Messed Around And Got A Triple Double

by Jeff Clark on Dec 3, 2008 9:56 PM EST in Games Comment 24 comments

The Pacers started off very strong. Maybe they thought they were still playing the Lakers. They couldn't miss from anywhere on the court and somehow Troy Murphy was getting to the rim at will.
Of course soon enough the Celtics remembered to play interior defense and the law of averages caught up with Obie ball and the Pacers started missing.
The story of the game has to be Rondo's triple double, which he secured just minutes into the second half. Just brilliant ball movement and effort on his part. Picked the Pacers apart all night.
On any other night, the story of the night might have been Ray Allen's 6 three pointers. Or perhaps KG's 26 pts., 14 reb., and 5 blocks. Or maybe even Perk with a solid 16 and 10.
And maybe that's the point. When Rondo is doing well, everyone does well. That's what you get with a pure point guard.
The Pacers showed a little life with an early 4th quarter run, but once again, the law of averages wins out and the better team took control of the game.
All 5 starters finished in double figures but surprisingly little from the bench tonight. Missing Tony Allen hurts. Perhaps the second unit rotations were just a bit off because of it.
Pierce was off early (missing badly on one 3 pointer) but picked it up in the second half and played 40 minutes.
Rondo also played 40, but I think Doc was trying to get his stats up as high as they could go. His final line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 17 assists. Wow. 3 steals too, just for icing on the cake.

Boston
Starters		Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
R. Rondo	G	40:35	5-10	0-1	6-7	+30	2	13	17	4	3	0	0	4	16
R. Allen	G	26:36	11-18	6-9	3-3	+24	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	31
K. Perkins	C	28:35	5-6	0-0	6-8	+12	5	10	1	1	0	0	1	2	16
P. Pierce	F	40:26	5-17	1-6	5-7	+15	2	5	1	3	0	1	0	2	16
K. Garnett	F	31:40	11-14	0-0	4-5	+37	2	14	3	0	1	4	0	0	26
Bench		Min	FG	3Pt	FT	+/-	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	BS	BA	PF	Pts
E. House		15:39	0-4	0-2	0-0	-4	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	0
B. Scalabrine		14:55	1-4	1-4	0-0	-4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
G. Davis		13:50	0-3	0-0	2-2	-11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
L. Powe		9:19	1-3	0-0	0-0	-9	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
P. O'Bryant		4:17	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
G. Pruitt		2:03	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Totals			40-80	8-22	26-32		14	54	27	12	6	5	1	17	114

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Besides Tony being out, the early Rondo injury might have also messed up the rhythm of the bench, because after playing the first few minutes Eddie sat the rest of the first half.

by Toine43 on Dec 3, 2008 10:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

thats right

Rondo was spitting up blood in the first few minutes

maybe that made him mad ;)

by Jeff Clark on Dec 3, 2008 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ohhhh man, when rondo is playing like that this offense is so deadly.

by spinz on Dec 3, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Best.Headline.Ever

….Today was a Good Day.

Bananas line from RR. Now lets get our real revenge Sunday, at the scene of the crime.

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 3, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

glad you got it

loved Ice Cube back in the day

by Jeff Clark on Dec 4, 2008 8:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Rondo was excellent

by Who on Dec 3, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nothing more i could say..

Just WOW!!! Thats a night to Remember…
Keep Going on.. I Enjoyed Watching the whole game, despite waking up at 3 am (here) just to watch the game :D
Solid Game for KG and the rest of the guys…

by spoiled on Dec 3, 2008 10:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

That's a Man's triple double

by Fan from VT on Dec 3, 2008 10:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Vote Perkins!!!

To all star….He’s a beast tonight and he missed a Technical on the stat too :)

by spoiled on Dec 3, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nice recognition by Rondo. Harter likes to front the post, and he made them pay.

