Down four guys and another point guard and yet the Kings win. I guess the Celtics just hadn't prepared for the appearance of Point Barnes.
The View From the Other Side
The following has been taken from CelticsBlog.com. Enjoy that typical New England sports fan hubris.
9:06
Cs better blow this one open early. I am kind-of worried for IT's scoring average, though - he should be getting lots of rest!
10:21
So on paper this should be our easiest game of the year right?
11:18
In case Papagiannis gets mins, I'm rly interested to see what he can do.
Although I do not expect much, even taking in consideration he is a rookie.
11:29
We have destroyed them at full strength, Cousin's being in would not make me bat an eye! It has been easy with him, the only way this will be a fight is if we sleep on them. Any team can beat you on any day but I'm not worried that they will.
My bad we destroyed them last season. I thought we whooped them this season but only won by 5... maybe we got up big and let down? I remembered it as a double-digit win but I was dead wrong.
6:56
Man...Is this ever a trap game.
10:12
I.T is quietly close to joining the 50,40,90 club
.470, .385, .91
Would be huge if he could get there by seasons end
10:48
Hopefully this is a blowout. No Cousins for SAC and the defensive rotations have looked good thus far.
10:51
Al looking good so far.
All those days off seems to have done us good. We look energetic.
10:54
I'm really loving how much the Kings are complimenting Isaiah. I'm streaming from the Kings announcing, and they can't but say great things about IT. Gosh, and to think we got him for literally nothing.
10:57
Love IT
he is one of the worst defender's I have ever seen in my life
10:59
Amir has missed the final end of at least 3 fast break layups. I dont think we're locked in tonight.
11:01
Yup.....Kings suck , they rely on Boogie totally to carry them.
Kings could not beat Maine Red Claws without Boogie
11:03
Nice pass by Cauly-Stein, he'd look good in green....
11:03
Kings moving the ball really nice
Amazing things happen when a black hole superstar isnt playing.
11:04
Back to Rozier's terrible point guard skills off the bench and Marcus off the ball for some inexplicable reason.
11:13
Nice pass by Kelly to Brown.
Brown is still way too wild in transition obviously, but I'm honestly glad he's getting a chance to make these mistakes. Good learning opportunities. He's going to be a terror in transition eventually.
11:14
JB is proving his ESPN ranking wrong.
11:18
Yea, Jaylen should definitely start over Bradley
11:18
Barnes looks like psycho
11:19
Rain drop
Drop top
Celtics keep on giving up easy shots.
11:22
Al getting burned out on the perimeter by a stretch 4. What else is new? lol
11:25
Anyone gonna complain about the tech? I sure am
11:27
Hmm, it's almost like letting our terrible bench go out there and give them momentum isn't a good idea.
11:27
Celtics getting burned by a scrub. Embarrassing effort tonight.
11:28
McLemore looking like Ray Allen out there.
11:30
Instead of taking the advantage to blow them out early so we can rest guys for tomorrow's game we had to make it a ****ing competition by playing down to them. Smh.
11:31
"If we keep bombing 3s at it, it will eventually die"
Celtics 2017 philosophy.
11:37
We should be blowing this freakin' team out lol.
11:38
smh tied game and their missing their whole starting line up.
11:38
No cousins, no gay, and now no lawson. And we're tied.
Sigh.
11:41
Guy, even if we're playing bad - Trust I.T - no way he will let us down.
11:44
Looks like Isaiah is on pace for 44 today.
11:46
The kings stadium looks empty...
11:57
Isaiah getting hacked out there
11:57
what is going on here... Celtics.
11:59
If Tolliver and Afflalo played against the rest of the league like they always play against us, no matter what team they're on, they would be all-NBA?
WTH?
12:02
Amir and Smart hitting threes to put us back in the game. Of course that's what happens.
12:02
Smart comes into the game and we start playing better. Coincidence?
12:04
Hahahaha I just heard a fan in the background screaming COME BACK ISAIAH!!!
12:10
Good Lord, why is Rozier playing? He just banked that shot off the opposite side of the backboard.
12:11
They should really consider trading Cousins (to us
). They play really good without him.
12:11
And now back-to-back threes from Matt freakin' Barnes. Lovely.
