Celtics-Pacers Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Nov 14 2009 2:31AM

The Indiana Pacers haven't won four in a row since April 2008, but that didn't stop Danny Granger - coming off his best performance of the season - from predicting a victory over the Boston Celtics.

Granger, though, might find it a lot harder to put up the numbers he did in his last game against the Celtics' defense Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Indiana (3-3) has broken out of its early slump to win three in a row, including a 108-94 victory over Golden State on Wednesday. Granger scored 31 points and added a career-high 16 rebounds.

Granger came into the game shooting 38.7 percent, but he went 12 of 24 from the floor against the Warriors and scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter as Indiana pushed its lead to 17.

"I just tried to switch it up," he said. "Sometimes, if I hoist a few threes and miss them at the beginning of the game, I kind of start off bad. I started trying to take it to the goal first. I got a layup, hit a few mid-range jump shots. I tried to stay away from a whole lot of 3-pointers. It was effective."

Granger, shooting 29.3 percent from behind the arc after connecting on 40.4 percent each of the last two seasons, attempted a season-low seven 3-pointers Wednesday, but his 24 field-goal attempts were a season-high.

His big night helped a short-handed Pacers team that was playing without Troy Murphy (ankle), Mike Dunleavy (knee) and Travis Diener (foot). A strong defensive effort made up for those absences. After allowing opponents to average 109.0 points in their first three games, the Pacers are giving up 89.7 in the last three.

After facing three teams with losing records, Indiana will take on a much tougher challenge in the Celtics (8-2), who have the Eastern Conference's best record. The Pacers haven't won four in a row since April 4-11, 2008, but Granger feels his team is on the right track.

"We're going to make it four against Boston," he said. "That's the plan."

Indiana faces a Boston team that suffered its second loss of the season in the opener of this set of back-to-backs. The Celtics, who lost to Phoenix last Saturday after a 6-0 start, fell 97-86 to Atlanta on Friday.

One of the NBA's best defensive teams, Boston held its opponent below 100 points for the ninth time this season, although it wasn't the team's best effort. The Celtics fell behind 14-6 in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and were outscored 25-16 in the final quarter. They were outrebounded 47-29.

"You aren't going to win a game getting outrebounded 47-29," Kevin Garnett, who had five boards, told NBA.com. "Rebounding is a group effort and it starts with the bigs."

Paul Pierce, who scored 24 points, bruised his knee on a drive to the basket in the third quarter. He sat out the final few minutes of the quarter, and was wearing a brace and had it taped when he came back early in the fourth.

"It's a little tender," Pierce said. "I'm just going to wait and see how it feels when it cools down."

Boston matched its lowest-scoring game of the season Friday. The Celtics didn't have trouble offensively against Indiana last season, though, averaging 104.8 points. Ray Allen, who had 10 points Friday, scored 26.5 per game against the Pacers in 2008-09.

Boston has won six of seven against Indiana, though it was challenged in both meetings at Conseco Fieldhouse last season. The Pacers won 95-79 on Nov. 1 and forced overtime in a 122-117 loss Dec. 7.

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Granger and Jones lead Pacers to win over Celtics

By John Oehser, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 14, 2009 11:22PM

INDIANAPOLIS (NBA.com exclusive) -- A winning streak was one thing, and considering Indiana's start, a necessary thing. But Danny Granger knew the Pacers needed a quality victory to legitimize it.

Now, they have it.

Granger continued to shake off an early-season shooting slump, and the Pacers (4-3) won their fourth consecutive game, rallying from a nine-point halftime deficit for a 113-104 victory over the Boston Celtics (8-3) in front of a sold-out, emotional 18,165 at Conseco Fieldhouse Saturday night.

"It's huge for us," said Granger, the Pacers' All-Star forward, after leading the Pacers with a game-high 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range. "That's four in a row after losing three in a row. That's a very good Boston team that lost the previous night. Usually, when teams of that caliber lose, they come back ready to play.

"We still beat them them. That's a good game for us."

The Pacers, after losses in their first three games to playoff-contending teams (Miami, Denver and Atlanta), had beaten New York, Golden State and Washington to even their record.

The latter three teams had a combined 6-20 record entering Saturday's games.

