Josh Q. Public:The cowboys cry. Ki-yip-pie-yi. Deep in the heart of Texas. -George Strait
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Three big games in Texas. Three big playoff contenders in Texas. Three big wins in Texas. Big Three wins in Texas. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Celtics massacred the World Champeen Spurs. The Celtics massacred the red hot Rockets. And last night, the Celtics massacred the Dallas Mavericks. What a game, what a game! Down to the Wire. Omar Little style. Omar: “I’ll do what I can to help y’all. But, the game’s out there, and it’s play or get played. That simple.” The Celtics did the playing last night. Put on a displaying last night. Won going awaying last night. That simple. It was anyone’s game to win. Ultimately, it was Sugar Ray Allen’s game to win. Threecola! No soup for you! No soup for anyone. After this Texas Three Step, the Boston Celtics are, without a doubt, the favorites to win the NBA Championship. You can King James me. You can Kobe Bean me. Heck, you can even try to San Antonio Spurs me. I ain’t biting. The Celtics just beat the defending champs. The Celtics just stopped the second longest winning streak in NBA history. The Celtics just shut down the offensive juggernaut Mavs. The Celtics just shut down the offensive sluggernaut Mavs. The Celtics just shut down the offensive punch you in the muggernaut Mavs. The Boston Celtics are the best team in the free world. Like Neil Young, they keep on rockin’ in the free world. Rockin’ with defense. Tracy McGrady called them the best defense he’s ever seen in his eleven years in the NBA. The best defense there’s ever been in his eleven years in the NBA. The best defense since James Dean in his eleven years in the NBA. This is a team that last year went on stretches playing worse defense than Michael Redd. Worse defense than Antawn Jamison. Worse defense than Troy Hudson. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in points allowed. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in opponents field goal percentage. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in opponents three-point field goal percentage. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in point differential. What does it take to be number one? Two is not a winner and three nobody remembers. What does it take to be number one? Tom Thibodeau. That’s what. Tom Thibedeau, Celtics assistant coach. Tom Thibedeau, defensive guru. Defensive maharishi. Defensive swami. In his seventeen seasons as an assistant, Thibodeau has helped his teams finish in the NBA’s top ten in team defense fourteen times. Yowza! He helped the Rockets rank in the top five in the NBA in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in all four years he was with the team. Holy cow! In his first year with Houston, Thibodeau helped the Rockets set franchise records in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. Whoa Nelly! During his tenure with the Knicks, New York set a then-NBA record by holding thirty-three consecutive opponents under 100 points in the 2000-01 season. How about that! Now, the Celtics under Thibodeau, are suddenly playing defense. Suddenly Susan. Like that boy from INXS, they are playing suffocating defense. Smothering defense. Asphyxiating defense. They are cutting off the penetration. They are contesting every shot. They are trapping in the corners. They are crashing the boards. Rebounding, helping, switching, basically everything that you expect your team to do on defense. Crushing opponents on a nightly basis. Crushing opponents in a town near you. Is New Orleans a town near you? They got next. Lucky them.
Did you hear the TNT announcers talking about Tom's potential to be an NBA head coach in his next job?
I'd say Phoenix would be very interested!
My other favorite saying (mainly by Laker fans) is how the Celtics' won-loss record "wouldn't be as good" if they were in the Western conference.
That is almost as old as the 1500th blog on "Who is this year's MVP"?
Speaking of that, Fratello didn't mention Kevin Garnett in his MVP candidate review. If the voters go with the same logic as in the previous 3 seasons, Garnett should be the leading candidate...
thibedeau should be coach of the year. i dont care if he is an assistant. i can see garnett bot getting mvp, but not having him in the discusssion. ludacris.
Josh, you are correct in that the Celtics did well in Texas. And they are undoubtedly the favorite to win it all. But don't you think Massacred is a little strong when you speak of the games against Houston and San Antonio. The Celtics won, they squeaked out a win in both cases. The other teams were in position to win right at the end. So while strong wins, I think you can put away the chain saw.
