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Celtics-Lakers games used to be a celebrity magnet, but that was mainly on the left coast, where Jack Nicholson, Dianne Keaton and the rest of "Plastic-ville" used to pretend they cared about hoops. However, if you need any indication just how far the C's have come since the big off-season trades to land Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, look no further than this photo of "Ahhhnold" at last night's game in Boston.
One more note; did you catch the box score? Kendrick Perkins poured home 21-points on 8-10 shooting from the floor. Now, Perkins is a nice player...don't get me wrong. He'd be a terrific backup center on most teams, though he starts for the Green because the salaries of the top three stars prohibit big money being spent to acquire a good starting center elsewhere and because...well, because there's nobody else on the roster capable of starting at the position and playing it full time. However, if Kendrick Perkins was the numero uno scoring option on an NBA squad and the defense's entire focus was on keeping him from scoring, I doubt the likeable big man would score 21-points in a month, never mind in one night.
Just another example of the effect having Pierce, Garnett and Allen on the floor has on the rest of the team. As they say; a rising tide lifts all boats!
What do you folks think of the Celtics start so far? Better than expected? About what you expected? Anybody out there still think this team isn't good enough to win a championship?
Love the team Danny's put together. A great bunch of role players do go along with the PGA trio. I didn't expect them to gel so quickly, but they have done it and I'm going to enjoy the ride!
Granted its only 12 games into the NBA season so far I give Danny Ainge an A+ on putting together a GREAT team! I originally thought they would make the playoffs and had a chance to maybe go to the Finals. Now fromw what I have seen I cant see any reason they wont make it to the Finals and maybe go all the way. GO Celts!