OT


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End of 4th


Celtics shooting 52/44/83%

J.Crawford(Steez) - 21p/3r/7a/1s/0b
J.Sullinger - 7p/10r/1a/0s/3b
J.Green - 19p/3r/3a/2s/0b

Raptors shooting 54/33/72% and have clawed their way back into the game

R.Gay - 29p/1r/1a/0s/0b
T.Hansbrough - 13p/12r/0a/1s/0b
K.Lowry - 9p/2r/10a/1s/0b

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1st Overtime


99-101 Gay Turnaround J to start the overtime

101-101 Sully with a Turnaround J of his own

101-103 Gay again

101-103 Steez blocks Gay. Shouldn't have Windmilled it



104-103 STEEZ FOR 3!!!

107-103 Sully And-1 Layup. Makes

107-106 Gay for 3

107-109 Gay for 3 off a down screen

107-109 Steez doing steezy things then non steezy things. Shoots up a wild shot and gets his own rebound.

107-111 Lowery breaks Green's ankles and lays it up. 1:15 left in OT

107-113 Lowry contested layup

107-113 Why does Steez have to shoot so many threes. We starts fouling with a 6 pt deficient. Game Over

107-115 Derozan Freethrows

107-115 Green misses layup and they are going to run out the shot clock. Game Over


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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: Rudy Gay - 39p/2r/1a/0s/0b



Raptors shot 56/41/74% and out rebounded 37-34, to put them away in OT

K.Lowry - 13p/2r/11a/2s/0b
T.Hansbrough - 13p/13r/0a/1s/0b


Celtics shot 51/45/84% but faded down the strech mainly due to steez being steez.

J.Crawford(24p/4r/8a/1s/1b) may look good but was very inefficient(9-22, 3-8) and passed only when absolutely necessary. He had a team worst -17. Maybe i can fool some GM into thinking he's good by his stat line.

J.Green(19p/3r/3a/2s/0b) was good and efficient but didn't get the ball enough to make a huge difference.

J.Sullinger(12p/10r/1a/0s/3b) didn't have his shot but contributed in other ways(rebs,blks etc)

A.Bradley(12p/2r/5a/1s/0b) played good but nobody got going in this game

C.Lee(12p/1r/1a/0s/0b) Had a good stretch in the second quarter but played sparingly after that. No one knows why.

P.Pressey(2p/2r/4a/0s/1b) had a decent first game. Look for his minutes to grow.

K.Olynyk(10p/4r/1a/0s/0b) had a promising first game though he did miss some easy shots, but he also made some clutch ones

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up Mavericks look to take on Hawks.

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

P.S. sorry for poor pic quality. Compressed them too much.

[Reaperwolverine]

The Mavs have made some moves to start the season:

First off this extremely lopsided trade suggested by AI:



I mean who would say no to that. Any time you can turn a second rounder into a 1st Pick, You gotta do it.




Next up we needed a Ball handler de-facto backup PG on the bench but who could also play off ball when Harris returns.
Also he acts as a mid level expiring contract to throw in trades if the need arises.



Note I paid him more because I edited the contract to a 2-yr team option(hence the expiring).

This moves Carter back to SF and Carter and Williams can share Bench Ball handling duties.



And pushes Crowder Out of the CROWDED rotation.


We still need a good backup for Nowitzki as Blair is effective only in spot matchups.

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Atlanta Hawks @ Dallas Mavericks



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis-----------S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Hawks ----- J.Teague---J.Cunningham--C.Martin--P.Millsap-----E.Brand


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/2-4 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/2-4 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/6-8 Weeks

L.Williams --- Knee -- Hurt/1-2 Weeks

A.Horford --- Torn Pectoral -- Out/Season

G.Ayon --- Broken Foot -- Out/1-2 Weeks


The injury ravaged Mavs take on the injury ravaged Hawks in the season opener.

Lets see how all the new signings work


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1st Quarter


2-0 Brand Putback off Teague miss to start the game

2-2 Nowitzki with his Patented Fadeaway to start the game



2-2 Martin with a wide open Air-Ball.

2-5 Dalembert And-1 Putback for his first points as a Maverick

4-5 Cunningham with a long 2

6-5 Teague layup on the break

6-7 Dalembert Mid J. Sneaky Good at it

8-7 Cunningham layup

8-9 Ellis floater in the lane for his first points as a Maverick

8-11 Dalembert fakes Martin but is fouled. Makes both

10-11 Cunningham with the Oop

13-11 Brand And-1 Layup

13-11 Carter and Blair check in for Dirk and Sam which makes us extremely small but also matchup good with Hawks

13-13 Ellis breaks Cunningham's Ankles but takes a contested layup which Marion Cleans up

15-13 Millsap Stepback J

15-15 Carter contests the shot and runs the break to slam it down for his first points









15-15 Mavs force a 3-sec violation. Bench checks in

15-18 Ellington scores his first bucket as a Maverick with a 3

17-18 Schroder with a floater in the lane

17-20 Ellington long 2 off a Down screen

19-20 Scott layup

19-22 Sarge Putback

19-25 Williams 3 for His first bucket as a Maverick. Lot of New Guys this year

21-25 Schroder fouled.

21-27 Williams Long 2 off Carter kick out

21-29 Carter Misses the Layup, gets the ball and is fouled. Makes both

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End of 1st


Mavericks shooting 55/33/100% and have a bug lift from their Bench(16-6) and Rebounding(13-6)

S.Dalembert - 7p/2r/0a/0s/0b
S.Marion - 2p/4r/0a/0s/0b
D.Blair - 0p/2r/3a/0s/0b

Hawks Shooting 45/0/100% and scoring in paint(14-10) and on the break(4-2)

J.Cunningham - 6p/0r/0a/2s/0b
E.Brand - 5p/2r/0a/0s/0b
J.Teague - 2p/1r/3a/1s/0b

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2nd Quarter


21-31 Dalembert Layup

23-31 Brand Fader

23-34 Carter 3 Off the Down screen

25-34 Jenkins freethrows

25-34 Mack fails to convert on a mismatch on Dalembert

27-34 Brand Putback

27-36 Ellis Running Hook in the lane

29-36 Jenkins Layup

29-38 Dirk Mid J. All Day Long

31-38 Brand Freethrows

33-38 Brand Hook

33-38 Ellis having a terrible game. Turnovers and missed shots.

33-39 Calderon hits a freethrow

33-42 Ellis for 3. Finally hits something

36-42 Cunningham hits a 3 of his own

36-44 Jose layup for his first FG.

38-44 Teague Freethrows

40-44 Cunningham long 2. I can live with that

42-44 Cunningham Freethrows

42-46 Teague forces up a bad shot and Mavs run a perfect fastbreak for a Carter Poster











45-46 Cunningham with a wide open 3 on the break

45-48 Ellis Baseline J

47-48 Korver mid J

P.S. The Marion putback (13-13) broke the game, counted as a self basket on Hawks

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Halftime Report.



Mavericks Shooting 51/33/86% and have a good bench(21-12) even with shit tonns of injuries.

V.Carter - 9p/3r/3a/1s/0b
S.Dalembert - 9p/2r/0a/1s/0b
M.Ellis - 9p/1r/0a/1s/0b
S.Marion - 2p/5r/1a/0s/0b and Lockdown Defense
T.Williams - 5p/0r/4a/1s/0b

Hawks Shooting 47/22/100% and are getting back in the game with their rebounding(16-18 deficient) and defense(6steals 3blocks)

J.Cunningham - 16p/0r/0a/4s/0b
E.Brand - 13p/6r/0a/0s/0b
J.Teague - 4p/1r/5a/1s/1b
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3rd Quarter


49-48 Cunningham with a floater in the lane. Somehow he is the best scorer in a game with Nowitzki and Ellis

49-50 Dalembert jump hook

49-52 Mavs run the best fastbreaks











52-52 Cunningham Posterizes Ellis for an And-1 Dunk



52-54 Nowitzki Fader. Beautiful



54-54 Martin Mid J

54-56 Ellis Misses a layup, gets the board and finishes what he started(the possession)

54-59 Jose trailer 3.

