"Going with Nate Robinson as the fill-in for an injured Rajon Rondo yesterday, the one concern for Celtics coach Doc Rivers was that Robinson would see the stars around him in the starting lineup and defer.

Robinson came out, drained six of his first nine shots, and quickly showed Rivers that wouldn't be an issue.

"I told Nate, 'Be you, and if you're open, take shots,' '' Rivers said. "I wasn't concerned about Nate running the team. I was concerned about Nate trying to run the team and not being an aggressive scorer. I just told him be aggressive, if you're open shoot the ball, that's what you do. Everybody else will figure it out.''"