Make It 11.

The last time the Celtics had an 11 game win-streak, Greg Oden had yet to been conceived, Doc Rivers was ripping it up in Atlanta, and Scal was still pooping the bed.( He was 8 years old at this point.) While its usually blasphemy to make any comparison to the 86' Celtics, I can't help thinking that the 2008 edition could roll with them.


Their latest victim was the Portland Trail Blazers. In what has become a routine storyline for Celtics games, Portland came out strong, looking to make a statement against the Champs. As always, the Celtics played it cool until the 3rd Quarter, when the beat-down commenced. They opened up almost a 20 point lead in the 3rd and handed the game over to Big Baby, Leone and the rest of the bench. The bench showed flashes of brilliance, but deep into the forth they had a mental lapse and the lead fell down to 13. Despite the lead Doc was not happy, calling a timeout where he said not one word to his team, and remained sitting on the bench. The starters rallied the team, re-entering the game more pissed-off than ever. The Blazers, still down by 13, must have wondered what they did to provoke such intensity. They spent the rest of the game trying not to get killed. Rondo dropped a few sick dimes, Perk assaulted the boards, and within a minute the game was back out of reach.


Whether its a tight game with the Lakers or torturing the Blazers when they're up double digits, this Celtics team only knows how to play balls to the wall. Tonight's game was a perfect example of this. Let's hope they can keep it up without burning out.
The Celtics meet the Pacers again on Sunday. While my mother told me not to bet against Rasho Nesterivic, I think the Celtics still have the Pacers number and should have number 12 in the bag.Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2008/12/make-it-11.html
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