Hey, Portland is a good team.
The Celtics (4-6) learned that tonight after they fell to the Trail Blazers (7-2), 109-96.
Portland was led by their All Star power forward, LaMarcus Aldridge, who finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds.
The Celtics have now dropped two straight and now head into a stretch of five straight games against teams with winning records. This was not the way to start that stretch.
The good:
* After missing Wednesday's game with a right knee bruise, Jared Sullinger came ready to play. The big fella had himself a night. He had a career-high 26 points on 11-of-18 from the field to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal.
* Maybe it was just the coaching change, but something has happened to Courtney Lee. He had another solid game tonight, scoring 9 points on 4-of-9 from the floor. On the year, he is shooting 55% from the field and 42% from three-point range.
* The bench scored 57 points tonight. The C's are going to need that depth this upcoming week.
The bad:
* The Celtics committed 12 turnovers in the first half. You can't give away the ball to a team that scores 103 points a game.
* The Trail Blazers killed the Celtics from long distance. After starting 1-of-7 from three-point range, the Blazers finished the night 9-of-26. Nicolas Batum was the main culprit, connecting on 4 of the 10 threes he shot.
There's no rest for the weary. The C's are back to work tomorrow night when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
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