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Happy Birthday Rajon, you dog you.

The Celtics rolled into Golden State tonight where they haven't won since 2003 and put that talk to rest. A dominant 3rd quarter pushed the Celtics ahead for good, and when the lead started to slip in the 4th the men in green went on an 18-2 run that put that game out of reach for an easy 22 point victory.

It was great to see some new faces on the court for a change. Semih and West were back out there, and even though the rust showed a bit it was great to have their legs added to the rotation. Shaq isn't joining the team on this trip but slowly and surely this team is getting back to its full roster.

The one down side of the game was Perk. He left in the second half with a knee injury and didn't return. He seemed to bump it setting a screen. After the game he said he just strained it and should be good to go Thursday. He even did some jogging after he came out tonight hoping to go back in but Doc told him not to be a hero. Lets hope he is ok because his quicker than expected return to form has been a huge boost for this injury depleted squad.

Great overall win for the Celtics tonight. This place has been a house of horrors as of late. In fact the Big 3 have never won here, and it took a team effort to get it done. it looked shaky in the 2nd quarter when the sluggish second unit was getting pounded again but the first string was able to bring it back by halftime. I loved watching them pound the glass tonight, out rebounding GS 52-35. Control the glass control the game. Big Baby went for a 10 and 10 double double off the bench.

KG and Rondo were awesome tonight. Pierce and Ray weren't too shabby with 23 and 18 respectively but they had to differ to the other two of the Big 4 tonight. Kevin was just vintage KG with a line of 24 pts, 12 rbs, 6 ast, 2 blk, and 1 stl. He controlled the game when he was on the floor. And I have just as much fun watching him as I do the birthday boy.

Rondo turned 25 today and he did it with style. He was flashes of earlier this season Rondo tonight: 19 pts, 15 ast, 6 rbs, and 2 stl. The best part about it was the way he got them. He slashed to the hoop for uncontested layups. He hit a three. He made the right cuts. And most importantly he was hitting that transition pull up. I literally get aroused when he does that. If people back off him and he hits that shot its game over, because when they get in his face and he will blow by them laughing and high stepping all the way to the rim Usain Bolt style.

Its a good win to start the road trip. The Cs have only 1 game left vs the Heat, Bulls, Hawks, and Spurs. They are done with Orlando and LA. That means 24 of their 28 remaining games are very very winnable if they stay focused with the potential 1 seed looming pretty large this year. The green tries to keep it rolling Thursday night in Colorado when they play the Knicks....errr I mean the Nuggets.