Are the Green concerned about their greenbacks?

That financial question was raised in a recent article on Yahoo! Sports, which suggested co-owner Wyc Grousbeck’s consideration of suspending injured Glen Davis had less to do with discipline and more to do with money.

Just months after signing a two-year deal worth over $6 million, Davis broke his thumb fighting a childhood friend and will be sidelined for at least six weeks. Reports then surfaced that the team was looking to take back some of the salary. Days after the Davis episode subsided, the Celtics committed $55 million to Rajon Rondo over the next five years.

Coupling the money owed to an injured Davis with their recent spending spree on Rondo, is Grousbeck concerned about the team’s finances? Quite the opposite. In fact, the Celtics are on a record-setting pace for revenue as they feature a reloaded team contending for another trophy.

“On the contrary, we are on course to set a new record for revenues thanks to our fantastic fan support and support from our sponsors and broadcast partners,” Grousbeck told WEEI.com via email. “We appreciate everything they have done to support the team.”

Rondo’s new deal is a major financial obligation for a team who already has over $32 million tied up with starters Rondo, Kevin Garnett, and Kendrick Perkins next season alone. Next summer they will face Paul Pierce’s $21.5 million player option and will also have to address Ray Allen’s unrestricted free agency.

That’s just the starting lineup. The Celtics will also face the question of building their bench as role players including Marquis Daniels, Eddie House, Brian Scalabrine, Tony Allen, and Shelden Williams have expiring contracts.

The new-look Celts have been nothing short of a hit sensation. They are off to a 6-0 start two years removed from their 17th title and one year removed from reaching the Eastern Conference Semifinals with an undermanned/overachieving team.

And regardless of their upcoming financial commitments, Grousbeck remains confident the organization is prepared to continue its pursuit for another championship.

Said Grousbeck, “I thank the fans and sponsors and will do everything I can to keep a winning team on the floor.”

Playing in front of a sea of No. 5 jerseys, the Timberwolves were determined to prove themselves against Kevin Garnett and the Celtics. But in the end it was Garnett himself who forced a jumball to secure a 92-90 win for the Celtics, in Minnesota.

Player of the game: Rajon Rondo was outplayed by rookie Jonny Flynn in the first half, scoring just two points. Then he turned it on in the third quarter. Rondo posted 14 points in the third to bring the Celtics back into the game. He didn’t just put the ball in the hoop – he baffled the Timberwolves defense, fought to get open, and burned his opponents with quick-thinking plays at the basket. Rondo finished the night with 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Turning point of the game: With over 10 lead changes in this game, the deciding play came with 3.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Up 92-90, the Celtics were fighting to fend off the Timberwolves game-winning/tying attempt. Garnett forced the jumpball against a driving Corey Brewer and eventually iced the victory for the Celtics.

* Big men dominated the first quarter. Al Jefferson led all scorers with 13 points (6-10 FG) while Kendrick Perkins led the Celtics with a perfect 4-for-4 from the field (8 points).

* Rasheed Wallace added another T to his resume when he got whistled for a technical from the Celtics bench during the second quarter. It was reminiscent of Sam Cassell getting ejected from the sidelines last season without ever actually playing in the game.

* The Celtics were outrebounded 21-16 in the first half. Pierce was the only starter without a board in the first two quarters. Ryan Gomes, on the other hand, had five for the Timberwolves at the three-spot.

* Even though Rondo had the hot hand coming out of halftime, Doc Rivers played up the Celtics strengths and subbed in House at the end of the quarter. The strategy paid off as a well-defended Pierce kicked the ball off to House for the game-tying three as time expired in the quarter. The Celtics carried that momentum into the fourth.

* Kevin Garnett recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. It was his first since opening night against the Cavaliers (13 points, 10 rebounds).

* Timberwolves big man Oleksiy Pecherov made a name for himself with 24 points (9-14 FG) to lead all scorers.

On Sunday the Celtics beat the Hornets 97-87 at the TD Garden. Just when it looked like the Celtics would be overpowered by the Hornets bench, Paul Pierce came through in the clutch.

Player of the game: Paul Pierce scored 20 points in the first half before going quiet in the second. But with the game on the line, the captain drained a crucial three to give the Celtics a nine-point lead with 1:14 left in the fourth to lock up the victory. He finished the night with 27 points (10/14 FG, 3/5 3PG, 4/6 FT), four rebounds, and two assists.

