Sunday Night: A great evening for Boston sports fans
Last night was one of the most memorable nights in recent Boston sports history, as the Red Sox beat their new prime rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in a well played game, the Celtics beat the Orlando Magic on a buzzer beater by forward Glen Davis, tying their series at two games apiece with the fifth game scheduled for the Garden this week, and finally the Bruins dominated the Carolina Hurricanes in game five of their series, 4-0, though they still trail three games to two.
The Bruins game ended first, at around 9:30pm. It was obvious that the B's were dominating so I did not watch much of the third period, though I did see enough of it to see the team's most valuable player, defenseman Zdeno Chara get slashed by a Hurricane and wobble off the ice midperiod. Chara would return, but there is always the danger of swelling in his ankle, where the stick made contact with his leg.
The Celtics game ended next. The C's were ahead for most of the night but Orlando took a lead with eleven seconds left on free throws by forward Rashard Lewis. Coach of the C's Doc Rivers called timeout to set up a play for Paul Pierce, but point guard Rajon Rondo couldn't get him the ball and swung it to Davis, who nailed a fifteen footer as time expired. The celebration was wonderful to watch, as it is always sweet to see a big road win for Boston, with the home team in shock and the fans filing out.
Great stuff and hopefully more to come this week.
The Red Sox are on the west coast all week. First in Anaheim to play the Angels, then on to Seattle to play Junior and the much improved Mariners.
The Celtics and Bruins each have a great chance to advance in their playoff series. The Celts are tied with the favored Magic at two games apiece but have two of the final three games schedule for the Garden. And the Bruins still trail Carolina 3-2, though I have a sneaky feeling that they may be the first Bruins team to ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in a seven game series.
This should be a great week for Boston sports: Go get 'em, guys!
The Bruins game ended first, at around 9:30pm. It was obvious that the B's were dominating so I did not watch much of the third period, though I did see enough of it to see the team's most valuable player, defenseman Zdeno Chara get slashed by a Hurricane and wobble off the ice midperiod. Chara would return, but there is always the danger of swelling in his ankle, where the stick made contact with his leg.
The Celtics game ended next. The C's were ahead for most of the night but Orlando took a lead with eleven seconds left on free throws by forward Rashard Lewis. Coach of the C's Doc Rivers called timeout to set up a play for Paul Pierce, but point guard Rajon Rondo couldn't get him the ball and swung it to Davis, who nailed a fifteen footer as time expired. The celebration was wonderful to watch, as it is always sweet to see a big road win for Boston, with the home team in shock and the fans filing out.
Great stuff and hopefully more to come this week.
The Red Sox are on the west coast all week. First in Anaheim to play the Angels, then on to Seattle to play Junior and the much improved Mariners.
The Celtics and Bruins each have a great chance to advance in their playoff series. The Celts are tied with the favored Magic at two games apiece but have two of the final three games schedule for the Garden. And the Bruins still trail Carolina 3-2, though I have a sneaky feeling that they may be the first Bruins team to ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in a seven game series.
This should be a great week for Boston sports: Go get 'em, guys!
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