Wait this series is over already? Four straight wins for the aging Celtics gives them a nice week off before the start of the second round. The Celts can return home to their bed side nurses and bingo games back at their retirement homes. Ha I love that everyone hates on them, but when they blow out the Knicks in 4 games they’re once again the team to beat in the East. Great defense and productivity from their second squad is exactly what they needed and what they got.

They will most likely be playing the Miami Heat. The Heat haven’t looked too great against the 76ers. Even tho they were up 3 games to none, the 76er’s had a chance to win in last minute of 2 of those games, but couldn’t. Philly won game 4 because the Heat couldn’t hit another end of the game shot. They are 1-19 shooting for the last shot when down by 3 points or less. And that one shot that dropped, didn’t do shit, they still lost that game. Basically the Heat cannot mount comebacks when down late. So key to beating the Heat… have a lead late in the game? Is it that easy to diagnose? The 76er’s forced a game 5 in Miami which I’d like to bet that they’ll lose.

What I’m happiest about is that the C’s played as a team. They got great contributions from someone new each night. Jermaine stepped up in game one. Game two Rondo dropped 30. Game 3 Ray, Paul and Rondo went off. If the C’s can play like they did in game 3, there is NO TEAM IN THE NBA that can even compete with them. And in game 4, KG played a great 2-way game and was a primary reason for the C’s series clinching victory in New York.

The week of rest is exactly what the C’s need. They are an older team and this week of rest and practice can only help. Doc Rivers is probably one of the best game planning coaches in the league. He had a fantastic scheme to shut down Melo and/or Amare, and once they did, the Knicks offense was anemic. It also helped that Chauncy missed the final 2 games, and Amare’s back was obviously hindering his play. But none the less, the game plan worked. And let me guarantee you this, the C’s game plan will be to shut down 2 of the big Miami 3. And if they can’t shut down 2 of them, they will definitely shut down at least 1 of them. Thus it’ll will fall on the shoulder’s of either Wade, James, or Bosh to win the game for their team. And I honestly don’t think that the Heat can play team basketball, emphasis on the word TEAM. They are way too individually driven.

HAHAHAHA FUCK YOU MONTREAL! Never lead in the game. But resiliency pays off. Everyone hated on Ryder but now he cashes in twice and everyone loves him! That’s how the puck bounces I guess.. Oh well Fuck You Montreal! I hate you all and the series is tied up 2 a piece. Suck it. Gotta take care of business at home. Game 5 is Saturday. Let’s gooooooo

Bruins Win! Bruins Win! Bruins 4. Canadiens 2. Series is 2-1 MTL with one more game in the Bell Centre. The B’s had to steal at least one in Montreal to make sure they’ll be another home showing for the Beantown faithful, and they did just that. Stealing the first game in Montreal. It was also the Bruin’s first and only win in Montreal this season in 4 attempts.

Just look at him flopping and crying like a bitch. Take a hit and keep playing. Fucking Canadien pussies.

You want to know what really pisses me off? It’s how fucking classless the Montreal fans are. They boo the American National Anthem. Like how fucking disrespectful and disgraceful. The fans are as classless as their beloved players. The Canadiens are taught, encouraged, and commended when they dive, antagonize, and ultimately play like pussies. It’s sad that they are named the Canadiens, because it kind of disgraces the rest of the Canadian hockey nation. Vancouver, Edmonton, Ottawa, or Toronto do not put on their best Oscar performances every time they touch the ice. It’s not how you play the game. From the creation of the game, there has been stick work, position jousting, and physical play. And it has always been a gentleman’s policy to play the game at the best of your ability and work to draw penalties the legitimate way. Not to dive and flop every time someones stick or body nudges you. It just flat out makes me pissed off. Win a game the right way, an honest way, the way that makes people say, “Wow, that was a great game and a great win.” I just can’t stand it. Straight up spitting in the eyes of everyone who ever played the game with integrity. Let this be a lesson to all the young hockey players out there, if you want to learn how to play the game with integrity and honor, do not, I REPEAT, DO NOT WATCH HOW THE MONTREAL CANADIENS play the game. Utterly disgusting. I wish the worst for everyone on the Habs.

