It pains me to say this, but the man I love to call Mr. Front-runner did-in the Celtics tonight. Mo Williams scored 14 of his 20 points during the 3rd quarter as the Cavaliers fought back from an 11 point deficit and beat the Celtics 101-93.
The Celtics built a 54-43 halftime lead thanks to Rajon Rondo's (27 points, 12 assists) brilliant play. He penetrated at will. When he wasn't making twisting layups or banking home ridiculous floaters, he was finding the open man.
The offense came to a screeching halt after halftime. Cleveland clamped down on Rondo and the Celtics had no answers. The Cavs outscored Boston 58-39 in
the 2nd half.
After a hot start (4-5 FG in 1st quarter) Paul Pierce
finished 1-for-12. Like Pierce, KG (18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists) started strong and wilted down the stretch. Six of his 10 rebounds came in the 1st quarter. He shot 1-5 in the 4th.
The Celtics bench would provide little relief. They were out scored 26-12.
At what point does Doc Rivers realize that Rasheed Wallace (13 minutes, 2 points, 1-5 FG, 2 rebounds) isn't helping the team? How can Doc bench Marquis Daniels and Nate Robinson, but continue to play Sheed? Since Reggie Miller and Marv Albert talked incessantly about LeBron's elbow, there's no need to mention it in this post. A couple of noteworthy stats: Both teams finished with 41 rebounds. The Celtics had 25 fouls to Cleveland's 17 (I'm just saying...).