Now Dallas,,,,that is another story.
And good luck against the Hornets. I will be pulling for the Celtics. Help us out a bit there, huh?
texas chainsaw massacre was just too good not to run with. and besides when you go in to the texas triangle and come out 3-0, massacre fits. and not for nothing, the Celtics defeated the Mavericks on Thursday night, culminating a sweep of their six games against Dallas, San Antonio and Houston this season. massacre? you betcha.
have to give it up to the Celtics. they did what few have been able to do, sweep Texas. Personally, as long as they beat the under belly soft Mavericks, I'm good. KG should be in the MVP talk but I'm sure he is more concerned with a ring. Did I mention that I hate the Mavericks. By the way, can someone let Dirk Nowitzki know that KG placed his skirt in the ladies dressing room where it belongs. 7'0" and shooting fadeaway shots on small forwards. He can't be serious.
hey ram:
a ring is all that matters. last year dirk was being ballyhooed as the next mvp. then he went all soft like. now he'll nevr be ballyhooed again.
JoshQ
it all started when J.R. Reed degrilled him(knocked out his two front teeth) he has never been the same. the man is scared of his own shadow. I do believe he was the first to perform the fadeaway dunk.
Guess it all boils down to what you consider a massacre. Frankly, I was very happy that the Celtics beat the Mavs and the Rockets.
I couldn't care less about some Texas triangle thing , because both of those teams are in the same division with San Antonio, and I would love for every team to beat them. Just wish my Spurs could have squeaked out a win. Texas pride is fine and all, but I would rather win the division.
josh q. public. For the public, by The Public. Irreverent sports opinion from a Bostonian in New York. The one blog to read, when you’re reading more than one. Good to the last drop!
just beat the defending champs. The Celtics just stopped the second longest winning streak in NBA history. The Celtics just shut down the offensive juggernaut Mavs. The Celtics just shut down the offensive sluggernaut Mavs. The Celtics just shut down the offensive punch you in the muggernaut Mavs. The Boston Celtics are the best team in the free world. Like Neil Young, they keep on rockin’ in the free world. Rockin’ with defense. Tracy McGrady called them the best defense he’s ever seen in his eleven years in the NBA. The best defense there’s ever been in his eleven years in the NBA. The best defense since James Dean in his eleven years in the NBA. This is a team that last year went on stretches playing worse defense than Michael Redd. Worse defense than Antawn Jamison. Worse defense than Troy Hudson. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in points allowed. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball 
Association in opponents field goal percentage. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in opponents three-point field goal percentage. This year, the Celtics are ranked number one in the National Basketball Association in point differential. What does it take to be number one? Two is not a winner and three nobody remembers. What does it take to be number one? Tom Thibodeau. That’s what. Tom Thibedeau, Celtics assistant coach. Tom Thibedeau, defensive guru. Defensive maharishi. Defensive swami. In his seventeen seasons as an assistant, Thibodeau has helped his teams finish in the NBA’s top ten in team 
defense fourteen times. Yowza! He helped the Rockets rank in the top five in the NBA in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in all four years he was with the team. Holy cow! In his first year with Houston, Thibodeau helped the Rockets set franchise records in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. Whoa Nelly! During his tenure with the Knicks, New York set a then-NBA record by holding thirty-three consecutive opponents under 100 points in the 2000-01 season. How about that! Now, the Celtics under Thibodeau, are suddenly playing defense. Suddenly Susan. Like that boy from INXS, they are playing suffocating defense. Smothering defense. Asphyxiating defense. They are cutting off the penetration. They are contesting every shot. They are trapping in the corners. They are crashing the boards. Rebounding, helping, switching, basically everything that you expect your team to do on defense. Crushing opponents on a nightly basis. Crushing opponents in a town near you. Is New Orleans a town near you? They got next. Lucky them.