54-61 Ellis rejected at the rim but Dalembert recovers and puts it back for an And-1 Layup. Misses freethrow

56-61 Brand Freethrows

56-63 Dirk Freethrows

56-63 Marion with Blocks on Back to back possessions

59-63 Mack 3

61-63 Schroder J

61-64 Ellis Freethrow

61-66 Dalembert J

63-66 Cunningham baseline J

63-66 2 quick fouls gives Dalembert his 5th. Brand makes none

63-68 Ellis freethrows

65-68 Teague freethrows

65-71 Carter with a buzzer beating 3 to end the quarter



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End of 3rd


Mavericks shooting 50/32/79% and are controlling the boards(33-25) and the second unit(24-17)

Dalembert - 15p/8r/0a/1s/1b
M.Ellis - 14p/2r/1a/1s/0b
S.Marion - 4p/7r/3a/0s/2b
V.Carter - 12p/4r/4a/1s/1b

Hawks Shooting 42/25/89% and are forcing tonnes of steals(9)

J.Cunningham - 23p/1r/0a/4s/0b
E.Brand - 15p/11r/0a/0s/0b
J.Teague - 6p/1r/6a/1s/1b

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4th Quarter


67-71 Cunningham J to start the quarter

67-74 Jose 3 at the end of the shot clock

70-74 Martin 3

70-76 Blair layup

72-76 Cunningham layup.#surprisescoringburst

72-79 Carter for 3. #youget2weget3

72-81 Dalembert rejects Schroder and Carter fires an outlet to Ellis for a lay-in











72-83 Calderon freethrows

75-83 Cunningham 3. 30 points for him.

75-85 Schroder tries a DEEP 3, Carter rebounds and fires up a pass for Jose Layup











77-85 Millsap Layup

77-87 Nowitzki freethrows

77-87 Millsap rejected by Dalembert

79-87 Martin Freethrows

79-89 Dalembert Layup

81-89 Schroder layup

81-92 Nowitzki 3



83-92 Schroder layup

85-92 Dalembert fouled out. James in. Brand makes both

85-94 Nowitzki lay-in off Ellis feed

85-96 Ellis layup with 44 seconds left. Game over

88-96 Cunningham 3. He's eating us alive.

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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: Samuel Dalembert - 17p/12r/0a/1s/3b


Box Score





Hawks shot 404/27/91% and made a good run in 2nd quarter but were over-matched without their beat player out.

J.Cunningham(33p/2r/1a/4s/1b) killed the defensively inept backcourt of Mavs as he had a career game.
E.Brand(17p/12r/0a/0s/0b) held his own in Horford's absence but it just wasn't enough
J.Teague(6p/1r/8a/2s/1b) had a decent game




Mavericks shot 50/41/83% and were able to handle the Hawks with relative ease though defense in the backcourt is an issue with Marion as the only wing defender available.

M.Ellis(18p/2r/4a/1s/0b) was horrible to start the game but improved down the strech

S.Dalembert(17p/12r/0a/1s/3b) took advantage of the small Hawks frontcourt (scoring 17 on 7-8 FG )and had a good game before fouling out.

V.Carter(15p/6r/7a/1s/1b) had the best overall game out of any Maverick especially his 2 long passes for easy buckets and buzzer beater 3 at the end of third Q

D.Nowitzki(15p/8r/1a/0s/2b) had an efficient 15 and 8 with rest of the teammates supporting. He needs to have nights off to prepare for the nights when he has to be THE man. He did play good defense on Millsap though

S.Marion(4p/8r/3a/1s/2b) was a monster defensively stopping Millsap from going off. Too bad we have only one of those.

J.Calderon(13p/3r/2a/0s/1b) had a good game helping to set up offense.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.

We still need a wing defender and adequate backup for Nowitzki But the offensive potential for this team is very high. We just need some defense.

Next up Mavericks visit Rockets in a one game road trip.


Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis-----S.Marion----D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Rockets ---- A.Brooks----J.Harden--C.Parsons--T.Jones------D.Howard


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/2-4 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/2-4 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/6-8 Weeks


Next up, Mavs travel to Houston for a matchup against a healthy division rival in Rockets.

This will be a real test for the Mavs given their lack of size behind Dalembert and the lack of Quality perimeter defenders behind Marion.

Lets get started
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1st Quarter


0-2 Howard scores off a postup to start the game manhandeling Dalembert on the way. oh boy.

0-4 Brooks makes an open layup

0-6 Jones freethrows

0-6 Dirk misses 2 shots to start the game. Aw crap

0-8 Howard standing layup.

1-8 Dalembert freethrow makes it our first point of the game

3-8 Dalembert Putback off another Dirk miss. Weird sentence

3-10 Dirk Goaltends

6-10 Marion 3. Officially the weirdest start.

6-12 Dwight hook

8-12 Dirk contested mid J. Finally makes his first.

8-14 Harden to Howard Oop

10-14 Calderon foot on the line 2

10-14 CALDERON BLOCKS A SHOT. #weirdgame

10-16 Parsons layup on the break

12-16 Ellis layup.

15-16 Ellis And-1 Layup

15-18 Lin layup on the break

15-20 Lin with another layup off Asik feed

18-20 Ellis 3

18-22 Asik Open Dunk. Sarge is not getting it done

20-22 And Sarge with a putback to make me look like an idiot

20-23 Brooks freethrow

22-23 Carter Fading mid J

22-25 Casspi Putback

25-25 Williams top of the key 3

25-25 Blair freethrows. misses both

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End of 1st


Mavericks shooting 59/100/40% and surprisingly are winning the rebound battle(10-8) but are giving open dunks and layups in the paint(20)

M.Ellis - 8p/0r/2a/0s/0b
B.James - 2p/3r/0a/0s/1b
W.Ellington - 0p/1r/2a/0s/0b

Rockets Shooting 55/0/75% and are giving up open looks on the perimeter

D.Howard - 8p/2r/0a/0s/0b
A.Brooks - 5p/0r/1a/0s/0b
J.Harden - 0p/2r/3a/0s/0b

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2nd Quarter


25-27 Garcia mid J

28-27 Williams 3

28-29 Asik layup inside

30-29 Dirk Freethrows

30-32 Garcia corner 3

30-35 Garcia wing 3

30-38 Harden And-1 layup

33-38 Ellington 3

33-41 GARCIA WITH ANOTHER 3. WHAT THE HELL???

35--41 Ellington baseline J

35-43 Jones And-1 Dunk. Misses FT

37-43 Calderon Mid J

37-46 GARCIA WITH ANOTHER MOFO 3. WHAT THE ACTUAL F***

40-46 Dalembert And-1 Layup. Misses freethrow killing any momentum we were about to gain

40-47 Howard freethrow

42-47 Caldy foot on the line 2


44-47 First semi highlight of the game. Carter steals the ball and goes coast to coast for a baseline floater







46-47 Jose layup. Meanwhile Marion is in foul trouble with 3.

46-49 Brooks breaks Calderon's ankles and lays it up

46-51 Harden exploits a Blair mismatch and lays it in

46-53 Harden layup on Calderon. Why the hell is Marion in the game if he's not gonna guard him

46-55 Brooks long 2

46-57 Parsons Layup

49-57 Finally the Mavs score. Ellis 3

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Halftime Report.



Mavericks Shooting 51/54/50% and are taking J to rectify the problrm of missing Js. Not a very bright solution

M.Ellis - 11p/0r/3a/0s/0b
D.Blair - 0p/58r/0a/0s/0b
W.Ellington - 5p/1r/4a/0s/0b

Rockets Shooting 62/67/63% and are crushing the Mavs with open inside looks and cheatcode outside scoring

F.Garcia - 14p/0r/0a/0s/0b
D.Howard - 12p/5r/0a/0s/0b
J.Harden - 4p/3r/3a/0s/0b

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3rd Quarter


49-59 Harden Long 2

50-59 Dalembert freethrow

50-61 Brooks freethrows

52-61 Ellis freethrows


54-61 FINALLY A REAL HIGHLIGHT!!!

