" I hurt my fingers -- of these games signs. -- you fat actually do some of Jacobs and if you. -- to -- has brought to you by US side Jersey official insurance broker the Boston Celtics by your local area. Lexus dealer the -- drive elections soon you discover why nothing else. Feels quite like elections him by -- highest. Quality architectural holdings. And while -- visit Anderson quickly in Cambridge game and spots signals when your opponent -- and why is that in this them. That's not an education mean that in a few things I so so tell us what happened with. The commission my understanding is that reading the paper that you didn't conversation with the commissioner the other night wouldn't."
" Well he wasn't going to interpret what does with the signs meant or what that it had the gesture was that Paul made innings as frustrated that Paul to shouldn't just be playing bass club whenever gesture is given to opposing team opposing player. Walking toward their bench as not right give back in the huddle play basketball you too good player focus -- Okay I can understand that but. Is there a division within the NBA right now. That is seeking out Gerry is giving signs in the there's some concern about it I haven't heard about that I'd watch him play too much matter them you know I think it was -- you know he felt it was a in some people in his office didn't like -- any sign -- like this to sign DeShawn Stevenson gave me nudist in protecting the image of The League how Al Horford and in this situation we've thought it was in and that's it. -- I think this week they'll call appears that we paid him at this way he comes up that. So it's imposed based on what they do they keep your technical without -- normally do an official might not seen in there or overlooked moments from which one if you talk to Paul about this. I have talked with -- on the way to the game in play and talk to for the and we use surprised that The League actually informed him at 6 o'clock two hours before tipoff the other -- well informed Paul -- league -- mean round five or 515. But by the atomic at DePaul with about 6 o'clock particular muscle brilliant."
" So it's like with this -- you used without the the guy knew back you got that got me just IU up. Barack Obama is not -- Like as a way postage I don't know or yeah I don't know that that's going to talk about the game open I want eventually -- I demoted but a lot of."
" This is what I want versus that this one thing because. From Paul's perspective and max stock to the ball and reiterated the conversation to to us. In that. He claimed that it was blood sweat and tears he does it in the introductions that same exact sign. Indians -- introductions might guess is Danny he's going to do it tonight over the garden the exact same thing he normally does if that is the case. And I understand that maybe it could be confused with some gaining some. Is that really had a problem with the Boston Celtics."
" Well you know I don't want to discuss -- and I think I don't think Paul's intent was to do what it's been interpreted discussed and but I'm -- interest. Obviously professional very excited and try to break him and I eight at Britain yeah yeah yeah talk about the game day -- thought about."
" Most upsetting thing to me that I saw in the game -- game. Game four with the fact that both the Celtics had a ten point lead. Pointed to the cool weather and I thought that this is that the -- there really you know put their foot on the opponent's throat. And did you see any -- what was your interpretation of why the Celtics lost that fourth quarter."
" Well you know our our -- identity and our staple has been defects you know obviously we shot the ball poorly in the fourth quarter come out with a ten point lead -- at five at the same time or deacons broke down and that's. And that's the emphasis of our team that's the a focal point of our team that's what doc has been emphasizing from day one so. We always feel like we need to get better defense and we."
" As a team would you say that. You look at this basketball club and nothing whether strokes suits this year to me up to watch and all these games and the fact that they've had great bench production in the last two games. The third and the fourth gave the -- production just has not been there."
" Right we have and we have got the production out of the bench but again and we had a ten point lead you know and we still. You know I don't think that you know obviously bench production would help. And in handset lead at the same time I don't believe that anybody was tired I don't I don't see that I don't believe I don't think that's with the rest they've had in the playoffs and all the timeouts they have on TV I just think that we got tight and you know they made some great shots you gonna give them credit Joe Johnson made made some terrific shots we have some defensive breakdowns but you know you gotta give them credit I don't."
