A quick recap of a nice, easy win over the Raptors, 112-88.
The good:
* After a disappointing second half last night in Charlotte, the Celtics came out strongly in the second half of tonight's game. The Celtics more than doubled -- 15 third-quarter points on Tuesday to 32 tonight -- their third quarter point total. The C's shot 51.3% in the second half and scored 63 points. Boston closed the third on a 21-6 run that essentially put the Raptors away for good.
* With bad news from last night comes more good news tonight. As a result of a bad shooting night and a DNP, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce had the chance to make history on the same night in front of their home crowd. Both are now in the top 20 on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Garnett is now alone in 15th place with 25,201 points while Pierce is now 20th with 23,763 points. On the night, Pierce scored 15 points while Garnett bounced back nicely with 12 points on 5-of-8 from the floor in 20 minutes of action.
* What a difference a day makes. Last night, every Celtic had a negative plus/minus. Tonight, every player had a positive plus/minus.
* Boston's bench scored 58 of their 112 points. Well done.
The bad:
* A slow start had a chance to haunt the Celtics again, but the bench saved the day and fought off the Raptors strong start. Boston needs to improve their play out of the gate.
Boston has a nice break before returning to the parquet on Saturday night for a rematch with the Charlotte Bobcats.
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