Bobcats-Celtics Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Oct 28 2009 2:23AM

An injured Kevin Garnett could only watch from the sidelines when Boston was knocked out of the playoffs on its home court last May.

Garnett and the Celtics hope for a much better ending in their home opener Wednesday night when they take on the Charlotte Bobcats, who begin the season struggling to put together a healthy lineup.

Boston opened the 2009-10 campaign with a 95-89 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday, putting its disappointing exit in the conference semifinals behind it while proving the Cavaliers will have some competition for the Eastern Conference title.

The Celtics took a 51-45 halftime lead and then held off a late Cleveland rally. After LeBron James missed a 3-pointer that would have brought his team within one, Paul Pierce hit a 15-footer to make it 89-83 and keep Boston in control.

Pierce led the Celtics with 23 points and 11 rebounds while Garnett scored 13 in his first regular-season game since March 25. Ray Allen added 16 points for a solid season debut by the Celtics' Big Three.

"I liked what happened tonight because everyone contributed," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "It was as much of a team win as you can get."

Garnett missed 22 of the final 26 regular-season games, then sat out the playoffs as Boston failed to defend its 2007-08 championship. The 33-year-old veteran, who is coming off offseason knee surgery, looked healthy Tuesday, playing 33 minutes while finishing with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.

As Garnett was returning to the court, Glen Davis, who replaced him in the starting lineup last season, was apologizing after a fight with a childhood friend led to a broken right thumb which will keep him out six weeks.

Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck told The Associated Press that Davis could be suspended for violating the contract he signed this summer, which would pay him about $6 million over the next two years.

While the Celtics feel a healthy Garnett will help them get back to the NBA finals, the Bobcats are hoping some early injuries won't derail their season.

Charlotte was busy over the summer, bringing in Raja Bell and acquiring Tyson Chandler in a trade with New Orleans for Emeka Okafor. The two were expected to start along side Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace and Boris Diaw.

Preseason optimism was tempered this week with news that Bell suffered a torn ligament in his left wrist which may require surgery. Bell said he is only planning on sitting out the first week of the season. Surgery would sideline him up to four months.

"I'm going to (sit out) for another week to see if it continues to progress as it has," Bell said. "If it doesn't, then we'll have to go back to the drawing board."

Charlotte is also dealing with an injury to offseason acquisition Flip Murray, who is out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his left shin, while Chandler, who underwent ankle surgery over the summer, isn't ready to play 35-40 minutes, according to coach Larry Brown. Chandler, who was limited to 45 games last season, averaged 8.8 points and 8.7 rebounds with the Hornets.

"Health-wise I'm OK, but still the timing, getting my legs under me and getting back in rhythm, that's the difficult part," he said. "But I'm going to be fine."

With Bell out, Brown, in his second season with the Bobcats, plans to start Stephen Graham ahead of Gerald Henderson, the 12th overall pick in this year's draft.

"I'm not afraid to play Gerald Henderson, but I don't want his first NBA game chasing Paul Pierce and Ray Allen around right off the bat," Brown said.

Brown's team won a franchise-record 35 games last season, but still missed the playoffs. As the Bobcats try to get healthy, Brown be looking for Wallace and Diaw, acquired from Phoenix in December, to take charge. Wallace averaged 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds last season.

Boston won two of three against Charlotte last season, but two of the games went to overtime - including one in double OT - and the one that ended in regulation was decided by five points. The Celtics have won seven of nine at home against the Bobcats.

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Garnett returns to Boston in easy win over Bobcats

By JIMMY GOLEN, for NBA.com Posted Oct 28 2009 11:4PM

BOSTON(AP) Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston parquet and slipped on it, putting a bigger scare into the Celtics than the Charlotte Bobcats could.

In his first game back in Boston since the injury that knocked him out of last year's playoffs, Garnett scored 10 points with seven rebounds over 26 easy minutes and the Celtics held Charlotte to a franchise-low in scoring to coast to a 92-59 victory.

``It's great we could rest our bodies,'' said Paul Pierce, who scored 15 points and also sat out the fourth quarter one night after a more difficult win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. ``The more rest, the better. That means we're playing well, especially the starters.''

Garnett, who missed 25 games and the playoffs last year with strained ligaments in his right knee, slipped on the floor late in the third quarter and appeared to be slow getting up. But he dismissed concerns of an injury, saying he relaxed because he saw his teammates were back to protect against the fast break.

