Nice win for the C’s. A victory tonight would give ‘em a huge boost heading into the break.
Speaking of which, lucky for Boston, there appears to be no break for Ray Allen. From Marc Spears of the Globe:
NEW ORLEANS – With his right hand wrapped in black tape, Ray Allen looked more like he was getting ready for a boxing match than recovering from a basketball game. But despite missing the second half of the Celtics’ 89-77 win over the Hornets last night with a hyperextended right thumb, the All-Star guard hopes he will return tonight at Dallas.
Allen was injured in the first quarter when his thumb got caught in the jersey of teammate Kendrick Perkins. After scoring 1 point and not making a field goal in 19 minutes, Allen left for good with 8:01 left in the second quarter because he couldn’t hold onto the ball. Allen was replaced at the start of the second half by Gabe Pruitt.
Allen said he still had soreness after the game. While coach Doc Rivers doesn’t think he will play tonight, Allen plans to test his thumb in a pregame workout.
“I’m going to get out there, work out, and see how it feels,” said Allen. “I’ve had jammed fingers before. But I think the thumb, I wouldn’t say it’s jammed but it’s sprained. I never really had sprained fingers, but jammed fingers. Never my thumb.”
