boston is on the road with nothing to play for against a hungry philadelphia team who is not only motivated to break their five game losing streak, but also to get up to the sixth seed where theyd play orlando instead of clevaland or boston... a chance at not playing in clevaland should be enough motiviation in itself to beat a destructed boston team who seems to just be trying to get to the postseason healthy. the loss to cleveland on sunday showed me that theyre really on the ropes, that they just want to get started with the playoffs with KG back in the lineup and everyone else a bit healthier. doc rivers has acknowledged that this game is totally meaningless so expect key players to play reduced minutes tonight.
another note, thaddeus young is listed as questionable for the game tonight. he practiced a little bit playing 3 on 3 drills for about 30 minutes, he says there is no pain but is a bit out of shape. i think if he plays, his minutes will be reduced, but the guy is such a great basketball player, so underrated, anything from him can help his team. theyre 2-5 without him and 0-5 in their last five without him. i think him not being in the lineup is the number one reason that the sixers are struggling right now.
yet another important note here... the sixers and celtics have played three times this season, two of the three times the sixers won the rebound battle by double digits with KG in the line up.
the last time these two teams met in philly, the celtics needed a game winning three from ray allen to beat the sixers. philly has proved that they can handle boston.
the last time these two teams met in philly, the celtics needed a game winning three from ray allen to beat the sixers. philly has proved that they can handle boston.
