The Celtics wrapped up their 2007 Vegas Summer League with a blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks, 91-70, as the green finished with a 3-2 record. The story of the Celtics throughout the first four games was the crisp team defense, and that surely was not the case in this one. The undefeated Mavericks walked all over Boston’s defense and practically had their way, shooting 51% as a team. Reyshawn Terry led the way with 23 points on 9-13 shooting, while Jose Juan Barea had yet another spectacular outing running the show, racking up 11 beautiful assists. Former New Orleans Hornet Brandon Bass also displayed some physical play, attacking the rack and scoring 16 points off the Dallas bench.

While the Celtics couldn’t get it done on the defensive end, they also couldn’t manage to convert on the offensive side either, hence the blowout loss. As a team, the C’s shot just 37% from the floor, turned the ball over 20 times (opposed to Dallas’ 10), and missed 10 free throws.

Despite the mishaps, there was one bright spot for Boston in their summer league finale, and that was the play of Glen “Big Baby” Davis. Davis was sensational on both ends of the floor, displaying his heart, determination, and versatility. Davis was a monster on the boards, grabbing 14 rebounds, as well as playing tough defense with his six blocked shots (he was also not credited for two rejections). On the offensive end, the 35th overall pick in the draft showed how versatile he is, as he scored in the post, displayed his mid-range touch, took guys off the dribble, and showed off his outstanding passing ability. Play-by-play guy Rick Kamla could not get enough of Davis’ performance, and couldn’t stop himself from raving about his play throughout the entire game. “Big Baby” was absolutely phenomenal.

Gerald Green continued his struggles, and this time he didn’t show up on either end of the floor. He was as frustrated as he has been all week long, forcing shots, unable to knock down open looks, getting crushed by Reyshawn Terry, and the Gerald Green naysayers have the right to yap yet again.

Allan Ray had some excellent moments, and also some bad ones. Ray did manage to knock down a couple shots from the perimeter, as well as make some impressive acrobatic finishes off penetration, but he also was completely unaware of the shot clock throughout the entire game and made some poor decisions with the ball.

Rajon Rondo sat out this one as well, and gave Gabe Pruitt another long look at the point. The rookie combo guard out of USC had a relatively quiet game on the offensive end, as he usually displays his quickness and athleticism to go along with his good-looking stroke. Pruitt didn’t look for his own offense in this one, and that looked to be the reason why he was so quiet. He did, however, remain in control and manage to take good care of the basketball.

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Celtics Player Stat Lines

• Glen Davis: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks, 2 steals, 1 assist, 3 turnovers, 8-18 FG, 3-4 FT
• Allan Ray: 15 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 turnovers, 5-10 FG, 2-4 3FG, 3-3 FT
• Gerald Green: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 4-14 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7-10 FT
• Gabe Pruitt: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover, 1-5 FG
• Pat Carroll: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 turnover, 2-5 FG, 2-2 FT
• Lance Allred: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 2-3 FG, 1-2 FT
• Leon Powe: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 1-5 FG
• Sergio Sanchez: 3 points, 1 rebound, 3 turnovers, 1-4 FG, 0-1 3FG, 1-1 FT
• Eric Hicks: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1-1 FG
• Brandon Wallace: 1 point, 1 rebound, 0-1 FG, 1-2 FT
• Andreas Glyniadakis: 4 turnovers, 0-1 FG
• Rajon Rondo: DNP
• Torin Francis: DNP

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