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Ray Allen (25 points) nailed a pair of three pointers in the final 90 seconds to lead the Celtics back from a 13 point fourth quarter deficit and past the Wizards 86-83.
I've endured some pain in my life - double root canal, hernia surgery, fiery hemorrhoids. But none compare to watching the first 44 minutes of this game. The Celtics were horrible. They were shooting 35% through the 3rd quarter. Al Thornton (24 pts, 11 reb), Andray Blatche (23 pts) and JaVale McGee 13 pts, 5 blks) looked like the new Big 3.
With 6 minutes left in the 4th, the Celtics trailed 79-66. Many fans started leaving. Those who stayed were booing.
And then the Cs flipped the switch. They closed the game on a 20-4 run.
Rajon Rondo (15 points, 7 assists) got things going by picking up the tempo. He had 6 points and 3 assists over a 4 minutes span where the Celtics clawed back and trailed 81-79. Now it was Ray's time. Perk grabbed an offensive rebound (off a missed Rondo FT) and kicked it over to Ray who drilled a wide open 3 with 1:32 left. Can anyone explain why Randy Foye jacked up that 25-footer with 33 seconds left and the Wizards up 83-82? Was he thinking 2-for-1? KG ended up with the loose ball and after a time out, Ray drilled another three with 17 seconds left to put the Celtics back in front 85-83.
The Celtics bench: 3-21 FG.
Yes, the Celtics did what they had to do to win, but the Wizards might have the least talented roster in the NBA. This should have been a 20-point blowout with the starters laughing on the bench for the final 12 minutes. Aww... nevermind. I should know better by now.