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Eddie House made what seemed like 8000 three pointers against the Kings. He hit from every angle with or without a hand in his face. He was actually a career high 8-9 from three point range and scored 28 points as the Celtics won their 9th straight game and became the 1st team to 38 wins.

The C's were down by 10 early in this game and I assumed they would be in for a dog fight with the pesky Kings who could not miss a shot in the 1st quarter. Despite 3 fouls and a technical from Pierce in the first quarter the C's found there groove thanks to Rajon Rondo (24 pts and 9 asts in 29 minutes) and K.G. (14 pts, 8 rebs and 5 asts in 27 minutes) and after a 25-9 run to start the 2nd quarter never looked back.

The C's bring their 9 game winning streak to struggling Detroit on Friday in what should be a very intense game.

Don't look now but the Raptors have won 3 in a row. It is know coincidence that they have been winning ever since the return of starting point guard Jose Calderon and veteran forward Jermaine O'Neal. If they can remain healthy the Raptors have a very good shot at making the playoffs and perhaps making a little noise.

Calderon scored 17 points and handed out 11 assists and watched with his teammates as Devin Harris missed a short jumper at the buzzer that would have won the game. Why Vince Carter (27 pts) did not attempt the game winner I have no idea ...

The rosters for the Rookie/Sophomore Game during All Star Weekend was announced yesterday. The game will take place on Friday Fed. 13th in Phoenix.

O.J. Mayo
Derek Rose
Marc Gasol
Greg Oden
Rudy Fernandez
Russell Westbrook
Eric Gordon
Michael Beasley
Brook Lopez

Kevin Durant
Jeff Green
Aaron Brooks
Louis Scola
Thaddeus Young
Wilson Chandler
Rodney Stuckey
Al Horford
Al Thornton The most notable omission from this game is Timberwolf Rookie Kevin Love who is averaging the same amount of points and MORE rebounds than Blazer Rookie Greg Oden.

Name	Comment
Stu Parker	wow. after reading this blog....You are spot on. I do not deny Kevin Garnett's ability as a player but HATE the BS stuff he does...All negative crap.
	This is a very unfair article. Garnett is an Olympic Gold Medalist, an MVP, an ALL STAR MVP, an ALL NBA member and an NBA Champion... you know how many current players can say that? 2 others (Shaq & Kobe) and they are all considered among the best players at their respected positions in the HISTORY of basketball. The same should be said for K.G.
	This is a very unfair article. Garnett is an Olympic Gold Medalist, an MVP, an ALL STAR MVP, an ALL NBA member and an NBA Champion... you know how many current players can say that? 2 others (Shaq & Kobe) and they are all considered among the best players at their respected positions in the HISTORY of basketball. The same should be said for K.G.
Ra	This is blasphemy. I hope a Celtics fan did not write this article.
KWAPT	How old is that clip of KG? C'mon..of course that was a punk move, but what was that, 10 years ago? It's simple: KG is a fierce competitor who uses intimiadation and mental toughness to strike fear in the heart of his opponents. If he is on your team, you LOVE him. If he is not, you may loathe him. But either way, he is a great player. You cannot deny that.
Alex	Wow, now we are going to call an Olympic Gold Medalist, an MVP, an ALL STAR MVP, an ALL NBA member, an NBA Champion, a player that has more 20-10-5 seasons than Larry Bird, Defender of the Year (2008 and most likely, this year) overrated? Hmm, right now I'm kind of smelling a bit of jealousy mixed with stupidity in this article.
Tweedster	This blog is poorly written, scattered and incoherent. Thankfully, someone else already tackled the inconsistencies and leaps of logic. Check it out hear: http://celticshub.com/2009/10/22/did-you-hear-kg-is-overrated/
Tweedster	Some actual statistics, and not just conjecture and strange conclusions based on the number of 'chips KG has. http://www.celticstown.com/is-kevin-garnett-clutch.html
SP	ron campbell must love the Lakers. Or the Cav's. Or the Magic. but he doesn't know @$@@ about basketball!
Ed The Sports Fan	I'm sorry, there's no way in life Allen Iverson isn't in the starting 5, especially ahead of Nash. Give a damn about MVP's, Iverson's done more with much much MUCH less and totally revolutionized the game. Other than that, I think your decade team is cool. -Ed.