Smothered

Like white on rice

Despite injuries, Paul Pierce's lowest point total in years and some awful calls in the final 12 minutes, the C's doused the Heat 85-82 at the Garden today. Pierce, who was 0 for 10 from the field, admitted after the game that both his hand and left foot were bothering him. He will have a MRI on the left foot tomorrow.

Rajon Rondo played great defense-Doc said his pressure on Miami's ball-carriers won them the game. R.R. finished with yet another triple-double: 11 points, 10 boards and 10 assists. Big Baby was huge off the bench chipping-in 16 points and hitting 2 clutch free-throws in the final seconds of the game. KG picked up the slack w/Paul struggling, leading the C's with 19 points to go with 7 rebounds & 3 assists. Von Wafer continued his great play, hitting 2 of 3 from beyond the arc, and finishing with a solid line of 10 points, 2 steals & 2 assists in 14 minutes. Check out John's recap and link to the boxscore over on Red'sArmy.

The Celtics now have 2 full days of rest before wrapping-up the first half of the 2010-11 season on Wed. vs the Nets. Tip-off at the Garden is at 7:30pm. I'll be there to see the C's off before the All-Star game and another West Coast trip.
(video of ESPN Boston's Chris Forsberg)