The Celtics outscored the Magic 51-20 in the second half on Monday Night and they held them to 24.6% shooting from the floor, which helps explain the beating they put on them.  Paul Pierce (19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists) and Brandon Bass (19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Kevin Garnett filled up the stat sheet with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocked shots in this game.  The Celtics are now 7-9 on the year.

The Celtics shot 51.4% from the floor last Sunday and he was the big reason for the road win over the Wizards.  Paul Pierce had a monster game as he finished up with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals!  Kevin Garnett (17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot), Mickeal Pietrus (14 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals) and Brandon Bass (13 points and 9 rebounds) also pitched in for the Celtics in this game.  The Celtics are now 6-9 on the year.

The Celtics were outrebounded 44-32 last Friday Night and it cost them this game.  Ray Allen (14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals) and Paul Pierce (12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Brandon Bass (11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot in 24 minutes), Kevin Garnett (10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Avery Bradley (10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals in 33 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Celtics.  The Celtics are now 5-9 on the year.

The Celtics outscored the Raptors 52-35 in the second half last Wednesday Night to surge to victory.  Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.  Kevin Garnett (15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists) and Brandon Bass (13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) also had solid games.  Mickeal Pietrus pitched in with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in this contest.  The Celtics are now 5-8 on the year.

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.