Celts Win Possible Finals Preview
In a battle between what many feel could well be the NBA Finals match-up, the short-handed Celtics defeated the short-handed Spurs, 98-90 on Sunday. Boston was without starting center, Kendrick Perkins and forward Kevin Garnett, while San Antonio is still without the services of PG Tony Parker. Without two of Boston’s biggest players, the good money would have been on Tim Duncan dominating down low. While he did put up 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists against Glen Davis, the Big Baby did hold his own, playing Duncan on-on-one, while scoring 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
The Spurs have been up and down lately, with each of their big three stars having missed substantial time due to injuries. They have certainly played more games shorthanded this year than with the full complement.
Rajon Rondo was the question mark before the season started. But against the defending NBA champs, the second year player out of Kentucky had 12 assists and 11 rebounds. As far as quick offense was concerned, the Celtics had two spurts when the hot hand helped. In the first quarter, Paul Pierce scored 14 points of 5-5 shooting, and later in the game, Eddy House scored 10 points in under two and a half minutes.
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