December 20, 1979
It had the buildup of a heavyweight title fight, and when it began it was even played like one. The teams moved slowly and cautiously in the first quarter. They were patient, allowing their plays to develop. It truly looked as if they were sparring.
"That's right," said Dave Cowens. "It was a methodical, halfcourt game for one period. We were feeling each other out to see what would happen."
Coach Bill Fitch agreed, and he knew he didn't want the game played at that metronomic pace much longer. "We wanted to pick up the pace," he said. "They like to run, but don't confuse them with some other teams. They're a power team. I didn't want to get into a half-court game with them. So we got up a bit on the defense. We got active with our hands and when we heard their plays, we started playing the calls. That's where the first period came in. We had been sparring. But you've got to find out if the man really does have a jab. We got running, and Tiny (Archibald) took care of the rest."
8 comments:
I don't know too much about cowens and tiny, that's one of the reasons i love this blog, i see perspectives of players that you can't get from statistics or video highlights. Thanks lex
p.s some good celtics injury news PERK IS A BEAST!
Fakers lose, and a kobe ejection. :)
bEAUTIFUL!
Thanks, Matty.
Cowens, Hondo, Silas, Jo Jo, and #19 were the original reason I became a Cs fan in 1974, along with Tommy, of course!
Some clutch plays there!
14 games now!
I've asked santa for a 15 game win streak for xmas! :D
p.s the shaq alley oop from marquis was ridunkulous!
Should be interesting to see what happens on Sat!
I think it's fair to say the i'm getting tired of JO's injury rubbish.
I really hope that all this time off helps, and he can stay healthy through the rest of the season.
Otherwise, i would rather Semih get consistent minutes.
I think the Celtics are basically telling JO to wait to play until he thinks his leg is at full strength.
I think he'll start to contribute immediately, and make important contributions hopefully by January.
By May, this quartet of centers might be the best in NBA history, and we're not even counting KG, who occassionally plays the 5.
That sounds like an overstatement.
But seriously, what nba team has gone four deep with this level of talent at the 5 spot?
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