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.

The Celtics shot 50% from the floor last night and it helped them get a nice road  win over the Wizards.  Kevin Garnett led the way for the Celtics in this game with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Rajon Rondo also had a great game with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 1 steal.  Ray Allen pitched in with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.  The Celtics are now 2-3 on the season.

The Celtics shot 52.2% from the floor and they were up 86-64 after three quarters, so the Pistons never really mounted much of a challenge.  Jermaine O’Neal shot 7 of 9 from the floor last night as he led the way for the Celtics with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots.  Ray Allen (17 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Brandon Bass (17 points and 3 rebounds in only 22 minutes) also had solid games for the Celtics last night.  Paul Pierce made his 2011-12 debut last night and he finished up with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in only 23 minutes on the court.  The Celtics are now 1-3 on the year.

The Celtics might be 0-3 to start the 2011-12 season, but you can’t blame 25-year old point Rajon Rondo for that.  Rondo has played in all three games for the Celtics so far this year and he is averaging 40.0 minutes, 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 10.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game.  He is shooting a sterling 54.8% from the floor so far this year.  Rondo has been dynamic so far this year as he has been looking for his own shot more while still averaging over 10 assists per game.  Rondo is now the main man on the Celtics, so they need him to keep the older guys energized.

The Celtics only shot 37.2% from the floor and they were outrebounded 48-37 as the Hornets looked like they wanted this game a lot more than Boston did last night.  Ray Allen (15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) and Rajon Rondo (13 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Celtics in this game.  Brandon Bass (11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Keyon Dooling (10 points and 3 rebounds in 23 minutes on the floor) helped out the Celtics cause off the bench.  The Celtics are now 0-3 on the year.