"We had beaten three teams that were struggling," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "I said all week, 'We need to get a win over a quality opponent.' The Celtics are every definition of a quality opponent."

The Celtics, shooting a league-high 50.1 percent entering Saturday's games, shot 52.1 percent in the first half, but just 41.2 percent in the second. They finished shooting 47.6 percent from the field.

"We were fresh," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "It was more us than our legs. They got to every long rebound."

Boston had taken control early by out-rebounding the Pacers, 29-13, in the first half. Indiana entered the game using a smaller lineup with forward/guard Mike Dunleavy, forward Greg Foster and forward Troy Murphy out with injuries.

Indiana responded though, outrebounding Boston 13-7 in the third quarter and narrowing the Celtics' rebounding advantage to just 43-34 by game's end.

After allowing Boston 61 first-half points on 25 of 48 shooting, Indiana rallied with a strong third quarter on both ends to take a 84-79 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Indiana, which had held its previous three opponents to 39.6 percent shooting, held Boston to 7 of 20 shooting (35 percent) in the pivotal third period and made 14 of 22 attempts (63.6) percent). Eight players scored for Indiana in the period, during which the Pacers outscored Boston, 32-18.

"It gave us a lot of momentum that we were able to carry over to the fourth quarter," Pacers guard Brandon Rush said of the third quarter.

Boston quickly retook the lead, 88-86, but with the Celtics denying Granger throughout the second half, the Pacers pushed ahead with a strong fourth quarter from forward Dahntay Jones, who continues to emerge as a surprise offensive threat.

"He's been put in a situation where he's had the ball in his hands more than at any time in the NBA," O'Brien said. "He's growing as an offensive player."

Considered a defensive-oriented player before signing with Indiana in the offseason, Jones finished Saturday with a season-high 25 points, 12 of which came in the fourth quarter.

"Coach kept calling my number, and it kept working," said Jones, who entering Saturday's game averaging 15 points a game. "You have to keep staying aggressive."

Celtics forward Paul Pierce, a game-time decision with a bruised left knee, said afterward he felt as if he hurt the team defensively guarding Jones.

Pacers guard Earl Watson, starting in place of T.J. Ford at point guard, continued to provide a consistent presence, scoring 12 points and doling out seven assists, while center Roy Hibbert had 10 points and guards Brandon Rush and Ford had 10 each. Jones scored 12 points as the Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter, with Hibbert scoring four in the period and reserve center Solomon Jones also scoring four.

"Danny Granger getting 29 points, you live with that," Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said. "The other guys hit crucial shots at the end. They had more energy. Their transition defense was incredible at times. At the end of the day, they just played harder. Down the stretch, we didn't hold our composure like we should have."

Ray Allen had 24 for Boston, and Pierce and forward Kevin Garnett had 15 each, but it wasn't offense that concerned Boston afterward.

"That's what we live on," Allen said of the Celtics' defense. "To not adjust to what they were doing, it's boggling to my mind."

• Celtics: Allen, Davis, Walker
• Pacers: Dunleavy, Foster, Murphy

• Celtics: Perkins, Rivers, Wallace
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #19 James Capers, #53 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 18165
• Duration: 2:21

