101 Celtics, 90 Pistons

This was a good, easy game for the Celtics. Everyone played well, even Shaq was going great 6 points in 5 min until he was running up the court and started limping. My first reaction was "oh no, there goes his achilles." Fortunately it's a calf strain, that probably means he's out until the playoffs, so that's at least a decent way to look at it.

Back to the game. The C's shot 64% from the field and 63% from beyond the arc, thats the good. The bad is they had 19 turnovers.

The Celtics put this game out of reach by going on a 15-2 run in the third quarter. Rajon had 14 assists, Pierce had 22, Ray had 13 and KG had 23 and barely missed. Delonte has played great and Glen had a good game with 11 points. The bench nearly had 40 points too.

Good game, good win.

Latest On Celtics Rumors

The Celtics have stated that they would like to go out and find a backup SF to help them through the rest of the season. There are a lot of problems with doing that. First off, Jermaine O'Neal is basically untradable because he has a two year deal, and hates playing basketball. So, most of the rumors with the Celtics (the ones that make sense anyways) have the Celtics getting a player after a buyout.

The one we have been hearing for awhile now is Rip Hamilton. That seems like it could really happen, as there are now rumors that Rip would actually give back some of the money on his contract just to get the hell out of Detroit. The coach and him don't get along, and there is really just no place for him on that team. If he gets bought out the Celtics will be all over him, because he is a perfect fit.

After Rip, it gets a lot less sexy. The names being thrown around the Boston Herald and Celticsblog.com are Morris Peterson, Jason Kapono, Rasual Butler and Sasha Pavlovic. I love Mo Pete, but he never plays. I have no idea what he has left in the tank, but he would give them some size I guess. Another name being thrown around is Troy Murphy, who is expected to be bought out soon, but even if he does the Celtics have a lot of competition for him from teams like the Magic.

The Celtics talked to the Suns about star Jared Dudley, Grant Hill and Mickael Pietrus, but from everything I have read the Celtics really aren't willing to give up much from their roster, so those talks quickly died. Which is really too bad because I am a big Pietrus fan.

The Celtics will get something done, and I have a feeling that Rip is really going to be the one. I don't like him at all, but no one can really argue that he isn't a perfect fit to pickup that bench.

Celtics 86 Pistons 92

Something is broken for the Celtics, and it's not just the absence of Kevin Garnett. The Celtics once again had a lead at half time, but then came out flat in the 3rd. This isn't the first time, and it is becoming a big problem. The Celtics are a bad team in the 3rd quarter.

Looking at the stats you would really question how the Celtics lost this game. Rondo and Pierce both ad 21 points, Sheed put up 16, and even though Allen struggled again you would have thought they would pull it out. Still, there is no life in this offense. The "team" aspect seems to be falling apart. Pierce is trying to do too much, Allen can't get his game going, but there are not many games that you'll see the opposing team put up more assists then the Celtics (but the Piston did).

Boston was ahead by five with nine minutes left, then Stuckey had 6 points in an 11-0 surge that set the Pistons up for the victory. Stuckey??? Come on Celtics, this is a guy you have to be able to shut down.

I am really nervous for the Celtics. They look old and flat lately. I hope the return of Garnett will bring some life to the team, but that is asking a lot from someone who has been out as long as Garnett, plus there is no guarantee that he will make it though the rest of the season.

To make matters worse a fan called Glen "Big Baby" Davis a "fat boy" and told him to lose some weight. Davis responded with an expletive. expect Big Baby to be fined or maybe even suspended a game.