It's not enough to win in style, these days the Celtics also have to break or come close to tying incredible records in the process.
Last night, the host C's put up a season-high 126 points in a 126-108 win over the Bulls.
Boston (25-2) has won 17 games in a row, one shy of the franchise record and also one game away from the best start in NBA history (through 28 games).
Kendrick Perkins scored a career-high 25 points and hauled in eight rebounds as the Celts rolled. Ray Allen added 27 points, Kevin Garnett tossed in 17 points and Paul Pierce notched 16 points. Rajon Rondo had 15 assists (10 in the first half; 1 turnover) and four steals while Tony Allen put in 10 points off the bench.
For the Bulls (12-14), Luol Deng led the team with 19 points and seven rebounds. Andres Nocioni had 16 points off the bench, Derrick Rose had a quiet 15 points while Ben Gordon and Joakim Noah each added 10 points.
The Celts jumped out to a 31-21 lead after one but Chicago took the second quarter 34-26. Boston dominated the third quarter (41-27) and as a result, the starters sat most of the fourth quarter (28-26).
This was one of the first games (other than the ones I went to) that I caught most of and the passing display put on by the Celtics was nothing short of incredible. Everybody was looking to make the extra pass. They had 40 assists as a team.
Boston shot 59.5% to Chicago's 50.6%. The C's had nine more steals (14-5) and (20-13) seven less turnovers.
The New York Knicks come to Boston tomorrow night while this edition of the Celtics have a chance to tie those two aforementioned lofty NBA records.
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