The Celts fall apart to LeBron and the Cavs

I got to be honest with -- if you're asking me my professional opinion based on my psychology degree from Bolton. I would call an over compensation the U arrived here today in your speed out trying to show that age is just the number I mean I'm just saying well Speedo and a.

Does it does it matter that it's a new balance -- I mean of NB on the blotter so new ballots. I make a statement happy birthday and thank you very much him. Surely happy to be here -- can imagine how I feel I have the battle. Me here and that's right. That's right it's amazing. After all the dumb things I have done in my life. I've made it. -- Darby she records cartridge everybody's -- that's why don't ever paper clips I'd I would are there cart garbage garbage. Member a game that seemed to -- from plus fourteen to minus fourteen in three possessions. Now I can't remember game where I listen to the end of it on the radio on. And it got to have it seemed like the last estimate the last while I minutes. Lasted 25 minutes idea I wanted I wanted Tom Brady become but there are taken me. Take take and he a couple of times can't that you walk off the field please ended it the last five minutes. Seemed like it took 45 minutes in real time.

And not only that -- the whole I I I mean one minute Europe I'd like fourteen points and looking great in it seemed like three possessions later they were down fourteen. Like three Mo Williams shots later. As like thanks for coming goodnight everybody please drive safely it it went from great awful and it just seemed to happen like that.

Let's when the Celtics are healthy clearly they're not as good as the cavaliers are they twenty points worse in the cavaliers. Without their health. I don't think so. But it it depends on who's out. It -- we could see it coming a bit I think what what bothers people is how it -- Like if I told you yesterday. So it's gonna lose by twenty points of the cavaliers because you to sit -- Paul Pierce is not gonna play a Marquis Daniels is gonna be guarding LeBron James and okay there that's what you got the -- second euphoria. Totals by twenty thing. Yeah okay maybe they welcome the brown might score forty. It was close you're this close -- 4036. But the problem was. Had a thirteen point lead you're you're playing well Rondo has a brilliant first quarter. We're when he plays the first week he plays like that he looks like the best point guard Basque one no he's not the best point guard in the game but he released pretty darn good thing he looks like a when he plays like that. So he gets off to a great start the Celtics are playing a competitive game. Through halftime through the third quarter and then wheels come off.

It's funny I I love how doc is perfectly willing to say you know what I screwed this one out and in in this regard. You know he said I really messed up here Rondo looks like like you said the best point guard the NBA. And doc knew we should take him out of the game. And Rondo said -- all you know I gotta go on and Phelan Utley Meehan and dot deadly the -- And you could deceit. The energy level goal from you know full -- and nothing. On Rajon Rondo and and doc said I gotta get him some rest you know -- run in the way he's running I got given the chance that to recover and he didn't do what and you -- the --

But that wasn't that that was the reason they lost something in the number one reason the Celtics lost last night number one on there are probably. You guys have you know eight reasons ten reasons fifteen reasons why the Celtics lost -- all have different answers. The number one reason the Celtics also game. Is because they're going against the best player in the world. Right now I didn't feel that way to begin at beginning of the season I gave the edge to -- over the brown now back to two LeBron camp. They played the best player in the world. Who is better now than at any point of his NBA life why is he better.

Because now he can defend it up but not a.

Now he can play defense. Can't guard him and if he wants to stop you he can no.

Not only that incredible they've made the point a couple of times during the telecast last night and I am watching it and think in the same thing who the hell is gonna step in front of him. I mean he looks like. A defensive lineman in the NFL coming down the lane when he goes to the -- You can't keep up with them. So you get some help defense there was one player remember where Rasheed in a kind of half stepped over and -- got -- wanna do this and and up column in swat the ball is gonna step in front of.

Too fast too strong too skilled. Who determined. To hungry right now he's very hungry that's the hungry team you can see it. Right now and and that doesn't matter right now because it's February. A lot of basketball left -- include the playoffs but right now. It looks like this is their year. It looks like they're the best team in the game they sure do -- I guess record your game at best -- it. No -- here Charles Barkley say everytime they play the cavaliers. Charles part that really do but. I'm I'm so tired of his. Cavalier statement witches. You don't -- I don't understand why. And you couldn't let up any that the credit. I got -- best -- and a world. And and they and they play a slow down game is going on on okay. -- This is the way they're gonna play. They're not and off its first team they're defense first team can complain when they play at the and I think that they're at a high level. Is really difficult. To get into the paint which is what really whip which is what Rajon Rondo found out last night who. Second half when the game really mattered at critical points of the game. He had to resort to take in threes and jump shot because they would not let him into the lane.

