Yeah!! After the brief TNT pregame complete with overly dramatic music from the overly dramatic Requiem for a Dream, everybody is picking the Celtics. Good. I hear that this game is "win or go home."
Rajon Rondo will be starting. Fuck him. Fuck me.
8:07 PM
And we're off!
8:09 PM
Del Negro apparently told Doug Collins that his first offensive play would go to Ben Gordon. Shit. The last thing Gordon needs is confidence... Gordon hit a three. Keep giving him the ball!!
8:11 PM
To steal Doug Collins' words, the Bulls look confident. They're up 9-2. Garnett is in a suit.
8:15 PM
The Bulls cannot rebound on the defensive end. They're great on the offensive side. That's why Kendrick Perkins is killing them early. My guess is del Negro will try to overcome this by playing Brad Miller way too much. In fact, here he is now.
8:17 PM
There has been several cheap fouls early on. Luckily, they've gone against the Celtics. Good riddance, Big Baby.
8:19 PM
I'm trying some different things with this live blog. Different than Mr. Waters, anyway. I'm updating downward because it'll make this easier to read later. I don't think anybody is reading now. Also, I'm not doing one time stamp at a time. I do two or three, then republish. Again, no one is noticing that now.
8:22 PM
Derrick Rose just blocked a wide open (originally, anyway) two hand dunk by Brian Scalabrine. Derrick Rose is Dwyane Wade like. That's the best comparison.
Pros: He can finish as well as anyone. Lightning quick first step. Usually the most athletic player on the floor.
Cons: Poor jumpshot. Will not be a "True Point Guard" (who cares?). Occasionally too aggressive on defense.
8:27 PM
Brad Miller is one wrinkly dude.
8:29 PM
Pierce just bricked two wide open threes. Nothing is falling for the Celtics. They're getting a lot of open shots, though. I'm not thrilled. Those shots will fall eventually.
8:33 PM
Doc Rivers' Key to the Game: "You can't play hero basketball."
Not to be confused with Villain Basketball. Or Fireman Basketball.
8:35 PM
End of the first quarter. 27-23 Bulls. Gordon has 12 points. Good and bad sign. There were way too many open shots for Boston. Rondo looks lost... or maybe I just hate him.
8:37 PMFirst Quarter Movie Break: New Inglourious Basterds poster.
It's funny. But I wish there was a bit more to it. I kinda want to see more of that weapon. And less shades of gray. Maybe they could have cropped it closer on his head as well. The neck scar fascinates me.
Conclusion: Needs more scar and more weapon.
8:42 PM
Tyrus Thomas looks fantastic. He is the only one trying to play any sort of defense. I hope they keep him this offseason. Unfortunately, it's not likely.
8:45 PM
I like the way that picture got posted. And how the text wraps around it. Expect more stolen pictures. That one is from RopeofSilicon, by the way. You already knew that.
8:49 PM
Thomas has developed a solid mid-range jumper. I love it. Previously, the only way he could score was on putback dunks. Which were awesome, but rare.
8:51 PM
Shot clock violation. Bad, bad, bad, bad sign.
8:53 PM
That YouTube video at the top of this is from the mid '90s. I remember the Pistons having something similar as far as CG animation. I like to think NBA team PR departments were among the early leaders in the medium. Before Pixar, there was the Detroit Pistons Public Relations department. It is still better than anything Sony Animation has done.
8:58 PM
This is not going well. 11-0 run for the Celtics.
9:04 PM
Brad Miller cannot guard anyone! Take him out! Vinny, it's like you're not even listening.
9:05 PM
I'm gonna throw this out there. If Brad Miller was black, del Negro would not put him in to "calm" things down. He would be viewed as the aging, turnover machine, who can't guard anybody, that he is. For some reason, perhaps because he's white, Miller is seen as a gritty veteran who does all the "little things." He just ran over Eddie House. Charging. Great!
9:12 PM
Kirk Hinrich just tripped on his own feet. Foul on Pierce. Okay. Sure.
9:14 PM
Captain Kirk missed both free throws. Karma, I guess.
9:15 PM
Halftime. 23 point swing in the last ten minutes. 52-38 Boston. The Bulls are fucked. It's Brian Scalabrine's mom's birthday. Happy birthday. You're son has two threes.
9:21 PM
What the fuck does 'Mine That Bird' mean, anyway?
9:24 PM
I am still not a huge fan of this blog layout. I think we should distance ourselves further from FJM. Maybe a new font. And I wish the width was a little lower. I hate the one line entries or paragraphs.
9:26 PM
Also, we could use a banner. That's a thing that is totally not my fault that we do not have. (Excellent sentence structure. Thank you.)
9:32 PM
Halftime Movie Break: I have yet to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but I will be seeing it soon (Interested?). There are two different prints of the film. Each with it's own after-the-credits "ending". This trend, started by Iron Man, is the worst thing ever. Stop it.
