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 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.

The Celtics played well offensively last night as they shot 51.4% from the floor, but, they didn’t play any defense as the Heat shot 56% from the floor and they were outrebounded 38-28 by Miami.  Ray Allen (28 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals) and Rajon Rondo (22 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists) led the way for the Celtics last night.  Keyon Dooling (18 points and a steal in 24 minutes off the bench) and Brandon Bass (13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots) had solid games for the the Celtics off the bench last night.  Kevin Garnett filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot in this game.  The Celtics are now 0-2 on the year.

The Celtics shot 51.3% from the floor yesterday and they outrebounded the Knicks 41-31, so they won….right?  Wrong, the Knicks outscored them 27-17 in the 4th quarter to snatch a win from the Celtics.  The Celtics left everything they had on the floor yesterday.  Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics in this game with 31 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals as he had a monster game.  Ray Allen had a solid game with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists yesterday.  Brandon Bass was a beast off the bench for the Celtics in this game.  He had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 1 steal in only 28 minutes on the court.  Bass also shot a sizzling 9 of 13 from the floor in this game.  Kevin Garnett pitched in with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot.  The Celtics are now 0-1 on the season.

The Boston Celtics outrebounded the Heat 50-38 and they were up 87-81 late in the game last night…but that’s when the roof caved in.  The Heat scored the last 16 points of the game last night and LeBron James had the last 10 of them, which did the Celtics in.  Ray Allen led the way for the Celtics last night with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.  Kevin Garnett had a very solid game with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Paul Pierce (12 points) and Delonte West (10 points) also pitched in for the Celtics last night.  The Celtics lost this series in five games to the Heat.

The Boston Celtics just seemed to run out of steam last night in overtime where the Heat outscored them 12-4!  The Celtics were also outrebounded 45-28 and that also didn’t help things at all.  Paul Pierce led the way for the Celtics last night with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Ray Allen pitched in with 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal last night.  Rajon Rondo and Delonte West each had 10 points apiece last night.  The Celtics are now down 3-1 in this series and they are in full blown desperation mode.

The Celtics shot 50% from the floor and the three point line (9 of 18) and that was a big reason for the impressive win last night.  The Celtics surged in the second half as they outscored the Heat 53-35.  Kevin Garnett got into the phone booth before the game and turned into Superman.  He led the way for the Celtics in this game with 28 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots on 13 of 20 shooting from the floor.  K.G. turned Chris Bosh into a pathetic player on the defensive end of the court last night.  Paul Pierce outplayed LeBrick last night as he finished up with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.  Ray Allen only shot 4 of 11 from the floor last night but he still finished up with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.  Delonte West pitched in with 11 points and 3 assists in 25 minutes off the bench.  Rajon Rondo dislocated his left elbow in the third quarter when Dwyane Wade yanked him down to the basketball court.  Rondo proved what kind of warrior he is by coming back shortly after getting his elbow popped back into place and he played well using just his right arm.  Rondo finished up with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal last night.  The Heat are still up 2-1 in this series but the Celtics are feeling pretty good about themselves after last night’s game.

The Celtics just couldn’t stop the Big Three of the Heat who dropped a combined 80 points on them last night, and it cost them this game.  Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics in this game with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal.  Kevin Garnett (16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Paul Pierce (13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist) also had solid games for the Celtics last night.  Jeff Green (11 points) and Delonte West (10 points) also pitched in for the Celtics last night.  The Celtics are now down 2-0 as this series shifts to Boston over the weekend.

The Celtics looked flat yesterday as the Heat raced out to a 51-36 lead at the half.  Ray Allen was on his game as he led the way for the Celtics yesterday with 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  Paul Pierce also had a solid game with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal before getting tossed late in the game on a B.S. technical call.  Delonte West pitched in with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 26 minutes on the floor.  The Celtics are down 1-0 in this series as it seemed like the Heat got every single call in this series.

The Boston Celtics outrebounded the Knicks 53-42 today and they held them to 34.1% shooting from the floor which explains the nice road win.  Kevin Garnett led the way for the Celtics today with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Rajon Rondo also had a very solid game with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists today.  Glen Davis (14 points), Ray Allen (14 points) and Paul Pierce (13 points) also pitched in for the Celtics today.  The Celtics finished off the Knicks by sweeping them in 4 games.  They will now rest up until the Heat-Sixers series is over.