Marion steals the ball, Dwight saves it(!!!), Monta recovers and feeds it to Marion for the Harden Poster.













54-62 Jones freethrow

56-62 Crazy possession. Caldy gets Harden into the air and dishes it to Ellis for 3 who gets blocked but recovers and makes a mid J

56-62 Not-So-Fun-Mavs-Facts #1 Nowitzki shooting 1-9 FG

56-64 Howard Putback

56-64 1-10 (T_T)

56-66 Asik Layup

58-66 NOWITZKI MAKES A SHOT!!!!!!!!

58-68 Brooks layup

60-68 Calderon Foot on the line 2

62-68 Sarge on a POSTER off a Carter Feed









62-70 Asik Layup off a penetration from Harden (ehehehehehe)

65-70 NOWITZKI MAKES A 3!!!!!!!!!!



65-72 Brewer layup inside

66-72 Dalembert freethrow

66-74 Beverly putback.

67-74 Blair freethrow

67-77 OOH CRAP GARCIA IS BAACK A IT

67-79 Harden freehthrows

69-79 Carter long 2

69-81 Harden Layup

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End of 3rd


Mavericks shooting 46/44/56% and are going down Fast. they might need a spark of electricity to keep this thing alive

M.Ellis - 15p/3r/5a/0s/0b
S.Dalembert - 7p/7r/0a/0s/0b
V.Carter - 6p/2r/4a/0s/0b

Rockets Shooting 60/71/71% and are piling on the pressure but have not been able to put them away completely. But that may not be that far

F.Garcia - 17p/0r/0a/0s/0b
D.Howard - 14p/1r/0a/1s/0b
J.Harden - 10p/4r/4a/0s/0b

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4th Quarter


69-83 Beverly layup to start the last Q

72-83 Ellis And-1 Layup

72-85 Harden to Howard Oop

72-87 Parsons layup on the break

72-89 Howard Layup

74-89 Dirk freethrows

74-91 Jones Layup

76-91 Ellis freethrows

79-91 Ellis 3

82-91 Carter And-1 Layup

82-93 Harden Layup. Dammit Easy shot after Easy shot

85-93 Calderon 3

85-95 Jones Puback

87-95 Carter Freethrows

87-97 harden mid J

87-99 Harden Freethrows

89-99 Carter Layup. Looks loke the only one wanting to win out there. oh wait he's out there with a bunch of scrubs

91-99 Williams with a BIG Dunk on the break. Could it be the start of a run??Spoiler It was not



91-101 Howard with a Dunk. Everytime Mavs come close, they come up wih a big play of their own

93-101 Nowitzki with a wide open layup

93-102 Jones Freethrow

95-102 Carter Layup off the missed freethrow

95-104 Harden another Mid J.

97-104 Dalembert Dunk off Ellis's feed

99-104 HOWARD FOULS OUT. MAYBE THERE's HOPE. Nowitzki Freethrows. Crunch Time

99-106 Lin Layup

102-106 CARTER WITH A WIDE OPEN 3 TO CUT IT TO 4



102-108 Asik Putback

104-108 Ellis Freethrows

106-108 Carter long 2 to bring it to within 2 with 23 seconds remaining

106-110 Harden freethrows.

106-112 Calderon misses 2 Crucial 3 pointers. Brooks makes freethrows, Gameover.

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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: D.Howard - 20p/14r/0a/1s/0b



Rockets shot 59/63/77% and Cruised to an easy win despite the late scare.

D.Howard(20p/14r/0a/1s/0b) had a field day against the weak Maverick front line but fouled out without anyone realising he was in foul trouble.

J.Harden(20p/5r/8a/0s/1b) had a reletively quiet 36 nimutes before taking over in the fourth to put the Mavs away

F.Garcia(17p/0r/0a/0s/0b) Frankly I have no words. This guy just comes out of nowhere, hits 4 three pointers rather quickly, gets burried on the bench, comes back, makes another one and never checks back again. wut?




Mavericks shot 49/48/75% and showed perfectly when a junpshooting team's jumpshots are not going in. Nontheless They stuck around despite what might be the worst game in Dirk's career.

M.Ellis(25p/4r/9a/0s/0b) he had a good game which would have been enough if Dirk would have showed up.

V.Carter(20p/3r/6a/1s/2b) Had a reletively quiet game before caching fire in the fourth and putting a scare in the Rockets fans.

D.Nowitzki(15p/4r/0a/0s/1b) contrary to what may seem, he had a very bad game(4-14) and scored mostly through errant freethrows(so thats where all the Fouls on Howaed came from)

S.Dalembert(9p/9r/0a/0s/0b) is not enough to be a starting center on a championship caliber team. Better off the bench

J.Calderon(14p/0r/2a/1s/1b) his highlight(or rather lowlight) of the game was his 2 missed 3s at the end of the game.

S.Marion(5p/3r/2a/1s/0b) controlled Marion for 3 quarters but ran out of gas till the 4th. this dude needs help(in a wing defender AND Nowitzki's backup)

Everyone else had a forgettable game.

After this Heartbreaking loss, we shift our focus to Boston where Celtics vs Bucks will be covered next.


Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

IMPORTANT(for those who are following this series(basically only me))I am making a change in format. From now on, instead of a play-by-play, it will be a sort of only important parts/highlights and the general direction of the game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics



Starting Lineups

Celtics - J.Crawford-A.Bradley-J.Green-B.Bass-J.Sullinger
Bucks - B.Knight-O.J.Mayo-C.Butler-E.Ilyasova-E.Udoh


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/2-4 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season

L.Sanders --- Suspended -- Out/8-10 Weeks


The Bucks have made some moves in the offseason and are once again looking to make the playoffs as a potential 8th or 7th seed.

Lets see how they fare with their star Center sidelined with a suspension

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1st Quarter


Celtics lost the tip(predictably) and Green got into foul trouble early.

Crawford started to heat up and came down funny on his ankle and had to be subbed out. This is the first actual In-Game injury I have seen in 2K14 and he didn't even lay down





Celtics halfcourt offense is terrible with mostly the ballhandler having to settle with a contested J.

Most of the Celtic offense came on Steal n Breaks.

Steez steals and dishes to Bass for the Dunk









Wallace steal and dish to Pressey











Kelly steal and dish Pressey









El Hombre Indestructble knocks the ball loose and Lee goes coast to coast













Steez did return to the court near the end so hopefully it's nothing serious(Hurts his trade value).



Meanwhile the Bucks are getting to the foul line a lot and putting pressure on our best defenders.

Green and Bradley with 2 fouls each.

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End of 1st




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2nd Quarter


The Refs with some comedy start the quarter with a funny pass








And the Steal and And-1 layup














Lee is having a great game with his ability to defend, hit the three and finish inside. Might be time to ship him off to a contender.


Bass with a breakaway Dunk











Lee gives Udoh facial












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Halftime Report.





C.Lee - 15p/2r/0a/0s/0b
J.Sullinger - 8p/8r/0a/0s/0b
J.Crawford - 7p/2r/3a/2s/0b


C.Butler - 18p/5r/1a/1s/0b

Not sure if Both Teams Good Defensively or Both Teams Bad Offensively

The Celtics have taken over the second quarter defending the Bucks effectively while running on the break

Sully is on double double watch and had a couple of nice putback layups and Lee is having a great game

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3rd Quarter


It was a good defensive quarter for the Celtics with raining blocks.

Sully Denies



Bradley with a couple of blocks





Green Turnover and gets it back











Sully had a couple of pretty hook shots and had his double-double midway through the third

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End of 3rd



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4th Quarter


It was a typical Eastern Conference 4th quarter with sloppy plays, turnovers, missed layups etc.

Vitor hit a weird hook shot early in the game







Green blocks on one end and Bradley finishes a And-1 layup.









The Celtics head o head, play for play in the fourth. Of course it didn't hurt to be up by 20 going into the 4th quarter.