And he pointed out this post game cut press conference he was sit there with KG after the game and he said. No he's he's flying all over the court the first half and in the second half it seemed like he was walking the ball up the court every time. Well part of that was maybe was out of gas and didn't have much fuel in the tank but part of it was that would let him it and they they just stop.

That would let him run and then second thing this is -- about LeBron. LeBron. Looks at Marquis Daniels and he looks at Ray Allen. And he says. Ray Allen is a guy could really hurt. My -- Americans. Would take him out of the game. This is what great players do -- I still. I probably shouldn't go here but I'm a -- here. I'm a go to Jordan territory are also lie out go to your early I'm not saying -- Jordan. But what one of them but he might be somewhat of the more amazing things that team Michael Jordan do their like -- on that list. One more amazing things have seen Michael Jordan do. In a playoff game. Against the cavaliers. Eight the it was a conference finals 9192 -- 92. He says. You know mark -- He's a six footer on 66. I usually don't guard mark price but he's hurting so wait for Phil Jackson the -- what to do. He makes decision on his own. It'd take mark price target regarding mark writes about the sentencing Michael Jordan on the ball guarding mark price dame over. -- happened last night Arnold Mike Brown told LeBron James. You need to check reality or LeBron James who is the with the player. The coach. GM. Owner year olds the ole ole chairman of the board mayor every governor. He decides art now I'm gonna do. But that is held about squat team right there I didn't think that at the beginning of the year didn't think that last year. They weren't that team in the playoffs last year but they are now. -- dignity. And team to -- is not the lakers. Seem to -- it is not the Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic. Team it is not the Boston Celtics and cavaliers.

It always really weird is is the cavaliers got better when Shaq went out. When Shaq did any get he actually got whacked on that bomb several minutes before he went out of the game. And I think you re aggravated a trying to catch a ball or something went out. Badly sprained thumb when out of the game. And they look better when he left. I mean more athletic obviously the gauging -- fly an up and down -- floor.

Unfair. What's unfair is that they're gonna get better because Ilgauskas is gonna resign with them. He's gone back he's been down out -- the wizards have have come up with an agreement to give it time to get some time to rest. Asked to wait thirty days. And how many days now. Probably on the probably half of that 2221. Days are not long ago that they've made trait for a Antawn Jamison. Oh no wait. To be arrested as Kenny Smith pointed out last night you've played with this franchise for a decade. It's the only franchise you've known your family is there. -- signed with another team without the cavaliers. Everybody knows. So that they'll be that much better another big guy who can scored big a big guy who understand the system. And have to practice to figure out you know what the coaches wanted to do that had to introduce himself. The new teammates and apple earned his way around a new city just goes back.

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I had a co host -- who left the studio for an interview. Really out left. And the interviewee Tom Osborne. But prop up. -- doctor how all of sport out out he left the studio would not -- what that a problem with Tom Osborne known it was a problem Tom Osborne. It had to be a problem with one of -- players know. Not it was Osborne gotta be kidding me. So you can you can get up and leave Mike -- I don't I don't do for you didn't do that I was grandstanding. But I've made how is your first experience is itself the nine. How are you finding your welcoming reception in Boston I made a lot of people's lot of people -- yet Alan and Alan. I don't some because -- may at least talk show guys. That's of the talks and guys. They have said that you know you and your your coach killer Richard you're not a great teammate you respond to those people. By saying that way it will by inference throw me under the bus. -- Phyllis in your pocket about me that way I met my cohost said yeah costly and honest you don't replace it in one of the Hollis I won't say which one on the shell. And said that you know. Put it that way and right away he's gonna -- ignored just move on. Probably the right on to say -- you don't. -- that boss that's not good for senior -- is gonna be great -- ninety seconds from now we will talk about. Maybe the biggest mistake. The commissioner of the National Hockey League is making and it's probably now when you think it is Salem -- Sports Radio WE.