The talk before the season started was that this could be the best defensive team in Celtics history. But going by their 92-59 victory in Wednesday night's home opener, the best defense was the Bobcats' offense. The Celtics held Charlotte to 3-of-15 shooting in the first quarter, 3-of-17 shooting in the third quarter, and 23-of-74 shooting on the night. Essentially the same team that took the Celtics to overtime twice last season, the Bobcats posted their lowest scoring output since the team's inception in 2004. The Bobcats didn't get their first bucket of the night until nearly five minutes into the game. They went into intermission with 31 points, and halfway through the third quarter, they were still stuck there, thanks to a drought that lasted 6 minutes 8 seconds. The Bobcats weren't just having a hard time putting the ball in the basket. There were times when they struggled to hit the rim. Then there were the three possessions on which the Celtics didn't allow the Bobcats to get a shot off at all. Meanwhile, a Celtics offense that wasn't perfect was at the least opportunistic, scoring points off fast breaks (16) and second chances (10), and taking advantage of the Bobcats' 21 turnovers by turning them into 27 points. Paul Pierce scored 10 of his 15 points while the Bobcats were in their third-quarter haze. On a night when he missed 11 of his 17 shots, Ray Allen led all scorers with 18 points, going 4 for 10 from 3-point range. Gerald Wallace, whose frustrations seeped through in the third quarter when he drew one of Charlotte's two technicals, led his team with 10 points. 