Bedard's Daily Briefing 03.06.19: Celtics ... not dead yet! Bruins keep winning

Good morning!

A few random thoughts while I wonder if the Warriors and Celtics switched uniforms last night and didn't tell anyone...

• So there was a team last night on the floor of Oracle Arena that played terrible defense in the first half, was severely disjointed on the offensive end and was blown out on their home floor ... it was not the Boston Celtics! Play it...

• Yes, it only took 123 games, but the Celtics finally played the way we thought they would all season in a 33-point thrashing of the defending champs/world dominators.


• And the secret weapons was ... Gordon Hayward. Wait, what?


• Yup, you read that right. Hayward had 30 points against a team not named the Timberwolves.


• What was the difference? Seems like the long plane ride out, where teammates couldn't avoid each other, seemed to do some good.


• Sure, the Warriors were missing a few key pieces, but like the Bruins' win over the Lightning, this was a case where style points mattered big time. The Celtics dominated Steph Curry & Co. the entire game.


• What does this mean? Let's see what happens tonight in Sacramento and go from there. But I think you might be hearing the Week 16 and 17 Patriots music playing in the background.


• Hey, at least we now know they are capable of this.


• Elsewhere ... the Bruins won again, this time coming from two goals down to beat the Whalers/Hurricanes in OT.


• David Backes needs to earn that hefty paycheck somehow, so I guess he might as well drop the gloves ... for a totally clean hit.


• Chris Sale ... trying to get stronger.


• No tag for the Patriots likely means Trey Flowers and Trent Brown are gone.


• I'm a hell-to-the-yes on Eric Weddle.

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