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Posted by Brendan Jackson on Dec 18, 2012 3321040 commentsCeltics-Bulls+Grades2012-12-19+04%3A01%3A06Brendan+Jackson

Boston Celtics

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Final

Recap | Box Score

100

Chicago Bulls

	Kevin Garnett, PF 22 MIN \| 5-10 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 8 REB \| 0 AST \| 10 PTS \| -7 Kevin Garnett played 22 minutes tonight and he looked tired for about 13 of them. He couldn’t post any of the Bulls’ front court players and settled for jumpers a step in from the three point line. The closest shot he took was a three foot jumper. No dunks, no layups, no alley oops. It’s not surprising that in a game where KG took all jumpers, he didn’t get to the line.
	Brandon Bass, PF 25 MIN \| 3-9 FG \| 1-1 FT \| 8 REB \| 0 AST \| 7 PTS \| +2 I would like to see Bass have this exact same line but take at least three fewer shots. If he could do that, he’s earned an A-.
	Paul Pierce, SF 27 MIN \| 6-10 FG \| 2-4 FT \| 3 REB \| 4 AST \| 16 PTS \| -4 Pierce seemed to have his shot cooking tonight but nothing else. This includes his decision making. Instead of making himself a part of the offense, he seemed all too happy to try to make a one-on-one move on a very good defender (Luol Deng). It’s not all Pierce’s fault. Chicago is a very good defensive team and no one on the Celtics executed the offense well.
	Rajon Rondo, PG 28 MIN \| 9-18 FG \| 6-8 FT \| 2 REB \| 8 AST \| 26 PTS \| 0 Rondo single-handedly tried to keep the Celtics in the game. With no one giving him any options on offense, he attacked the basket, fought for extra chance points, and was aggressive with his jumper. I meant that last one in a good way. The Celtics needed him to take jump shots because they were there and hardly there for anyone else.
	Courtney Lee, SG 17 MIN \| 7-11 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 14 PTS \| 0 On first look at his stat line, one would think that the Celtics squandered a good offensive performance from Lee. Then the person who watched the game would talk about how many times Marco Bellinelli effortlessly drove by him to within three feet of the tin.
	Jared Sullinger, PF 10 MIN \| 0-6 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 3 REB \| 1 AST \| 1 PTS \| -12 His efficiency and effectiveness goes WAY up when the Celtics are playing well. When the Celtics played like they did tonight, you get what you see from Sullinger.
	Jeff Green, PF 10 MIN \| 1-6 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 3 PTS \| -9 One of the first defensive principles a basketball player learns is to keep himself between his man and the basket. ughh…First it was getting himself acclimated to playing post heart surgery. Then it was trying to be aggressive and get himself hyped. When are we allowed to say that Green is not a good basketball player?
	Chris Wilcox, PF 13 MIN \| 2-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| -2 Wilcox couldn’t stay on the floor because he couldn’t defend the pick-and-roll. He does that and the game may look slightly different.
	Jason Collins, C 3 MIN \| 0-0 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 5 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -3 His three minutes signified Rivers’ raising the white flag.
	Jason Terry, SG 22 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 2 AST \| 2 PTS \| -14 I’m a firm believer that his offense will come around. However, in order for that to happen, he needs shots. There was a moment where Rondo and Wilcox ran two successive pick-and-rolls on the same possession and Wilcox and Rondo both popped twice. Two players who are not primary shooters popping on pick-and-rolls while Terry was off in a corner somewhere.
	Leandro Barbosa, SG 6 MIN \| 1-6 FG \| 4-4 FT \| 1 REB \| 3 AST \| 6 PTS \| -6 Barbosa didn’t have a great shooting night and got caught over-helping on defense. It’s hard to pick on the Celtics third guard off the bench so it is what it is.

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