Then comes the pain. After a strong first half with Ray contributing with a guest appearance from Von Wafer. Von was a crowd pleaser for the time he played (until he had to guard Kobe) and the fans were soaking all of Von's outrageous plays up. All was fun in Celtics town until the 3rd quarter started. From there, the fouls started to pile on*, Celtics defense was slipping and the green just couldn't hit shots. Lakers decided to play physical which made Boston step back a bit and never seemed to be able to adjust to the change.
Nate was declared out after the 2nd quarter and that obviously didn't help the C's. It seems injuries are starting to almost "overshadow" the C's success. Speaking of overshadowing, a great title from Gethin Coolbaugh in his article for SBNation Boston about the game:
Ray Allen's Historic Night Overshadows Celtics' Loss To Lakers
(Link at bottom)
This about sums it up. I don't care if the Celtics didn't score a single point after Ray Allen's 3. History was made tonight and not even a loss can take that away.
* I am used to mocking referees. It's almost fun to blame them for things like missed opportunities, free throws and fouls. Today they were nothing short of ugly.
Good night Celtics nation.
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