Wednesday, November 5, 2008

They Have a Problem - Celtics 103, Rockets 99

Yeah I'll be honest -- no one, including me, watched much of this game. We were all glued to election coverage, and rightly so. I did catch a small snippet of the action, though, enough to see the Celtics squeak by with a narrow win against the previously unbeaten Rockets (3-1).

The Celtics lost consecutive games on three separate occasions last year, and following a weekend loss in Indiana, they weren't about to have their first losing streak of 2008-09 come so soon. Last night's game play was dominated by the Big Three, who merely outlasted Houston's version of the same moniker -- Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and the newly acquired Ron Artest. Ray Allen led Boston's star-powered charge, finishing with a game-high 29 points, looking like the sharpshooter of old.

Tonight, the defending NBA Champions make their first-ever trip to Oklahoma City to face the league's newest team, the Thunder (1-2), led by young star Kevin Durant. The franchise moved from Seattle in the off-season.

Final Score: Boston Celtics 103, Houston Rockets 99
Player of the Game: Ray Allen, BOS (29 Pts, 5 Ast, 5 Reb)

-- Dan Zappulla, Rockin' the Vote.

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