Wow.
I know most of you are wallowing in south pity over the Patriots' loss, but Celtics' coach Doc Rivers absolutely blasted the Celtics after the game.
Out of all the jaw-dropping things to come out of Rivers' mouth, perhaps the most powerful was this: "If we don't play better, we're gonna get some guys out of here."
We're almost exactly halfway through the season, and the Celtics are now a .500 basketball team (20-20) after a terrible loss to the lowly Detroit Pistons, 103-88.
I'll keep this recap brief because again, I know some of us are going to need a little bit of time to recuperate after a tough day in Boston sports.
The good:
* The Celtics came back from an 18-point deficit to tie things at 48.
* Detroit only edged the Celtics in points in the paint by 4, 44-40. That's not bad, right? Hey, I pointed it out beforehand that Boston needed to improve in that area, give me some credit!
The bad:
* The Celtics have now lost 4 straight to the Detroit Pistons.
* They did not have a SINGLE lead.
* After only 5 turnovers in the first half, the Celtics committed 13 in the second half. Rajon Rondo had a season-high 9 for the game. Sheesh.
* After 9 shots in the first half, Kevin Garnett only took 2 shots in the second half. For the team's leading scorer on that night to have 2 shots in a half, it's a disgrace.
* No offense, but if Courtney Lee is your third-leading scorer, you have a problem.
Tomorrow's practice should be very interesting to say the least. The Celtics need to do a whole lot of soul-searching to say the least. They are back in action on Tuesday in Cleveland against the Cavaliers.
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