No Stopping Now!

EDDIE HOUSE GOES BANANAS; CELTICS ARE 4-0; CELTICS WIN SO EASILY THAT EVEN GABE PRUITT DRAINED A COUPLE SHOTS

The young and impressionable Atlanta Hawks got a cold hard lesson this evening. The Celtics put on a clinic that veered into "cruel and unusual" territory pretty quickly. The final score was 106-83 and it could have been a lot worse.

The surprise of the game was Eddie House, who ran the point when Rondo was disturbingly ineffective against a team that hasn't really had a point guard in this decade. (Rondo's final line was very good- 6 points, 7 assists, 3 steals, 0 turnovers, but he had Telfairitis for long spells.) House was 7-10 from the field (4-5 on 3's) and he even PASSED the ball effectively. It was surreal. I don't think the Celtics will lose many games when Eddie House is playing like that.

However, the big story that is developing is that KG has taken over this team. It isn't Pierce's team and it certainly isn't Doc's team. KG deserves the attention, though, he was 12-16 from the floor with 19 rebounds. He and Perk combined were credited with 6 blocks, but they redirected a few more as well. Horford and Josh Smith were a combined 8-25 from the floor, and most of their makes were outside the paint. Perk had his first good game of the year. Hopefully, he continues to develop a chemistry with his new teammates and keeps crashing the offensive boards like the Beast he is. He played an important role tonight.

All in all, there isn't much to be discouraged about if you are the Celtics. Scalabrine took a nancy slap to the face and dropped like the redheaded sack of cement he is, but he should be ok. Posey didn't play, the Celtics didn't need him, and he remains day-to-day. On to the superlatives:

Weirdest Stat Line: Rondo. He looked lost at times, but his box score would indicate that he had a solid, if not very good, game. Weird beard.

WTF Moment: I walked into the room to see Big Baby at the free throw line and I swore it was Martin Lawrence in the "Big Mama's House" fat suit. Someday, I will get used to how fat that guy is, but it's not going to be any day soon.
Best Young Player: Horford is going to be a stud. He seemed to get lost in the shuffle at Florida, but he is a very good player.
The "You Didn't Watch the Celtics Until They Got KG" Award: Garden crowd. I love Scalabrine as much as anyone, but the "SCAL-A-BRINE" chant when he went to the locker room was a little ironic, considering he didn't play any differently tonight as he did last season, when he was getting booed. A player that was the whipping boy for the franchise's failures is now the symbol for their hard work and hustle. Whatever.

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