Three Boston Celtics starters battled injuries in the Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, though none appears serious enough to jeopardize the players' availability for Saturday's Game 3. Captain Paul Pierce suffered a strained left Achilles that forced him to the locker room midway through the first quarter; Ray Allen needed to be taken to the locker room for a spell with a bruised chest after getting elbowed by LeBron James; and Rajon Rondo battled through a tight back that wouldn't loosen up for much of the game. "It was a circus going on at the one point," coach Doc Rivers said after the game. "Ray needed to be taken to the locker room [in the second quarter], Paul was coming out of the locker room, Rondo was asking to come out, almost simultaneously. It was sketchy." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6477074
It did look like a rough and tough match, but i would say that Rivers is happy that there are no injuries.
