On Wednesday night the Celtics played their first of two back-to-back games starting off on the road in Toronto. The Celtics came into the night looking for their fifth straight win, all coming after the loss of their All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo. The Raptors made moves early this trade season and have a new look team led by former Memphis Grizzly, Rudy Gay. Rudy was involved in a blockbuster three team deal that sent longtime Raptor Jose Calderon out of town and brought Gay in.
Life without Rondo has caused the Celtics to implement an all new free flowing offense. In doing so the ball handling responsibilities are being shared by every player on the floor. In their first four wins the Celtics saw a very even distribution of scoring and tonight followed the same script. The team had six players in double digit scoring lead by their defensive anchor Kevin Garnett who finished with a season high 27 points. With the game hanging in the balance the Celtics stayed strong in the fina...
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February 08, 2013
