27 Turnovers Lead to Doom (11/5/14)

The Boston Celtics shot 51.7% from the floor, had a THIRTY ONE rebound advantage, Rajon Rondo had a triple double, they were home facing a Toronto Raptors team without their second best player and on the second night of a back to back.....and lost.

How did this happen? By once again playing zero defense, Evan Turner stinking up the place, Jeff Green again missing the tying shot....and turning the ball over TWENTY SEVEN times. The Celtics are now 1-3 and each loss was a new way to lose. The first in Houston they shot 1 for 25 from three, the second in Dallas they were down by 31 and tonight they led by 16 but turned the ball over frequently. What was a 35-23 1st quarter lead turned into a 110-107 defeat.

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Once again the Celtics shot the bell well enough but Kevin Lowry torched Rondo and Turner for 35 points. Yes, the same guy who Memphis got rid of BEFORE they got good torched the Celtics. The game came down to the wire but some huge mistakes led to their doom. One of them was Marcus Smart going for the Reggie Miller shot where he sticks his leg out on a 3 pointer with a defender onrushing. Only problem is Smart's a rookie so obviously the ref was going to call an offensive foul. At least Smart redeemed himself with a big 3 to tie the game with a minute and change remaining. After a rare Lowry miss, Smart got the rebound with 37 seconds left......then was picked clean by Lowry who fed Damarcus DeRozan who scored a basket and got fouled by Olynyk. Then Lowry made the alert play to foul Rondo with 29 seconds left. Rondo made the shot to cut the lead 108-107 but Lowry hit the big shot to put the Raptors up 3 with 8 seconds left. Green then missed a three at the buzzer and that was it. 28 turnovers.....

Even Kermit can't stand the turnovers

Bawful report:

Jeff Green fouled 3 times, turned the ball over 4 times and missed 7 shots including the big one at the buzzer. Rajon Rondo and Avery Bradley combined for 9 turnovers. Marcus Smart bricked 5 shots, turned the ball over 4 times and fouled 4 times. The supposed knock down shooter Marcus Thornton took just 3 shots and bricked twice along with turning the ball over once. Brandon Bass took just 3 shots and bricked two of them and fouled twice. Evan Turner was almost totally useless with five turnovers, 4 fouls and a brick. If he was a big man he would have earned a Hamilton. Tyler Zeller offset 3 rebounds with 3 fouls and was just a foul or turnover away from the Hamilton. Tonight's nightly awards are the same. Dwight Powell and Vitor Faverini get checkmarks for the Ellison while Phil Pressey, Gerald Wallace and James Young get another DNP-CD. At this point I have to wonder why Wallace is on the roster if they're not going to use him?  Jackass of the Night is easy for a change. Evan Turner in a landslide. The former number 2 overall pick would have been a 9-4 Hamilton with 9 turnovers/fouls with 2 points, a steal and a rebound.

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Was their anything positive? Yes, Jeff Green scored 20 points with 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 assists and a steal. Kelly Olynyk responded with 18 points 13 rebounds and 2 assists. Jared Sullinger had a big game with 19 points,16 rebounds and an assist. Rajon Rondo had a triple double (13 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds) and Avery Bradley had 16 points, a rebound and a steal. Marcus Smart had 12 points, a rebound and a steal.


Final Thoughts:

Another loss that should have been a win. This game proves Jeff Green isn't good in the clutch and they can't play defense worth a damn. Any team with a good defense...meaning mostly everyone in the league is going to beat this team. They may be lucky to win 25 games at this rate. Friday night the Indiana Pacers are in town without Paul George, but as we saw tonight, teams can still miss guys and beat the Celtics.