The Celtics keep saying that Kevin Garnett's surgically repaired right knee is fine. But the fact that KG has not been playing as well as he did before the injury has the team on alert. "His surgery has healed, but he's had discomfort in his shins," said Celtics president Danny Ainge, whose team opens a four-game trip in Miami Sunday. "KG wouldn't be playing right now if he wasn't confident. And he wouldn't be playing if he was hurt." Just to be safe, Ainge is holding weekly meetings with team physician Dr. Brian McKeon to discuss Garnett's condition.
"I've seen explosiveness there, and also a lack of explosiveness, and we'll keep evaluating him," said Ainge. "Dr. McKeon watches him, our trainer (Ed Lacerte) watches him, and I think we all know what we're dealing with."
Garnett may not like talking about his health with the media, but he's given the team assurances.
"I talked with our doctors and Kevin to see how he's feeling, and he feels like he's making strides," said Ainge. "He's had some setbacks, like fatigue. He's going to have his ups and downs, but we're not going to jeopardize Kevin's health with anything we're doing."
CELTICS 116, RAPTORS 103: The Celtics shot 62.3 percent, but they didn't secure the win until they played a little bit of defense Friday in Boston. The Raptors had 86 points on 64 percent shooting over quarters one, two and four. In the third, they were held to 17 points on 35 percent shooting. Ray Allen had 20 points to lead six Celts in double figures.
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