I am fascinated by Deadpool (to the right, via this), who apparently does not have too big of a role. I did some research (Wikipedia) and I think I would really like him. He's an anti-hero that knows he is in a comic book. I love that sort of thing. If anyone ever reading this has any comic knowledge, let me know any required Deadpool reading.
9:40 PM
That took longer than it should have. Back to the game. 55-46. No Brad Miller yet. Thank you, Jesus.
9:46 PM
We're into the "let Gordon dribble at the three point line for 15 seconds" phase of the Bulls' offense.
9:48 PM
Rondo is down!! Yeah!! Noah!!! Upon replay, Noah didn't really do much. He intentionally followed Rondo before he could put up the gimme open layup. As Noah tried to grab him, it looked like Rondo just flipped backwards. He writhed on the floor for about a minute and a half. Stay down.
9:52 PM
Rondo is an awful free throw shooter. 64%, to be exact. Why doesn't Chicago foul him every time he gets into the lane?
9:53 PM
Miller back in. Foul #3. At least it was on Rondo. Made the Boston douchebags cry. My favorite moment of the night, sadly.
9:56 PM
Some ugly basketball. Goody. Rajon Rondo hit with a T. (Throw him out!! Kill him!) It's a 7-point game all of a sudden.
9:59 PM
Pierce takes on the entire defense. They just let him dunk. Good work. Collins just criticized (sort of) Miller's slow feet. Hmm... if only the Bulls had a power forward with quick feet and crazy leaping ability.
10:02 PM
Me want Tim Horton's Iced Capp.
10:03 PM
I think when I go through this, I'm going to add an insane amount of tags. Like, you may just be able to read the labels, in order to get the gist of this entire post.
10:08 PM
Lindsay Hunter is in the game. Really.
10:10 PM
End of the third. 78-71 Dickheads. See what I did there? I called the Celtics dickheads.
10:12 PM
Third Quarter Movie Break: I have PT Anderson's first feature, Hard Eight (or Sydney), from NetFlix right now. It's the last of Anderson's movies I need to see. Expect a full breakdown soon.
10:13 PM
I think they should make Doc Brown talk more. He's hoarse. It's hilarious.
Note: I could not remember Doc's last name. All I could think of was Back to the Future. But, now I remember that it's Rivers. That's why I'm writing this Note. It's Doc Rivers.
10:16 PM
It's getting closer, 80-75, but the Bulls are still allowing way too many open shots.
10:18 PM
It's adorable how terrible Marbury has been.
10:19 PMI felt like I needed to break up this block of text. I Google Image'd "crazy picture". To the left was the fourth item. It works. (from here)
10:26 PM
I hate to be pessimistic, but I can't see a way the Bulls can win this game. Damn. Damn. Damn... Hinrich just hit a big three. Down six again.
10:31 PM
They just changed a Ben Gordon two pointer from the first quarter to a three pointer (the right call). Odd. They couldn't have done that during halftime.
10:33 PM
Why doesn't Blogger recognize contractions as correctly spelled words. I'm sorry I'm so lazy Blogger. I like the sound of contractions. Contracted words, that is.
10:36 PM
Rondo is starting to turn the ball over. Good sign.
10:38 PM
Yo, Doug Collins! Stop talking about Kevin Garnett!
10:39 PM
A double technical was just called on Brad Miller and Kendrick Perkins. Neither did anything to warrant it. Especially, Perkins. All he did was hurt his shoulder.
10:43 PM
The dagger by Eddie House. He hasn't missed a shot. 5/5 FG (4/4 3FG).
10:47 PM
I'm sorry to keep saying this, but I can't believe Brad Miller is still in the game.
10:52 PM
Joakim Noah fouled out. He finished with 7 points and 15 rebounds. Great series.
10:54 PM
What the fuck? The Bulls just let up an easy layup off the inbound. The Celts gave it to House, who no one decided to guard. He threw it to Allen on the run, who no one decided to guard. Allen scored and was softly fouled by Brad Miller. Miller is gone!
10:57 PM
Gordon almost made it interesting with a long three off a steal. Rimmed out. 30 seconds, 105-99, Tyrus Thomas is finally back in the game.
11:01 PM
They're in the "Future of the Chicago Bulls" point of the telecast. Ben Gordon should not be a part of it. I love him, but Rose has to be the leader in every facet of the game.
11:03 PM
I promise to never use the phrase "every facet of the game" ever again.
11:04 PM
Game over. 109-99. Great series. Lousy game. Was not as close as the score would indicate. I'm proud of the Bulls. I'm pumped for next year.
The Celtics will probably dominate the Magic, only to be dominated by the Cavs. Go Cavs! I will remain excited for the NBA Playoffs. I'll keep talking about them and I might address the Bulls' future in a more eloquent way.
Stay tuned. Not everything will be 1800 words. Maybe we'll even hear from Harry Waters or the legendary Phlip Gatsby...
Noteworthy Note: "ERROR: The combined length of all labels must be at most 200 characters."
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