Back to the booing. I just get so worked up on how fuckin pussy the Canadiens play their game. The Bell Centre employees had to tell and post signs around the rink, saying “Do not disrespect the American National Anthem.” First of all do you seriously have to say that to anyone? Only the scum of the Earth can do such a thing. I understand chanting “Canada” or “USA” it’s a pride thing. But it really doesn’t make much sense. Why does it not make much sense? Because the Captain of the Montreal Canadiens is a god dam American. Yes, that’s a serious thing, and it caused much controversy when they named 5’7″ Brian Gionta their team captain. They actually have more American’s on their squad than the B’s do. Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Max Pacinthehospital, Hal Gill, James Wisniewski, just to name a few. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not just hating on the Habs. The Bruin’s faithful likes to chant “USA” and they only have 2 Americans on their team, and only 1 of them start, Tim Thomas. But booing a countries national anthem? Just the scummiest of the nastiest of the ignorant-est of the.. you get the point. Fuck the Montreal Canadiens and their fans. Yeah I said it. I hate them all. Boom what up. Say something.

Well since I’ve gone completely off track with this angry rant, I’ll keep this short. The Bruins won the most crucial must-win of the season last night. Finally seeing their first lead of the series with a goal by David Krejci. The game started off terribly with a too many man penalty just a couple minutes into the game. Chara got out there a little to eagerly and got caught. Chara lead all Bruin’s with time on ice last night. Glad to see him skating well and making strong defensive plays. The B’s play a much more relaxed and confident game when their Captain is in the line up.

The B’s pulled out to a comfortable 3-0 lead with tallies by Rich Peverley and Nathan Horton. Each notched their first career post season goal. The Canadiens mounted a come back by tallying two weak goals on Thomas. Each slipped through the 5-hole and each one was definitely a goal Mr. Vezina would like to have back. But after allowing the 2 weak ones, Tim Thomas showed us all why he is the leading candidate for the Vezina this year. Continually making timely and terrific saves. He robbed Gomez on the door step with under 3 minutes left, and saving me from committing suicide.

I think the goals by Peverley and Horton will go a long way to build their confidence up and could be the turning point of the series. The second line, and predominantly Bergy has been playing pretty strong hockey. The Bruin’s needed their first line and third line to step it up. These lines accounted for all 4 of the B’s goals (Chris Kelly added an empty netter late in the 3rd).

There is 2 days off in between games 3 and 4. Game 4 is on Thursday @ 7 PM. Watch it. It’s gonna be another great game.

Yup. Ray Ray does it again. The Celtics post the first victory of the 2010-2011 series with a stunning late shot by Ray Allen. Like if you were to ask me which Celtic would bang the game winning shot late in the game against the NY Knicks, my obvious answer would be Ray Allen. Ray fucking Allen. Enough said. The guy is the definition of clutch. Off balance, hand in the face, no sweat. Just silky smooth twine music.

The Celtics came out sluggish. Down at half time. Not playing Celtic basketball. Don’t matter. We keep it close and close it out in the end. Big ups to Jermaine O’Neal. Finally showed up for a game this season. I think that was his first good game. Well at least he picked a good game to break out. Jermaine O’Neal made all six shots he took while chipping in 12 points, four rebounds and four blocked shots, over 22:34. He also drew two charges and almost single-handedly turned the game around for Boston in the second half.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Celtics win. There was a questionable offensive foul called on Carmelo when guarded by Pierce. It was a nice acting job by Pierce but Melo is pretty physical and likes to use his arms to push off and gain separation from his defender. The foul turned the ball over to the C’s with less than 30 seconds left. And the above video shows what happens. KG got out to the top of the three point line and set up a nice ball screen for Ray to roll around and get open for a spot up 3 pointer. Douglas was defending Allen, he was caught up by the screen of KG and flopped to the floor trying to get a foul called. Hey Douglas, you will never get a foul drawn on you by a HOFer, well not at least until people know your first name. I know that I didn’t know who the fuck you were until I read up about your flopping, Mr. Toney Douglas. Who spells Toney that way? Oh well. You got a front row floor* seat to watching Ray Ray bang a game winning 3 pointer. Enjoy your 15 seconds of fame.