Boston Celtics (24-9)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs Perkins (Granger gains possession)
	11:40 [IND 2-0]	Granger Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	11:22 [BOS 2-2]
	11:07 [IND 5-2]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	10:46 [BOS 4-5]
	10:37 [IND 7-4]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Granger (1 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:22
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jones (1 BLK)	10:16
	10:12	Granger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:06	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:05
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:58 [BOS 6-7]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:44
	09:44 [IND 8-6]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:44 [IND 9-6]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:30 [BOS 8-9]
	09:16	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	09:15	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:09	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hibbert (1 ST)	09:04
	08:57 [IND 11-8]	Rush Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Granger (2 AST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	08:40 [BOS 10-11]
	08:27 [IND 13-10]	Watson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Perkins Turnover : Inbound Turnover (1 TO)	08:24
	08:07 [IND 15-10]	Watson Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	07:40 [BOS 12-15]
	07:29	Jones Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:29	Jones Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:14
Garnett Tip Shot: Missed	07:12
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:10
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)	07:03
Team Rebound	07:03
Allen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:55 [BOS 14-15]
Perkins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:42
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	06:42
	06:41 [IND 17-14]	Hibbert Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:24 [BOS 16-17]
	06:17	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:16
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:01	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:55 [IND 20-16]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Garnett Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	05:31 [BOS 18-20]
	05:31	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:31	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Ford
	05:31	Rush Substitution replaced by Head
	05:31	Watson Substitution replaced by Jones
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	05:31 [BOS 19-20]
	05:18	Wallace Violation:Kicked Ball
	05:13	Ford Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:59	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:49	Granger Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	04:49	Granger Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:23 [IND 22-19]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ford (1 AST)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:06 [BOS 21-22]
	03:45	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:44
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	03:43
Jump Ball Jones vs Garnett (Wallace gains possession)	03:43
	03:37	Jones Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	03:37
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:23
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	03:20
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:19
	03:19	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:19 [BOS 22-22]
	03:19	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:19 [BOS 23-22]
	03:08	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed
	03:07	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:05	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:03
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ford (1 ST)	02:58
	02:54 [IND 24-23]	Ford Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	02:46 [BOS 25-24]
	02:22	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:21
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:02	Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:51	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	01:46 [BOS 27-24]
Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:26
Team Timeout : Regular	01:26
	01:26	Ford Substitution replaced by Watson
	01:26	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:26	Team Rebound
	01:26 [IND 25-27]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:17
	01:17	Jones Substitution replaced by Granger
Rondo Substitution replaced by House	01:17
	01:06	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:04	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Daniels Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [IND 26-27]	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:02	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:00
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.8
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:41.5
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:39.9
Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:37.9
Daniels Layup Shot: Missed Block: Watson (2 BLK)	00:36.7
Team Rebound	00:36.7
Pierce Substitution replaced by Scalabrine	00:36.7
Watson Violation:Kicked Ball	00:26.3
House Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hibbert (2 ST)	00:16.9
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (24-9)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Daniels Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	11:47 [BOS 29-26]
	11:29 [IND 29-29]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
Wallace Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:12 [BOS 31-29]
	10:55 [IND 31-31]	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
House Jump Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:28	Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
House Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:23
	10:23	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	10:23 [IND 32-31]	Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:23	Head Substitution replaced by Rush
	10:23 [IND 33-31]	Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Scalabrine Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)	10:03 [BOS 33-33]
	09:34	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:33
Williams Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:23 [BOS 35-33]
	09:07 [IND 36-35]	Rush 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (2 AST)
	08:57	Rush Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:57
	08:57	Watson Substitution replaced by Ford
	08:57	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Jones
Scalabrine Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Granger (1 ST)	08:56
Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:54
Wallace Technical	08:54
	08:54 [IND 37-35]	Granger Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	08:54
Scalabrine Substitution replaced by Allen	08:54
	08:54 [IND 38-35]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	08:54 [IND 39-35]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
House 3pt Shot: Missed	08:41
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:40
	08:28	Hibbert Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	08:16	Rush Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 3 (5 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 36-39]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 3 (6 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 37-39]
Allen Free Throw 3 of 3 (7 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 38-39]
	08:00	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:58
Hibbert Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:53
Daniels Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	07:53 [BOS 40-39]
	07:39	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:38
Allen Layup Shot: Missed	07:26
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	07:25
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:24 [BOS 42-39]
	07:14	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:14	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
	07:03	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:02
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:36	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:29	Rush Layup Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:28
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ford (2 ST)	06:18
	06:14 [IND 41-42]	Ford Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed	05:57
Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	05:55
House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:49 [BOS 44-41]
	05:27 [IND 43-44]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Allen Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:07
Allen Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:07
Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:07
House Substitution replaced by Rondo	05:07
