The Celtics ended their two game skid tonight as they boofed the 'red hot' Portland Trail Blazers, 100-90 at the Rose Garden. There was a lot of talk about "slump" coming into the game, but the Celtics brushed that off as they played confidently and made the proper adjustments to their recent struggles.
There has been recent murmuring that Ray Allen continues to look lost and one dimensional in this Celtics offense. Everyone knows Ray is a big-time player, but there has always been questions if he could mesh with another superstar-wing-man like Pierce. This was also addressed as Ray dropped 35 and Doc made a concentrated effort to give him minutes to run the offense.
Finally, there were questions of whether Rondo would play. He did not, as the team wants him to heal properly. Tonight however Doc compensated by giving Gabe Pruitt his first real minutes of his career. Gabe responded nicely and drained his first jumper confidently off the bench. While his shot struggled the rest of the night, it was nice to see he is capable of bumping nasties with the big boys when called apon.
Overall this game was a very positive sign for the Celtics and should propel them into another spurt of domination before the all-star break.
MVP: All praise Jesus.
LVP: Raef Le Frenz. The only thing he did in this game was make 'I miss you kissy-faces' to Scal down the sideline. The reunion ended abruptly in the second half when a jealous Raef noticed Scal and his new best friend Leon Powe, holding hands on the bench.Source URL: https://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2008/01/boston-blazes-blazers.html
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