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Rough flight for C's

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The Celtics had a bumpy flight from Washington D.C. late Thursday night following their game against the Wizards, according to Rajon Rondo. The team touched down during a rainstorm in Boston around 2:30 a.m. Friday morning.

“It was real rocky,” said Rondo. “A lot of guys were nervous, screaming and yelling. KG was screaming…KG is [always yelling], but he was screaming this time.”

Rondo said it the bumps weren’t bad enough for him to stop playing cards.

“I was trying to be calm,” he said. “I was a little nervous, but I was trying to be calm and continue to play cards…The landing was a little shaky, too, but as long as we hit the ground at a certain speed…It wasn’t the worst flight ever, but it was shaky.”

Celtics coach Doc Rivers downplayed the events.

“It was fine,” said Rivers. “It’s not like we had any control over it. Put it like this, I continued to watch film. It was pretty bumpy, but there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Rivers also disputed Rondo's story about Garnett screaming.

"He was screaming, but I don't know if it was the flight," said Rivers. "Someone doubled-down on him in a card game."