Kevin Garnett registered a triple double as Celtics blowout Cavaliers on Friday night. What was really impressive, however, was the scoring balance and the play of Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins.

Between the Celtic superstars Paul Pierce took eleven shots, KG thirteen and Ray Allen fifteen finishing with twenty points.

Beside the unselfish play, Rajon Rondo especially provided glimpses of the talent the Celtic front office had been lauding all summer. Rondo was able to run the team effectively allowing the C’s to shoot a gaudy 59.2 percent from the field.

Not to mention having ten points, six assists and displaying the quickness and ability to get to the basket that will open up even more opportunities for Pierce, Allen and Garnett.

One beneficiary of the excellent Celtic ball movement fueled by Rondo was Kendrick Perkins who shot five of six from the field and looks as though he is finally developing the unstoppable Kevin McHale jump hook that has been so lacking from the NBA low post in recent years. If Perkins can perfect this move in addition to learning how to cut to the basket off of Garnett double teams he is looking at a career year.

The last sign that the Celtics will truly be contenders in the East was the play of their bench.

Eddie House had sixteen points in twenty two minutes demonstrating he should be able to provide instant offense when spelling Pierce and Allen this season.

James Posey and the LSU rookie Glen “Big Baby” Davis also combined to shoot eight for twelve totalling eighteen points between them.

Another excellent sign in this likely eight man rotation.

The Celtics open the season on Friday night, November 2nd, in a nationally televised game against Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards on ESPN.

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