Thanks for watching everyone! A couple of games below, believe it or not I increased steals by five for the Spurs game and...
The sliders were really tough when I was playing exhibition games but looks like I got better! I'll have to look into them again I suppose, not to say I didn't think the San Antonio game was over at half time...
Celtics upset champion Spurs with huge comeback
San Antonio 102, Boston 110
Box score
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 5 (Ticker) -- Boston Celtics caused a major upset by beating last year's NBA champions San Antonio Spurs. It looked all over by half time, when San Antonio were leading by 12 after Dan Dickau's long range buzzer beater, his first NBA basket as a Celtic. It was not an easy half for Boston, they could not get to the rim and Paul Pierce was handed the ball time to time for difficult jump shots. However, the Celtics turned it around in the third, with Pierce showing great determination and skill. The Celtics already led after the third quarter, and they finished the game with great defence and offence, mostly by player of the game Pierce.
The Celtics star had 39 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Raef LaFrentz also had a huge game with 20 and 14. Rebounding was Boston's strength, they grabbed numerous offensive boards to stay in the game and had 105 shots compared to Spurs' 87. Tim Duncan posted 26 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks, Tony Parker also had 26 and seven assists, while Manu Ginobili added 11 assists to his 12 points.
"I'm the captain and the leader so it's obvious the ball will be in my hands in a tough situation", said Pierce. "The first half was hard but I'm ecstatic about the way we turned it around."
"It's not an easy team to play against. They have so many great defensive players", said Doc Rivers.
Al Jefferson didn't have an easy time against Tim Duncan but got the points here.
Celtics on a roll after defeating Houston
Houston 104, Boston 115
Box score
BOSTON, Nov. 7 (Ticker) -- Boston Celtics extended their run of wins by winning another home game, this time against Houston Rockets. Boston looked to be in for a difficult night, but once Yao Ming got his second personal foul in the first quarter, it became a different game. Celtics extended their lead and Yao picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter. Yao and Tracy McGrady were the only Rockets players averaging double digits in points coming into the game, but McGrady did a great job in not letting the game slip completely. The Rockets came within five points in the final minute of the game, but Ricky Davis' drive and layup decided the game for the Celtics.
Paul Pierce was again player of the game with 22 points, four assists and four steals. He scored 14 in the first half, after which Raef LaFrentz took over the scoring, hitting deep twos and a long three. LaFrentz finished with 26 points, Ricky Davis scored 22. Tracy McGrady had 35 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Rockets, he was only 3 for 10 from the field in the first half, but made 12 out of 15 shots in the second.
"It would have been a different game with Yao in", said Doc Rivers. "He's been in tremendous form so far this season. But once Yao or McGrady is out, it makes it a lot easier because you can play a double team without leaving the other one open."
Houston will definitely be looking for revenge next time. The Celtics have back-to-back games against Indiana next.
Delonte West hits Tony Allen with the alley-oop pass.