Celtics on the midst of a playoff run

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Celtics on the midst of a playoff run

Postby DaTruth36 on Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:18 pm

After a brief practice at the Sports Authority Training Center in Waltham, Doc Rivers had a brief announcement for his team in the customary end of session huddle.

"Quick announcement, guys." said Rivers. "Paul is the Player of the Week."

A quick cheer and some clapping from the guys, and it was over just like that. No ceremony. No plaques. No keys to a new car.

The reward? Just a few questions from a handful of reporters after practice.

"What do I get for it?" joked Pierce when asked about the achievement, his tenth career Player of the Week award. Pierce asked the same question after he missed out on February's Eastern Conference Player of the Month award, finishing behind Miami's Dwyane Wade.

"It felt good," said Pierce. "Being recognized for my efforts is always great."

It would be hard to overlook the week Pierce had, as he carried the Celtics to a 3-1 record, averaging 30.5 PPG on 52% shooting from the field. He notched the gamewinner in overtime to beat the Wizards Tuesday, dropped a triple-double on the Sixers at the Garden Wednesday, and then closed out the week with a 36-point effort Sunday night against the Nuggets.

Rivers was pleased to see his captain honored.

"He deserved that obviously," said Rivers. "He's playing great. He's done what we've asked him to do and then he's doing more. Obviously he's making shots, and that means things are going in your favor."

Pierce is in the midst of the best basketball of his career, and he said that despite the pressure of chasing a playoff spot, the team is enjoying the intensity and challenge of putting together a late-season run for the postseason.

"This is always the fun part of the year," said Pierce. "Fighting for playoff positioning, everybody's competitive juices are flowing. It's March now, we've got about four weeks left and this is when guys turn it up."

Pierce has certainly turned his play up, and he's caught up in the Celtics' race for a playoff spot. As of Monday afternoon, the Celtics are 3.5 games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but Pierce feels that the team's record doesn't reveal how good the team really is.

"Our record really doesn't indicate what type of team we are. We lost so many close games. We could easily have a reversed record. The fans know that. They're knowledgeable," said Pierce. "We're in pretty much every game. It's exciting when every game you know you can win."


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Postby Blasphemy on Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:27 pm

Celtics will NOT make the playoffs whatsoever. Pierce is playing much better but they are way behind to mak the playoffs.Image
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Postby KIG1 on Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:11 pm

damn people stop makin threads about this stuff. Especailly the Celtics!

Im gettin sick of Pierce this Pierce that.

HES GOOD WE KNOW

And the Celtics are NOT going to make the playoffs
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Postby BIG GREEN on Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:15 pm

Celtics making the playoffs..lol..best laugh of the day for me.
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Postby IronMan on Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:38 pm

I'm close to exploding, but please fucking stop making threads about your Celtics. Just post all of your news articles and all that in one thread, and keep the place clean!
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Postby Matt on Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:05 pm

damn these threads to hell.
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Postby Jugs on Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:11 pm

Damn the devil!

Damn the devil to hell!

Sorry, bedazzled quote :crazy:

Yeah well as much as I would like to see the Celtics try and shit on the Heat, its not gonna happen
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Postby zmac on Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:56 pm

The only they will make playoffs, is if they start starting Gerald Green :D
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Postby Laxation on Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:57 pm

oh my fucking god

go fuck aldrin or something
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Postby cklitsie on Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:56 pm

On-topic: can someone check if need4shoot = Shaun?
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Postby J@3 on Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:02 pm

need4shoot is posting from China so I'm guessing not. Shaun sent me an email wanting to be unbanned, it's the worst excuse I've ever heard but it's currently under review.
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Postby cklitsie on Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:24 pm

Ah ok, I just saw need4shoot's avatar and sig and I thought.. no, not another one.. :cry:
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Postby Mentally Hilarious on Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:10 am

Jae wrote:need4shoot is posting from China so I'm guessing not. Shaun sent me an email wanting to be unbanned, it's the worst excuse I've ever heard but it's currently under review.


Oh, please do tell.
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Postby Amphatoast on Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:46 am

boston is only 4 games out.. they sort of making a push..
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Postby Axel on Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:13 am

Amphatoast wrote:boston is only 4 games out.. they sort of making a push..


That's sad.
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Postby air gordon on Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:40 am

i don't know why you guys are laughing- Boston has a legit shot to make it to the playoffs.

the 2 current teams holding the 7th and 8th spots are not doing anything to distance themselves from the teams below them.

Iverson is hurt and expected to miss some games. Milwaukee is thinking of lineup changes

Boston has 5 weeks to make up 4 games. that's definitely a possibility.
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Postby cklitsie on Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:12 am

^^True - everyone (including me) is just plain sick of the boston homer threads.
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Postby BOSS on Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:23 am

cklitsie wrote:On-topic: can someone check if need4shoot = Shaun?


Hahaha.
I was thinkin' the same thing.
Please no more threads about Celtics.
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Postby Its_asdf on Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:54 am

Playoffs are a possibility if they win more games, but I don't see any of the teams making too big of a slip to allow the Celtics to come back in it.
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Postby [C][B]#4 on Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:25 pm

I guess it's always a possibility. It's the NBA, you never know. Philly might slip a bit because Iverson's out of the lineup for 4 games, and the Celtics are 4 games back. But Chicago will probably catch them first.
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Postby Matt on Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:45 pm

i think early in the season i said Boston will make playoffs...that was based on their good play but shitty 4th quarters. Anyways, looks like they figured the 4th out now. Still, it's a race to get whooped by Detroit!!! let's hope it's Bucks, that'll mean ESPN here will show most games.
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Postby air gordon on Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:45 am

Its_asdf wrote:Playoffs are a possibility if they win more games, but I don't see any of the teams making too big of a slip to allow the Celtics to come back in it.

those teams don't need to have a big slip for Boston or Chicago to take their spot(s). the lead currently is ONLY 4.5 games. a little winning/losing streak could easily change up the standings

btw just a few weeks back, Boston was 9 games back.
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