After a thrilling overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the TD Garden, the Celtics gave their fans yet another heart-racing OT win against the Chicago Bulls. It was the co-returns of ex-Celtic legend (ok, legendary in his own way) Brian Scalabrine and ex-Celtic assistant coach Tom Thibodeau. The C's were able to build a large lead but once again allowed the Bulls to come storming back to send it into OT. Rajon Rondo played some stellar one-on-one defense on Derrick Rose to force the OT, where Ray Allen's one-handed slam sealed the win.
Oh by the way, I'm renaming these highlights the "GreenLights" since they're clearly all Celtic highlights. Just a side note, no onto what everyone really cares about, the video:
Q1: The first quarter begins with a solid opening defensive set leading to a missed shot by Luol Deng. Other highlights include:
- Ray Allen coming off a curl for an elbow jumper
- Jermaine O'Neal taking a charge
- Ray draining a three
- Good transition defense eventually leading to their own lay-up in transition, by Ray Allen
- KG grabbing boards like it's 2004
- JO with a baseline jumper
- Rondo with the sneaky steal, then laying it in
- JO challenging the Bulls driving attack
- Standing ovation for Scal
- Big Baby with the steal, leading to a Ray Allen lay-up
- Another solid defensive set
- KG hustling back in transition
- Big Baby drawing the charge
- Marquis Daniels 'doin work in the post
Q2: The second quarter begins with Nate Robinson attacking the hoop. Other highlights include:
- Big Baby playing stellar one-on-one post defense on Joakim Noah
- Big Baby and Semih Erden combining for a nice block
- Scal's entrance into the game
- Semih keeping a possession alive
- Big Baby taking another charge
- Two very impressive defensive sets
- Two solid scoring moves in the post by Marquis
- Rondo driving to the basket, dishing to Marquis
- Greg Dickerson relaying a message to Tommy Heinsohn from Scal, who wants his job
- Rondo with back-to-back steals: one comes up empty, the other leads to a ferocious KG slam
- Rondo to Marquis to Big Baby for two
- Pierce with the classic elbow jumper
- Dueling dunks by Taj Gibson and KG
- C's forcing turnovers
- Big Baby getting a very kind bounce on his jump-shot
- KG with the nice move to the basket
- Good defense to end the half
Q3: The second half begins with a vintage KG turn-around jumper. Other highlights include:
- Solid team defense forcing a bad shot by Luol Deng
- Consecutive assists from KG out of the post: first he quickly recognizes the double team and finds a cutting JO, then with single-coverage, he dishes to a cutting Rondo
- KG getting under Noah's skin
- JO with the turnaround jumper, and 1
- JO with a smooth jumper
- Ray Allen with a 4-point play, and poses after making the shot
- KG with the baseline jumper
- Ray Allen with the floater in the lane
- Nate drilling the straight-away jumper
Q4: The fourth (but not final) quarter begins with Semih and Big Baby crashing the defensive boards. Other highlights include:
- Nate raining down a three right in front of Chicago's bench
- Marquis hanging for two
- Ray picking off a weak pass
- JO draining another jumper
- KG drilling another baseline jumper
- KG and JO blocking Noah
- Rondo coasting to the hoop for two lay-ups
- Kyle Korver turning the ball over, leading to a Ray Allen lay-up, and 1
- Excellent team post defense on Noah
- Paul Pierce tipping in a Rondo missed lay-up
- Big Baby and KG with mirrored spot-up jumpers
- Rondo's stellar one-on-one defense on Derrick Rose to send the game into OT
OT: The extra session begins with a step-away jumper by Pierce. Other highlights include:
- Big Baby knocking down a jumper
- Ray Ray for three
- Rondo finding Pierce on a beautiful backdoor cut for two
- Rose's offensive foul on KG
- Ray Allen's one-handed slam to seal the win
- KG's hustle to knock away the ball from Noah, who is trying to play point guard
