Pistons

For Celtics fans this is great news. The Big Three, or Boston Three Party, as they are called in a recent ESPN commercial, had quiet games. Paul Pierce 19 (again leading the team in field goal attempts), Garnett 15 and 5 boards, and Ray Allen with 9 points on only 8 shots.

Glenn (Big Baby) Davis had 20 points. With 16 coming in the 4th quarter. Davis continues to looked like he belongs in the NBA and is pushing for Perkins' minutes. Davis provides more scoring punch than Perkins and is an overall better basketball player. Perkins does have size and is a better finisher in terms of ripping the rim down and that may be the deciding factor in the long run as far as minutes. But the real story is that this team is coming along, with players contributing everywhere. Last night alone, Pollard, House, Tony Allen (double figures again with 10), Posey and House all scored or contributed and that makes this team all the more dangerous.

Commercials like the recent ESPN one can flame jealousy on a professional sports team. Will it effect this team? So far it hasn't. Winning 29 out of your first 32 games should bring unity to a team and these Celtics have that. Garnett's personality will hold this team in check and make everybody feel important. The proof? Great contributions off the bench and that ultimately will decide if these guys (all 12) can bring an NBA title to Boston.

The Celtics squeaked out a win against the Grizzlies on Friday. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce had 23 each but Ray Allen had two foul shots that came in the last seconds of the game.

For Celtics fans, that is worrisome. Allen has proven that he is an elite scorer through out his career and the new Celtics are preaching "harmony", but this can't continue. Pierce leads the team in field goal attempts almost every game. Has he taken it for the team? Doesn't appear so.

Garnett was able to get his 23 on only 10 field goal attempts. Pierce shot a respectable 9 for 17 but Ray Allen needs more touches and field goal attempts to help this team over the long haul.

Tony Allen had another great game scoring 20 in 25 minutes. With every game Tony Allen seems to get better and strengthens a bench that was a major concern to start the season. However, even with the bench providing scoring, rebounds and energy, Ray Allen only scoring 2 and disappearing over the last few games is not a good sign.

Former UConn star Rudy Gay, lost a tooth to a James Posey forearm. Gay has started to show flashes of NBA stardom but a James Posey forearm will send him to the dentist in the next few days.

That bodes well for tonight's game against the Pistons, who stole one from the Celtics on a Chauncy Billups head fake in Boston. Giving the Celtics one of their three losses. Expect a physical, low scoring, NBA playoff type game tonight.