Jazz-Celtics Preview

By MATT BROWN
Posted Nov 10 2009 10:20AM

The Boston Celtics gutted out a win over the weekend despite playing for the fourth time in five nights. Now, the Celtics are rested - and that could spell trouble for the Utah Jazz.

Returning to the court for the first time in four days, the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics look to continue their impressive start Wednesday when they host a Utah club seeking consecutive wins for the first time this season.

The Celtics (7-1) saw their unbeaten run come to an end Friday with a 110-103 home loss to Western Conference-leading Phoenix. That was the third game in four nights for Boston, which proceeded to travel to New Jersey for another game Saturday night.

The weary Celtics didn't look particularly sharp - shooting 44.9 percent from the floor and scoring a season low - but forced 23 turnovers and outscored the short-handed Nets 27-15 in the fourth quarter to escape with an 86-76 victory.

"I didn't think we had a lot in the tank," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "I could see that, that's why I sat our starters long stretches (Saturday). I was just trying to milk the game as long as I could get it and then play at the end, and we had enough to win.''

With the fourth-oldest roster in the league - the "Big Three" of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen and sixth man Rasheed Wallace are all 32 or older - the Celtics may tire more easily than many teams. When fully rested, though, there may be no team better. In 2008-09, Boston was 16-2 following two or more days off, matching the champion Lakers for the best such record in the league.

Pierce and Rajon Rondo scored 16 points apiece to lead the Celtics on Saturday. Rondo had 25 with nine rebounds and eight assists when Boston hosted the Jazz last season, helping the Celtics to a 100-91 win Dec. 15. The Jazz returned the favor Feb. 19 with a 90-85 victory in Salt Lake City to salvage a split of the series.

Utah has experienced a surprising amount of success against the Celtics in recent years, taking four of six meetings - including two of three in Boston - since the start of the 2006-07 season.

The Jazz (3-4) had not enjoyed recent success in New York, but opened their four-game Eastern road trip Monday night with a 95-93 victory over the Knicks - their first win at Madison Square Garden in more than five years.

Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer each had 23 points, while Mehmet Okur added 18 and 12 rebounds. Kirilenko's 23 were a season high as he exploited a lackluster zone defense by New York.

"I love to play against zones,'' Kirilenko said. "Defensively, guys, they don't really pay attention. They don't play against you particularly, they play against a spot.''

Kirilenko will almost certainly find it tougher to score against the Celtics, who are allowing a league-low 84.4 points per game and have held every opponent except the Suns to 90 or fewer.

Utah has alternated wins and losses in its last four games, and is seeking its first consecutive victories since March 28 and 30.

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Celtics spread it around in win over Jazz

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday November 12, 2009 12:26AM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- This wasn't so much a ballgame as it was a moment for the fans.

The Boston Celtics used a balanced offense to run away from the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, posting a 105-86 win Wednesday night, but only the win column will remember those details in the coming weeks.

The moment came in the third quarter when Kevin Garnett leapt to catch a Rajon Rondo alley-oop and slammed it home as Boston's bench and fans alike rose in fervor -- reassuring all those who continued to have doubts after Garnett's offseason knee surgery. It was a play, Garnett said, that made him feel like a kid in a cornfield.

Earlier in the year, Garnett had clanked a tomahawk dunk off back iron. Earlier, he had completed alley-oops below the rim, scooping the ball. But on this night, with defenders on either side, he exploded. Even if it's to be a rare occurrence, now it's known that, at least, he can.

The game itself was decided by Boston's offense, which, after the Celtics had three days of practice, looked as fluid and potent as it had all season with seven players reaching double figures. Players consistently made hard, direct cuts and often all five Celtics touched the ball on a given possession.

"It's like revisiting everybody's individual lab. You go in there and mix up your potion," Ray Allen said of the time off. "When you're not in it for a while you definitely need to get that feeling going back to it."

The Celtics' first half was the epitome of balanced scoring with three players in double digits and two more contributing at least six points. With Boston mounting a 16-6 run which spanned the first two quarters, they finished the half with 16 assists on 21 first-half field goals. The same play translated to a 17-8 run to begin the third, and the Jazz were silenced.

