I'm concerned, like Jeff at Celticsblog, Sherrod Blakely at CSNNE, and John Hollinger at ESPN. Since Kevin Garnett returned to the lineup, the Boston Celtics as expected had turned in a pair of improved defensive efforts resulting in a pair of victories against the Trailblazers and the Clippers. But against the Magic last night, the Celtics yielded a whopping 35 points to the Magic in the 4th quarter, capped by Rashard Lewis beating Kevin Garnett for the game-winning lay-up. A one-time 16-point lead had vanished . . . and the concern is that Garnett's mobility has as well.
Game winning lay-up? Eghads. You can see that Garnett was being totally matador to Lewis' bull . . . again, beat off the dribble by Rashard Lewis??? Sure Lewis is a 3-point threat, but Garnett wasn't even hanging on Lewis shooting hand, instead giving Lewis a wide open look to dribble right to the baseline and make the easy go ahead lay-up with 1.3 seconds left. There was no help defense there, but Rasheed Wallace did not want to leave Superman alone underneath the basket either. I just don't see how Garnett was even defending the 3-point shot on that play.
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Here's Garnett's subdued "I got to get better" post-game interview on CSNNE.com
Garnett offered:
Right now, we are all left with the frightening prospect that this leg issue is not going a way, and Garnett is going to remain an ordinary defender like he was against Rashard Lewis and the Orlando Magic last night."I can't explain that one. Tough loss. We had them right where we wanted them. . . . I was trying not to give up a three and Rashard just drove and got a lay-up. I gotta get better . . . Tonight was definitely not my night. The one thing about me is that I will continue to work and continue to get better. . . . We got to figure out a way to put these teams away. "
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