The Celtics just keep getting better.
I did not see this one and wasn’t able to tape it so this recap is from the play-by-play and the boxscore.
Rajon Rondo started things early, assisting on 3 of the first four baskets the Celtics made. A Garnett jump shot, a Pierce lay-up and a Perkins dunk. He finished with 6 points, but had 12 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. They won going away.
The lead got as high as 30 points at 79-49 with 10:09 left in the game. It seems the starters as well as the bench were both just too much for the uncertain Sixers.
Ray Allen led the Cs with 23 points and continued his torrid three point shooting with 3 of 5 from the arc, giving him 13 of 19 from downtown in the last three games. Ray hit three straight threes in 1:18 minutes at one point late in the third quarter as part of 11 straight points in a 2:30 burst.
Kevin Garnett followed with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting, but a season low 2 rebounds in 28 minutes. he has also had just 4 boards twice in the last 5 games.
Paul Pierce had a subdued 6 points in in 26 minutes on 1 of 6 shooting, while Kendrick Perkins provided 8 points, 7 boards and 4 blocks in 28 plus minutes.
Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting and 8 rebounds.
The Celtic bench was rolling with 43 points on the night, led by Tony Allen and Leon Powe with 10 each, followed by Glen Davis with 9 points and Eddie House with 8. Davis was 4 of 6 shooting with 5 rebounds, a steal, and an assist. After working inside more last game, Glen delivered three jump shots tonight.
The Celtics held the Sixers to 28 points for the first half as Philly finished with just 78 points on the night. Philly shot .413 on the night as the Celtics were over .500 at .513 and had only 10 turnovers a rarity for the Green. They lead the league in TOs.
So the Celtics keep rolling over people, and it seems they are getting better offensively with a 3rd straight game over 100. They assisted 30 times on 39 baskets as they are feeling the love of sharing that Rondo sets the pace on.
Let the good times roll.
Next up: Charlotte Bobcats tonight at 7:00 pm
