Game 8 - On the road...

Did you know... Jack Kerouac came from the Boston area?

Devils/Rangers is on, so I'm only peeking on Slingbox...

In general, the Nets seem to be playing well. But the last 2 minutes were horrible. Turnover after turnover, and the Celtics take the lead into the locker room at the half...

I'm sorry, the Celts are just not that good, not to me. Maybe in this day and age, but in absolute terms, they're just okay. Thus the sorry state of the NBA.

The 3rd Qtr has been the abyss for the Nets. If they can continue to exert their will over a listless Celtic squad, they could pull off a big victory and give them some momentum, especially with the undefeated-on-the-road (there's Kerouac again!) Magic and the newly revived Heat (since Wade is back).

But honestly - the last time I can remember the Nets playing that consistently well they had Kenyon Martin on the team...

We'll see....

Ok, the Nets come out looking just as sloppy as the end of the first half. They get down 8 and at least Frank wants to call a time out - but J Kidd won't signal it and drives to the basket and scores.

The Nets are shooting 6-15 from the line. RJ misses only his third foul shot of the season.

Unfortunately, the Celts go up 9 before Frank calls timeout. If the past is any indication of the future, it's game over.

We'll see...

Poor finish to the third.

Poor start to the fourth.

No help, no clue from Frank.

Since the end of the first, the Nets have scored 37 points.

Game over.