CELTICS BEGIN SECOND RUN AT LEAGUE RECORD FOR LOSSES IN A ROW

DROP SECOND IN A ROW IN TWO GAMES THAT I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO... I AM GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE AND GUESS THAT WALLY SPRAINED HIS ANKLE AGAIN AND DOC IS DOING SOMETHING STUPID... I WAS RIGHT!!

Alright, alright, I paid attention to these games, but not tooooo closely. The game tonight was encouraging, because the Celtics played the Suns as close as anyone in the league that lost to them this season (which is pretty much everyone), but fell short due to a lack of firepower.

As for the game against the Kings, well... the Celtics never beat the Kings. I don't know what their record is against those jokers but it's got to be something like 0-1275. So, it wasn't too much of a shock to see them drop that one.

Here's the bad about these two games.

1) Both losses in winnable games against superior opponents.
2) Wally sprained his ankle again, which happens in 100% of the games he plays in. Hm... maybe he should take some time off?!?
3) Telfair is slowly moving back into 2nd in the rotation for some unknown reason. He certainly hasn't PLAYED his way in.
4) Brian Scalabrine has played well... but he's starting. No winning team will EVER have Scals in the starting lineup. It's a huge matchup problem for the C's. That's the hole in their lineup, in fact... I don't know why Doc isn't going with West, Green, Pierce, Rondo, Jefferson... or the same lineup with Perkins instead of Gomes. Scals doesn't rebound well for a 3 or a 4. He clogs up the perimeter on offense, and his defense is passable but not good enough to warrant the minutes he's been getting. Green is an explosive scorer, a better rebounder, and an average defender. I'd rather have him in there 8 DAYS A WEEK.

Here's the good.

1) Big Al has shown that he is among the best rebounders in the league, and he has also shown that he can get his points even with Pierce as the focus of the offense.
2) Delonte is the shizzle.
3) Gerald Green is on the brink of being the sixth man.
4) Pierce is back, and he's sharing the ball.
5) Pierce is outspoken about the team's needs like a true captain should. He's the man for the Celtics, if they expect him to be the franchise player it's about damn time they gave him what he wanted.

UP NEXT:
Friday in LA versus the Lakers... will they be the first to face the Kobe-Kidd duo, who I will hereby nickname "Rape and Pillage"??? Remains to be seen...