12:12
A terrible 3 pt shooter like Barnes suddenly teared it up. Coincidence? I think not.
12:12
WAKE UP YOU MORONS
12:14
This is just awful
12:15
Awful quarter. Good thing we're entering Isaiah's realm.
12:16
I hope this put to rest the silly suggestion of Jaylen starting in place of a healthy Bradley.
12:18
SERIOUSLY?!? MATT BARNES AGAIN?!??
These guys are trying to give me a heart attack.
12:21
Woah - Brad puts in one of our two stars (IT and Al) to play with the bench and we go on a run! Go figure!
It's not rocket science, Brad.
12:27
It's great that they're losing to a bunch of has-beens and journeymen. Good grief.
12:28
This is ridiculous. Team just thought they'd come in and run right through the Kings without Boogie. Entitled.
12:28
This is bad.
12:29
Well the one upside is this cant possibly get any worse from here.
12:31
This does not feel like a game we're going to win.
12:33
At least Sac will get on notice that they play better without boogie, so they can sell it cheap to Boston.
12:34
Terrible. Just all around terrible. Every single one of their players is outplaying our guys
12:35
This is the most pathetic performance of the year by far
12:35
This is a reeaaaallllly bad loss.
12:36
Now we're getting embarrassed by a scrub team.
There are just times when this team is absolutely entitled and isn't anywhere near the level that they think they are. Tonight is one of those nights.
12:37
This is why every one is trade-bait.
12:41
That's a bad shot, IT.
12:42
Collison has ate up IT on both ends tonight. Been the far superior player and really took advantage of IT's terrible D.
12:43
Matt Barnes may have threatened these referees or something./ Not sure how else to explain how he has been called down this entire stretch of the game.
12:44
Man Cauley stein p---es me off. He so uncoordinated and his jumper is so ugly ughhhhh
12:52
The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
12:56
Wretched. "Only" one game, I know. But still wretched. And weak. Very weak.
12:56
hey maybe this game convinces Vivek the Kings are better sans Cousins?
5:51
Maybe we lost on purpose to make the Kings believe they are better without Cousins
- Trying to laugh instead of crying for this waste -
The View From the Other Side
The following has been taken from CelticsBlog.com. Enjoy that typical New England sports fan hubris.
9:06
Cs better blow this one open early. I am kind-of worried for IT's scoring average, though - he should be getting lots of rest!
10:21
So on paper this should be our easiest game of the year right?
11:18
In case Papagiannis gets mins, I'm rly interested to see what he can do.
Although I do not expect much, even taking in consideration he is a rookie.
11:29
We have destroyed them at full strength, Cousin's being in would not make me bat an eye! It has been easy with him, the only way this will be a fight is if we sleep on them. Any team can beat you on any day but I'm not worried that they will.
My bad we destroyed them last season. I thought we whooped them this season but only won by 5... maybe we got up big and let down? I remembered it as a double-digit win but I was dead wrong.
6:56
Man...Is this ever a trap game.
10:12
I.T is quietly close to joining the 50,40,90 club
.470, .385, .91
Would be huge if he could get there by seasons end
10:48
Hopefully this is a blowout. No Cousins for SAC and the defensive rotations have looked good thus far.
10:51
Al looking good so far.
All those days off seems to have done us good. We look energetic.
10:54
I'm really loving how much the Kings are complimenting Isaiah. I'm streaming from the Kings announcing, and they can't but say great things about IT. Gosh, and to think we got him for literally nothing.
10:57
Love IT
he is one of the worst defender's I have ever seen in my life
10:59
Amir has missed the final end of at least 3 fast break layups. I dont think we're locked in tonight.
11:01
Yup.....Kings suck , they rely on Boogie totally to carry them.
Kings could not beat Maine Red Claws without Boogie
11:03
Nice pass by Cauly-Stein, he'd look good in green....
11:03
Kings moving the ball really nice
Amazing things happen when a black hole superstar isnt playing.
11:04
Back to Rozier's terrible point guard skills off the bench and Marcus off the ball for some inexplicable reason.
11:13
Nice pass by Kelly to Brown.
