The Boston Celtics Search for “C”

March 21st, 2010 by Frances White Leave a reply »
In the past if the Celtics had given up a third quarter lead, they would hang their heads and fail to do the little things that was necessary to get back in the game.  Last night in Dallas, they dug down defensively and harassed Dirk Nowitzki into a critical turnover when the game was still in doubt. 

You saw the return of Paul Pierce, who for the past few months looked like a man who couldn't figure out how to play the game with limitations. 

Father time has robbed the core players of some athleticism; for players like Paul Pierce it has become more of a cerebral game.  Where once they could go around, through or over their opponents they now have to do it by the numbers: fake, find the angle, and lean more on their teammates to get open. 

Though he can't explode to the rim like he used too, Pierce has started to attack the rim with force and as a result his whole game has benefited.  Last night in his post game presser Pierce mentioned that he really should't have been playing  at all. This was a startling revelation since the Captain had been saying that injuries weren't an excuse, that they just ...

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