Maybe the Celtics took a page from the Bruins, who fell way behind Buffalo and then blew them out on Wednesday. Maybe KG was rusty after missing a game. Whatever happened, the C's dug themselves a quick 13-2 hole, then spent the rest of the night pounding a ragged-looking Detroit team for a 98-80 win that (as they say) wasn't nearly that close.
All the postgame buzz was about Rajon Rondo, who scored 18 points, dished 8 assists, and made Allen Iverson look...well...old. Which was key, because for stretches, Iverson was the only Piston who looked like a competent NBA player. Richard Hamilton, for the second straight BOS/DET matchup, couldn't (Bob Cousy's words, not ours) hit a bull in the ass with a handful of rice. Rasheed Wallace was in line at the post office figuring out the bulk rate to mail in his performance.
And the C's took advantage. Like they do. Rondo torched Iverson, Eddie House buried threes from all corners, and Tony Allen played his second straight great game against Detroit. If we see these guys in the playoffs (which we're not counting on, after this display), Tony's a serious MVP candidate. And, most importantly, the Celtics defense was everything they ever wanted it to be, which led to 11 steals and the aforementioned stinkeroos by two key Pistons.
Scott Burnside, ESPN hockey writer, only gives out one solid A to an Eastern Conference team at the quarter-mark, and it's the Bruins! Seriously, get tickets now before Those People find out there's a new top-tier team in town.
If you're wondering what Curt Schilling's been up to lately, and maybe you have, he's full of praise and swear words for MVP Dustin Pedroia, and he wants to help you win an original drawing of your World Of Warcraft character. Presumably, he's deciding whether he's going to keep rehabbing his arm as well.
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