Celtics (2-1) at Pistons (0-3) 11/2 Game 4

[Change]

Can Nate run an offense?

[Donoghus]

Slow it down.

[Drucci]

16 assists for Rondo, he is just brilliant early in the season.

[Donoghus]

Way to run the fast break, Luke!

[snively]

Nate has had a brutal start to the season.  His ineffectiveness combined with the absence of Shaq and West from the 2nd unit has made our bench very vulnerable offensively (and thus led to the huge minutes for Rondo).

[Drucci]

This game is over!

17 assists for Rondo and 0 turnover, he is just great.

3-1, I wish the starters wouldn't have had to comeback in the 4th but it's OK, we will have to play well tomorrow to win a difficult back to back though.

Good night everybody!

[Kwhit10]

This game is over!

17 assists for Rondo and 0 turnover, he is just great.

3-1, I wish the starters wouldn't have had to comeback in the 4th but it's OK, we will have to play well tomorrow to win a difficult back to back though.

Good night everybody!

The 17 ast / 0 TO is awesome to see.

Also the team as a whole only has 8 TOs with about a minute to go.

[Donoghus]

Solid win tonight. 

[fairweatherfan]

Nice win.  A few rough spots but we took care of business.

[Tenacious D]

Good close out.  And good to see Semih and Gody in action.

Btw someone needs to get back to the locker room and help Nate look for his shot (did he leave in LA?)!

[jackson_34]

Nice win, 2nd Unit is a bit of a concern, but when West returns and also Shaq we should be in better shape.

This was Jermaine's best game as a C. Looked comfortable in the starting position, might even be worth keeping him there even when shaq returns as to limit his minutes.

Erden was pretty good. ran the floor well, got some good blocks on maxiell.  

[crownsy]

Nate has had a brutal start to the season.  His ineffectiveness combined with the absence of Shaq and West from the 2nd unit has made our bench very vulnerable offensively (and thus led to the huge minutes for Rondo).

I think Rondo is going to get huge (read 36-40 a night) minutes regardless. He has the motor for it and he's 24. Every minute Doc can keep him out there is good from an experience and just good of the team level.

I understand people want to keep the starters minutes down, but Rajon needs the work and he's not in his mid thirties. You can't not play him because your scared of "what if?"

[jimmehx]

I really enjoyed that the guys were having fun in the game tonight.

Sure it was a total blowout (mostly) but that's the sort of thing that builds great moral for the tougher matchups.

Great team.

[xmuscularghandix]

Can Nate run an offense?

Delonte can.

[gar]

Not clear who is running the offense with Nate out there.