The King Has No Close - Paul Pierce Leaves James Exposed as Celtics Win 97-92 to Clear Out Cavs
In a game that did not deserve to be as close as it was, Paul Pierce overcame the Cavs hacking defense and a complicate officiating crew, to lead his Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in what obviously the highlight of his illustrious Celtics career. It was not the 41 points or the stifling defense. The Celtics needed neither. What they needed and what Fling James couldn’t give his Cavs, was lifeblood to will a win. Yes, Eddie House was a tesla coil off the bench. Yes PJ Brown proved experience keeps your wits about you in the clutch. Yes Rondo proved he will be a PG force in this league for years to come. Yes, it was a thing of beauty to watch our center step out to the perimeter and on on one lock down their best offensive threat but still it was Pierce though, who again reminded us why we worship this game, why we watch every second of summer league and the preseason, why every other night is an event, and why we’ve stayed here, in the Hub of the Universe, following this glorious gift we gave to the world. Thank you Paul Thank you.
Celtics Win 97-92
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May 18th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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—the legal team at perkisabeast—
May 18th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Be careful of what you wish for buddy.
May 19th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Boston has nothing that Detroit doesn’t have an answer for. The ballplayer formerly known as Ray Allen is going to need to have a big series for your boys to have a chance.
I don’t see him flipping a switch…
May 19th, 2008 at 2:08 am
We shall see. Let us enjoy this and then we’ll start talking mad shit. You can’t discount winning two game 7’s. Tonight was one for the ages. And one thing Detroit doesn’t have an answer for is home court advantage.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:47 am
And one thing Boston has no answer for is an inability to win on the road, nor a good backup PG.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
All it takes is one road win and I’m not going to say they can’t do it. You guys can talk all you want but you’re scared and you know it. We could be a team of destiny. Who would have ever said we would have won with Lebron scoring 45 in a game 7 with Ray Allen in the worst shooting slump of his career? Not many.
I don’t care what you think it looks like, we have a complete team that’s ready. Bring on the Pistons.
And we have TWO backup point guards and none of them are rookies.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
The only thing that has given the Cs fits are superfreak athletes. Atl had a whole team of them and the Cavs had Lebron. The Cs don’t match up well against super athletic guys. Det does not have one. They have wiley vets but the jig is up. Cs in 6
May 19th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
The House POW/MIA flag can finally be lowered. Finally.
Although on friday I was about to switch it to a Leon Powe POW/MIA Flag. 0 mpg and we desperately needed help D on leBron, wtf? I digress.
Unreal performance by Pierce. Perk needs to settle down with the refs, right now he has no clout with the refs and its becoming an issue.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
May 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Can I say, all trash talking aside, that this series is going to kick total ass? It’s what we’ve all been waiting for.
It’s like 1989 all over again!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I’d prefer we call it 1987 all over again, but yes it will be epic. I think these are the best two teams in the NBA and they are pretty evenly matched.
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May 19th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
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—the legal team at perkisabeast—
May 19th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Keep flapping dude. You’re arrogance will be your downfall as it will be with your team. You want to discount the fact that we are perfect at home? Fine. You want to discount that we’ve faced and overcame adversity while your team hasn’t faced any in a month? Fine with me. You want to discount that we were able to do what your team couldn’t do and knock off Lebron James? Fine. I don’t really care what you think. All I know is we’re in the ECF and I have courtside seats and you don’t. In fact, you probably haven’t been to a Pistons game in years.
And once and for all, I respect the Pistons. I don’t give a shit about some 23 year old dweeb who has no life experience. I’ve been watching basketball long before you were alive dick hole. I gave you a chance to be a man and instead you chose to be a fucking pansy and hide out here in the comments section.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Did I show you the picture of me and my new fiancee?
May 19th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
We congratulate all of our friends in Calif. who are getting married.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
What do you want to bet? Name your price.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I don’t gamble on sports dude. It’s not worth it.