The Celtics outrebounded the Pistons 50-38 last night and they outscored them 21-11 in the 4th quarter to surge to victory. Kevin Garnett led the way for the Celtics with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Rajon Rondo did a decent job of running the offense as he finished with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Paul Pierce pitched in with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Kendrick Perkins also had a solid game as he finished with 10 points, 20 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. The Celtics are now 47-12 on the season.

The Celtics have signed 38-year old point guard Sam Cassell for the remainder of the season. Cassell will provide the Celtics with backup minutes at point guard behind Rajon Rondo. This move will help the Celtics big time as Cassell has always been “money” in the playoffs hitting big shot after big shot. He played in 38 games (33 starts) for the Clippers this season and he averaged 25.7 minutes, 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Cassell hit 45.5% of his shots from the floor so far this season and he also has nailed 89.1% of his free throws which shows he hasn’t lost his shooting touch. Cassell has now played in 976 games (689 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 30.2 minutes, 15.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He has shot 45.4% from the floor, 33% from three point range and 86.1% from the free throw line over his career. This is the kind of move you make when the NBA Championship is your only goal and the Celtics haven’t had those kind of aspirations since the days of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish and Dennis Johnson.

The Celtics played great defense last night holding the Hawks to 39.5% shooting from the floor and that was the big reason for the win. Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. Kevin Garnett had a very solid game as he finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ray Allen chipped in with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. The Celtics are now 46-12 on the season.

The Celtics held off the Bobcats on Friday Night despite a inspired effort by the visiting team. Ray Allen led the way for the Celtics with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Kendrick Perkins had one of his best games of the season as he finished with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocked shots. Kevin Garnett pitched in with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. The Celtics are now 45-12 on the season.