Mike Adams and Mike Gorman

Mike Goran has made the field and then the walked. It's called them the walked -- it's it to its about a hundred stick stairs to give up your point is it that made its allies you're in good shape to do without greeted him -- not -- I by the way I remember. The first two restraining orders and you would -- boats off a girl you know she was out of her mind -- and as I told the big Choi I don't even own division. Act after after after -- Mike I have been a couple of tough games in a row actually I gotta say this -- the last four have been a little bit more difficult you know we spoke last Wednesday and they since then not had a great week. The Celtics and.

Understatement -- that I think it's a little bit back to earth you know. I was -- all along you know this team with an average 293 good. I mean it would do good and who weakness exactly right exactly right nobody's so you think they're going to keep that up. You know I mean it's an eighteen game schedule I know coaches are likely to -- might be here this -- told -- not to say it it is an 82 game schedule and teams hit -- they just -- little valleys that -- rules -- and you know hopefully this is what this is. Ron Doby and out as soon as -- know he's out tonight to Yankees out tonight and that's going to be a problem against this team with a very good basketball team is and where we're going to see tonight. The best player in the league you know we talked about -- agreement Gloria.

About lance yeah he's averaged just close to twenty points a game tougher team this and this is that this is a crazy team when you when you look at. The youth of this team -- not -- around he's a nineteen here but but I think eight of their of their players are 24 years older rudder yet north remarkable they've been real hot might. Yeah I just thought oh man of his arm downstairs with the team I -- he's at all when he beat me. He's the one who. He won't say any kind of smiled and asked -- much weight gain but I hear he's like close to three -- and and it's almost. That's pretty scary yet he just he says the he did -- keep having about buying insurance to keep growing amateur yeah I do too but for different reasons. It out over the Peyton Manning reasoned look at at at at at. As though its original by -- when you -- But does so he's that's going to be scary for next year but imagine the way these guys have been playing. If this kid had been available to them this year the kind of numbers it would put up they've been not a great street what sixteen out of 1960.

the last 1818 and one of those losses was in double overtime unbelievable facilities it's a great run in there you know they played about nine guys eight of them I think are averaging -- thirty minutes a game. So -- be the -- run fresh players after all the time I start in right oh good friend bill Walton this afternoon who has seen them play alive and in. And he -- two things he's the one is Roy is going to be better than you think even net that he thinks Roy is a legitimate MVP candidate. And the other is he surveys these just great chemistry they're very very sound very familiar they're very unselfish they play hard on the defensive end I think they mirror this -- a lot of ways and so it's going to be interesting to see. How the -- respond to a team that kind of wants to play the games -- waited.

How -- some of the guys on the out of Portland privileges that in tonight's matchup situation we might look to to be impact players in this game tonight I mean Brandon Roy is obviously part of the mix who who else comes to mind as far as somebody who might be tough matchup for for Celtics personnel --

Me nobody to Jarrett Jack -- Lamarcus Aldridge is is you know the great draft that they get both Roy and all the action it is. He averaged about eight points a game last year I was in nineteen in the -- people talk about him as a potential all -- that's going to be difficult matchup for Kevin Garnett has placed on the -- game. Not a physical guy or the next guy. You know the point guard situation is very good one Blake plays very well -- very high assist to turnover ratio doesn't turn it over shoot the three very well. Jarrett Jack comes off the bench and in plays well Jones is one of the better three point shooters in the league this kid from Miami who might leave -- on the front line old Travis outlaw. -- the one of those high school phenom few years back who took awhile development now is becoming very solid player you know they have five guys averaging in double figures with the six guys averaging nine plus points a game yesterday it spread it around. And again -- they all seem very comfortable in this kind of known name thing you know the only guy gets any if Roy -- that seems to be okay with.

Players you know we think about it the west we never they don't pop into your head for a whole bunch of different reasons but here's a team it's gone sixteen -- so. -- doesn't that validate them at least as a team that can make that kind of run. And might be a teacher to a bunch of people playoff time are prepared well I think legit of the did you questions Sosa you know they have this. This rocky start.

When you look at this schedule you could see why am I want to say they opened. At San Antonio at New Orleans and and and add somebody else Houston -- plays are better road record right for the -- their first three games. They came home for a couple -- they went out for east coast road Trenton so they -- away like eight of their first eleven games twelve game okay which is why they got that bad start but once they got back home. And and got their act together a little bit I mean there again they really just plain. Terrific two way basketball and and again it's not that it's not like well if you stop this guy you stop them there there 89 -- They 66 guys averaging in double figures I'm I'm very concerned about this game.

and I think you -- a lot of legitimate reasons are talking -- course to Mike Gorman video voice and face of the Celtics on Comcast sports network the leadership it needs to come into focus here when you talk about an eight potential losing streak now that the longest losing streak teachers to -- it so that's not you know nothing drastic -- but. Is it time now for some of these leaders and there are three of them to speak of on the Celtics to assert something to try to undo this funk or is it just a question of the offense being cold you know in as as will happen eighteen ministry.