Brown is still way too wild in transition obviously, but I'm honestly glad he's getting a chance to make these mistakes. Good learning opportunities. He's going to be a terror in transition eventually.
11:14
JB is proving his ESPN ranking wrong.
11:18
Yea, Jaylen should definitely start over Bradley
11:18
Barnes looks like psycho
11:19
Rain drop
Drop top
Celtics keep on giving up easy shots.
11:22
Al getting burned out on the perimeter by a stretch 4. What else is new? lol
11:25
Anyone gonna complain about the tech? I sure am
11:27
Hmm, it's almost like letting our terrible bench go out there and give them momentum isn't a good idea.
11:27
Celtics getting burned by a scrub. Embarrassing effort tonight.
11:28
McLemore looking like Ray Allen out there.
11:30
Instead of taking the advantage to blow them out early so we can rest guys for tomorrow's game we had to make it a ****ing competition by playing down to them. Smh.
11:31
"If we keep bombing 3s at it, it will eventually die"
Celtics 2017 philosophy.
11:37
We should be blowing this freakin' team out lol.
11:38
smh tied game and their missing their whole starting line up.
11:38
No cousins, no gay, and now no lawson. And we're tied.
Sigh.
11:41
Guy, even if we're playing bad - Trust I.T - no way he will let us down.
11:44
Looks like Isaiah is on pace for 44 today.
11:46
The kings stadium looks empty...
11:57
Isaiah getting hacked out there
11:57
what is going on here... Celtics.
11:59
If Tolliver and Afflalo played against the rest of the league like they always play against us, no matter what team they're on, they would be all-NBA?
WTH?
12:02
Amir and Smart hitting threes to put us back in the game. Of course that's what happens.
12:02
Smart comes into the game and we start playing better. Coincidence?
12:04
Hahahaha I just heard a fan in the background screaming COME BACK ISAIAH!!!
12:10
Good Lord, why is Rozier playing? He just banked that shot off the opposite side of the backboard.
12:11
They should really consider trading Cousins (to us
12:11
And now back-to-back threes from Matt freakin' Barnes. Lovely.
12:12
A terrible 3 pt shooter like Barnes suddenly teared it up. Coincidence? I think not.
12:12
WAKE UP YOU MORONS
12:14
This is just awful
12:15
Awful quarter. Good thing we're entering Isaiah's realm.
12:16
I hope this put to rest the silly suggestion of Jaylen starting in place of a healthy Bradley.
12:18
SERIOUSLY?!? MATT BARNES AGAIN?!??
These guys are trying to give me a heart attack.
12:21
Woah - Brad puts in one of our two stars (IT and Al) to play with the bench and we go on a run! Go figure!
It's not rocket science, Brad.
12:27
It's great that they're losing to a bunch of has-beens and journeymen. Good grief.
12:28
This is ridiculous. Team just thought they'd come in and run right through the Kings without Boogie. Entitled.
12:28
This is bad.
12:29
Well the one upside is this cant possibly get any worse from here.
12:31
This does not feel like a game we're going to win.
12:33
At least Sac will get on notice that they play better without boogie, so they can sell it cheap to Boston.
12:34
Terrible. Just all around terrible. Every single one of their players is outplaying our guys
12:35
This is the most pathetic performance of the year by far
12:35
This is a reeaaaallllly bad loss.
12:36
Now we're getting embarrassed by a scrub team.
There are just times when this team is absolutely entitled and isn't anywhere near the level that they think they are. Tonight is one of those nights.
12:37
This is why every one is trade-bait.
12:41
That's a bad shot, IT.
12:42
Collison has ate up IT on both ends tonight. Been the far superior player and really took advantage of IT's terrible D.
12:43
Matt Barnes may have threatened these referees or something./ Not sure how else to explain how he has been called down this entire stretch of the game.
12:44
Man Cauley stein p---es me off. He so uncoordinated and his jumper is so ugly ughhhhh
12:52
The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
12:56
Wretched. "Only" one game, I know. But still wretched. And weak. Very weak.
12:56
hey maybe this game convinces Vivek the Kings are better sans Cousins?
5:51
Maybe we lost on purpose to make the Kings believe they are better without Cousins
- Trying to laugh instead of crying for this waste -