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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: J.Sullinger - 14p/12r/0a/0s/1b


Box Score





Bucks played decent in the first half. Then they realized that they are the Bucks after which it was a one sided game all the way even against the average offense of the Celtics



Celtics played their game, ran on the break and won against an inferior, shorthanded team. Note to the other GMs: LOOK, LOOK STEEZ CAN RUN A DECENT OFFENSE IN BACKUP MINUTES. CALL NOW AND WE'LL THROW IN BROOKS TO WARM SEATS FOR YOU WITHOUT ANY EXTRA CHARGES.


Next up, the Mavericks take on Grizzlies in an important matchup as both these teams are projected be competing for the last few spots in the playoffs.


Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Memphis Grizzlies @ Dallas Mavericks



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - Calderon--Ellis--Marion--Nowitzki--Dalembert
Grizzlies - Conley--Allen--Prince--Z.Randolph--M.Gasol


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/2-4 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/2-4 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/6-8 Weeks


The offensive minded Mavs take on a defensive minded division rivals in Grizzlies.

Exactly the type of games Mavs must win to contend for a decent playoff spot(Both teams are projected for those lower mid Playoff spots)

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1st Quarter


The Mavericks start slow. I mean REALLY slow with14-3 deficient with 8 min remaining in the quarter.
Ellis for one is struggling to score against Tony Allen.

Our Co-Sixth Men(Blair-Carter) check in and we immediately go on a run tying the game with 3 min remaining.

Mavericks are good on fast breaks and good iin halfcourt only if their jumpshots are falling.

Here is a quick thinking play from Ellis










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End of 1st



Mavericks are hanging in this game with the sheer volume of shots they are able to get up.

Ellis recovering down the strech after a slow start - 13p/2r/3a/0s/0b
Carter(4p/0r/2a/0s/0b) and Blair (4p/4r/0a/0s/0b) giving a nice boost off the bench

Conley scoring at will (7p/1r/1a/0s/0b)
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2nd Quarter


Ellis with minor foul trouble with 3 fouls to start the 2nd.

Mavericks run a nice misdirection play for Dirk which worked to perfection









Mavs Offense exploded with 3s from Ellington, Dirk, Carter and Ellis.
Also their Defense imploded giving Bayless 3 3s.

Ellis with a nice drive










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Halftime Report.






Ellis with 18p/2r/3a/0s/0b and picking up first quarter slack
Carter - 13p/0r/3a/0s/1b and a nice boost
Nowitzki - 12p/1r/0a/1s/0b and starting to come around after a quiet first quarter

Bayless with 11 points in 11 minutes.


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3rd Quarter


Marion had a nice block on Z-Bo



Ellis in foul trouble with 5 fouls to start with 9 mins to go.

With Ellis on the bench, Carter takes over the game scoring 6 consecutive and 10 in the Quarter.

Dalembert Rejects Z-Bo.




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End of 3rd



Carter - 23p/0r/3a/0s/1b and filling the bench scoring gap nicely. Imagine the trio of Harris, Carter and Wright scoring off the bench.
Ellis - 21p/6r/7a/0s/0b and partially taking over the game but is in deep foul trouble going into the fourth.
Nowitzki - 18p/2r/0a/2s/2b and doing Nowitzkian things like streching the floor, punishing defenders for sagging off and opening lanes for Ellis and Carter
Blair - 6p/7r/0a/0s/0b and bought energy and hustle off the bench

Grizzlies meanwhile with a balanced attack with 5 players in double digets led by Conley with 14p/1r/8a/1s/0b


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4th Quarter


Ellis fouled out with 8 minutes to go in the 4th.
Thankfully we have another hot player to replace his production in the game.

Grizzlies went on a few short run but the Mavs negated anything they had to throw at them riding out the lead through the quarter.


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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: M.Ellis - 23p/6r/7a/0s/0b


Box Score





Grizzlies played good enough to win against half of the teams. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to beat a red hot Mavericks.


M.Conley(21p/4r/9a/1s/0b) had a great game in a hard fought loss



Mavericks started slow but gradually got Hotter and Hotter and eventually scorched the Grizzlies out of the game.

V.Carter(27p/2r/4a/s0/1b) played great off the bench(season high 27 in 29 minutes) and eventually filling in for Ellis in the 4th.

D.Nowitzki(26p/3r/0a/3s/2b) had a normal game as per his standards and was a key in the victory

M.Ellis(23p/6r/7a/0s/0b) had a nice carry over effect from last game but was cut shot with fouls.

S.Marion(10p/7r/0a/0s/2b) had a good defensive game limiting Prince and eventually Conley from breaking out.

J.Calderon(8p/1r/8a/2s/0b) had a quiet 8n8 and let others carry the heavy load

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Mavericks win a Division game which they should absolutely win to stay in the playoffs in the toughest division of the NBA

Next, Celtics travel to the Motor city to take on the Pistons

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons



Starting Lineups

Celtics - Crawford--Bradley--Green--Bass--Sullinger
Pistons - Jennings--Stuckey--Smith--Monroe--Drummond


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/2-4 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season


Going against the huge frontline of the undefeated Pistons is sure to hurt us on the boards and the paint.
Hopefully we can pack the paint enough to negate that.


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1st Quarter



First possession of the game and they are already throwing lobs. *sigh* This is gonna be a looong game.







Surprisingly, Celtics are playing above their level, defending and dominating this big frontcourt.

Sully Beasting n Feasting

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Vitor finally found his long lost twin. Too bad he turned out to be on the enemy team.



Bench comes in, atacks the rim and makes it a ball game. Part of it is Jennings is a shooter. Part of it is the open lanes they are getting.


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End of 1st



Pistons started slow but were able to get back in the game with a burst of scoring off the bench.

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2nd Quarter


Just a regular quarter. Pistons did manage to come back but that was more due to Bad Celtics plays than Good Pistons play.

Nothing spectacular in this low scoring bad offense game.



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Halftime Report.






J.Green - 10p/2r/2a/1s/1b

J.Sullinger - 8p/5r/1a/2s/0b

B.Jennings - 10p/1r/2a/0s/0b

G.Monroe - 5p/5r/0a/1s/0b

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3rd Quarter


A wildly unexciting third quarter with these highlights

Drummond Oop





Hump to Kelly









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End of 3rd




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4th Quarter


4th Quarter was mostly unexciting. That is before Jennings got HOT. Multiple 3s within minutes including the Game Winner

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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: J.Jennings - 28p/4r/10a/1s/0b


Box Score





Pistons are a wannabe playoff contenders but they let a half decent team of misfits hang around till the final buzzer before their PG bailed them out.

J.Jennings(28p/4r/10a/1s/0b) was having a decent game before he decided to take over and take this game back. Could have gone either way as he chugged 3s but i guess it was his lucky day.

J.Smith(22p/4r/1a/2s/0b) carried them most of the game keeping it close enough for THE JENNINGS PHENOMINA to occur.

G.Monroe(13p/12r/0a/1s/0b) was really good overall. The Celtics are keeping their eye on him as a potential trade target or a free agency target.

A.Drummond(13p/9r/3a/1s/2b) was good blocking some shots, grabbing some boards, Terrifying some children with the dunks.


Celtics hung around most of the game but a Jennings vs Steez shootout (won by Jennings ofcourse) in the 4th killed them.

J.Green(32p/2r/4a/2s/2b) Played like a superstar, attacking the rack, shooting good, handeling the ball and playing defense.

J.Sullinger(13p/9r/2a/4s/0b) one of the only 2 players who wanted a win badly and almost got it. Still definitely someone you wanna keep around.

K.Humphries(0p/7r/2a/0s/0b) Beasted on the boards off the bench

K.Olynyk(6p/5r/0a/0s/1b) played decent and could be a starter in limited matchups. look for more of him down the strech

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next the Celtics travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies on this second game of back to back road trip

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Boston Celtics @ Memphis Grizzlies



Starting Lineups

Celtics - J.Crawford--A.Bradley--J.Green--B.Bass--Sullinger
Grizzlies - M.Conley--T.Allen--T.Prince--Z.Randolph--M.Gasol


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/2-4 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season


Celtics go up against the winless Grizzlies. I just have a feeling Gasol-Randolph frontcourt is gonna destroy us.


