
Paul Pierce led the Celtics in scoring Friday night, shooting 7-of-19 from the field against the Magic.
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Paul Pierce scored 21 points and Ray Allen added 15 Friday night but the Celtics lost to the Magic 83-78 at home.
The Celtics trailed 29-13 after the first quarter but outscored the Magic 27-14 in the second to get back in the game. Kevin Garnett tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as the Big Three helped Boston battle back to tie at 78-78 with 2:53 left. Rasheed Wallace led the reserves with nine points, and Rajon Rondo finished with six points, six rebounds and six assists.
Boston (9-4) now travels to New York to play the Knicks at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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The Boston Celtics raised over $700,000 for area children's charities at their annual Shamrock Gala, benefitting the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Proceeds from the event benefit the focus partners of the Shamrock Foundation including Perkins School for the Blind, Boston Children's Hospital, Horizons for Homeless Children, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC), and Berklee College of Music.
All of the Celtics players attended the event and took part in a session on stage where they impersonated one another other, answered questions from a moderator and played an entertaining game of pictionary.
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Rajon Rondo visited MSPCC's Kids Day on October 15, 2009 and participated in their afternoon meeting. Rondo spoke to the kids about his recent trip to Germany and pointed out to them where Germany falls on the global map.
During Rondo's visit, September's two Token Economy winners were introduced. Those two winners will be greeted at the next Kids Day by an afternoon of shopping with the Celtics' point guard.
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Sunday, November 22 at Knicks 1:00pm |
Final Magic 83 Celtics 78 Recap | Box Score |
Complete Standings Game Notes |
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |||
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| Paul Pierce | 18.6 | Kevin Garnett | 7.6 | Rajon Rondo | 8.8 |
| Ray Allen | 15.2 | Kendrick Perkins | 6.7 | Paul Pierce | 3.8 |
| Kevin Garnett | 13.5 | Shelden Williams | 4.8 | Ray Allen | 3.3 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.5 | Paul Pierce | 4.6 | Kevin Garnett | 2.4 |
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Through 11 regular season games, Rajon Rondo led the league in both steals (30) and steals per game (2.7).