Turning Point: The Celtics looked in control entering the second half before Peja Stojakovic got the hot hand. After watching him score 16 points in the second half, Rivers called timeout with 6:03 left in the fourth quarter to put his starters on the court, up 82-80. After Paul put the Hornets within six points on free throws, Pierce drained the game-clinching three with 1:14 left in the game to give the Celtics the determining 96-86 lead.

- The Celtics dominated the second quarter with a 13-5 run that bolstered their lead to as many as 11 points. The stretch included a pair of treys from Pierce, one from Allen, and an alley-oop from Rondo to Garnett. During that time the Hornets committed three fouls, two turnovers, and had one shot blocked. The Celtics went into halftime leading 47-38.

Battle of the Benches: Led by Stojakovic, the Hornets bench outscored the Celtics 40-21. Stojakovic scored 26 points off of 9-for-15 shooting from the field and 6-for-10 from three-point range. Bobby Brown and Hilton Armstrong combined for 14. Wallace led the Celtics reserves with 12 points (5/10 FG, 2/5 3PG) while House, Daniels, and Williams added a total of nine points.

Losing the lead: Prior to Sunday’s game, the Celtics had not trailed since 1:48 remaining in the second quarter against the Cavaliers on October 27. The Hornets broke the streak when they went up 9-6 with 7:54 to go in the first quarter. The Celtics had held the lead for just under 130 minutes.

Before Sunday’s game against the Hornets, Rajon Rondo addressed his ongoing contract negotiations. After saying that he wants to stay a Celtic, he told WEEI.com, “Hopefully for my career, but it’s very unlikely because it’s like five guys that’ve played in the NBA for their entire career. Paul [Pierce] is one of them. You’ve got guys like Ray [Allen] and Kevin [Garnett] that are future Hall of Famers that haven’t been on the same team their entire careers.

“It’s unlikely [I finish in Boston] but I want to. ”

To hear Rondo speak to reporters before Sunday’s game, click here.

Rajon Rondo is set to talk with Celtics on Monday night regarding his contract, sources close to Rondo told WEEI.com. WEEI.com previously reported the Celtics are prepared to offer Rondo a long-term extension today to prevent him from becoming a restricted free agent at the end of the season.

WALTHAM – The Celtics are one of the most talkative teams in the NBA, and no one knows that better than Doc Rivers. On Saturday Rivers invoked a “no talking” rule on offense during practice.

“I just told everybody today that they were too loud and so I said we’re going to have a non-talk practice for the next half hour,” he explained.

The rule, however, turned out to be difficult to enforce. The players joked that Rivers was running a communist practice and had a hard time following along with the temporary restriction.

“That’s a little thing that Doc feels as though that once we get to talking smack to each other here in practice that we lose our focus. But the intensity’s there, but we lose our focus,” said Rasheed Wallace. “On some plays he’s right but I think that’s just the character of some of the guys here in the gym. But hey, if that’s what Doc wants, we’ve got to try to do that. We’ve got to try to talk a little more quietly, that’s all.”

Even though Rivers knew the rule would be broken, he felt it was important to make the point.

“Have you ever seen our guys quiet? That’s what was so amazing. They were saying they couldn’t talk yet everybody was talking,” River said with a laugh, later adding, “There’s no such thing [silence] with this team. This is a very verbal team, which is a good thing actually, but sometimes we want to make sure we keep it under control.”

WALTHAM — Ray Allen left Celtics practice on Saturday after getting unintentionally elbowed above the left eye and knocked to the ground by Kendrick Perkins, who was playing on the same team. Allen received stitches and is not expected to miss any games.

“The sad thing is it was a skeleton offense. There was no defense,” said Doc Rivers. “We run a lot of hand-off stuff as you know and it didn’t go well. It was a hand-off with Perk and Perk had his elbow up while he was supposed to be handing it off to Ray. And those are the ones that hurt because you don’t expect those cuts to come at that time.”

Allen hit the ground grabbing his eye, according to Rivers who initially thought Allen was joking. “All of a sudden he was laying down and all of a sudden you saw the blood and said, ‘Oh no, I don’t think he’s faking.’”

Rasheed Wallace said the injury did not affect the Celtics energy during practice.

“We’re still going hard, still intense,” he said. “Unfortunately it happened but we can’t sit up here and be sad and be down on ourselves, like oh man Ray got hurt. No, we’ve still got to go out there and play.”

The Celtics open their season on Tuesday night in Cleveland against the Cavaliers.

UPDATE: Allen received five stitches at New England Baptist Hospital, according to Celtics team officials.