Pierce’s worst game of the year, and the bench did not shire either. But KG, Perk, Ray and Rondo make up for it.

by Brickowski on Dec 3, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Rondo played the best regular season game I have ever seen him play. They are really letting him create off pick and rolls and penetration more this season instead of running set plays in the halfcourt. It’s really opening up the floor and spacing everything out nicely for the shooters, particularly Ray Allen, who has just been unconscious the entire season.

by dobbs on Dec 3, 2008 10:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Love the Ice-Cube reference. love Rondo

by vw pirate on Dec 3, 2008 10:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the second unit missed tony in a big way, partly because scal was overmatched as his primary replacement. the rest- gadzooks, egad, alars,anon- what a rondokgrayperk show with a small dose of pp. i still like the pacers who are at a tertiary level but improving and granger is the real deal and ford was a good pickup. now where’s detlef and reggie when you need them.

by nazzbo on Dec 3, 2008 10:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

all all-star type line but up by rondo

i’d like to see harris post 17 dimes (and many more not accounted for due to the extra pass)

God bless and good night!

by BrickJames on Dec 3, 2008 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that should read 'put'

edit feature ftw

God bless and good night!

by BrickJames on Dec 3, 2008 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Rondo

Maybe RR read the posts in the All-Star or not debate and decided to show us non-believers what he’s made of. A triple-double in and of itself isn’t that special; a look at some stats shows that Bo Outlaw is still one ahead of RR in career triple-double totals. However, I can envision this being the way RR plays with regularity in the near future. A good, cathartic win for the Cs either way, arguably their best offensive game this season, at least so far as holding the other team to a low total is concerned. With an off night from Pierce factored in, this game certainly made a bold statement to the rest of the league and its pundits, especially those who have been talking up those vaunted Lakers. The Lakers’ grumbling about rotations and PT
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/79852?eref=sircrc&eref=fromSI
will be that much louder once they are down 3-1 and heading back to Boston for Game 5 come June! (As for the link, the fact that Bynum would even mention it to the press mean it is likely an indication of something greater.)

Oh, and Devin Harris’ career high is 15 assists, set with Dallas last season, also in a home game with the Pacers. The way his team plays at the moment, with Vince Carter getting his five dimes per game (no other Celtic averages more than 3), there are less to go around (18 per game for the Nets, compared to the Celts’ almost 21), necessitating less assists for any PG on that squad. He also has a true PG (Keyon Dooling) playing 25 per game behind him, while we don’t have a backup point in the true sense of the word. Both average about 1/3 of their teams’ assists, for comparison’s sake.

by ericdevin on Dec 4, 2008 1:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

One Very Happy Down Under Celtics Fan

18 – 2 and a triple double for Rajon. Like wow !!!

This team is seriously good.

The bench is a bit thin, but I still like what we have.

The Captain carried them early in the season and has now lit a fire under everyone. Just a joy to watch this team and be a Celtic fan at this point in time.

20 game rule is in and I am smiling.

Go the Green !!!!

I love winning.

Cheers

Aussie

by Aussie Celtic on Dec 4, 2008 1:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

RRRRRRoooondo

I really do not understand why Rondo should not be considered in the All Star game, the fact of the matter is, if we truly want an all star offensive show then Rondo should be even more considered than guys like Iverson or Ford or maybe even Harris….Why, because Rajon is a great facilitator and an assist machine, and in an AllStar game where they play NO defense at least in the first 3 quarters so the crowd could be buoyed up by great offensive moves, then Id say get Rajon in that game and see him rack up perhaps the biggest assist number in All star history, that is how his game is molded at.

Its all just for fun and if he is seriously not being considered , then this league is seriously flawed.

by bopna on Dec 4, 2008 1:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hate my job. Couldn´t see the last three games, and I would`ve loved to see this.

Thank God for CB and your game coverage (gamethread, recap), at least I can read what I´ve missed.

by Casperian on Dec 4, 2008 7:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Casperian send me a PM in the message boards. I’m under the name “albert”

Bleed Green. http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/specials/auerbach/

by CelticsHooRah on Dec 4, 2008 7:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

alley oop alley oop...

The refs stole a 4 pt play for RR as well.

Tony Allen > Dearly departed JP

by Birdbrain on Dec 4, 2008 8:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Can I change my vote??

I voted that Rondo was not ready to be an All Star. After last night, I think I need my head examined. Love it when Tommy draws the comparisons to Cousy. I did not get to see Cous play much, but this is how I imagined him, wreaking havoc on the court.

by footey on Dec 4, 2008 8:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs