Q at the half -
Celtics and Bucks are both working hard out there but Boston is getting the better of it through superior defence and holding their own on the boards. Turnovers continue to be a problem.
Rondo disappoints me out there getting outta control at times. House is a hard worker on defense and is servicable on ball handling.
The bench did well - notably Scalabrine getting the call after Pierce picked up two quick fouls to change up things on the Bucks a little. That and a Doc Rivers wirebrushing of the refs perhaps agitated the play out there and prod the Celtics to play with more energy and reaching out to the shooters. But sometimes they lose position on defensive rebounding and that causes them to give up some offensive boards.
Whichever team establishes tempo in the 2nd half will win this.
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