``It was just a slide into second base,'' said Garnett. ``The umpire said I was safe.''

And then he was out.

Garnett left the game with 4:06 left in the third as coach Doc Rivers rested his aging Big Three to preserve them for the long-haul regular season.

``You guys keep reminding them how old they are,'' Rivers told reporters. ``It was time for him to come out anyway. But any time he goes to the floor and just gets up (is good). The rarity is seeing a big guy diving to the floor with a big lead. But that's who he is and that's who you want him to continue to be.''

Ray Allen was the only Boston starter to play in the fourth, scoring 18 points in all. Rajon Rondo scored 10 with 11 assists, and newcomers Rasheed Wallace and Shelden Williams came off the bench to help; Wallace had three 3-pointers and Williams had 12 points and nine rebounds.

Gerald Wallace had 10 points and 12 rebounds - the only Bobcat to reach double digits in scoring.

Asked if he'd ever coached a team that scored in the 50s, Hall of Famer Larry Brown said, ``I don't know if they call that coaching.''

``Our team wasn't prepared. Weren't ready to play,'' he said. ``That's nobody's fault but the coach.''

Garnett went through his usual pregame routine, pumping his arms and banging his head against the basket support. He hopped around the court, pointing at the crowd, drawing cheers from the fans who believe that his injury was the only thing that kept Boston from winning back-to-back NBA championships.

Pierce took the microphone before the opening tip, alluding to last season's disappointment and promising something better in 2009-10.

``We expect great things. You see up there, there's only 17 of them,'' he said, pointing to the championship banners than hang from the Boston Garden rafters. ``I think we need another one.''

Other than that, the biggest cheers were for the scores showing the Yankees were losing Game 1 of the World Series. (LeBron James and Co.'s loss to Toronto was also a crowd-pleaser.)

One day after beating the Cavaliers to snap an 11-game losing streak in Cleveland and make an early statement about the balance of power in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics returned to Boston. The home opener had fewer subplots, and even less drama.

Boston scored the first eight points of the game, then piled it on with six 3-pointers in the second quarter to take an 11-point halftime lead. The Celtics scored the first 15 points of the second half and led by as many as 30 in the third quarter.

Only Raymond Felton's buzzer-beater kept the Bobcats from equaling a franchise-low 8 points in the third quarter.

NOTES: Gerald Henderson Jr. started his NBA career in the same place his father, Gerald Sr., started his. The elder Henderson, who spent the first five years of his 13-year career in Boston, was in the stands. ... Felton got hit in the mouth in the second quarter and needed 15 stitches, but he returned in the second half. ... Patriots LB Junior Seau and WR Wes Welker sat courtside. ... Technical fouls were distributed freely: Pierce and Kendrick Perkins each had one for Boston, and Wallace and Tyson Chandler picked them up for the Bobcats.

• Bobcats: Bell, Murray
• Celtics: Allen, Davis, Walker

• Bobcats: Chandler, Wallace
• Celtics: Perkins, Pierce

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #62 Brian Forte, #59 Gary Zielinski
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:26