" Misunderstood in game three in game one and two were fairly EC's -- you going down there to loud crowd whatever. But in game four when you say they worked tight in specific points of that game for six minutes they cannot play great before they forced turnovers. They played the same style of basketball we've seen all you want. And yet Atlantic get back get back in the game okay that happens -- the team goes on around. Early in the fourth quarter they built attempt lately and then make -- defensive stop. All year long that was their rate Mark with his -- you -- tight the first round reply yeah well."
" You know first -- I think the first from the playoffs in terms of the hardest I'll never forget when I played with Phoenix we were number one seed and we lost our first two games at home. And then we were down and this is a five game series we were down at halftime in game three in LA. And that we came back and -- game on when and when game four and and haven't had a struggling in 52 in the series and went on all the way to the finals on the next two rounds easier. And we did -- first round. I think that you see the same thing with Detroit and Phillies see a little bit tightness I don't think -- Phillies taken -- I think the game three hurt us. Game three hurt us because I thought we let down. We weren't playing great in game one -- two. I thought we were but we played hard and we we we got down to Atlanta I thought we let our guard down I thought we let them. We didn't take him seriously as we thought that's what appeared to me watching the game did you expect a wake up call we yes -- yes there was a wake up call game for the for six minutes of the first well I think it was more than what I'm saying is it's not good enough to just. You can get beat playing hard. In this league he can get beat Joe Johnson might be being Josh Smith. All three played their best games. They had fantastic games and that's how this league as you can't let your guard and give them competence they got on a roll and we couldn't stop -- it's not enough. To always just play your best I mean to play your hardest you also have to execute you have to make shots. And -- to hope that you can get them to stop we couldn't do with a one we will make shots and we couldn't get stops at Joe Johnson obviously great player honestly he's going to get his points and guy you know Reagan defendant do what everyone's -- get -- due -- great -- in this -- we -- about running him off picks. But you look at -- guys look at the video of the last few days. How do you defend that better coming into a young rest sister's death of if they're freeing him up he's a great player. -- do well it you know again it's not so much agree with you it's not so -- the matchup. As it is the team he lets you know everybody has to be alert everybody has to execute the defensive game plan. There's nothing wrong with the defensive game plan. There's nothing wrong with the match -- what it is as you know every play it was one guy screwing up on time it was. Paul one time was -- when time was -- when -- was Leon. And you know that just adds up you can't have that many breakdowns and the same time. Again and even if you do it perfectly like we did a few times Joe still make shots because he was on that kind of a role. And you know again I think that if those guys all play like that -- we have our hands here means that simple if you if those guys there are playing that well again and if we can't if we can't disrupt their that are rhythm offensively with our defense then let it if the Celtics."
" clearly the Celtics are better basketball club. And I mean if you -- from eight to be which allowed up your bench players you have if the substrate to execute on that because -- the execute on the opposite me it I think that you know it it it becomes more like a match okay this is what we're going to do and in the polls are --"
" Right -- it's hit it I agree with you mean if we play if we execute the deepens the game plan and that's our staple that's our identity is our defense. And with a top defensively in the regular season and we have to play that top defects is like we did in game one game to. And you know they're going to get used to our defense in a playoff series is not a one game series like that you know and we have to they're going to get used to what they're going to feel more comfortable to going to see what we're doing and we have to we have to keep doing better so usually get that it's a defensive. Drought due to lack of execution. I think that that's of that that's -- of the concern that's the number one priority I'm not saying I mean obviously making shots makes -- you know lack of deep -- you have room for air the more shots you make but I'm just saying that that's our identity and that's what we really have to maintain our focus can't be worried about. -- we need to put this kind of game we needed you know do these things offensively weaned and execute her defects like working."
" The bullet by a total is -- and -- a lot of people talking about the office or whatever he had great shots great opportunities even in the fourth quarter of that game the other night and you've -- during the course of the season we have great opportunities or you miss free throws like he did in game four. But you defects is always bailed you -- it's always made the stops and and and pick that stuff up. I think not physical enough to anyone we know that the game goes to a more physical level here when you get into the play."