Billups went down on a kind of phantom injury in the fourth quarter. It was diagnosed as a knee sprain and his is ruled out for game 2, but is likely to get the start in game 3 in New York. Shaq is also out for game 2 and his return is questionable for the remainder of the series. Shaq told ESPNBoston earlier that he hopes to get into game action by the end of this series. Let’s just focus on Jermaine O’Neal for now. If he can continue to gather rebounds and be a presence down low, the C’s have everything they need for another late post season run. As long as he can stay outta foul trouble, I can see Jermaine being a serious X-factor for the C’s, and if the other O’Neal can return, watch out.

Not only is this the BoSox’s first winning streak of the season, but it’s a god dam Jed Lowrie show! Lowrie went 4-5 with a home run and 4 RBI’s. He is our savior! Jed has 15 hits in his last 24 at bats. His season batting average is .516. I get it. He’s only played a few games. But we’ve won the last 2 games primarily because of him. He has 2 home runs on the season and is crushing the ball all over Fenway Park. The Red Sox had a season-high 13 hits and matched their season high with the 9 runs. They had three home runs in a game for the first time in 2011 and set another season standard with six extra-base hits. Every starter reached base at least once and eight of them had a hit.

The Sox are still in last place in the East, but are only 4.5 games back of the first place Yankees. And with only 147 games left, that margin seems less insurmountable. The Yanks are actually the only team in the East with a current winning record. The Sox are only a game and a half out of second place. I think it’s safe to say that this team will start getting on track. Pedroia, Ellsbury, Youkilis, Ortiz, and Gonzalez are getting their stride going. Pedroia leads the team with 18 hits. Ellsbury leads the team with 4 homeruns. Big Papi is tied for first in RBI’s. And Youk leads the team in doubles and walks. If only Crawford would get his head outta his ass. And I don’t expect much from Saltalamacchia or “Insert right fielder here” for much productivity.

Boston’s left fielder, Carl Crawford, signed a $142 million, seven-year contract in the off-season with the Sox. Why do I say this? Because he’s earned about none of it to this point. But today, he broke a 0-for-15 slump with an RBI double that made it 8-0 in the sixth. Crawford was booed after his at-bat previously, but received a standing ovation as he raised his batting average to .136 (8-for-59) after his RBI double. Everyone is saying he’ll come around. He’ll be the player worth the $142. Let’s fuckin hope so. When Crawford turns his game around, and rest of the team is hitting on all cylinders, I think it’s safe to say not many teams will or can beat the Red Sox.

It is great to see Big Papi driving balls thru and past the shift. That seemed to be the cause of his early underproduction the last two seasons. He looks a little lighter on his feet in the batters box, and he isn’t getting smoked as easily with inside pitches. Mind you the inside pitches would be labeled Pesky’s home run property in the 07 and earlier seasons. But it’s nice that we don’t have to count on him to be our home run hitter anymore with the likes of Ellsbury hitting dingers. Ha Jacoby is showing some pop in his bat in this early season. What I would like to see is Adrian hitting for power. We need some more home run production and Gonzalez needs to start dishing out souvenirs to the Fenway faithful.

Daisuke, easily overshadowed by another impressive showing by Jed Lowrie, deserves a tip of the cap. Dice-K thru for 7 strong innings. Matsuzaka left after just 89 pitches, throwing 58 of them for strikes. I liked this move by Tito, keep up Daisuke strong momentum for the team, as well as conserving his energy. This could be the big confidence booster Daisuke has been looking for all last season and to the early start of this season. Giving up just one hit to the high powered Toronto offense is quite the a feat for a guy entering the game with an 0-2 record and ERA equivalent to John Henry’s blood pressure. Wakefield allowed the lone Blue Jay run, conceding a solo home run by Yunel Escobar in the 9th inning.

The Red Sox travel out to the West Coast for the first time this season on a 6 game roady. They’ll spend 2 days in Oakland taking on the Athletics. Then off to Anaheim for a 4 game series with the Angels. I like Lackey to get turned around against his old team.