Charlotte Bobcats (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Chandler (Felton gains possession)
	11:41	Perkins Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Felton Free Throw Technical Missed	11:41
Team Rebound	11:41
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:29
	11:14 [BOS 2-0]	Perkins Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:05
Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:05
	10:54 [BOS 4-0]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:25	Team Rebound
Felton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:19
	10:05	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	10:01
	09:57	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	09:56	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:48	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:47
Felton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	09:33
Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:31
Felton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)	09:27
	09:26	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:20 [BOS 6-0]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	09:04
	09:00 [BOS 8-0]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:54
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
	08:39	Team Rebound
	08:20	Perkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Graham Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)	08:10
Team Rebound	08:09
Diaw Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:58
	07:46	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:45
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:12
Diaw Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)	07:02 [CHA 2-8]
	06:45 [BOS 10-2]	Rondo Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
Felton Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:17
	06:03	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:59	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:59 [CHA 3-10]
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:59 [CHA 4-10]
	05:44	Perkins Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Chandler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:36
Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:36
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed	05:36
Diaw Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:16
	05:16 [BOS 11-4]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:16 [BOS 12-4]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:05
Diaw Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:03 [CHA 6-12]
	04:45	Garnett Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	04:30
	04:29	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Mohammed Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:29
	04:29	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
	04:13	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:13
	04:06	Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:06	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	04:06	Pierce Technical
Felton Free Throw Technical Missed	04:06
Team Rebound	04:06
	04:06	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:06 [CHA 7-12]
Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:06 [CHA 8-12]
Felton Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:59
Felton Substitution replaced by Augustin	03:59
	03:55 [BOS 14-8]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	03:42
	03:26 [BOS 17-8]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Mohammed Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)	03:10
	02:56 [BOS 19-8]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Graham Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:40 [CHA 10-19]
	02:40	Daniels Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Graham Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	02:40 [CHA 11-19]
	02:22	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed
	02:21	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:21	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed
Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:19
Augustin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)	02:05
	01:58 [BOS 22-11]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	01:42
	01:41	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:26	Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Augustin (1 ST)
	01:26	Daniels Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	01:26	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:26 [CHA 12-22]
Graham Substitution replaced by Henderson	01:26
Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:26
Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:26
	01:13	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:13
Team Rebound	01:13
	01:13	Rondo Substitution replaced by House
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:13 [CHA 13-22]
	00:51.9	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:50.9
Mohammed Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:37.3	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:19.9	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:18.6
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.9	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Diaw Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:54
Diaw Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	11:54
	11:39 [BOS 25-13]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	11:23
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:22
Mohammed Putback Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:21 [CHA 15-25]
	11:21	Daniels Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:21
	11:21	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:01	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:00
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:36
	10:36	Daniels Substitution replaced by Giddens
	10:20	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:20	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:17 [BOS 28-15]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Radmanovic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:56 [CHA 17-28]
Radmanovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:45
Wallace Substitution replaced by Brown	09:45
Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton	09:45
Radmanovic Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:44
	09:41	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:40
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)	09:33
	09:27	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:25
Team Timeout : Regular	09:19
Felton Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:02 [CHA 19-28]
Brown Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	08:46
	08:46	Giddens Substitution replaced by Pierce
	08:46 [BOS 29-19]	Allen Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	08:33	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:32
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Henderson (1 AST)	08:15 [CHA 21-29]
	07:53	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:50
Felton Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:35 [CHA 23-29]
	07:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Chandler	07:27
Brown Substitution replaced by Diaw	07:27
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Wallace	07:27
	07:25	Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett
	07:25	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
	07:14	Perkins Hook Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:12
	07:06	Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:06	House Substitution replaced by Rondo
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)	06:59 [CHA 25-29]
	06:42 [BOS 32-25]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	06:20
	06:19	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:03	Pierce Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:02
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)	05:57 [CHA 27-32]
	05:38	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:37
Felton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (2 BLK)	05:32
Team Rebound	05:31
Henderson Substitution replaced by Graham	05:31
Felton Substitution replaced by Augustin	05:18
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:47	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:46
Diaw Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)	04:38 [CHA 29-32]
	04:19 [BOS 35-29]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:04	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:52 [BOS 37-29]	Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	03:34
	03:32	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Diaw Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:23
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed	03:23
Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown	03:23
	03:07	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Augustin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (3 BLK)	02:54
Team Rebound	02:54
Timeout : Official	02:54
Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:44 [CHA 31-37]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	02:43
	02:29	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:28	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:15 [BOS 39-31]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:03	Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:03	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:03
Team Rebound	02:03
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:03
	02:02	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:43	Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:29 [BOS 42-31]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (3 BLK)	01:01
Team Rebound	01:00
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:00
	00:45.9	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:44.9	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:33.9	Garnett Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:32.8
	00:16.7	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brown Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	00:16.7
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:09.9
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:08.9
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:04.4
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (14-19)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:47
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	11:35
	11:33	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Augustin Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:25
Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:14
