The Celtics open preseason play last night...

.....in Amherst at the Mullins Center. They lost to the 76ers, as if that matters. I didn't see the game, but The Boston Globe reports that newcomer Darius Miles played decently, and rookie Bill Walker had a nice athletic dunk. Good for them. It will be tough to replace the wonderful role player and fifth best player on the team James Posey, who is off to New Orleans to pursue his third title with a different club. But Boston has at least as good a shot as any team in the NBA to win the 2009 championship. It should be fascinating to watch!