Celtics Season Begins With a 'W'

It wasn't pretty, but the Celtics started the 2008-2009 season with a 90-85 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The night began with the raising of the Celtics' 17th Championship Banner and a teary-eyed Paul Pierce proudly hoisting his ring to the crowd, and ended with the Celtics firmly entrenched as the team to beat in the East. LeBron and his Cavs came out firing, looked good for most of the game, but just couldn't hold off the C's for the full 48 minutes. Pierce was the catalyst for Boston, leading all scorers with 27 points while dishing out 4 assists, however it was a couple of role players who we can thank for tonight's victory... [continued]