At the half, Boston leads Toronto, 50-45.
The Celtics got off to a slow start in the first quarter, but picked it up nicely in the second, as they outscored the Raptors, 30-22.
Here are my thoughts:
* Boston's best players so far? That'd be Courtney Lee and Kevin Garnett. Lee scored 11 points on 5-of-7 from the floor. One thing I've liked about Lee's performance of late has been his willingness to step in and take the shots he's capable of knocking down on a consistent basis. After struggling to connect from beyond the arc at the start of the season, Lee has moved inside the line and become more efficient. He's also been making plays on defense.
* Kevin Garnett leads the Celtics with 14 points thus far on 6-of-9 from the floor. He is also the team's leading rebounder with 6. The best part of KG's stat line? He's done it all in only 15 minutes.
* Boston has no one to match up with Andrea Bargnani. The former number-one pick is the Raptors' leading scorer with 11 off the bench. The 7-footer's ability to stretch the floor and step out and knock down jumpers is a problem for the Celtics' bench. Chris Wilcox isn't exactly the person you want defending outside the paint.
* Boston's bench needs to step it up. They only scored 7 points to Toronto's 14.
* David Stern said today he expects HGH blood testing to take place in the NBA by next year. Oh boy.
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