" That's not an issue I mean with the play and physical enough I mean. You know again I think we're talking about one game we will let down in game three pounds more frustrated the game three than it was game four it was just the opposite him lineup because it I felt like Q you gave them life and if we'd had played with energy in game four game three we might have been able to you know protect take there -- But them we didn't we allowed them life and they got some confidence and and you know playing hard isn't good enough to win but that he's got to replace Marty got a -- get a shot yeah yeah yeah."
" To me it it reminds me of the Celtics during the there -- years that you and I play together it was that yeah well. What you did you put the fire out early he'll. Fourth quarter you're in in the first recorded that the first five minutes up they get the Boston Celtics here this is gonna be accounting team -- The Celtics got up to -- the twelfth Whitley. It I don't know what happened between that twelve point lead and in the the war the world with -- because. I just saw a different team for the first upper first five minutes a game. Boston said we're in the did did what in the take good shots it -- going to stop you guys in the ground in the said the Mets as the crowd got out of that you you're UA control. -- And dissing -- bowl you gave that team like."
" Right well you know we -- we -- like three opportunities in transition right Frye we were fast break and we were you we were on nice -- we we -- we turned it over three and one break. A we missed an openly and Josh Smith blocked Rajon Rondo from behind and you know files called and they and they went back and scored the other hand and so. You know they got the momentum back they got the competence all of a sudden that the whole country disorders smaller we could make shot. For that stretch and you know you've got to prevent those droughts and when you turn it over and missing in transition. That Q is there but I'm confident that you mean those things happening gains some confident we're going to do those things if we get that chance again back. That still doesn't you know our our focus has to be -- I think that was the big shocking thing for people around here you know when a lost game three MP and Horford come zinni's Dayton peers at the end of the game and I think coming in at a game in a game for people like that's it. You know -- teams going on so that's going to come back -- the the veteran team especially heading it for six or seven to figure -- so I think when that game was over in the fourth quarter pivotal point now done is going on this really happening I think that. That's what the general opinion I think people could not believe -- that the back in it is not just the game at the series."
" The other thing too I think it was disturbing and making -- Tommy Hudson who you know is. Very relative to be critical. I've mentioned it on TV after the game is there was a deer in the headlights look it was almost like one -- just here did you sense that as well that you. Because -- even playing. Not only with great confidence all year long but the what -- loved about them as they always played as if they weren't that good zip they had more to prove. And yet in game. That the body language the attitude almost seemed to be all week got an issue where and when."
" Late in the game up -- again. NC a that we were executing and we we shots that we want to deep sense Willis. Was in hand so we said it was one and make mistakes but as -- geared it. I think one thing we look at Oakland. -- year. When teams lose one or two games. Williamson and right really pissed -- you and we use in. That is the first that you use a steal they if you believe the team went to win. I just thought -- we -- it would be about not six but sometimes that they. To me you know we'll see this -- Hugh. -- the way it is now. Sometimes looking good thing let me -- these two games this might be a wake up call things every game that we totally. We have to beat down one unit we have to be -- We have XQ it's costly this could be good things that this was stroke sport was line 2 AM in the morning after the last game that was his line. And you great perspective -- in the Charles I was Charles is chosen -- the best thing happened as it's kind of awake well you know I agree with."
