A Rested Team is an Offensively Efficient Team

More photos » by Michael Dwyer - AP Kevin Garnett helped facilitate a very potent Celtics offense on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Browse more photos » NBA players probably don't understand the luxury of the typical three day weekend. They work nights and weekends on most occasions, so three days with no games to them must be like Friday or Monday off for the majority of us. Above all, we take advantage of the time off and based on the smackdown the the Celtics laid down on the Jazz last night, it seems pretty clear they made the most of their time off. One day of rest plus two days of practice was just what the doctor ordered for what appeared to be a very fatigued group of Celtics following Saturday night's "outlasting" of the Nets. The Celtics followed up a sloppy and poorly executed game against New ...