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Keys to the Game: Celtics 101, Raptors 82 (Preseason)
Game Highlights
Photo of the Game
Kevin Garnett scored a game-high 21 points this afternoon to lead Boston to its fifth consecutive preseason win and second straight over Toronto.
Ron Turenne/NBAE/Getty
Key Moment
After scoring only four points in the first 6:25 of the third quarter, Boston scored 15 over the final 5:35 to give themselves a 10-point cushion heading into the final period. Twelve of those 15 points came from the duo of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.
Although that run gave the C's some breathing room, Eddie House and Glen Davis put the game away in the early minutes of the fourth quarter. They combined for 15 straight Celtics points, highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers from House, to put the Celtics up by 17 with 6:05 remaining in the game.
Stat Line of the Game
Ray Allen had his best shooting performance of the preseason and bounced back from a rough game Wednesday night against the Raptors in Hartford, CT.
| Player | MIN | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | +/- | R | A | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 30:16 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | +16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
Box Score Nuggets
- 12 of the 14 Celtics players that got on the court today had a positive +/- number, led by Paul Pierce's +17.
- The Celtics shot exactly 50.0 percent from the floor.
- Four Celtics went to the line and didn't miss a free throw, led by Glen Davis' 7-of-7 performance.
- Paul Pierce scored only two points in the entire game, but had the highest +/- of the game with his +17.
- Andrea Bargnani, the Raptors' starting center, fouled out in only 21 minutes of play.
- Boston broke their preseason-high of assists by notching 27, one better than their previos high that they recorded against Toronto Wednesday night.
- Both teams had only three players finish with double-figures in points.
Quote of the Night
Doc Rivers on the lineup of Marquis Daniels, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett: "We didn't stay with it long because I liked it, so I got out of it. What we felt would happen, happened. They had to try and figure out who they were going to put on Marquis and who they were going to play on Ray."
- Compiled by Marc D'Amico
