The Celtics outplayed and outclassed the Charlotte Bobcats, 92-59 in their home opener at the Garden.
Leading by 11 at the half, the Celtics blew the game open by scoring the first 16 points of the 3rd quarter. Of course, I missed the entire run because I had to go upstairs and put the kids to bed. Oh the joys of parenthood.
The defense was stifling. Charlotte shot 31% from the floor and 0% (0-10) from three. Perk (4 blocks) and KG (3 blocks) were monsters in the paint.
Other observations:
The game got chippy in the 2nd half. Tyson Chandler and several other Bobcats tried to goad Perk into a tech or worse on numerous occasions. He kept his cool for awhile but finally got a T for taunting.
KG fell on Raymond Felton's face during a loose ball. Felton needed several stitches. As he lay there motionless in the paint, Tommy screamed for a 3 seconds call. Classic Heinsohn.
What is Doc's obsession with playing Ray Allen too many minutes? He logged 38 tonight and didn't exit until the 9 minutes mark of 4th quarter. The starter with the next highest minutes was Rondo with 30.
After the jump, highlites from the block party.
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