We are in the south end zone (Section 121, Row F, Seats 3 and 4). The Celtics were on defense at this end in the first half. I was amazed at how aggresive they were on defense. Not just Garnett, everyone of the Celtics players worked hard on defense. I am not sure that I have seen any other team work as hard on defense at Arco Arena this year. The Kings only scored 29 points in the first half.
The Kings actually led 24 to 20 with 9:00 to go in the second quarter. The Celtics then went on a 33 to 5 run to lead 53 to 29 at halftime. The Celtics were helped in this stretch by the fact that the Kings looked like the Keystone Cops.
Amazingly, the Kings came out in the third quarter and played pretty well. They clawed away at lead. With 11:10 to go in the fourth quarter, the Kings pulled within 5 points; the score was 66 to 61. The Celtics immediately hit two three pointers (House and Posey) to put the lead back to 11 points. From there, the Celtics applied pressure and the Kings scored only 8 more points in the quarter.
I ran into Norma Udell at the back of section 121 and stopped and talked to her briefly.
It was the first sell-out of the year with an announced attendance of 17,317. The arena was definitely full. I bought our tickets on-line about a month ago when the Celtics got off to their hot start.
American League Rookie of the Year Dustin Pedroia watched from courtside and was given a Kings jersey with his name. Pedroia, who grew up in nearby Woodland and plays for the Boston Red Sox, did not wear the jersey.
Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
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