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Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves
London, England
Wednesday, October 10
Televised on Comcast Sports Net, ESPN 2
02 Arena
Probable Starters
PG: Rajon Rondo
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Paul Pierce
PF: Kevin Garnett
C: Kendrick Perkins
Off the Bench
Leon Powe, James Posey, Eddie House, Tony Allen, Big Baby Davis, Esteban Batista, Brandon Wallace, Gabe Pruitt, Dahntay Jones, Jackie Manuel, Brian Scalabrine
Probable Starters
PG: Randy Foye
SG: Ricky Davis
SF: Ryan Gomes
PF: Al Jefferson
C: Mark Blount
Off the Bench
Corey Brewer, Greg Buckner, John Edwards, Gerald Green, Juwan Howard, Marko Jaric, Mark Madsen, Rashad McCants, Theo Ratliff, Chris Richard, Craig Smith, Sebastian Telfair, Bracey Wright.
Key Matchups
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This may be the biggest matchup of the year. In essence, these players were traded for each other. The young player who is just breaking out versus the veteran who is one of the best of all time. KG will want to beat his former team and Big Al will certainly want to prove that he can win as well. This should be a great matchup.
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Who can forget Blount skipping across the floor in his first game against the Celtics after the trade or the embrace between Ricky and Blount after last season's game? Blount is not known for his rebounding or his play in the paint. Perk should be able to pretty much shut him down. This is a grudge match.
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Danny had worked out Foye a couple of times before last year's draft and there was talk of the Celtics trying to get him. Instead Danny made the trade for Telfair and drafted Rondo. This is a matchup between 2 young point guards who have been given the keys to the team. It will be interesting to see how they match up on both ends of the court.
Game Notes
This is a much anticipated matchup between the two teams that have been involved in 2 blockbuster trades in the last 3 years. The Wolves have 7 former Celtics on their team and the Celtics now have just 1 former Timberwolf in Kevin Garnett. The former Celtics are going to want to beat their old team and will play hard. This will be a game that pits veterans against youth. The former Celtics will know Doc's system and KG knows the Wolves system. A good coach will take that information and design a defense to stop it. Coaching will once again be crucial in this matchup. This may be just a preseason game, but there is a lot of pride at stake and it should be very intense because of it.
