In last night’s game against the Knicks, the Spurs gave up 128 points and scored 115 themselves for a total of 243. These are not the Spurs that you have grown to known. They are an efficient offensive team (4th - 105.9 ppg) who can score points and play average defense (15th – 97.6 ppg). They are coming off a game where they couldn’t figure it out defensively which will likely carry over into tonight’s game against the Celtics.
The Celtics are the best defensive team in the league this year, but Kevin Garnett is out with a right leg injury for the next week. Also, the Celtic’s offensive engine has come back in the form of Rondo at point guard. Last game he was passing up layups to get the ball to his teammates. He is hungry for assists like few point guards in the league (look for 15-20 assists tonight). Look for Pierce to shoot more tonight (Doc told him to straight up) and score 30+ (40?). With Rondo in and Garnett out, we are almost certain to see a more offensive and less defensive game.
This game could go either way very easily when it comes to wins and losses, but expect to see 210+ points scored.
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