Besides we only scored 23 at second half; we did not use our height advantage, why did Coach Doc did not again use Randolph or Wilcox? I would prefer Randolph alongside Garnett and not Bass, Yeah! I know Bass was doing well in both games 1 and 2 but it was never enough to make it into a Celtics advantage.

Doc has been such a strong, calming voice in these trying days, but as our focus shifts to basketball, he's got the Celtics geared up for the playoffs: "I love it, because it becomes just a war," Rivers said of having a single opponent. "It becomes a mental war. It really does. You have to have great focus. You're going to get taken out of your stuff. You've got to be mentally tough enough to still execute. When they're calling the plays, we can tell them where they should go. Same way, the other way. "I love the playoffs. I love the NBA format. Game 1, Game 2, it's just a great mental test for each team. And, to me, it always turns out that somebody comes apart when you watch the playoffs. It always happens. Sometimes teams are better. But when it's really close, usually one team pulls together and figures out and everything's on the same page, and the other team comes apart. And it's your job to try to force the other team to do that, and I love that."

Posting and Toasting's reaction: "Wait what?"

(Click the "csnne.com" link to see the video) He seems to be hinting that... (1) He's a bit less than 100% physically, but expects to overcome that and give max effort for these playoffs. (2) This is probably his last season. (And this is the second time he's dropped that kind of hint to the media.)