Greg Stiemsma is the man, he got his 1st career start over an already hurt, shell of himself Jermaine O'Neal and excelled so much that I want to see The Big Stiesy or The Stiemroller as our new starting center he finished the game with 13 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks and 2 assists. The always animated Tommy Heinsohn compared Greg's defensive timing to Bill Russell, so there is that......
Although the Stiemroller had a great game but the real reason we stayed in it and ultimately won was because of Ray Allen and a couple shots from Paul Pierce. Ray is shooting at a stupid pace, he had 27 points, went 6-7 from 3 and is now shooting 61% from 3. Ridiculous. Paul Pierce like always had some clutch baskets at the end of the game including a game defining 3, he finished with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Rajon had another big assist game with 13 but needs to watch his turnovers.
Brandon Bass is a god send, he had another solid game with 14 points and 6 boards, and he never seems to miss. I know he's sort of a black hole and doesn't pass, but if he's getting them in who cares.
Celtics are now 3-3 with their next game coming Wednesday against New Jersey.
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