"Execution tonight was fantastic," Doc Rivers said. "Obviously there's not going to be nights where your top seven players have double figures, but when you get those nights that's pretty good."

Otherwise it was a typical evening, complete with demoralizing defense and a put-away run in the third. The Celtics defense often pushed the Jazz outside and into jumpers, which led to Jerry Sloan sitting Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer for much of the third quarter with the game still in question (neither reached five minutes in the quarter).

"There ain't any rules against them rebounding," Sloan said. "If you're just going to stay out there and shoot shots...and not defend and not rebound. I thought we would try someone else.

"There were a lot of things that happened that we would like to not have happen. We're trying to find ourselves a little bit now."

That's been a common reaction for those visiting TD Garden -- other than the Phoenix Suns -- but it didn't help that Utah's best player, Deron Williams, did not look like himself with a sore back and Rajon Rondo hounding him all night.

At the beginning of Sloan's pregame press conference, it was announced that Deron Williams would be a game-time decision. Sixty seconds later he was a go. But, as Rondo is wont to have big games against the big names, it didn't really matter. Matching Williams nearly minute-for-minute, Rondo (14 points, 11 assists) guided the offense to a peak while keeping Williams in check (13 points, four assists).

"We were not playing tough at all," Williams said. "They come in, they do their job, they get stops.

"They hold everybody accountable. That's what it takes to be a championship team."

The first half seemed constantly on the verge of turning into a double-digit lead for Boston -- as it eventually did -- but Utah kept pulling themselves out of the hole by maximizing its possessions despite poor shooting percentages. At the end of the half, Utah had 11 offensive rebounds, which remained the only mark on an otherwise unblemished night for Boston.

The game was stamped and sealed by Garnett's dunk, however. Of course, it was only a moment, but so is the final buzzer, when the win officially gets chalked up. Tonight, what happened after one might be just as important as what happened after the other.

• Jazz: Harpring, Miles
• Celtics: Allen, Davis, Scalabrine

• Jazz: --
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #51 Leroy Richardson, #71 Rodney Mott
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:9

