Sorry Gilbert, Maybe Next Time

“So listen here. On November 2nd, we’re going to go into that building, we’re opening up Boston. Right now I’m telling the Boston fans: You guys are going to lose. It’s not going to be a victory for Boston. You might as well just cheer for me, because Boston isn’t winning in Boston for the season opener. I’m sorry.” That’s what Washington Wizards star guard Gilbert Arenas had to say in his NBA.com blog yesterday, so how long until Gilbert writes up his blog about how wrong he was? Or maybe his next blog will be about how the Celtic’s defense was able to shutdown the Washington Wizards on the perimiter and hold them to 0-16 from the three point line, setting an NBA record for most three point attempts, with no shots made? Well hey Gilbert, you might not have won, but at least you helped put your team in the record books! And what was it with Brenden Haywood having to scream and yell everytime he scored a bucket? Did he fail to remember that his team was trailing by 20 points for a majority of the second half? Or maybe he was just trying to do his best Kevin Garnett impression, but obviously it didn’t phase Garnett any. The “Big Ticket” Kevin Garnett had an amazing game in his Celtics’ debut with a great statline 22pts/20rebs/5asst/3stls/3blks/, but even with all those blocks and rebounds, perhaps the highlight of his night was shutting down Gilbert Arenas everytime he tried to drive to the basket, Garnett didn’t show his usual level of intensity in this game, but he certainly let loose when he blocked a Gilbert Arenas drive to the hoop attempt. Paul Pierce continued to prove why he’s worthy of the title of “team captain”, dropping 28 points on the Wizards. But it wasn’t all positive for the Celtics. They did have 15 turnovers, and they did look a bit sloppy, but aren’t the Wizards considered by many to be a top tier team in the Eastern Confrence? If the Celtics’ can play like this and beat an elite Eastern Confrence team by 20 points, then its definitley looking to be an exciting season for the Boston Celtics and their fans.

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