Did the Celtics really just lose 2 games in a row to the Wizards? It's not just the losses that concern me--as even the best teams in the NBA (or any sport) go through stretches where they don't play well--but rather the fact that the team could only average about 80 points in the 2 games combined against the horrendous Washington defense.



Anyway, it's becoming really fun watching the plays that Doc draws up out of timeouts. He's a truly brilliant coach.

So, today the Celtics kinda broke this little drought and beat the San Antonio Spurs for the first time since Duncan has entered the league (I only wish I wasn't wokring and could've acutally seen the game!). And to do it without their starting bigmen combo of Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins makes it that much more impressive!

One thing that I have found encouraging is that the Celtics continue to find ways to win even when player(s) is/are out with injury. Not only has KG been out for a little while (and I like that the C's are letting him get fully healthy ala the Red Sox with Beckett and Schilling), but Ray Allen, James Posey, and now Kendrick Perkins have all missed some games here of there with injury. And yet this team doesn't seem to miss too many beats. It's nice to know that other players are capable of stepping up in difficult situations when needed (especially guys like Powe and Big Baby), as that will more than likely pay huge dividends at some point later this season and into the playoffs.

Oh, and while I wouldn't consider myself to be a Doc Rivers fan, I feel as though he deserves a huge chunk of credit for some of the coaching he's done with KG unavailable...particuarly in Friday night's game against the T-Wolves. I LOVED that he allowed the "2nd unit" (Powe, BBD, House, Rondo, and Posey)--who were playing extremely well--to play the majority of the 4th quarter instead of just throwing Pierce and Ray Allen--who were having "bleh" games by their standards--back out there for the stretch run. Such an oppurtunity may not only provide the bench players with some valuable end of the game experience, but it may go a long way in helping them to gain some confidence knowing that their coach trusts them enough to play them in key minutes.

Ray Allen should've been named the MVP of last night's All-Star game.

But, considering LeBron has been handed EVERYTHING to him since stepping foot onto an NBA court, I didn't expect anything different to occur last night.

Oh well.