Kelly Dwyer suggests that the Celtics actually brought KG back too early:
We remember Gilbert Arenas trying to play through the same injury in 2003-04 and failing miserably, so watching Kevin Garnett struggle through the first half (and entire game, really) with an obvious abdominal strain is a little hard to take. KG's our favorite player, and though he overcame the pain (17 and 15, three steals, three blocks in only 30 minutes), this is worth paying attention to. Boston: you have the East locked up. Think about sitting him for another week. This isn't the sort of player that is aided by limited minutes. He's too hyped up. As usual, things don't work the usual way with KG