" You guys mean you said that you said that that's not like hustle -- we like a team that was good so that's why it was disappointing game three because it wasn't like us. But it -- take someone for granted. Second ball you know again you can play with Mike Bibby is a very good bass player I did television broadcast by some Mike Bibby destroy the Phoenix Suns or would that Dallas Mavericks individual he was the best player in a playoff series and Western Conference finals. When he was with Sacramento two years and arrow keys that great basketball player. We did a good job on him that he didn't did some things to adjust and in games three in game four. But he's capable of doing what he did and he scares -- academy tonight he's very capable player except your guys played him. Right well obviously we've played in great you know but he still buddies that that's that that just means great players are going to find -- way you know and in he has found a win last two games Josh Smith we all know is a very talented basketball player and he's making threes and he's knocking down always jump shots he she's 20% on the year from outside ten feet. And -- all the sudden he's six for -- the last game and he's knocking down three threes in the game before. I mean that's you know that's tough that's the game plan we want adjustment to jump shots and right and then Joe Johnson is a great player mean he's had multiple forty point games in his career he's capable of doing those things. You know and then all three of -- on the same night. So I'm just saying that you know we have to be prepared for those three guys coming back at us again tonight we did a good job on Horford and last game he's capable avenue at twenty intent in the first came. So this is a team that has our attention and we just better be ready to play and we have to play for forty minutes."
" Well I think I think the one of the great things about this -- a couple earlier is there is their bench is your depth you know guys can run guys in nine a match talk a little bit about using those guys -- KG played 42 minutes and it's kind of like you know playing 35 minutes a year also involved here we go it's different -- you expect more out of the time wise and -- you know I think that can hurt a player at some point put. You're talking about a team with seven man rotation. Take -- at these guys get a couple guys and file tribute judgement out of the game you know Horford out of the game what are they going to go to you know is that is -- you."
" Me pretty me -- not as I thought you know but -- but again those things that we we are trying to accomplish but you know they're doing a good job double team they're taking -- also trying to double team Paul Pierce and make -- has beaten outside. You know we're making those outside shots on the sixteen -- three runs -- make outside shots and we have to be able to attack him -- we need to do better we reached yes."
" I think this team what they have to do is just play smart. If your team if you play and I always that is about all great basketball plus. He never played down to level of the competition you never played their game you make -- play your game. And that the Celtics make them play their game and they played a smart basketball game. What is the pitcher in club they understand the nuances of the game they win this game if you get into a situation where you just want to run with these guys. Rather be more athletic than -- than they are not going to be more athletic because you're young higher faster jumping -- but the PG a basketball experience your basketball wisdom and you basketball play. The -- hopefully."
" On most interesting thing in the in games three and four think they had fourteen fast break points Atlanta in game three and I think -- eight. In game four so they were actually. Beaten new and it more about half court game and as you said guys that don't necessarily are proficient from from three point territory where hit an outside jump shots."
" And right well I mean yet Josh Smith mean Vivian Joe Johnson patriot games they had had great games in the series up until I game in the embassy to -- them."
" I just -- shooting air balls to. It critical situations at me it is hit or miss with him and that's something that that. If he's going to beat me like that then I'm going to lose a couple of games but. I'm going to do like KG has been playing and that I play up well but I'd make him take that three. And you'd you'd you'd take your chances what he's doing when he gets in the paint to me is more creative because now with the get the -- cagey about difficulty he -- to -- its collapse in the -- people count lose sight of Joe Johnson eight of the -- air long enough with -- make it extra pass. I forced him to make that shot of the day."
" she made a good point losing Joe Johnson and and maybe we can't lose those guys you can't be do you know leaving them open when their post and we have a good matchup on the post one on one and then it happened three times a game and that happened in two times. You know when Bibby got the three Angela Johnson at three in the fourth -- just can't go to guy as slow."
" They're legal race because I with concentrate once the ball in the pay. -- Joe Johnson -- snuck away. And so I took a peek in you -- take a -- I'll be shielded so you give up I would surmise is he has an Indy lost sight Joe Johnson go by itself but those were those. Critical plays that they which -- Q it. The point you made before about Rondell 12 different occasions. One week out I want to ask which though where he -- in the in the he dumped the ball in the got about the -- with a couple of late in the the home though that's the way I think with the current equipment will go backwards but a few moments with that Denny -- Stoney has slighted studio Cedric Maxwell low -- notably"
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