Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

Preseason game number two takes place today in London. Well, I believe it’s actually night in London, but game time here on the east coast is 2:30 in the afternoon.

The matchups should be interesting if nothing else. The Boston Celtics will be playing the Minnesota Celtics (Timberwolves) and a roster featuring Al Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Theo Ratliff.

Kevin Garnett also will be playing against the Timberwolves for the first time in his career.

But it is still preseason, and reading anything into wins or losses is like naming the MVP at the halfway point of the season.

That being said, there are a few things worth looking for in today’s game.

* First, how do the Celtics look on the defensive end? All the new faces and a new defensive guru in assistant coach Tom Thibodeau make the defensive end of the court an area of interest.

* Another thing to look for is whether or not Estaban Batista gets on the court. He was the only player not to get into the first preseason game (Scot Pollard was sent back to Boston). Doc Rivers expressed concern about the depth at the center position prior to the start of training camp and prior to the signing of Batista.

* Also, Garnett had nine more rebounds than the next highest total on the team in the first game. Leon Powe’s past performances have shown him as an aggressive player on the boards. Rookie Glen Davis did a good job on the boards in college as well as in summer league.

For those interested, here is a link to the box score from the Toronto game: Celtics-Raptors