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1st Quarter


Steez starts the game hot, scoring first 7 Celtic points including this ankle breaker

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Z-Bo going at it, scoring first 8 of 10 points for Grizzlies.

Bayless made an unexpected 3 a the end of the shot clock




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End of 1st



Pretty neck to neck game in the 1st before a late small run by the Celtics.

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2nd Quarter


Randolph is getting hot again starting the second.

Lee is playing good defense and solid on offense. the more he plays, the more i don't wanna trade him.

Conley has his Revenge on Steez(though not as sweet as he would have liked).

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Bradley Dunks hard on the break



Bayless taking over scoring 7 quick points to keep the game close.





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Halftime Report.





Celtics don't have a go to scorer so they are sort off scoring off whoever is lucky enough to recieve a pass from Crawford.

Z.Randolph - 14p/2r/0a/0s/0b
J.Bayless - 12p/0r/0a/1s/0b
M.Conley - 11p/0r/1a/0s/0b

Grizzlies are comming strong on the backs of Z-Bo, Conley and Bayless. look for more of them down the strech.

C.Lee - 10p/1r/0a/2s/0b
J.Sullinger - 9p/2r/0a/0s/1b
K.Humphries - 4p/4r/1a/0s/0b
P.Pressey - 0p/0r/4a/0s/0b

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3rd Quarter


Ooh now it's getting personal.

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Sully making 3s(ok just the one)



Lee attacking the rim hard



Mike Conley taking over. 15 pts in the quarter, keeping together this faltering Grizzlies team.





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End of 3rd



It's getting interesting going into the final quarter.

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4th Quarter


Grizzlies with a 6-0 run to start the quarter

Grizzlies cap off a 16-6 run to take the lead with 7 min remaining

Celtics briefly take a 5 pt lead before committing stupid turnovers to give it up

It was a pretty neck to neck game with Grizzlies with a 1 pt lead before this

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and this

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Then it was game over.





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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: M.Conley - 39p/2r/3a/1s/0b


Box Score





Grizzlies were pretty bad on offense except for Conley who repeatedly attacked this low defense frontline of the Celtics.

They also controlled the paint heavily and executed down the strech to grab the first win of the season.

M.Conley(39p/2r/3a/1s/0b) torched the Celtics going for a career high 39 points and taking over the second half.

Z.Randolph(21p/6r/0a/3s/0b) worked the post with excelence.

T.Allen(5p/6r/4a/3s/0b) provided a little bit of everything against his longtime former team.



Celtics were pretty good but not good enough as they made some very poor turnovers (lowlighted be Bass) to throw a surprisingly winnable game away.

C.Lee(20p/3r/0a/3s/0b) was the best player on the Celtics coming off the bench and putting on a show

K.Olynyk(10p/6r/0a/1s/1b) had a good game showing some flashes of the post scoring potential. Now all he has to do is add some strength and muscle and he coulld be a very good player.

P.Pressey(2p/1r/8a/0s/0b) had a great game distributing the ball. Look for his role to expand going forward.

J.Crawford(16p/3r/4a/3s/0b) had a decent game stat wise but the amount of blow bys he gave to Conley were unacceptable.

J.Sullinger(14p/4r/0a/0s/1b) did not stuff the stat sheet but played very good defense on Gasol to keep him from being a very big factor

K.Humphries(6p/5r/1a/1s/2b) is exactly the type of player I would want on my team going forward.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up the Mavericks host the Lakers in Dallas

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis--S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Lakers - S.Blake--J.Meeks--N.Young--P.Gasol--C.Kaman


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/1-2 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/1-2 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/4-6 Weeks

K.Bryant --- Knee Surgery -- Out/4-6 Months

S.Nash --- Sprained Finger -- Out/1-2 Weeks


The Mavericks go up against this injury depleted Lakers. This should be a win but that's why you play the game.

Plus we meet our old friend Kaman
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1st Quarter


A nice fastbreak to begin the game.









Monta Ellis starting the Game HOT(4of4, 9pts)

Look at all the Wide Open 3s Mavs are making











Jose to Marion Oop





Mavs missed only 2 shots and were thinking of changing their name to Dallas Inferno before Ellington came in and cooled them down.


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End of 1st



Mavs starting the game HOT and on pace to score 15 points in the game. lets see how much they settle at.

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2nd Quarter


Terrence Williams flying in for a Dunk in traffic



Carter to Sarge for the JAM










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Halftime Report.






Thank god for a hot first quarter cos the second one was an embarrsment offensively. Personelly I blame Ellington and Marion's 3s

M.Ellis - 15p/1r/4a/1s/0b
S.Dalembert - 2p/5r/0a/0s/1b
J.Calderon - 8p/0r/4a/1s/1b


Lakers with a decent bounce back performance in the second quarter

N.Young - 11p/2r/0a/0s/0b
P.Gasol - 6p/4r/0a/0s/0b
S.Blake - 5p/2r/3a/0s/0b



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3rd Quarter


Carter Blocks a Layup



Ellis Fastbreak







Dirk almost buzzer beater












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End of 3rd




Mavs regain some of the shooting from the first quarter.

Now we get to see them give us a heart attack as they repeat the second quarter.



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4th Quarter


Carter steal, Dirk recovers, Blair finish









Ellis to Carter in garbage time

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Final Thoughts



Player of the game:M.Ellis - 33p/3r/8a/3s/0b


Box Score





Lakers had one good quarter where they played good defense and made shots on offense. The last quarter was an abomination which clearly needed Kobe.

N.Young(23p/4r/0a/1s/0b) scored only because of bieng the first option and taking a ton of shots.

S.Blake(13p/3r/6a/0s/0b) is a decent backup at best.



Mavericks had a collapse in the second quarter but handled the rest of the game fairly easily.

M.Ellis(33p/3r/8a/3s/0b) had his bet game as a Maverick and is developing a nice chemistry with Dirk and Jose.

D.Nowitzki(22p/4r/1a/1s/0b) played good playing off Monta and picking his spots.

S.Dalembert(7p/13r/1a/0s/2b) did what was required of him, rebounding the ball and controlling the paint defensively.

J.Calderon(15p/3r/7a/1s/1b) had a very Jose type game, scoring some points, dropping some dimes, limiting turnovers.

V.Carter(9p/2r/3a/3s/1b) was the plughole type player you want on your team. He did whatever was lacking whenever he was on the court, weather it was playing defense, scoring, assisting, blocking shots, massaging teammates, etc.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up the Celtics take on the Jazz in Boston

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Utah Jazz @ Boston Celtics



Starting Lineups

Celtics - P.Pressey--A.Bradley--J.Green--Sullinger--K.Olynyk
Jazz - J.Lucas--A.Burks--R.Jefferson--D.Favours--E.Kanter


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/2-4 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season

J.Crawford --- Sprained Foot -- Out/Day-to-Day

G.Hayward --- Strained Achilles -- Out/1-2 Weeks

T.Burke --- Sore Foot -- Out/2-4 Weeks


Celtics go up against he no. 30 raked offense and no. 30 ranked defense who have lost the last 4 games.

Ofcourse Celtics are on a 2 game skid themselves.

Kelly and Phill get the nod over Crawford and Bass as I just realised Crawford had been injured and Pressy has been playing well lately and I wanted to try out the Jelly Sullynyk frountcourt.

Lets get started

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1st Quarter


Olynyk rewarding the coach, starting the game strong with 2 straight buckets, rebounds and a block.

Green with a Thunderous dunk off Sully steal.












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End of 1st



Good decent quarter against an overmatched Jazz aulthough Favours and Sully are canceling out each other

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2nd Quarter


Wallace to Lee for the Dunk at the end of the quarter.














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Halftime Report.







The Celtics had a regular quarter in this ugly game featuring 2 bottom 10 teams.

