I often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here's a dose of 'enemy chatter' from Toronto.
Faced with an opportunity to make amends against a healthier Celtics squad Sunday, would they be any more prepared?
Nope. Instead, Boston made the Raptors a punching bag yet again on the way to a 114-107 win, the Celtics' 10th win in 11 games against Toronto over the last three years. Boston scored the game's first 10 points. From that point on, their lead fluctuated between two and 15 points, although there was never the sense that the Raptors could take the game from the veteran Celtics.
But it was those first two minutes that ended the Raptors. They got hit in the mouth first. Again. And hard.
Eric Koreen - National Post
While he had a team-high nine assists, Hedo Turkoglu was the goat again this afternoon though five points in 32 minutes of action. On an afternoon when the Celtics' wings, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen,
combined for 32 points, Hedo's five along with DeMar DeRozan's seven
were simply inexcusable, and the key difference in a game that actually
saw Toronto outscore Boston on the break and in the paint.
Raptors HQThey are green kryptonite, it would seem.
Impenetrable and unbeatable.
Too tough, too deep, too good.