Well I think I think the offense really misses -- I mean yeah he's always a question -- you know Rondo might be Z certainly is going to be the most valuable player on this team he might be the most necessary player on this team. Because of what he does he in the way he does it and the way he guys via quick he's fast he penetrates he gets some baskets in the lanes of easy baskets for the Celtics he gets the ball up the floor -- and forces people to run catch him that's where he knows the other night especially in the game. Once Rondo is out of the game the Celtics got very flat offensively may get you know when this other to a very successful earlier in the year. They were. They weren't really need -- fast break team but they were very opportunistic and an act different that you active right tried to get shots quickly in the shot clock good shots you have like get shots fairly quickly shot I. Now you watch the other night against Washington. You know there were too many times with 78 seconds on the shot clock is still trying to get find somebody to get a shot so that's where I think -- it was -- that's where I think. Eddie house -- Tony Allen's going to have to step up and do a job and -- you know always comes back the best players in this league I think probably in any league in sport. He comes back your best players so yeah Garnett Pearce Alan -- got to shoot better rate grant shot well right in weeks I know he's going to nerve problem in his neck in and I noticed him. You know might be some other issues here but. You know if you if you want to play and you -- make shots and and maybe the first minority and that and I -- you -- here -- here.

Or like if you want me and the night before it's written that the closest thing I've seen Larry Bird it's ours early -- stuff he's out there 3:34 o'clock Putin I've that's that UConn work ethic -- that comes Jimmy Calhoun and the going to Mark the fifth ethnic backlash well that's who worked out and everybody. -- would you know this field you know. You know lead to you hit ten free throws and a Roman -- it to. You know that's that looked at a high schools that that's exactly where capability originally he would they're tough -- of so the Celtics now have now we have lost -- for two games in a row for the first time this year but they've won they've lost two consecutive road games and have they not -- too -- to that as I said I did I say road defeat at the opposite -- yeah two consecutive home games what they've lost. And that again as it is the kind of thing work at Portland not. Not known to great road team despite their their their recent a streak of of sixteen the last eighteen -- two and under 500. Road team which is kind of hard to figure but it's maybe time to take advantage of that that distinct advantage to.

I want to say they lost. Six or seven of those road games in differently twelve games of the season thirteen games of the season -- sixteen are making enough B good road team that of those again at those two losses that had no last eighteen games. One was double overtime to Toronto now. There and they bounced back the very next item back to back to open up the -- east coast road trip for them and they get down they just smoked enters. Who you know we saw last week is actually played pretty well playing well again on the victory healthy so yeah I've I've. I'm very anxious that -- to Agassi didn't -- and are very concerned about is an -- of that I think if the Celtics -- three in a row at home you know it's funny I was on -- show the other night. Forgive me for -- scenario of the west are you forgive me it was a good one it was that actually it would listeners I think is an Internet spaceship that matchup with the but. One of the guys that indeed you think what can you do this -- the fans in off the wage. And I said well. -- But you know again it's it's -- it's not a sprint it's a marathon it's a long long season. You know some guys look at ten game blocks twenty game blocks you know this opportunity great 29332 game right. That was fine now we're into January were about to -- into February and went along the road trip then we went harsher weather travel becomes harder. He's become longer we're going to see how they slogged through this.

You know you get one guy hot to decked him I mean Russo was it to Richardson you know and -- and her. I mean you know what was up when that -- 34 points look at Michael joy you win on this planet for the first time you look down you see this guy -- must be the star of the league yeah -- it is it that kind of thing can happen as well and if you just happen to be on the receiving end of that it can change the retired game plan you know you're not expecting him to score 34 points and -- him -- at that pace and sometimes it's just the hot hand is it not.

It is it is and Jason Richardson's a player who is capable of that you know and and a lot of it's match ups too you know be interesting to see this is a very. It's not a particularly physical team Portland by -- very athletic team you know -- is really good athlete Aldridge is really good athlete -- is a really good athlete and and if you remember Charlotte Charlotte had Gerald Wallace they had Richardson and they have a lot of good athletes on that team and so you know the east is more. This -- might match up. Actually better aside from that the obviously Chauncey Billups mismatch they made matchup Bettis against the Detroit team that wants it onslaught -- there and -- They necessarily team that wants to run up and on the floor Portland will push this game. Even though that the visiting team you know that they don't really want to play this game in the eighties they were playing this game in the nineties low hundreds right now.

One more for I got a call the other night to somebody saying that the fans here at the garden just don't get into -- enough that that did none of them are strong enough on the recalled though -- old atmosphere at the old Boston garden. I you're down there on the floor every single night how do you rate the fans so far they have rules that they can improve on is it is it not noisy enough what's the deal on the.

I think it's Plano is you know I think the fans really are into the here I don't know who. -- laboratory analysts have an idiot in the attic gain oh this was just coming to me as we need to pump up the audio on the TV. Right no I think to do I think the fans doing a great job to try to. Do the apart they certainly respond to Garnett and if you saw that yeah William. You know he he -- goes out there he does is kind of hulk Hogan routine and he you know gets everybody -- wired up and in the fans responded very well and and and again my favorite part of every game I think I've told -- before that kind of primal scream that he does on on -- I love that I love that -- to play I like on the table.

As I usually do that only really late at night by myself I don't wait till there's 1520000 people stood and watched me. Mike Gorman the voices Celtics torn down to do his -- Comcast sports net with along with Tommy -- tonight. Absolutely last I checked you hear this but I haven't seen Tommy but you guys have a great show enough hopefully get a win tonight we'll see next week I've Michael thank you Mike --