I'm sick of writing about games I can't watch, so just a few brief bullets:
- All the chatter after this one is about Kevin Garnett: 20 points on 9-for-11 from the field in just 20 minutes (though I should note that Amare' Stoudemire didn't play for the Knicks).
- A night after talking about being more aggressive offensively, Rajon Rondo scored two points on three shot attempts and didn't get to the line. Yet he led the team in rebounding (with eight) and committed just one turnover. He also had nine assists, including this beauty to Semih Erden. (If you watch that clip long enough, Tommy Heinsohn exclaims during the replay that Rondo has invented a new "gender" of passing. I'm assuming he meant "genre.")
- I'm close to declaring the battle for the 15th roster spot over. Von Wafer played another good game, and while Stephane Lasme made all three of his shots and also grabbed four rebounds, he committed five turnovers. As I said yesterday, Wafer basically just needed to show Doc he wasn't going to throw up on himself every time out to get a job. These last two games, he's done that.
- Nagging injuries kept the following players out: Marquis Daniels (sore shoulder); Jermaine O'Neal (hand bruise); and Delonte West (back spasms).
- Rookie Avery Bradley's ankle, the one that was surgically repaired over the summer, hasn't healed the way the team would like, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the shelf for a while. It's a shame he missed Summer League and most of the preseason, but he wasn't going to be a contributor this year anyway and his long-term health is important.
Here are a couple other recaps, if you want to read people who watched the game: Celtics Blog and Red's Army. There's some more detail about KG's night in there.
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