Celtics Light Up Blazers, Delonte Breaks Out
7 for 12 Shooting… 2 for 2 from behind the arc… 6 boards… 2 assists… 2 blocks… 17 points. All in 19 minutes of play. Good news fans — It’s safe to say that Delonte has broken out. And in the words of the man himself, it’s “time get trigger happy”.
Last year the Boston Celtics struggled to win back to back games. So much so in fact, they only did it twice. I just checked the calendar and on November 17th — they’ve done it once and now head to MSG looking for a third straight win tomorrow night against the Knicks.
Perhaps more importantly though, for the second consecutive game, the Celtics simply clicked in the second half. Consider these as the keys to the game…
• The Celtics turned the ball over twice in the second half of the game, and were +7 in the turnover battle.
• Again, every Celtic player that was dressed played in the game and participated. The only player that didn’t score was Brian Scalabrine — but he was a consistent player in the second half of the game as the Celtics outscored the Blazers 68 to 47.
• Delonte’s efforts literally led the second unit…
All in all, this was one hell of a game for the Celtics. Anytime a team as young as this only turns the ball over 10 times as opposed to he 20-25 they normally do — it’s a game that builds confidence and momentum.
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