it is so nice to look forward to the bench coming in to provide a punch, rather than dreading their entrance and praying they don't completely blow the lead built up by the starters.
this bench will help paul pierce more than anybody - he will not be so worn down physically, but more than that, emotionally. even great players have only so much emotional focus in their tank for any given season. you don't want pierce getting to the playoffs exhausted.
such a satisfying win tonite.