36-year old shooting guard Ray Allen is really playing at a high level for the Celtics so far this year.  He has played in 11 games (all starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 35.5 minutes, 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  Allen is shooting 51.3% from the floor and he has connected on 31 of 54 (57.4%) shots from three point range so far this year.  Allen has kept himself in great shape over the years and he is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.

The Celtics only shot 39.1% from the floor which was a big reason for the loss last night.  Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Mickeal Pietrus (14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot), Kevin Garnett (12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 blocked shot), Jermaine O’Neal (12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Rajon Rondo (12 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Celtics last night.  The Celtics are now a very disappointing 4-8 on the season.

The Celtics only shot 38.6% from the floor tonight and it killed them.  Kevin Garnett (21 points and 5 rebounds) and Paul Pierce (21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Celtics tonight.  Brandon Bass pitched in with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in this game.  The Celtics are now 4-7 on the year.

The Celtics were outrebounded 46-34 last night and it hurt them on the scoreboard.  Ray Allen (16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) and Rajon Rondo (14 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Paul Pierce only shot 3 of 12 from the floor but he still finished up with 13 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Brandon Bass got a rare start and he played pretty well finishing with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  The Celtics are now 4-6 on the year.

The Celtics were outrebounded 43-35 and it hurt them last night.  Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics last night with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.  Kevin Garnett also had a very solid game as he finished up with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Ray Allen (9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) and Keyon Dooling (9 points and 1 steal) also pitched in for the Celtics in this game.  The Celtics are now 4-5 on the year.

The Celtics are a veteran heavy team that doesn’t have much P.T. for rookies.  That being said, they might have found a nugget in 26-year old center Greg Steimsma.  Steimsma has played in 6 games (1 start) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 14.8 minutes, 3.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.2 blocked shots per game.  The Celtics love Steimsma’s defense and rebounding and he’s likely going to continue getting P.T. as Jermaine O’Neal tends to break down during the season.  22-year old power forward JaJuan Johnson has not gotten off the bench much so far this year.  He has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 3.0 minutes, 0.8 points and 0.2 rebounds per game.  22-year old shooting guard E’Twaun Moore has also been nailed to bench so far this year.  Moore has played in 5 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Celtics and he is averaging 3.8 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game so far this year.

The Celtics really laid an egg last night as they only scored 25 points in the first half.  The Celtics only shot 39.4% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 47-36, which helped do them in.  Ray Allen led the way for the Celtics in this game with 23 points and 3 rebounds.  Kevin Garnett (12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot) and Rajon Rondo (11 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals) also had solid games for the Celtics last night.  Paul Pierce only shot 3 of 17 from the floor in this game, but he still finished up with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  The Celtics are now 4-4 on the season.

26-year old power forward Brandon Bass has been playing really solid basketball so far this year for the Celtics.  Bass has played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 27.7 minutes, 14.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  Bass is shooting 55.1% from the floor so far this year for the Celtics as he has been a nice upgrade over Big Baby, mostly because he’s in better shape.

The Celtics outrebounded the Nets 45-34 and they played outstanding D tonight.  Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics in this game with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Brandon Bass (15 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist in 26 minutes) and Kevin Garnett (14 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist in 26 minutes) dominated the paint when they were on the floor.  Avery Bradley pitched in with 11 points, 2 assists and 2 steals in only 23 minutes on the floor.  The Celtics are now 4-3 on the year.

The Celtics outscored the Wizards 31-22 in the 4th quarter last night, surging to a nice home win.  Ray Allen (27 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Paul Pierce (21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Brandon Bass (14 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in 31 minutes), Greg Stiemsma (13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked in 21 minutes) and Kevin Garnett (10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot) also pitched in for the Celtics.  The Celtics are now 3-3 on the year.