	11:14 [BOS 43-31]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	11:14 [BOS 44-31]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Chandler Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	10:54
	10:37	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:36
Wallace Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:20	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:12 [BOS 46-31]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:48	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:39 [BOS 48-31]	Rondo Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)
	09:25	Perkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Augustin Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:00 [BOS 50-31]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:53
Graham Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	08:43
	08:22 [BOS 52-31]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (4 BLK)	07:59
Diaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:57
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:56
Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton	07:56
	07:37 [BOS 54-31]	Perkins Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed	07:24
Team Rebound	07:22
Graham Substitution replaced by Henderson	07:22
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	07:06
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:05
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:26	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
	06:24	Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:22	Garnett Tip Shot: Missed
	06:21	Garnett Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:11 [BOS 57-31]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:52 [CHA 33-57]
Felton Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:44
	05:30 [BOS 60-33]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	05:12
	05:08 [BOS 62-33]	Pierce Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:08
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	04:57
	04:55	Team Rebound
	04:42	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:41
	04:39	Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:20
Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)	04:13
	04:06	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:06
	04:06	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Wallace Technical	04:06
	04:06 [BOS 63-33]	Allen Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
	04:06	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	03:54
Chandler Technical	03:53
	03:53	Allen Free Throw Technical Missed
	03:53	Team Rebound
	03:36	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (2 ST)
Wallace Layup Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:28	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:22	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:21
	03:17	Pierce Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:17 [CHA 34-63]
Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown	03:17
Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:17 [CHA 35-63]
Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:01
	02:44	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:43
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)	02:31 [CHA 37-63]
	02:10	Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:07
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:02
Brown Layup Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:54 [BOS 65-37]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:54
	01:54	Perkins Technical
Felton Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	01:54 [CHA 38-65]
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed	01:54
	01:54	Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels
	01:54 [BOS 66-38]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	01:36
	01:27	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:25	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:13	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
	01:11	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:09	Perkins Hook Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:08
	01:05	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:05	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:05
Team Rebound	01:05
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:05 [CHA 39-66]
Felton Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:47.9
	00:47.9 [BOS 67-39]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:47.9	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	00:31.9
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	00:16.6
	00:15.1	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:07.9	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:05.2
Felton Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:00.0 [CHA 41-67]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
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Felton Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:39
Henderson Substitution replaced by Augustin	11:39
	11:26	House Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	11:24
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:42 [BOS 69-41]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:40
Brown Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)	10:25 [CHA 43-69]
	10:11	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:08 [CHA 45-69]
	09:52	Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)
Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:39	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:36	Allen Substitution replaced by Hudson
Felton Substitution replaced by Henderson	09:24
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Ajinca	09:24
	09:17	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	09:16
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Hudson (1 ST)	09:11
	09:03 [BOS 71-45]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hudson (1 AST)
	08:40	Daniels Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:40
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:40 [CHA 46-71]
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:40
	08:38	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:21 [BOS 74-46]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: House (1 AST)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:57	Hudson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:54	Williams Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	07:54	Williams Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Graham	07:54
Graham Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:35	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:22	Daniels Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)
Graham Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	07:13
Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:10
Brown Layup Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	07:02	Hudson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	06:52	House Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:45 [CHA 48-74]
	06:26 [BOS 76-48]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	06:10
Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:07
	06:04	Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:04	Wallace Substitution replaced by Giddens
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustin (2 AST)	05:58 [CHA 50-76]
Graham Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43 [BOS 77-50]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:43	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:41	Team Rebound
	05:28 [BOS 79-50]	House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Ajinca Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Augustin (3 AST)	05:14 [CHA 52-79]
	05:03	Williams Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	05:03	Williams Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Henderson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:44 [CHA 54-79]
	04:27	Giddens 3pt Shot: Missed
Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:22
	04:16	Giddens Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:16
Team Rebound	04:16
Graham Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:16
	04:05	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:00 [BOS 81-54]	House Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Daniels (3 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	04:00
Graham Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:41 [CHA 56-81]
Graham Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:21
	03:16 [BOS 84-56]	House 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Daniels (4 AST)
Henderson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:58	Giddens Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:51 [BOS 86-56]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ajinca Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:51
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
	02:51	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:50
Henderson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Giddens (1 ST)	02:35
	02:27	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:26
	02:14	Williams Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:14 [CHA 57-86]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:14
	02:14	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:56	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (2 BLK)
	01:55	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
Ajinca Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:55
	01:55 [BOS 87-57]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:55 [BOS 88-57]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Ajinca Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Augustin (4 AST)	01:46 [CHA 59-88]
	01:29	Hudson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ajinca (1 BLK)
Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:27
Graham 3pt Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Ajinca Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:08
	01:08 [BOS 89-59]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:08 [BOS 90-59]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Ajinca Jump Shot: Missed	00:59.8
	00:58.9	Giddens Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Graham Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:43.7
	00:43.7 [BOS 91-59]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:43.7 [BOS 92-59]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Augustin Jump Shot: Missed	00:32.9
Graham Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:31.3
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:24.9	Giddens Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:01.8	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
End of 4th Quarter

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