Celtics Down Cavs

The Celtics finished off their preseason schedule with a 101-100 win over the Cavaliers at the Garden. Paul Kenyon and Steve Bulpett have brief recaps of the game. Mark Murphy looks at Justin Reed showing some offense last night for the second string Celtics. Peter May has Doc Rivers saying that he has his roster all figured out. Lenny Megliola feels he can make a pretty good guess as to what the roster will look like as well, along with who is going to play and how much. Bulpett notes that the Celtics could have five second round picks on their opening night roster. The trend seems to fit as Doc Rivers was himself a second round pick. (As was Danny Ainge)

Mike Fine says that Gerald Green (Who hit the game winning shot last night) is going to play somewhere. Whether that is with Boston, or down with a NBDL team remains to be seen. Murphy reports on a November 15th hearing date for Tony Allen. Bulpett looks at the continued struggles of Dan Dickau on the defensive end, a weakness that is going to cost the guard playing time. Bulpett’s notebook reports that the team’s decision on whether to use the NBDL is still up in the air.

David Scott reports on the FSN Celtics Media lunch, an event which I also attended.