LeBron James watched from the bench in street clothes. The show he saw
wasn't very pretty.
"There'll be no video on this game, hopefully,'' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said
"It was not a piece of art.''
"Afternoon games aren't one of my favorites to begin with,'' Boston's
Kevin Garnett said.
"We just didn't have the energy we normally come out with,'' said Pierce,
who had seven points in 30 minutes. "I don't know if part of it was
(the game) being early. I don't know if part of it was LeBron not playing,
but we usually come out with a better start.''
"When King James goes down, you feel like you have to carry the team by
yourself offensively,'' Drew Gooden said. "I think we are started to get
better at doing that, but then again that is not our identity. Our identity
is having him make plays for us.''
"We anticipated Lebron playing,'' Garnett said. "He didn't, but the world
doesn't stop. The game definitely doesn't stop.''
Last season, without Garnett and Allen, the Celtics didn't get their 14th
win until Feb. 26, their 56th game - 40 more than it took this season.
They're 9-0 at home one season after getting their ninth win there on March 14
, their 32nd home game.
"As much as we have our comforts here at home, you start to extend those on
the road and it makes you better on the road, too,'' Allen said.
Big Baby is the personality of the Boston Celtics,'' Garnett said,
using Davis' college nickname at LSU. "He has an aura around him which
followed him, which he carries on and off the court.
The Celtics had played back-to-back 8 p.m. games before flying home from
Miami on Saturday.
"Our bodies are tired,'' Pierce said. "So we had to come in here and be
mentally ready.''
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