Celtics Get Sun Burn, Lose First Game Of Season 0
The Suns played a near perfect game —Tommy Heinsohn, following the Celtics loss.
The Tommy-gun couldn’t have put it any better but is that an acceptable excuse?
The Suns burned bright and beat the Celtics, 110-103.
110 points? Were we watching the Celtics last night?
No. We were watching the Phoenix Suns.
It was hard to recognize the Boston Celtics on Friday night as they, uncharacteristically, allowed the Phoenix Suns to score 110 points (57 points at the half), on 50 percent shooting, 54 percent from downtown and only forced 12 turnovers. The Suns were in control from the opening tip. Steve Nash (16 points, 12 assists) showed Boston he is still in the upper echelon of NBA point guards. He distributed the ball perfectly and hit big shots down the stretch. Amare Stoudamire (22 points, 8-13 shooting, 7 rebounds, 1 block shot) has no blurred vision from his season-ending injury last season. He had several monster jams and defended the basket adequately. Stoudemire’s smile was ear to ear in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter when it became apparent the Suns had the victory bagged.
The Suns played near perfect offense highlighted by the play of Jason Richardson. Scoring 34 points, 10-16 from the field, 6-7 from three and grabbing 10 boards, Richardson scorched the Celtics continuously. He seemed to have his hands in every offensive play for the Suns as Ray Allen could not contain him.
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