When it counts Perk is a BEAST

They say we can't win. That we are battered and bruised. They say we are weak, where we once were strong. They say our foe is too great. They say we are too old. They say we are too inexperienced. They say we will not stand up in the face of adversity

In a game that reminded all of us why we fell in love with the Celtics long ago, Boston vanquished Cleveland from the Garden floor 76-72. Our Sensei beasted brightly, leading the charge of the Celtics Stoic defense with an impressive 12 rebounds and a solid 7 pts from the floor. No, Ray did not have his C game tonight. No, the truth was koan-ed by the inept officiating. This was...

For the Celtics to win this series, they need more of the same. They need more Kendrick Perkins. NBA Action. Win or go home! Roll Celtics roll!

The game began like a nightmare. Boston's offense mimicked the complete lack of flow from game 1. The Cavs were triple-teaming KG on the block, not allowing him any good looks. Not only was Ray Allen missing his field goals, he was missing free-throws as well. Worst of all, the Cavs head coach Mike Brown, decided (intelligently) that he was going to let Big Z anchor the Cleveland...

Basketball is a funny game sometimes. On paper, it looked like Boston's first round series would be a cakewalk. Here you go, Big Three. Here's a young, inexperienced 37-45 team to sweep before you give your old bones some rest. Or, if you want, you can drop a game in Atlanta so you can give your fans a treat and win Game 5 in front of them. Only it didn't work out...

The Cavs showed they can hang with the Celtics at home. OR The Cavs blew their best chance to steal home court. Either way, the series is 1-0 and Game 1 was UGLY.

Baby LeBron shows his hurt lip to a Cleveland writer. Hat tip to the Wizznutzz.

There a a ton of storylines for tonight's game, but the biggest, and most important, revolves around LeBron James. LeBron nearly had a quadrupal-double tonight, putting up 12-9-9-10... that's 12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 10 turnovers. Oh yeah, he also only made 2 field goals (on 18 attempts) and missed the potential game-tying layup with a few seconds left. To...

Looks like there is a bad case of double-standards being conconcted by the Cavs supporters by saying that a 45-37 team's record doesn't matter, but a 37-45 team does. What kind of math says that when you are only 8 games ahead of Atlanta during the regular season, that you think you are on top of the world. Just because you beat a Wizards team in 6 games?

Celtics win 76-72 in a defensive struggle of titanic proportions. The carnage included the great LeBron James going 2-18 and the all-stars Pierce going for 2-14 and Ray Allen 0-4 AND going scoreless for the first time since 1979. Put those remarkable numbers aside, and you have to elevate Garnett to MVP status -oops, he got bumped on that one, make that player of the game for doing...

RedsArmy is so convinced the Celtics will win the next round they are blatantly posting tips to help Cleveland beat Boston. Red may have an army, but I have Game Buddy #2. Calling in the Big Guns here and I mean that in every sense.

Waiting For Next Year, a Cleveland Sports Blog talks with Red's Army about the Cavs/Celtics series.

Not wanting to dampen enthusiasm yet concerned for his adopted hometown, Jeff Sack guest blogs with a cautionary tale.

Linkage to get you through till tonight; All Access LB video.