Utah Jazz (18-17)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Okur (Kirilenko gains possession)
Okur Running Bank shot: Missed	11:43
	11:42	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Okur Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:22
	11:22 [BOS 1-0]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:22 [BOS 2-0]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	11:01
	10:55 [BOS 4-0]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Kirilenko 3pt Shot: Missed	10:33
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:32
Boozer Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:27 [UTA 2-4]
	10:13 [BOS 6-2]	Allen Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	09:59 [UTA 4-6]
Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:37
	09:37 [BOS 7-4]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:37 [BOS 8-4]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	09:24 [UTA 6-8]
	09:14 [BOS 10-6]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	09:00
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:58
Williams Tip Shot: Missed	08:56
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:55
Okur Hook Shot: Missed	08:40
	08:39	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:32 [BOS 12-6]	Allen Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	08:25
Kirilenko Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:09 [BOS 14-6]	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Okur Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (1 AST)	07:52 [UTA 8-14]
	07:37	Perkins Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:37	Perkins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Millsap	07:37
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	07:24 [UTA 10-14]
	07:07	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Okur (1 ST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:58
	06:46	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Okur Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:45
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Okur (1 AST)	06:35 [UTA 12-14]
	06:23 [BOS 16-12]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	06:05
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:03
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:55
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:53
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:51 [UTA 14-16]
	05:26	Rondo Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	05:26	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:06 [UTA 16-16]
	04:50	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:48	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:40 [BOS 19-16]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
	04:13	Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Matthews	04:13
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:13 [UTA 17-19]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:13
	04:13	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:57	Garnett Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	03:54	Team Rebound
	03:54	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
	03:52 [BOS 21-17]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Okur Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:36
Millsap Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:25
	03:25	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
	03:16	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:15
Brewer Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:50 [UTA 19-21]
	02:35 [BOS 23-19]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Okur Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	02:23 [UTA 21-23]
	02:23	Daniels Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:23
	02:23	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
Okur Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:23
	02:23	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:11	Williams Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:11	Williams Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Okur 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:49	Daniels Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:41	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Okur (1 BLK)
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:39
	01:35	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:35 [UTA 22-23]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:35 [UTA 23-23]
	01:17	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	01:14	Team Rebound
	01:08	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:06	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:04 [BOS 25-23]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:40.9
Matthews Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:31.8
	00:31.8	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:31.8	Team Rebound
	00:31.8 [BOS 26-23]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	00:11.9
	00:09.4 [BOS 28-23]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.2
Okur Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:00.5
Okur Tip Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (18-17)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [BOS 30-23]	Daniels Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
	11:36	House Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	11:20 [UTA 25-30]
	11:00 [BOS 33-25]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
	10:50	House Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Maynor	10:50
Maynor Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:42 [UTA 27-33]
	10:29 [BOS 36-27]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:08	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:05	House Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	10:04
Team Rebound	10:04
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	10:02
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:01
Kirilenko Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:00 [UTA 29-36]
	09:40	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:39
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	09:32
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	09:31
Maynor Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:29
	09:09	House Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:07
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	08:51
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	08:50
Millsap Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	08:47
	08:47	Timeout : Official
	08:47	Williams Substitution replaced by Perkins
	08:32	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)
	08:28	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:23 [BOS 38-29]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	08:11
	08:09	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Millsap Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:57
Matthews Substitution replaced by Brewer	07:57
Maynor Substitution replaced by Williams	07:57
	07:51	House Layup Shot: Missed
	07:50	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:47	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	07:46
Boozer Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:34
	07:19	Perkins Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	07:18
Brewer Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	07:08 [UTA 31-38]
	06:47	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
	06:45	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:43	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	06:42
Boozer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:37
	06:37	Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett
	06:37	Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce
	06:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:37	House Substitution replaced by Rondo
	06:18 [BOS 40-31]	Garnett Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:53 [UTA 33-40]
	05:45 [BOS 42-33]	Perkins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:28 [UTA 35-42]
	05:14 [BOS 44-35]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	04:58
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:57
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	04:37
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:35
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	04:24 [UTA 37-44]
	03:57	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:55
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:31
	03:31 [BOS 45-37]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Millsap Substitution replaced by Okur	03:31
	03:31 [BOS 46-37]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Okur Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)	03:13
	03:04 [BOS 48-37]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
	02:51	Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Okur Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	02:51 [UTA 38-48]
	02:48	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okur Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:48 [UTA 39-48]
Okur Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:48 [UTA 40-48]
Okur Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:31
Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:25
	02:25 [BOS 49-40]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:25 [BOS 50-40]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:11
	02:01 [BOS 52-40]	Allen Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	01:43
	01:42	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:30	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
	01:29	Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:27	Rondo Tip Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:26
Boozer Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:16 [UTA 42-52]
	00:59.2	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Kirilenko Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)	00:47.9
	00:40.6 [BOS 54-42]	Perkins Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:18.5 [UTA 44-54]
	00:14.8	Team Timeout : Short