P.Pressey - 11p/2r/1a/0s/0b - Comming alive in the second quarter
C.Lee - 10p/1r/0a/2s/0b
J.Sullinger - 5p/4r/0a/1s/0b
J.Green - 8p/2r/3a/0s/0b

The Jazz continue to try and fail to execute a good offense. Although Favours and Burks are very good.

D.Favours - 9p/3r/0a/0s/0b
A.Burks - 9p/0r/0a/0s/1b

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3rd Quarter


So boring a game I yawned a couple of times




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End of 3rd






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4th Quarter


ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......................




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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: C.Lee - 23p/3r/1a/3s/0b


Box Score





Jazz were simply overmatched and seem to be a lock for a top 3 pick in June.

D.Favours(19p/7r/1a/0s/3b) One half of the only two bright spots for the Jazz

A.Burks(14p/2r/0a/1s/1b) The other bright spot, you except the top 3 pick




Celtics Won this ugly game thankfully ending it.

C.Lee(23p/3r/1a/3s/0b) played very good. Now I want him on the Mavs.

J.Sullinger(17p/8r/2a/1s/1b) struggled a bit against the more athletic Favours but it might have been an Off day.

K.Humphries(2p/8r/1a/0s/1b) is staying for the right price this offseason

J.Green(14p/4r/5a/0s/0b) was a surprisingly good passer now that he has the ball in his hand more.

K.Olynyk(8p/7r/0a/1s/1b) had a solid game for his first start of the season.

J.Crawford(13p/3r/3a/2s/0b) had a turnover free game off the bench. Lets see a few more games on how he does off the bench before inevitably trading him.

M.Brooks(0p/0r/0a/0s/0b) Did absolutely nothing in the 6 minutes he played. Literaly Nothing.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up, the Mavericks take on the Thunder in OKC

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Dallas Mavericks @ Oklahoma City Thunder



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis--S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Thunder - D.Fisher--J.Lamb--K.Durant--S.Ibaka--K.Perkins


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/2-4 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/2-4 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/6-8 Weeks



The Mavericks go on the road to take on the Thunder in a all Offense little defense matchup.

Last year, Mavs were man handled by the Thunder Winning all 4.

Lets see how it goes this year

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1st Quarter


Ellis to Calderon for the Oop Layup





Dirk Steal and Jam









Williams Dunk in traffic




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End of 1st



Dallas on top in this surprisingly low scoring game. Carter(8p/0r/0a/0s/0b) and Durant(6p/1r/1a/1s/0b) carrying their teams to a respectable point

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2nd Quarter


Dalembert Blocks the Floater



Marion Putback

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Halftime Report.






Mavericks are giving up tonnes of points in the paint but are somehow hanging with the Thunder

J.Calderon - 11p/0r/3a/1s/0b
D.Nowitzki - 7p/4r/0a/1s/0b
T.Williams - 4p/6r/2a/0s/1b

Thunder are getting open looks in the paint and converting on the layup line

K.Durant - 11p/3r/3a/2s/0b
K.Perkins - 5p/2r/2a/0s/0b

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3rd Quarter


Lamest Pumpfake Ever

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Carter Buzzer Beater Layup








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End of 3rd





The Mavericks Defense is more like that of Indiana, shutting down the Thunder in the third and Ellis kind of taking over. But this game has been too unpredictable to be told over now.


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4th Quarter


Awsome play by the Mavs









Dirk 3



The Slim Reaper Posterizes Dalembert



You Know its bad when Fisher is trying to shoot Mid J to bring back your team and gets blocked by Ellis.




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Final Thoughts



Player of the game:M.Ellis - 27p/2r/2a/0s/1b


Box Score





Thunder were not able to perform at their natural level. Probably an off day cos the Mavs aint that good a defensive team.

K.Durant(25p/7r/6a/2s/2b) did whatever he could to get the win but none of his teammates showed up.

K.Perkins(14p/6r/4a/0s/1b) You know you are going to loose when Perk is yor second highest scorer.



Mavericks were a disjointed team in the first but Ellis was able to muster up and get the win.

M.Ellis(27p/2r/2a/0s/1b) was invisible in the first half(like the rest of the Mavs team) but got it going in the second and got the win.

V.Carter(14p/0r/2a/1s/0b) was the only one going in the first quarter and held the fort until help in the form of Ellis arrived.

D.Nowitzki(14p/6r/1a/1s/0b) was decent. Made some shots but dident take over the game.

D.Blair(2p/8r/0a/0s/0b) Is a Rebounding BEAST.

J.Calderon(11p/3r/8a/2s/1b) palyed his game. Assist-No Turnover-Make Open Shots.

Plus Kudos to Marion and Carter to Keep Durant from Exploding on us.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up the Celtics take on the Magic in Orlando

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Notice:- Celtics have made some moves, trading Crawford and Brooks for Bayless and a 14 1st Round pick from Grizzlies.

For the Celtics, its picking a 1st rounder and solidifying its PG rotation especially after a sub par showing from Pressey in the starting unit.

For the Grizzlies, Its solidifying its wing rotation which features a broken down Miller and Pondexter.

[Reaperwolverine]

Boston Celtics @ Orlando Magic



Starting Lineups

Celtics - J.Bayless--A.Bradley--J.Green--Sullinger--K.Olynyk
Magic - J.Nelson--A.Afflalo--T.Harris--A.Nicholson--N.Vucevic


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/1-2 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season

G.Davis --- Knee Surgery -- Out/1-2 Weeks

Celtics take on the Magic who are on a 2 game winning streak.

This is the first of a back to back game on the road.

Olynyk gets another start at the C after a good showing previous game. That ofcourse means we are not winning another jumpball ever again.

Lets get started
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1st Quarter


Olynyk putback over Vucevic





Bradley harrassing Nelson again



Kelly And-1



'Zero Tolerance'



Lee Ankle Breaker



Mo with the Buzzer beater 3




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End of 1st



Frankly I don't know what to expect out of this matchup either from the Celtics or the Magic.

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2nd Quarter


Wallace Block and dish to Lee for 3









Sully 3



Bass Steal and dish for the Wallace Dunk(Barely)










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Halftime Report.






Celtics are spreading the floor and finding open buckets specially from Lee.

Also Olynyk in the post is a good fail-safe for broken plays.



Magic are scoring in the post with Vucevic and scoring off the mis-matches that their Harris is creating.

Also Jameer Nelson cant get anything going against Bradley. Probably his lest favourite game to play.



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3rd Quarter


Green Dunk








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End of 3rd




Celtics now being carried on Sully's surgically repaired back after sort of struggling in the first half.



A tale of 2 halves for Jameer as he is willing the Magic to keep them within 7 points mainly becouse he and Bradley havent shared the floor together much



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4th Quarter


Green with the Coast to Coast slam







Everybody taking turns bullying Nelson. Back to Back blocks by Hump and Pressey

Celtics went on a 20-3 run in the 4th before a harris 3 cooled them off.

A 20 point blowout with 2 min remaining

Bradley just forced Nelson into a 24 sec voilation. Meanwhile Nelson was seen giving a signal to some shady guys in the stands.




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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: J.Bayless - 21p/3r/3a/1s/0b


Box Score





Magic started off decent but faltered down the strech especially in the 4th.

J.Nelson(18p/4r/5a/2s/0b) was bullied by Bradley ALL THE TIME they shared the floor. If the 6 turnovers dont do justice to the level that Nelson was brought down to, maybee -22 +/- rating will do.




Celtics played what an average team would play and would have lost to half of the East and ALL OF THE WEST. Tust tells you the level of Magic(Lottery)

J.Bayless(21p/3r/3a/1s/0b) Not a bad first game. He is a player to keep an eye on as a potential backup guard in competion with Pressey.

J.Green(19p/3r/3a/2s/1b) had a nice all around game and could be made a case for the player of the game.

A.Bradley(6p/4r/1a/0s/2b) his box score may not show a lot but he TORMENTED Nelson all night and disrupted all their offense.

