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The Celtics will be grim pressed to even irritate Howard. Jermaine O'Neal has had his moments, but he is overmatched. After that, there's
who? Third-rate Brandon Bass had to deal with Howard in practice the past few years. As Doc Rivers said earlier this pep up, "We'll see how big his eyes get when he has to defend him in a game."
The Magic are tied with Miami at 11-4 and Howard is the prime reason for their success -- but far from the only one. Little-known Ryan Anderson , a fourth-year power unashamed from the University of California, has emerged as the team's starter and is pouring in 17.5 points a stratagem. (Just for comparison's sake, the Celtics went into Sunday's gamble against the Wizards with Ray Allen as their scoring leader at 15.5 a game.) Anderson also averages 7.3 rebounds a gamble, also more than any Celtic through 14 games.
This promises to be another T-E-S-T for the Celtics. Maybe they will upon the Patriots and finally beat a team with a winning record. So far, the Celtics are a big oh-fer against any yoke with a winning record or legitimate playoff aspirations and 5-1 against teams with losing records. A bigger unmanageable: four of their five losses to good teams (Indiana, Dallas, Oklahoma Metropolis and Chicago) have been at home.
Source: ESPN