Posts tagged ‘Sixers’

In today’s episode of Celticscast…

The Starting 5

• A win over the Bulls
• A very similar win over the Grizzlies
• 20K for KG
• 18K for Ray Allen
• No PJ…and very little Sam

Plus…

• Send us your thoughts at hosts@celticscast.com. The E-mail box has been rather empty lately.
• Houston’s taking off and could have a huge win streak heading into a game with the C’s
• San Antonio has some questionable hirings

And…

• Jon Cheifet of the upcoming Sixerscast joins us to chat about tonight’s match-up and a possible 1st round play-off tilt

All this and more just a click away on Celticscast! Remember to give us a call at 617-934-0268 or E-mail us at hosts@celticscast.com and be a part of the show.

…that is going to be the key tonight against the Sixers. This is a team that’s cracked the 100 point mark three times in its last eighteen games, so don’t expect a ton of points from Philly this evening. The Sixers did just win this past Tuesday night in Houston, 111-107. snapping a 7 game losing streak and winning for the first time in the last 6 games away from the Wachovia Center. For a complete preview of tonight’s action, check out our friends at NBA.com.

Statistically, the C’s should win this game with somewhat ease, but now that I’ve said that and given our recent predictions for the Bobcats game, expect a tough one tonight at the Garden.

Since I’m jinxing teams, might as well go all out with the Patriots. If the Pats take care of business this week and end up in the Super Bowl against the Giants, the G-men will have faced statistically the best defense in NFL history and statistically the best offense in NFL history in their last two trips to the big game. (Of course, the former refers to the Ray Lewis-led Ravens of 2002) A Giants fan friend of mine pointed this out, so I thought it worth mentioning here.

And, lest we forget, 39 days and counting until pitchers and catchers report…