C.Lee(14p/0r/0a/0s/0b) had a euper efficient scoring outburst going 6/7 from the field.

J.Sullinger(13p/10r/0a/1s/0b) had a nice outing aulthough the 'strech 4s' of Magic did give him some trouble.

K.Olynyk(10p/4r/1a/0s/0b) had another decent outing though he needs to work on his defense if he hopes to remain a starter.

B.Bass(6p/4r/4a/1s/0b) had a nice outing with a surprise 4 assists.



Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up, Mavs take on the T-Wolves.

Look Forward to the next game.

[Martti.]

Just a tip, you may want to trim the number of pictures you have or at least make them smaller. For people with slow Internet like me it's a real pain.

[Reaperwolverine]

Just a tip, you may want to trim the number of pictures you have or at least make them smaller. For people with slow Internet like me it's a real pain.

Sure man

[Reaperwolverine]

Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis--S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Timberwolves - J.J.Barea--K.Martin--C.Brewer--K.Love--N.Pekovic


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/1-2 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/1-2 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/4-6 Weeks

R.Rubio --- Sprained Toe -- Hurt/1-2 Weeks

D.Williams --- Dislocated Finger -- Hurt/1-2 Weeks

C.Buddinger --- Knee Surgery -- Sprained Ankle -- Out/8-10 Weeks


Yayyyy, more Big frontlines for the under manned Mavs to contain.

Expect Love to have a good game against Dirk, a player Love has modeled his game after.

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1st Quarter


Gonna be a long day



Carter with the clean up



Consecutive highlight plays for Carter for the steal and dish







Williams been taking notes



Our second best low post scorer






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End of 1st



Mavericks scoring good and doing a decent enough job on defense. Lack of quality backup big men has caused the Mavs to out-rebound the T-Wolves



Timberwolves trying their best to stay in the game but their bench is not very deep and the injuries havent helped.



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2nd Quarter


Dirk with steal and Dish









OOH MY GOD!!!!! MY TIME MACHINE WORKS!!!



Carter Double Clutch And-1 Layup








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Halftime Report.






Mavericks Are going strong in this one, maintaining a 5 to 7 point lead over the T-Wolves by forcing turnovers and finishing with style.

M.Ellis - 16p/2r/1a/0s/0b
V.Carter - 8p/1r/1a/2s/0b
B.James!!! - 7p/2r/0a/1s/0b

Timberwolves still hanging around mainly due to Barea's penetration and Martin's open 3s

J.J.Barea - 13p/2r/4a/0s/0b
K.Martin - 3p/1r/2a/0s/0b
K.Love - 3p/5r/1a/0s/1b

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3rd Quarter


Nowitzki and Calderon with 4 fouls early in the 3rd Q.

Lamest Ankle Breaker EVER








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End of 3rd




Mavericks Holding off the T-Wolves in this neck n neck game.



Timberwolves Hanging around but dont look good enough to break away and take the lead.



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4th Quarter


Floater Alert



Nowitzki taking over Down the strech with a barrage of Js and Freethrows. 12 pts in the quarter.

Nowitzki Denies Love at the rim. Is it 2006 yet.



Carter with a Dagger J to put the game away



Two quick Shved buckets make it a 5 pt game. Fortunately Mavs hold on to win the game.






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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: M.Ellis - 23p/4r/7a/0s/0b


Box Score





Timberwolves Played good, never falling behind too much but never able to get ahead too. in the end, some good runs but they were just overmached.

J.J.Barea(25p/2r/6a/0s/1b) got kinda-sorta hot from 3, coupled with his penetration, coupled with Jose defending him made it a very easy game for him.

K.Love(8p/14r/1a/0s/2b) was shut down by all the diffrent looks the mavs were throwing at him.

A.Shved(14p/1r/2a/0s/0b) got clutch and made one last push but ultimately lost. Still, full marks for effort.




Mavericks Gave up a super late run but did enough to come up with a win.

M.Ellis(23p/4r/7a/0s/0b) had a very good game, exploiting T-Wolves lack of perimeter defense and playing drive n kick with Jose and Vince.

D.Nowitzki(23p/6r/1a/2s/1b) came up absolutely clutch giving a vintage performance aulthough he did get exausted in the 4th.

V.Carter(14p/4r/2a/2s/0b) had a nice game, making something happen all over the court and made the game sealing J and the gmae sealing freethrows. Also he had a Vintage VC Oop Dunk

S.Dalembert(9p/9r/0a/0s/1b) held his own against Nikola 'THE MAN' Pekovic.

D.Blair(2p/8r/0a/0s/0b) and B.James(7p/4r/0a/1s/0b) took advantage of a weak bench frontline enroute to nice games.

J.Calderon(6p/2r/2a/1s/0b) was cold shooting 2 of 10 for a forgetable outing.



Everyone else had a forgettable game.


Next up, the Celtics go on the road to take on the Heat in a rivalry matchup.

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat



Starting Lineups

Celtics - J.Bayless--A.Bradley--J.Green--J.Sullinger--K.Olynyk
Heat - M.Chalmers--D.Wade--L.James--S.Battier--C.Bosh


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/1-2 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season

Celtics take on Alegedly the best team in tha league.

I dont care who plays, This Is A Rivalry Matchup.


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1st Quarter


First points for the Celtics come on a off balance buzzer beating 3 by Bayless. Never a good start



WALLACE MADE A 3



WALLACE ON FIRE!!!






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End of 1st



The Box score does not do justice to the Stink-Job that the Celtics did in the first quarter. Take away the lucky 3-3s and we are down by 14.

Heat playing their game although they are being sucked into the stink-job vortex too.

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2nd Quarter


PRESSEY 3. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING







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Halftime Report.






Celtics are expected to be beaten down every now and then given they are in rebuild but not by Miami.



Heat Playing decent offense and very good defense.



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3rd Quarter


NOTHING.




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End of 3rd




Celtics Same Old - Same Old.



Heat meh



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4th Quarter


Kill Me Now...




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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: L.James - 29p/7r/4a/2s/0b


Box Score





Heat took care of business at home like they should.

L.James(29p/7r/4a/2s/0b)

D.Wade(21p/5r/2a/1s/0b)


Celtics crapped on a game and showed that they sorely miss Rondo.

Nobody deserves a mention.

Everyone had a forgettable game.


Next up, the Mavs take on the Bucks.

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Dallas Mavericks @ Milwaukee Bucks



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis--S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Bucks - B.Knight--O.J.Mayo--C.Butler--E.Ilyasova--E.Udoh.


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/1-2 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/1-2 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/4-6 Weeks

L.Sanders --- Suspended -- Out/8-10 Weeks


A fairly easy matchup and another living testemont in Ilyasova to the impact of Dirk on the game.

Also Monta returns to Milwaukee for the first time while Mayo faces his old team for the first time. Lets see who got the better part of the switch

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1st Quarter


Milwaukee offense looking like San Antonio offense to start off the game

Finally a bright light in the darkness, maybe this will kick start the offense









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End of 1st



Mavericks played an average NBA quarter offensively and a 76ers level of ineptitude defensively.



Bucks GOT HOT. I mean any Texas team kicking on all cylinders HOT. For an ENTIRE QUARTER. I mean 71/83/83% splits HOT. #wut?



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2nd Quarter


Ilyasova with a modified DDT on Nowitzki. How is that not a flagrant



Lead cut to single digits on an ugly floater



Ellis taking over the game in the third quarter with Mavs going on a 13-0 run to end the quarter.




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Halftime Report.






Mavericks really going constant as the Bucks figure out who they actually are. Monta and Carter taking over the second to bring back the game to within one.

