Rondo Saves Chanukah

I am not Jewish nor do i know how to spell, but in tonight's 103-91 domination of the Orlando Magic made tonight a happy Hanukkah for me. After losing another big game to Detroit on Thursday, the Celtics had to prove that they could squash better teams than the Chicago Bulls. They played like a true contender tonight with 4 of 5 starters scoring 20 points and the 5th (Perk) grabbing 12 boards. The C's played team basketball at its finest, but tonight the real story was Rajon Rondo, who tied a career-high 23 points on a remarkable 8-10 shooting. Rondo is shooting 52% from the field this year. With the exception of Tony Parker and Sca'ls Cholesterol, no perimeter player should have statistics this high. He is hating on the haters, showing that not only can he shoot, but he is one of the best mid-range shooters in the league. A scary thought considering the cast that surrounds him. With Perk's low-post moves maturing like a fine cheddar ( fear that baby-hook bitches), the Celtics are looking more and more like the best team in the NBA.

The Magic are sometimes considered the toughest team in the East, but tonight the Celtics put that debate to rest. The only time the Magic posed a legitimate threat was in the second, when Rondo was in the bench and the Celtics lost their rhythm. After closing out the half and putting up yet another dominant 3rd quarter, the game was just out of reach in the fourth.
Tonight proved that when the Celtics play well, no team in the East can beat them. When they last lost to the Magic, they played horrible and still almost won. Today they played good and won convincingly.
Celtics fans can now enjoy their holidays knowing that their team can get up for big games and is ready for the west. The Celtics have yet to play their best ball and they are 22-3. Teams better lock-up their daughters because in 2008 the Celtics will dominate.


Player of the game: Rondo. He won the Tommy award and is truly developing into an elite point guard before our eyes.

Coach of the game: Doc Rivers. Either Stan the man was swimming laps at half-time, or he sweats like a pig. The Magic couldn't find the Van G-spot tonight.

LVP: Rashard Lewis. For the 8 billion dollars he's being paid, his 15 points 3 rebounds 0 assists had no impact on the game. If Adonal Foyle hadn't scored 0 points in 4 minutes he would have been getting all the dirty looks in the locker-room tonight.