Boston Celtics Daily Dish: Halloween Edition!

Happy Halloween, Celtics Nation!

Honestly, this is my favorite time of the year.  I love Christmas, mostly because I get to see the majority of my family, even the ones who live as far down south as Florida or as far west as Seattle.

Still, Halloween to me is the best of all the holidays.  The crisp fall air; the colors of the leaves on the trees and the ground; seeing all the kids dressed in costumes; turning the lights off and watching a scary movie or TV show – I can’t think of a better way to spend an evening.  Especially if I’m at a party with some women in really, ah, neat costumes!!!

Enough about me – onto the links!

Time to panic, Cleveland fans!  The Cavaliers lost!  They have a losing record!  LeBron’s return was spoiled!  AHHHHHHHH!

Okay – I hope none of you actually feel that way.   That would be just a tad disappointing.  Still, it was an uncharacteristic performance for King James last night, wasn’t it?

My goodness, what is going on with the Oklahoma City Thunder?  Did they anger a voodoo priestess?  Or is this the universe’s way of telling the NBA it should have never abandoned the city of Seattle?  I don’t know, but I do know this much: the team is cursed, as it lost Russell Westbrook to a fractured hand last night.

"The Thunder’s star point guard, Russell Westbrook,suffered a hand injury and had to leave the game last night against the L.A. Clippers. Our own Scott Howard-Cooperprovided some context to what the injury might mean for OKC, and then comes this news: according to Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman, Westbrook could miss four to six weeks as he heals up. The loss of Westbrook, combined with Kevin Durant already being out with a foot injury, spells trouble in Oklahoma . . . ."

Unbelievable.  If this team makes the playoffs, you better watch out: they’ll be hungry as hell.

Enough negative stories – here’s a look at Steve Ballmer, just your average billionaire who managed to save an NBA franchise from a horrible downward spiral.

Here are some news and notes regarding the Boston Celtics, including Gerald Wallace’s surgery and Brad Stevens’ opinion of a three-guard lineup.

Finally, even though it was just one game and we don’t honestly believe the Celtics are going to score 121 points per game, Boston’s opening night win against Brooklyn gives the young Cs a lot to build off of, as Tom Layman writes over at the Boston Herald.

"In a one-game snapshot, Rajon Rondo is the clear front-runner for MVP consideration, the Celtics offense cannot be stopped, and the depth of the roster is so deep coach Brad Stevens can throw a player in anywhere and that player will produce in double-figure scoring.If this was the NFL, where so much is learned and dissected after one game, those snap judgments might hold for a while.The reality is that it is not.In the NBA it’s all about figuring out how to take all the good things from the Celtics’ 121-105 dismantling of the Brooklyn Nets on opening night and move forward without dwelling on a positive result.That’s the next step for this young team."

Enjoy your spooky day!