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C’s check their egos

Stars sacrificing individual marks for good of the team

Kevin Garnett’s points and minutes have dropped from last season. 
 
Kevin Garnett’s points and minutes have dropped from last season. 
 

NBA. Doc Rivers looked down the bench toward Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 45-point win over the Knicks last month to get his superstar’s attention.

Garnett had eight points, and his streak of 411 consecutive games in double figures — the seventh longest streak in NBA history — was facing its waning moments. So, Rivers asked Garnett if he wanted to go back into the game.

“Kevin looked at me like I was an alien,” Rivers said.

Therein lies the epitome of the new-look Celtics. No stats plus no ego equals one team.

That philosophy wouldn’t carry weight, however, if it didn’t start at the top. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett have all seen a significant decline in points per game from last season. Allen’s clip has dropped the most, from 26.4 to 19.2 this year.

Garnett and Allen have also seen a decline in minutes.

“You [don’t] have guys focused on different agendas, getting contracts here,” Kendrick Perkins said. “We’ve got a lot of veteran guys who’ve got contracts, got their money, made their All-Star games.

“That’s the thing I love about our team. We don’t play for stats. We just play to win. At the end of the day, man, we’re all going to get a piece of the pie.”

Without their focus on individual accomplishments, the Celtics have jumped out to a 20-2 start, easily the best record in the NBA. Last season, Garnett’s Timberwolves won 32 games and didn’t earn their 20th win until Jan. 15. Allen’s Sonics won 31 games and didn’t pick up win No. 20 until Feb. 14. And Pierce’s Celtics won 24 times, with their 20th victory coming March 17. Each missed the playoffs.

But the C’s win total doesn’t even concern them. Starting 20-2 proves nothing more than they can start 20-2, Rivers will often say.

“I don’t even know our [record],” Garnett said after the C’s beat the Bucks to earn their 19th win last Friday.

Garnett paused, then looked at the score sheet. “OK, we’re 19-2. I do know now. We’re not aware of any of that stuff until you bring it up.”

 
 
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