Best.Start.Evar. Celt's blow out the Wiz 122-88
by Green17 on Dec 11, 2008 10:58 PM EST
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With the win tonight, the Celtics have now surpassed the all-time franchise record for the best start to a season, while also stretching their win streak to 13 games.
Big_Matt34 pitched in with the recap thoughts tonight. Thanks Matt.
- Overall, the Wizards were just awful and did not look like they belonged on the court with the Celtics.
- Paul Pierce broke out of his slump and put up a line of 22/6/8 and controlled the offense.
- Ray continued to be beyond on fire, with 22 points including a frothy 4-7 from 3. Quite simply, the dude is looking very comfortable in the offense.
- However, KG was not very good at all. On the face he had an ok stat line of 11/12/7, but also had 5 turnovers including two lazy inbound passes that the Wiz stole and converted into layups.
- Rondo was not great either compared to prior outings, but he was aggressive and got the team good looks while not turning the ball over.
- Perk had some nice moves on offense but did not do much on the boards. BBD was actually the best bigman tonight, contributing 9 and 7 with his usual supply of hustle and energy.
- Overall it was a great game for the Celts and Pierce was the only starter to play more than 31 minutes - so the team should be fresh for the Hornets tomorrow night.
- Posey returns to the Garden tomorrow night. All Celtics fans be sure to show him all the love he deserves during his special ring ceremony. I think we will all forever be Posey fans and will root for him the rest of his career outside of when he plays The Green.
Jeff was actually at the game tonight and I'm sure will have a firsthand perspective of the blowout.
| BOSTON CELTICS | |||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Kevin Garnett, PF | 27 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Paul Pierce, SF | 35 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 12-12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| Kendrick Perkins, C | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Ray Allen, SG | 31 | 8-13 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Rajon Rondo, PG | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Eddie House, SG | 18 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Brian Scalabrine, PF | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Allen, SG | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Leon Powe, PF | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Glen Davis, PF | 25 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Gabe Pruitt, PG | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick O'Bryant, C | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 44-79 | 8-15 | 26-33 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 122 | ||
| 55.7% | 53.3% | 78.8% | Team TO (pts off): 18 (25) | ||||||||||
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Excellent games from House and Allen. The bench outplayed the starters tonight.
Washington’s team defense is simply horrible. Individually, Juan Dixon played the best game I’ve seeen him play in the NBA, and the Wiz still lost by 35.
by Brickowski on Dec 11, 2008 11:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah KG wasnt very good.. in the 2nd half in particular, just plain lazy, which is really really weird…he hurt his knee I believe
by TheAncientRivalry on Dec 11, 2008 11:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Awesome night for the bench, TA and House were GREAT and Powe and Davis were all over the boards
by TheAncientRivalry on Dec 11, 2008 11:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...
Where did you find this Matt character? He’s terrible.
Go Celtics! Go Hoyas!
by CelticBalla32 on Dec 11, 2008 11:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kidding
Excellent job Matt. Hope you write some more in the future.
Go TA.
Go Celtics! Go Hoyas!
by CelticBalla32 on Dec 11, 2008 11:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yes. props to Big Salmon and Mashed
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
by Green17 on Dec 11, 2008 11:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Pierce was the only starter to play more than 31 minutes "
It’s like we have this extra “back-to-back gear.” It seems like every time it’s the first game of a back-to-back we blow the other team out so that everyone can rest up for the next night’s game. Not a bad habit to get in to.
by Toine43 on Dec 11, 2008 11:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Another quirky back-to-back note that occurred to me but have no way to test this so I’ll just throw this out there. Is it just me or have we caught a lot of teams on the 2nd half of a back-to-back so far this season?
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
by Green17 on Dec 11, 2008 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't let Balla fool you Matt
He was dead serious.
Totally agree with you about Posey, tomorrow should be a great night.
They must have edited out that paragraph where you declared your undying love for Tony Allen.
Great recap keep it up.
by Mean Gerald Green on Dec 11, 2008 11:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the wiz waz-wow , wuz they the wuzt looking team i’ve seen so far. the c’s on the other hand, were their usual mostly first class. shooting all those free throws seemed to get pp his shooting eye back. it will be good to see the pose tomorrow hope he loses.
by nazzbo on Dec 11, 2008 11:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree that KG didn’t play great but he did rebound well, particularly early and passed well.
by RebusRankin on Dec 11, 2008 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Of course i had a two paragraph ode to TA and how awesome he is, he was a menace on defense tonight. He has been all season and his offense is so much more under control, he seems to make the bench go as he is the only playmaker they have. Hopefully he does not try to do too much tomorrow with Posey in town, jsut keep playing the way he has.
As for KG, when i say he didnt play well, i mean for his standards since we are spoiled by him. He wasnt awful but he was careless with the ball and settled for too many jumpers, while he has taken alot of jumpers this year he usually spends more time in the post each game.
by Big_Matt34 on Dec 11, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if KG’s knee is bothering him because that bandage is much bigger then the one he usually wears.
by NoraG1 on Dec 12, 2008 12:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
KG was 3 assists short...
of a triple double – just sayin’
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott
by Jeff Clark on Dec 12, 2008 12:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dixon the thief
that guy was stealing everything tonight – he was the spark for them in the 3rd quarter
"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott
by Jeff Clark on Dec 12, 2008 12:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
kg’s turn to cry due to some lackadaisical stretch in the 3rd… whatdya say big baby? :D
18!!!
by jaimsitecom on Dec 12, 2008 2:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Give them heck BBD.
BBD draining J’s and boarding. TA in the passing lanes and the unstoppable sweeping sky hook from POB. The finals here we come.
Tony Allen > Dearly departed JP
by Birdbrain on Dec 12, 2008 8:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Phone booth was like the Garden last night
OMG! It was awesome, I would say 50/50 Celtics fans last night. And I think I am being nice!
It was great to be able to cheer “Sca-la-bri-ne”. I’m glad I did not have to endure the heckling I got last year on the train ride home. Thanks Celtics!
by afflatus on Dec 12, 2008 9:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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