The blog Believing in Magic and its readers are less than impressed with the Celtics. I wouldn't disagree with all of the comments there. Brian Scalabrine and Scot Pollard were definitely in the game to foul Dwight Howard. And Kendrick Perkins is no match for the buzz saw that is Howard. But I never think of Rajon Rondo as a punk. He just plays hard. I can see how Paul Pierce and Eddie House could enrage other teams and their fans. But Rondo?
Overall it was refreshing to see that kind of intensity in November given that the NBA is routinely knocked for its long regular season and the lousy games that arise from time to time because of it. And from a fan's standpoint I'm just happy the Celtics are developing rivalries and bad blood again.