Basketball Daily

The World Champions last season and the current team with the best record, the Boston Celtics absolutely pulverized the home town Washington Wizards 122-88.  The Celtics keep looking better and better as the season rolls along and the Wizards didn’t have a prayer.  The game was actually quite boring with Boston dominating throughout.

All 5 of the Boston starters finished in double figures with Paul “The Truth” Pierce and Ray Allen leading the way with 22 points each.  Kendrick Perkins had 12 points, and Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo each with 11 points.  Eddie House contributed 14 points off the bench.  As a whole the team shot 55% and 53% from beyond the arc.  It’s going to be tough to stop the Celtics from repeating this year, but the Cavaliers and Lakers might have something to say about that.

The visiting Orlando Magic had their way with the defunct Washington Wizards on Thanksgiving Night.  The Magic controlled the game from the tip-off, beating down the Wizards with a final score of 105-90.  Orlando moves to a 12 and 4 record and the struggling Washington team falls to a 2 and 11 record.

The beast Dwight Howard finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocked shots to carry his team to an easy win.  Hedu Turkoglu had 20 points and Rashard Lewis and Mickael Pietrus both had 17 points.  The high scorer off the bench was shared by JJ Redick and Courtney Lee who both had 7 points.  This was yet another great road win for the Magic on Turkey Day.

A see saw battle developed between the Rockets and the Wizards, but Houston down the stretch drained many three pointers to take a victory away from the struggling Washington team which now has a record of 1 win and 9 losses.  The final score ended at 103 to 91.

The production of points came from many players with the tally at the end of the game being Tracy McGrady with 20, Carl Landry with 19, Yao Ming with 18, Aaron Brooks with 18, Ron Artest with 14, Luis Scola with 7, Rafer Alston with 5 and Chuck Hayes with 2 points.

During most of the game, Houston looked befuddled as Washington was having their way scoring from all different angles, but late in the fourth quarter T’Mac took over the game with sharpshooter like precision.  Once the Rockets get completely healthy, they have a great chance to make a strong run in the Playoffs this year.