A jittery Garnett sat on the bench for the first half of the Game 1 loss. He was encouraging to teammates and voiced recommendations to the floor during play and during timeouts. But when the second half came, Garnett was not back on the pine. "Watching the game from the bench was tough for him," Allen said. "If it was us, if he needed to do some things back [in the training room], I couldn't tell you." Garnett, surprisingly, was back on the bench last night. The sight of him surely made the fans at TD Banknorth Garden wonder whether they will see him again this season in his mammoth adidas instead of shiny dress shoes. And just the sight of Garnett in practice, moving even in slow, limping fashion, the past two days has caused a media storm and brought back questions about a miracle return that Rivers thought he silenced after Game 1. When asked if the Garnett speculation has been a distraction, Rivers said, "No. Not really. But the reason that I [said he wasn't coming back] the other night is so it wouldn't be. We just lost a game and we're talking about a guy in a three-piece suit that didn't look good in it. I was thinking, 'That's silly.' " Based on how Garnett has looked the past two days, the video guy might be able to give the Celtics more. Even so, until the fat lady sings, the Celtics, their fans, and lots of media will keep wondering if Garnett's catch-phrase - "Anything is possible" - can become a reality. "It's ultimately the doctor's decision," Rivers said. "It really is. And until they say go, he can't go. And they don't think anything is going to happen. Again, it's not a structural injury, like I've said earlier. You never know." --

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