Last nights 1-point Celtics loss was exactly the kind of loss that I feared the Celtics would succumb to. Slow, lazy, uninterested and just plain boring to watch on offense. These players, when they mesh, light up the scoreboards and dazzle audiences as they drive up the score with amazing dunks, 3s and they way they run the floor. But last night, this team put up enough bricks to build Pierce's future Hall of Fame display.

Pierce was 2-9 for 7 points and 5 turnovers in 39 minutes. Rondo was 4-12 and Brandon Bass was 5-15. These numbers don't show off how bad this team was on offense. In the 3rd quarter, the Celtics scored a pathetic 11 points. And miraculously, because of their stifling defense, they were only down 57-49 at the end of the quarter. 

The heat was turned up in the fourth quarter, as both teams started making baskets (well, the Celtics started making them, the Sixers went on a 14 point run in the 3rd). The game ended up coming down to the last minute, of course. It shouldn't have even been a 1-point game, as the Celtics connected on two throw-up 3-points with seconds remaining. 

The Celtics has no business even being that close at the end. The way I view this game is the Celtics beat themselves. They were missing wide-open shots, while the Sixers were being smothered and were desperate for open shots. 

Rivers said "We're not going to run away from anybody. I would like to -- we've done it once, I think, so far," he went on. "Tonight I thought honestly we had a chance to. I really did. I thought if we had played right, we had a chance to do that, and we just didn't."

The highlight of the night was a Rondo to Hollins alley-oop that was just beautiful to watch. If they had been able to create opportunities like that all night, the Celtics would have run away with the game. But they couldn't. Missed shots. Missed opportunities. Missed win. 

Kendall Wright, the Titans first round pick out of Baylor just received his FIRST EVER playbook at rookie training camp. Yes, you read that correctly. Wright has never had a playbook in either high school or college.

While playing at Baylor, coach Art Briles used practice time, film study and team meetings to get players to memorize their plays. Even in high school, Wright played quarterback and never had to learn a playbook. This can't instill too much confidence in the Titans fan base, with immediate improvements needed to keep them interested in a team that hasn't been to the playoffs since 2008, and haven't won a playoff game since 2003. 

"It's a big book with a lot of plays in it, so I'm just looking at whatever (receivers coach Dave Ragone) wants me to look at," Wright said. "I'm just soaking it all in and going through it every day."

Second year quarterback Jake Locker struggled at points in his rookie year, due in large part to the loss of phenom WR Kenny Britt from a torn ACL/MCL. And according to new reports Britt may have to have another surgery, which could push back his projected return. 

Regardless of his lack of experience with a playbook, Titans coaches are high on Wright's abilities. Wright did claim to memorize over 300 plays while at Baylor (yeah, okay).

"Kendall looks good," Titans coach Mike Munchak said. "He looks like we thought. A lot of learning going on, a lot of teaching going on. ... It's hard to get too excited over a rookie after a day or two, but I think all the guys look like we thought they would."

Both taken in 2011.