Boozer Substitution replaced by Koufos	00:14.8
Okur Substitution replaced by Fesenko	00:14.8
	00:14.8	Perkins Substitution replaced by House
	00:02.1	Pierce Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (18-17)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [BOS 57-44]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	11:23 [UTA 46-57]
	10:58	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:56
Boozer Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	10:46
	10:36 [BOS 60-46]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	10:17
Kirilenko Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)	10:06
	10:02	Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Okur Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:58 [UTA 48-60]
	09:43 [BOS 62-48]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:25 [UTA 50-62]
	09:12 [BOS 65-50]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	08:57
	08:56	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:51
	08:51 [BOS 66-50]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	08:51 [BOS 67-50]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (3 ST)	08:33
	08:23 [BOS 69-50]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:18
Boozer Substitution replaced by Millsap	08:18
Okur Substitution replaced by Fesenko	08:18
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:54	Rondo Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	07:42
	07:25	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:24
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	07:03
Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:58	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:55	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kirilenko (1 ST)
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:53 [UTA 52-69]
	06:29 [BOS 71-52]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	06:09	Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:09
Team Rebound	06:09
Fesenko Violation:Double Lane	06:09
Fesenko Turnover : Lane Violation (1 TO)	06:09
	06:09	Jump Ball Perkins vs Fesenko (Pierce gains possession)
	05:43	Garnett 3pt Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:42
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:24	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:11	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (1 BLK)
	05:10	Pierce Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:06	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	05:05
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Missed	04:50
Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	04:48
	04:45	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Matthews	04:45
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:45 [UTA 53-71]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:45 [UTA 54-71]
	04:28 [BOS 73-54]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Team Rebound
Fesenko Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:03
	04:03	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
	03:35 [BOS 75-54]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:14 [UTA 56-75]
	03:14	Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:14
	03:12	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:01 [BOS 77-56]	Garnett Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
	02:51	Garnett Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:51	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:51
Team Rebound	02:51
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:51 [UTA 57-77]
Fesenko Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:44
	02:37	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	02:36
Fesenko Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	02:18 [UTA 59-77]
	02:04	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Fesenko (1 ST)
Fesenko Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:00
	02:00	Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:47	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	01:46
Fesenko Hook Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:31	Pierce Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:16
	01:16 [BOS 78-59]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:16	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:14
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	01:01
Millsap Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:58.6
	00:58.6 [BOS 79-59]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Millsap Substitution replaced by Boozer	00:58.6
	00:58.6 [BOS 80-59]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	00:35.4 [UTA 61-80]
	00:22.6 [BOS 82-61]	Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
	00:03.8	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:03.8
Team Rebound	00:03.8
	00:03.8	Williams Substitution replaced by House
	00:03.8	Daniels Substitution replaced by Allen
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:03.8 [UTA 62-82]
	00:00.0 [BOS 84-62]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (6 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Utah Jazz (18-17)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Matthews Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kirilenko (2 AST)	11:42 [UTA 64-84]
	11:26	House Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:25
Matthews Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Okur (2 AST)	11:08 [UTA 66-84]
	10:45	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:42	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:22 [BOS 86-66]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Daniels (3 AST)
Maynor Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:12
Maynor Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:12
	10:12	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
	09:52 [BOS 89-66]	House 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
	09:43	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
Kirilenko Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	09:30
Kirilenko Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:29 [UTA 68-89]
Okur Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:15
	09:06	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:05	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Boozer Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:52
	08:52	Timeout : Official
	08:44 [BOS 91-68]	Daniels Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)	08:20 [UTA 70-91]
	08:09	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Okur (2 ST)
Maynor Layup Shot: Missed Block: House (1 BLK)	08:06
Team Rebound	08:05
Boozer Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	07:56
	07:43	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:42
	07:38	House Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Kirilenko Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)	07:32 [UTA 72-91]
	07:18	House Jump Shot: Missed
	07:17	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:15 [BOS 93-72]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Okur Layup Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:07	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:01 [BOS 95-72]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: House (1 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:42 [UTA 74-95]
	06:20 [BOS 97-74]	Williams Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
Team Rebound	06:02
Okur Substitution replaced by Fesenko	06:02
	06:02	Allen Substitution replaced by Hudson
Maynor Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:56 [UTA 76-97]
	05:37	House Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Boozer Substitution replaced by Koufos	05:37
Koufos Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maynor (3 AST)	05:24 [UTA 78-97]
	05:12	House Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:58
Koufos Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:57 [UTA 80-97]
	04:34 [BOS 99-80]	House Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Kirilenko Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	04:27
	04:11	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:10
Maynor Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Team Rebound
Koufos Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	04:05
Kirilenko Substitution replaced by Brewer	04:05
	04:05	Daniels Substitution replaced by Giddens
	03:51	Hudson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:50	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	03:30	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:29	Team Rebound
Fesenko Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	03:29
	03:20 [BOS 101-80]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:52	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:41 [BOS 103-80]	Hudson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:24	Hudson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
	02:19	Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:19 [UTA 81-103]
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:19 [UTA 82-103]
Fesenko Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:07
	02:07	Wallace Substitution replaced by Walker
	02:07 [BOS 104-82]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:07 [BOS 105-82]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	01:47
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:45
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:32	Giddens Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:13	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)
Koufos Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Maynor (4 AST)	01:06 [UTA 84-105]
	00:51.9	Giddens Jump Shot: Missed
	00:50.9	Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:48.9	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:47.5
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:38.0	Giddens Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:17.8	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:15.9
Maynor Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:08.0 [UTA 86-105]
End of 4th Quarter

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