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The Celtics stay undefeated in another laugher, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 74 points in the process. 

After a tight first quarter, the Celtics blew it open in the second and third, largely on the strength of Rasheed Wallace's 20 points, including a sizzling 6-8 from downtown.   The threes were a theme all night - the Celtics shot 14 of 20, 70% for the game.

Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen both had odd stat lines, with KG putting up 3 points and 6 boards with 5 turnovers in 20 minutes while Ray had only 5 points for the night, but was a +14 on the night.   Honestly KG didn't seem to into it tonight, which is unusual. 

The bench really pushed this game open for the Celtics extending the lead when the starters came out - the core bench guys were all above +25 on the night.   Eddie House is the best garbage time player in the league, just stomping all over Philly with a couple of extreme garbage time three-pointers. Shelden Williams was also pretty solid tonight, flashing a few real nice turnaround post jumpers.

Lester Hudson played quite a bit in the fourth and was absolutely bombing from downtown throwing up two pretty nifty threes of his own.   Old pal Scal got in a bit too, and not surprisingly got that same annoying cheer from the crowd in Philly that he gets in Boston.  Stop it people.

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62 bench points

62! This team is gonna be scary deep when we get Big Baby back. I like what I see more and more after every game. Speechless.

by joebianca on Nov 3, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions  

74ers, haha

Shelden Williams with the Tommy Award!! He’s stepped up for us definitely

by Jimmy Toscano on Nov 3, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions  

Lovin this team more than I thought I could

good chat room tonight

so far …… we look like a TEAM.

i am even lovin the three’s …..sort of

D was very nice

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Nov 3, 2009 9:40 PM EST reply actions  

I have to agree about Scal

Leave the guy alone…..he does not deserve that. Also agree about Lester….hope this kid makes it…like him.

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Nov 3, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Last year's bench would stuggle to score 20 last year

With House playing off the ball & Sheed bombing away they’ll be tough to beat. Williams looks good shooting the short jumper & rebounding the ball.

by LuckyNumber07 on Nov 3, 2009 9:49 PM EST reply actions  

Woo!

We’re on pace to back-up Rasheed’s predicted record! Keep it up!

But real talk…great game.

by Justin_Bobo on Nov 3, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions  

gotta love the bench

Even Scal, after the long layoff, comes in and immediately plays with hustle and fit right in with the intensity that the rest of the bench is playing with. That seems to be a big theme with this team is that the 2nd & 3rd lvl bench rotations are playing with as much intensity and purpose as the starters.

The only guy who seems to not really be doing much is Giddens, who once again looked lost.

And wow – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – even though Ray had an off night (still +14 for the night) our Guards are overall unbelievable. From Ray to Rajon to Marquise to House to Hudson – is there any other team in the NBA that comes even remotely close to having such a quality squad of guards?

by mmmmm on Nov 3, 2009 9:56 PM EST reply actions  

Happy Holidays!

a 5-0 start right in time for the holiday season

"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."- John Madden
"Baseball is what we were, football is what we've become."- Mary McGory

by predstitans3797 on Nov 3, 2009 10:05 PM EST reply actions  

What's up with kg?

Seems like he was distracted tonite?

by vgarcia890 on Nov 3, 2009 10:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Yea...

1-4 free throws, hesitated on a WIDE OPEN jump shot in 1st quarter (He missed that…looked for 2 seconds to pass but then took the shot).

Hope nothing’s wrong.

by A Guy on Nov 3, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions  

sweeeet !!!!

Two of the big three had nothing tonight and we won easily. What a team. Love to see the bench play that way especially the kids like Hudson and Williams. I am impressed with them and hope they remain part of the team for a long time to come. Love House, Daniels and Sheed. We have started badly a couple of games. Maybe we should start with our bench players.

by ForexPirate on Nov 3, 2009 10:13 PM EST reply actions  

Hudson and Williams!

I too thought Hudson and Willimas are playing very well. This bench is sick.

by liamail on Nov 3, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Uh

You realize that our bench players usually play against their bench players, thus the mismatch?

Other teams go full throttle against us. You can’t expect to run away every first quarter.

by guava_wrench on Nov 4, 2009 2:59 AM EST up reply actions  

No but....

even if they play their starters the whole game, our starters will be fresh at the end of games and we have the best starting five in the league.

by liamail on Nov 4, 2009 10:21 AM EST up reply actions  

a tale of haves and have nots. iguodala is a solid player, philly’s best, but danny got us 3 hall of famers and guys like wallace and daniels who would not be here if there was an iguodala and no big 3. i surely miss big al and gomes, but we’d still be in the sink hole with them and no garnett. and what a pickup is shelden williams! hudson does not get real important time, but he looks good out there- better than gabe. i just hope it was a bad game for kg and not a bad knee. pp is the glue so far this year-the big easy.

by nazzbo on Nov 3, 2009 10:22 PM EST reply actions  

best. bench. period.

they are really freaking good and, most importantly, they all know their roles. he’s got his flaws, but shelden williams has looked really good for us so far. and even though he gets garbage minutes, i like what i’m seeing from hudson. he’s definitely got some skills. but again, main point…all these guys play within themselves. having daniels, house, and sheed on the 2nd unit probably helps…professionals all the way around, doing what they do.

