November 17th: Portland Blazers

Final Score: Celtics 118 Blazers 90

Oh how sweet it feels to finally win.
I've been kind of busy all week and missed Wednesday night's win because I had to work. Of course I was very excited to finally experience a big win for the Celtics.

Tonight was very crazy for me though.
I had to work till six and because of ticket problems I had to rush to the Garden to buy a ticket otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go to the game.
I was surprised to hear that lodge tickets were on sale tonight. I ended up paying $30 for a $60 seat. It is not even half way into the season and the tickets are already on sale. Go figure.

I ended up sitting in Lodge 5 and let me tell you, Lodge 5 definitely is the loudest section in the house. It must be something about the acoustic there. It is unbelievably loud there. Sitting behind me a group of guys analyzing every move the players made and they were talking so loud I bet even Doc Rivers heard them and he was on the other side of the building.

The game finally started and as usual I was very excited. The crowd was pretty good. I saw lots of signs and painted faces. The first half was pretty good and both teams managed to keep the game close. I really enjoyed watching the game.

By the 3rd quarter the guys behind me were suddenly talking about stocks and business in Columbia and they missed Powe's sweet dunk. He was flying to the basket.

I was on my feet but quickly sat down when he got his 5th foul immediately after that.
The guys behind me where suddenly talking about relationships and who cheated and who and also missed Pierce being on fire. He finally seemed to be playing like an Allstar again. I loved it and so did the crowd.
The 4th quarter was even better. Hustle plays by Scalabrine, Delonte finally found his shot again and the most amazing play with 5:54 left to play..pass by Rondo, West, Allen BANG into the basket. How sweet!!! Tony Allen played a lot better too. I was pleased.

What a good win. We definitely needed that one. I definitely needed it. Oh winning feels so good!

Notes:
*Has anyone noticed Scalabrines weird warm up move before right before they announce the starting line up? He does it before every game. Make sure you pay attention to Scalabrine next time. You sure will laugh.

* pierces "IT'S THE 4TH QUARTER..GET ON YOUR FEET" speech is finally back. THANK YOU
* The Garden is just not the same without the Buckets. WHERE OH WHERE ARE THE BUCKETS SITTING THESE DAYS????

* I don't like the jumbotron too much. The screen is huge but the writing is tiny. The score is too small and I can't read who scored how many points. Is it just me? Am I getting old and need glasses?

* WE WON! WE WON!!