Halftime thoughts: Warriors 57, Celtics 40

And I stayed up late for this? Boy it's get frustrating watching this team sometimes.

In once again another disappointing first half, the Celtics trail the Warriors, 57-40.

Here are my thoughts:

* After a horrendous first quarter on Thursday night, you would've thought the Celtics would come out strong in this one, right? Wrong. The Celtics trailed 24-9 at one point during the first on Thursday. In the first quarter tonight, they trailed by as many as 9, 24-15. This has been a trend since the Houston game. The Celtics need to start this second half focused and aggressive to make up for their poor opening.

* Kevin Garnett is getting his money's worth from rookie Festus Ezeli. The 6'11'' big man has made life difficult on the offensive end for KG. He only had 5 shots in 12 minutes for 4 points. Ezeli has been denying the entry pass into KG on the post. KG has had to battle every second he's been on the floor.

* Where did Jason Collins go? Maybe he would help down low, no?

* What happened to trapping Stephen Curry? Right from the gate, the Celtics doubled Curry as soon as he touched the ball. The Celtics did this for the first four defense possessions of the game, but then went away from it. He was unable to do a thing when doubled, and now he has 7 points on 3-of-4 from the floor.

* Paul Pierce is showing his age tonight. His jump shot is as flat, his legs have no lift, and he's having a hard time on the defensive end of the floor. He is 1-of-11 from the floor and 0-of-5 from the three-point line.

* Courtney Lee and Jared Sullinger are the only bright spots for the Celtics in this one. Lee, who started in place of Rajon Rondo, has 8 points on 3-of-7 from the floor including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, which is a good sign for Lee and the Celtics. He also has 4 rebounds and has been playing his usual solid defense. Sullinger leads the Celtics with 10 points on 5-of-6 from the floor and has 4 rebounds. Without these two, this would be a complete (bleep) show.

* The Celtics can't buy a basket so far. Their offense is struggling big time, as the C's have been missing a ton of jumpers and taking some poor and contested shots late in the shot clock. The C's are shooting a mere 32% to Golden State's 56%.