Yay, we locked up the 2nd worst record in the NBA. Now everybody can root for wins in these last 3 games of the season, I’m friggen relieved. No more tank talk, no more “I don’t know if I want us to win or lose” talk. Now, it’s play as hard as possible and continue to develope, show off, and evaluate these young players.

I also want to add it that it was completely hilarious that Mo Williams did not play in this game. I called it in my game preview, and it happened. He played in their last game, he is NOT hurt, they attempted to tank and we beat them at their own game twice. I’m glad.

Gerald Green had a very good offensive night, I’m happy to see him continue this hot streak (3 straight games of 20+ points). He shot the ball pretty well, he was very aggressive all night long, and he didn’t avoid contact. Nice to see Gerald continue to play well and taking advantage of the playing time and touches he’s receiving.

Leon Powe was awesome tonight, he really was. He did OK throughout most of the game, but in that 4th quarter he was outstanding. He made key defensive plays, key rebounds, and HUGE buckets. He was so aggressive and he came up HUGE in that fourth quarter, even though we lost.

It was really nice to see Delonte back out on the floor. He did a solid job, nothing great. It was pretty much an average game for Delonte, but it was nice to see him back out there. We actually had 9 players tonight! Wow!

Ryan Gomes had a solid night tonight as well. He hit the jumper and he was working hard, as usual. He does this every night, he’s the most consistent player on the team (I’ve said that plenty of times). Another night at the office for Gomes.

Perk was alright, but he also made a lot of mistakes tonight. He was eaten up a couple times in the paint and turned the ball over too much, he was outworked by Gadzuric (of all people) and couldn’t handle his athleticism and length. Perk did have a couple nice post moves (out of nowhere, mind you), and he made some good passes as usual. But overall, not a very good game from Perk.

Rondo was alright, but he obviously didn’t have one of his better games. He made some great plays and he was all over the place, but he didn’t have a great night at all. The kid should be able to have one poor game every once and a while, right?

Kevinn Pinkney did a good job tonight. He got a lot of minutes down the stretch and he made some solid plays. He made two beautiful passes down low in a row, he was active, and he didn’t pass up any shots that were given to him. Once again, I think this kid could be on an NBA roster next year (probably not in Boston, but I could see him somewhere, or at least getting invited to training camp).

Allan Ray hit a few jumpers, but he made some bad rookie mistakes in the last couple minutes of this ball game. The first big mistake was actually following up on two great hustle plays. He jumped around and tipped the ball and kept the possession alive for the Celtics twice in 7-8 seconds. Then, he picked up the ball at the top of the key and failed to see Powe wide open under the basket… so he pulled it out to half court. Doc was so disgusted that he called a timeout. Then on that last possession, Ray screwed that up big time. He had the ball, he had his shooting hand free, he passed it to Leon Powe 18 feet from the basket with about 2.5 seconds left. That resulted in Powe panicing and just flipping it to Telfair at the top of the key who had to launch a 3 within 0.9 seconds. That was a horrible decision by Ray.

Bassy did ok. He obviously is not a good shooter and he did throw up some bricks, but he did nail a couple three’s and make a couple decent kickouts. I’m just glad that he’s not passing up every shot now.

• Gerald Green: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals on 9-16 FG, 1-5 3FG, 2-3 FT

• Leon Powe: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block on 8-12 FG, 2-2 FT

• Ryan Gomes: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block on 5-8 FG, 0-2 3FG, 3-3 FT

• Delonte West: 13 points, 4 assists, 1 block on 5-12 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-3 FT

• Kendrick Perkins: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 turnovers on 4-9 FG, 1-1 FT

• Kevinn Pinkney: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists on 3-10 FG, 1-2 FT

• Allan Ray: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal on 3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG, 2-2 FT

• Rajon Rondo: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal on 2-7 FG, 1-1 FT

• Sebastian Telfair: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal on 2-8 FG, 2-5 3FG

Next Game: Sunday (4/15/07) on the road @ Orlando at 6:00 pm ET.

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