The Celtics only shot 34.5% from the floor and that did them in last night. Paul Pierce only shot 7 of 19 from the floor as he finished up with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ray Allen pitched in with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Garnett was solid in the paint with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocked shots last night. The Celtics are now 9-4 on the year.

The Celtics shot 52.5% from the floor and it was a big factor in the win last night. Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics last night with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Rajon Rondo was effective running the offense last night for the Celtics with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Kendrick Perkins had a solid game in the paint finishing with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. Ray Allen pitched in with 15 points in 30 minutes last night. The Celtics are now 9-3 on the year.

Ray Allen has one of the sweetest jump shots in the history of the game and is one of the best three points shooters ever, but he has been struggling lately from behind the arc.  Allen, who is a career 40% three point shooter, has not been himself lately and is one of the reasons the Celtics have lost two straight games and are 5-3 this month.  Allen is only shooting 32% from three this season and has been particularly bad this month.  In eight games this November, Allen is only 7-29 on threes which is a pathetic 24%.  Allen has only scored over 20 points once in that time span and has looked out of rhythm.  Allen is one of the best shooters of all-time though, so I don’t expect this shooting slump to last very long.  He does need to get himself out this funk soon and help Paul Pierce with the perimeter scoring.

The Celtics outrebounded the Pacers last night 43-34 but the Pacers shot 52.6% from the floor as the Celtics didn’t play any defense and it killed them in the end. Ray Allen led the way for the Celtics last night with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kevin Garnett had a so-so game with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Paul Pierce also didn’t have his best game last night with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The Celtics are now 8-3 on the year.

25-year old rookie shooting guard Lester Hudson will likely only get garbage time minutes as a rookie unless the Celtics suffer a lot of injuries at his position. Hudson has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 5.5 minutes, 1.8 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Don’t look for Hudson to make much of an impact this season for the Celtics.