by guy incognito on Nov 3, 2009 10:45 PM EST reply actions  

Two thoughts

I missed the second half, but looking at the box score I thought:

3 assists for Hudson in 6 minutes ain’t bad, and

Our second unit deserves a promotion. Since they are so much more than a motley collection of backups and rookies, I think that compared to the rest of the league they are really more of a “second first team.” Any ideas out there so we can stop calling our second unit the second unit?

by Thruthelookingglass on Nov 3, 2009 10:48 PM EST reply actions  

Heh, and I said this was a trap game

And to be honest, KG and Ray Allen didn’t come with it tonight. So in a way, they fell for the “trap”.

Good thing everyone else had a pulse out there.

But once the bench came in, they took this game and ran to Minnesota with it. : ) Did they really score 62 bench points?! I knew they were good, but dang!

Rasheed Wallace takes too many 3’s? You mean he makes too many 3’s for the opposing teams to handle, right?! XD 6 for 8 from 3 point land, and 7 for 10 overall for 20 points! Easily our MVP for this game. Definitely an early candidate for 6th Man of the Year. : )

by Tai on Nov 3, 2009 10:49 PM EST reply actions  

I thought it too...

I thought it was a trap game too, but I keep underestimating this fantastic bench. What a crew. We have so many players that could be on, that there’s no way at least 3 of them won’t bring on any night. We are stacked.

by liamail on Nov 4, 2009 12:55 AM EST up reply actions  

It's so nice...

for (at least) two of the big three to be able to have an off night without it being correlated to a loss like the past two years

by Put In Bassy on Nov 3, 2009 11:15 PM EST reply actions  

D-E-F-E-N-S-E

Celtics are allowing a mere 79 points per game…and that includes the lengthy “garbage time” fourth quarters that are becoming a pattern!

by Title 18 on Nov 3, 2009 11:56 PM EST reply actions  

KG was bad, real bad. But...

… looked like he was just having a bad night. His movements were normal, it’s just that his shots weren’t falling and he seemed to lack confidence. And even though something bad happened just about every time KG touched the ball on offense… result = blowout. It’s the D… all this team needs is a little O to go with the D, and poof… we win. Meanwhile the Lakers almost lost to OKC, and the Magic did lose… to the now-mediocre Pistons who were playing without Prince and Hamilton. This is gonna be a sick year.

by DRJ1 on Nov 4, 2009 1:13 AM EST reply actions  

Quoting Liverpool´s Bill Shankly, the Atlantic Divisio has two great teams: the Boston Celtics and the Boston Celtics´ substitutes.

by Galiza Ceive on Nov 4, 2009 2:26 AM EST reply actions  

“The Atl has 2 great teams: the BC and BC subs”

Funny, but no joke. Sheed, Daniels, and House could be NBA starters (tho’ at this stage, Sheed and House are well suited as subs). Add Williams/Davis to round out the front court, Coach T-Leu (hypothetically speaking) at point, and Hudson, Scal, and Walker off the bench. Viola, you have a team that could run with middle of the pack teams. Off the bench behind our HOFers, devastating.

by Tenacious D on Nov 4, 2009 7:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Great Outing Guys

Way to come together and play as a team. Can’t wait to see the replay since I was at work yet again. What I am hearing about KG not being into it? What quarter or whole game? I guess I’ll see when I watch it.

"I was like a kid in a candy store running around with his head cut off ,,,," 0_o

by CaliforniaGreen on Nov 4, 2009 3:38 AM EST reply actions  

Y'know, I don't think we should assume the Scal chant is entirely sarcastic or at all malevolent.

Sure, it once was us cheering for the team mascot, as it were, which was fairly mean spirited or at the very least inconsiderate deep down. But if you think the fans didn’t LIKE him you’re crazy. And last year he showed up and played like a legitimate role player/bench guy, defending well, giving us the occasional 3.

He’s played well since the start of ‘08, and if we cheer for him especially hard because that’s how we did it when he was the “mascot”, that doesn’t change the fact that, by-and-large, we’re now doing it because he’s playing well.

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 4, 2009 4:17 AM EST reply actions  

chanting Scal-A-Bree-Nee over and over after he hits a garbage time bucket, or the ahhhhhhhhs when he touches the ball prior to shooting is sarcastic cheering. I don’t think you’ll hear the same J-R-GIDD-ENS chant…

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 Nov 4, 2009 6:36 AM EST up reply actions  

I agree

since he started showing he could finally contribute last year, I’ve interpretted the chants as a positive reaction rather than negative.

This debate will only last another few months anyway since he’s most likely gone at the deadline with TA and Giddens as expiring deals to bring in a better bench player.

by slamtheking on Nov 4, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Nice title

Rondo playing Bird.
Sheed for 333333
Lester Hudson with an impressive block and 2 3’s.
and of course Paul shooting the lights again…

"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said

by Birdbrain on Nov 4, 2009 8:37 AM EST reply actions  

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