Pitino Changes Strategy

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Thank God, Pitino put Antoine back where he belongs, down below the foul
line. Watching the game he looks real comfortable there. It opened
everything up for the Celts. 6 points from free throws and it should have
been more. 8 rebounds.  The refs just won't exhale for him. 

Battie playing with confidence, 12 monstrous boards, because when he gets a
board it's done with some fire. Everyone played well with the exception of
Barros, he doesn't look like he belongs. 12 suited up and 12 played. Denver
never really knew what hit them. 30 fast break points are huge. Mercer with
just 2 points and Billups 19 were mostly in garbage time.