Green Thoughts

• Tonight marked the return of Kendrick Perkins, as he played 17 minutes in his first game of the season. This was a shocker that caught me completely by surprise Most reports were that he would be back Friday or Saturday. With all things considered he played well collecting 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. 
• Quick question, could the timing be any better? Kendrick's return gives the Celts a huge boost in toughness, size, rebounding, and hustle. A platoon of Shaq and Perk should be fun to watch. Not only does this give them one of the most physical center tandem's in the league. It also gives Glen Davis a chance to play far fewer minutes at center.
• Paul Pierce came out firing tonight scoring 17 first quarter points and 13 straight to end the quarter. He  capped off the run by sticking a jumper right in Joey Graham's eye.
• Cleveland blows. I haven't seen one person's departure cause this much damage since Oksana Grigorieva.
• Antawn Jamison is one of three players in history with 17,000 points, 7,000 rebounds, and 900 three's. The other two are Dirk and Scottie Pippen. All I have to say is one of these things is not like the others.
• The Cav's are so bad that the Celtics started the 2nd quarter with Rondo, Nate, Von Wafer, Harangody, and Big Baby, and the Celtics looked like the better team.
• The Celtics hit the road Thursday for 4 a game swing on the West Coast. This means that Tommy won't be yelling at the officials on air. Instead we get two of the four games with Bill Walton. This should be hilarious.
• This game was so boring there was nothing funny about it.