and the big win in the debut. he had a good showing, and he was obviously really stoked on the reception and the dynamic on the team.

It went the way I was praying for it to go," the former Knicks castoff and newly acquired Celtics backup said Friday night, after scoring six points during a key, 9-0 fourth-quarter run that helped Boston beat the Indiana Pacers 104-99.

"The whole satisfaction of the whole night for me is that we won."

Ray Allen added 30 points and Rajon Rondo matched his career high with 17 assists for Boston. Glen "Big Baby" Davis, starting in place of the injured Kevin Garnett, scored 18, and Kendrick Perkins had 11 rebounds.

Marbury entered the game to a standing ovation with 19.4 seconds left in the first quarter and sank his first shot early in the second for his first points since Jan. 11, 2008.
"Oh, man, I wanted to cry," he said. "I didn't know what to expect. I thought people would clap, but they showed me a lot of love tonight."
i'm going to get a head tattoo right now.

we are going to own in the playoffs.




go celtics