M.Ellis - 20p/4r/7a/1s/0b
V.Carter - 12p/2r/1a/0s/1b
D.Nowitzki - 8p/3r/0a/0s/0b

Bucks game normalising a bit(if you can call it that) for the Bucks who looked more and more like the Bucks we know and hate

C.Delfino - 11p/1r/2a/2s/0b
O.J.Mayo - 11p/3r/0a/0s/0b
B.Knight - 0p/2r/4a/0s/1b
J.Henson - 2p/5r/1a/0s/0b

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3rd Quarter


Maroin dunk in transition gives us the lead



Dirk with a sweet up n under. Dirk with 9 second half points. Ellis with a double double. Dal lead 74-71



Williams to Carter Oop










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End of 3rd




Mavericks with a good 3rd quarter performance to take a 7 pt lead on the back of Nowitzki



Bucks looking more like bucks but still are too volatile to be a sure thing.



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4th Quarter


Carter with a reverse Dunk to avoid Udoh



Mavs on a 10-2 run to blow the game wide open.

A 12 pt lead with 2 min remaning





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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: Monta Ellis - 28p/9r/17a/1s/0b


Box Score





Bucks had a monster first quarter but eventually leveled out over the course of the game.

E.Udoh(20p/8r/0a/0s/1b) had a surprisingly good game. Wondering if this makes Sanders expendable.

O.J.Mayo(17p/3r/3a/2s/1b) had a decent game. Still dont want him though.

B.Knight(14p/3r/10a/0s/1b) had a good game. But it was against Jose, so it was essentially meaningless



Mavericks got down early but rallied behind Monta to eventually blow out the game.

M.Ellis(28p/9r/17a/1s/0b) Dont for a secont think that this game would have been won without Monta TAKING OVER this game. One rebound shy of a triple double. Pretty good for a 6'3" guy.

D.Nowitzki(31p/7r/0a/0s/0b) recipent of many of the 17 assists of Monta, Dirk had a pretty monsterous game himself aulthough it was shadowed by Monta's performance.

V.Carter(19p/6r/2a/1s/1b) had some pretty timely shots and became a good running mate for Monta off the bench.

S.Dalembert(11p/8r/1a/1s/0b) had a decent game especially in 23 minutes.

Everyone else had a Decent game.

Mavs are now on a 5 game winning streak.


Next up, the Celtics take on the Magic in Boston.

Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Orlando Magic @ Boston Celtics



Starting Lineups

Celtics - J.Bayless--A.Bradley--J.Green--J.Sullinger--K.Olynyk
Magic - J.Nelson--A.Afflalo--T.Harris--A.Nicholson--N.Vucevic


Injury report

R.Rondo --- Torn ACL -- Out/1-2 Months

K.Bogans --- Suspended -- Out/Season

G.Davis --- Knee surgery -- Out/1-2 Weeks


One on of the "Rivalries" of the NBA 2k Logic, the Celtics have little to throw on Vucevic. Afflalo on the other hand can be controlled.

Boston got the better of their previous matchup. Just what the doctor ordered after that Miami blowout

Look for Bradley to give Nelson a Hard time again.

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1st Quarter


A typical eastern conference first quarter. Morbid scoring despite blown rotations

Game tied at 10 with 3 min remaining in the quarter. So yeah

Oladipo Monster Jam






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End of 1st



Doesn't get much worse than this

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2nd Quarter


Best play of the day



Followed by This.








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Halftime Report.






Celtics playing comparatively 'good' with Olynyk(4p/7r/a/s/b) and Bradley(10p/0r/0a/0s/1b/Nelson's Jump Shot) bieng the only bright spots.



Magic out sucking the Celtics except Nicholson(5p/5r/0a/0s/0b)



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3rd Quarter


Sully with a huge pair of blocks on Nicholson





Now it's just getting mean








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End of 3rd




A completly unwatchable game

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4th Quarter


Hustle play by Crash








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Final Thoughts



Player of the game: J.Sullinger - 9p/11r/0a/2s/3b


Box Score





Magic I dont even have words for it.

J.Nelson(20p/4r/7a/2s/0b) scored 20 points cos someone had to score points




Celtics The Celtics won, The Basketball World Lost.

J.Sullinger(9p/11r/0a/2s/3b) had a good game and actually blocked 3 shots. Defensive liability my ass.

K.Olynyk(11p/12r/0a/0s/0b) had surprisingly good performance on defense on Vucevic, and on the boards.

A.Bradley(16p/1r/0a/0s/1b) had a very efficient scoring game and looked solid overall.



Everyone else had a forgettable game.

Thank god it's over.

Next, the Mavs host the Wizards.

Please Look Forward to the next game.

[Reaperwolverine]

Washington Wizards @ Dallas Mavericks



Starting Lineups

Mavericks - J.Calderon--M.Ellis--S.Marion--D.Nowitzki--S.Dalembert
Wizards - Wall--Beal--Ariza--Harrington--Gortat


Injury report

S.Larkin --- Sprained Ankle -- Out/1-2 Weeks

D.Harris --- Knee -- Out/1-2 Months

B.Wright --- Hand -- Out/4-6 Weeks


Going up against a middle of the eastern conference playoff team, It should be a fairly easy win.

But their backcourt is a strength and ours is a liability offensively which can make things interesting


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1st Quarter


Bread n Butter pick n roll to start the game

Nowitzki chasedown block



HOLY SHIET



Ellis saying Not on My Watch








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End of 1st



Mavericks with a pretty neck to neck game. God i cant wait for Harris and Wright to come back.



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2nd Quarter


Mavs playing like a top 5 defense in this one.



Ellington making it Wayne after the third offensive board








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Halftime Report.






Mavericks with a close game with no clear area of advantage for either team.



Wizards hanging in there with the scorching Mavs.



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3rd Quarter


Defense to offense.











That bucket ignited a 13-0 run to blow this game wide open








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End of 3rd




Mavericks taking over the 3rd, scoring 30 and looking to win the game. Monta having a big game(24p/3r/12a/1s/1b)



Wizards lookin to make a comeback on Wall's back(20p/5r/3a/0s/0b)



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4th Quarter


Dalembert: The Effective Team Clown







Wizards with a quick 8-0 run to put the team within 3.

VC with 5 fouls early in the 4th.

Wizards push to tie the game up mid way through the 4th.#MavsCollapse

Rick Carlisle responds by putting in all of the bench unit along with Marion.

Williams with a crucial steal and Jam to put the Mavs up 6 with 4 min to go.





A rare triple screen for Williams for a crucial And-1 Jam to put Mavs up 3 with 1:30 remaining



Mavs go uphill and there's nobody in the league who can hang with Mavs in the freethrow game








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Final Thoughts



Player of the game:Monta Ellis - 24p/4r/12a/1s/1b


Box Score





Wizards made a game out of it especially late but the veteran execution, hot shooting and bench depth of the Mavs proved too much to overcome. And that was with 2 key rotation players out with Injury. #excited

J.Wall(27p/5r/6a/2s/0b) had a great game. Against Calderon. Which doesnt count. So there's no point here. Move on.

T.Ariza(20p/5r/2a/1s/0b) flew under the radarwiith a good game.




Mavericks were simply the better team. One wierd stat was mavs blocking edge 12-0. A very promising sign.

M.Ellis(24p/4r/12a/1s/1b) had a good game for three quarters but along with the rest of the starters couldnt get anything going in the 4th. Fortunately, the bench came through.

T.Williams(14p/3r/2a/2s/1b) had a few crucial buckets late game to control the bleeding and right the ship for the bench.

V.Carter(16p/3r/5a/1s/0b) did exactly what he needs to do. Score during the dry spells and keep the ship afloat.

D.Nowitzki(11p/6r/1a/0s/2b) got the much needed rest with Ellis and the bench carrying much of the load.

S.Marion(16p/4r/1a/0s/0b) with no superstar to shut down, even Marion got some points in easy.

S.Dalembert(7p/7r/1a/1s/5b) was a wall out there, shutting the paint down and getting the ball upcourt early to initiate transition offense.

J.Calderon(4p/4r/6a/1s/0b) had a rare off night and still put up good numbers.

W.Ellington(p/r/a/s/b) part of that late game push.

Everyone else had a forgettable game.

With that, the Mavs are on a 6 game winning streak with a 2 day rest for a matchup against Heat.


Next up, Celtics vs Bobcats for an extreme contrast of this game.

Look Forward to the next game.