	04:56	Ford Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:55
	04:49	Jones Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	04:49
	04:49	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	04:39
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:33
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:32 [BOS 46-43]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:30
	04:30 [IND 44-46]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	04:30	Granger Substitution replaced by McRoberts
	04:30 [IND 45-46]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:14	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:04	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:02
	03:58	McRoberts Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:58 [BOS 47-45]
	03:58	Ford Substitution replaced by Watson
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:58 [BOS 48-45]
	03:39	Hibbert Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:29	McRoberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:23	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:22
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	03:08 [BOS 50-45]
	02:45	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:42
Garnett Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	02:36
Team Timeout : Regular	02:36
	02:36	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Granger
	02:25	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	02:24
Allen Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:04 [BOS 52-45]
	01:56 [IND 48-52]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	01:47 [BOS 54-48]
	01:40	Jones Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	01:40	Jones Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	01:40	Jones Substitution replaced by Head
Perkins Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Rush (1 BLK)	01:26
	01:23	Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:20 [IND 51-54]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	00:58.5 [BOS 57-51]
	00:44.9	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:43.9
	00:37.8	Granger Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:37.8 [BOS 58-51]
Perkins Substitution replaced by Williams	00:37.8
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:37.8 [BOS 59-51]
Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:31.6
Williams Substitution replaced by Daniels	00:31.6
Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:15.6
	00:15.6 [IND 52-59]	McRoberts Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Daniels Substitution replaced by House	00:15.6
	00:15.6	McRoberts Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:14.9
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:00.4 [BOS 61-52]
	00:00.0	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (24-9)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (1 BLK)	11:42
	11:40	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:27 [IND 54-61]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Granger (3 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:55 [IND 56-61]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Watson (5 AST)
	10:48	Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:48
Team Rebound	10:48
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:48
	10:48	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:24	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	10:23
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Granger (1 BLK)	10:18
	10:16	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:11 [IND 58-61]	Granger Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Watson (6 AST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:45 [BOS 63-58]
	09:32	Jones Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:32
	09:32	Jones Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:21 [BOS 65-58]
	09:01 [IND 60-65]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (3 AST)
Perkins Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	08:44
	08:42	Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:24	Hibbert Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
	08:16	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 66-60]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 67-60]
	08:03	Hibbert 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:02	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:58 [IND 63-67]	Watson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (4 AST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	07:39 [BOS 69-63]
	07:13	Watson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
	07:13	Team Rebound
	07:13	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	06:50
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:48
Pierce Tip Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:47	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:41 [IND 65-69]	Watson Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:41
	06:41	Jones Substitution replaced by Ford
	06:41 [IND 66-69]	Watson Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	06:20
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:19
Allen Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:17 [BOS 71-66]
	06:11 [IND 68-71]	Ford Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (7 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	05:55 [BOS 73-68]
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:29	Watson Substitution replaced by Head
	05:27 [IND 70-73]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Head (1 AST)
	05:02	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:02 [BOS 74-70]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:02
	05:02	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:41	Head Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:40
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Granger (2 ST)	04:37
Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:34
	04:17	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	04:16
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rush (2 BLK)	04:12
Team Rebound	04:12
Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels	04:12
	04:12	Granger Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	04:12	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 76-70]
	03:50 [IND 72-76]	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Head (2 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rush (1 ST)	03:39
	03:34 [IND 74-76]	Ford Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Head (3 AST)
	03:14	Head Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	03:14
Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:14
Team Rebound	03:14
Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:14 [BOS 77-74]
	02:57	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:56	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:49 [IND 76-77]	Ford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Daniels Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:25 [BOS 79-76]
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:07
Team Timeout : Regular	02:07
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	02:07
Rondo Substitution replaced by House	02:07
	02:07	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:07	Team Rebound
	02:07 [IND 77-79]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:32 [IND 79-79]	Head Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:05	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:04
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.9	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:38.9 [IND 81-79]	Rush Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Head (4 AST)
House Jump Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:22.9	Ford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
House Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:13.0
	00:01.3 [IND 84-79]	Rush 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ford (2 AST)
Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (24-9)		Indiana Pacers (11-23)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Hansbrough Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)
	11:40	Hansbrough Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	11:40	Rush Substitution replaced by Granger
Wallace Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)	11:23 [BOS 81-84]
	11:09	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	11:07
Allen Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (20 PTS)	10:52 [BOS 83-84]
	10:33 [IND 86-83]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ford (3 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Daniels (3 AST)	10:15 [BOS 86-86]
	10:01	Hansbrough Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:59
Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)	09:56 [BOS 88-86]
	09:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:54	Ford Substitution replaced by Jones
	09:54	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by Watson
	09:37 [IND 88-88]	Jones Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Head (5 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:05
	09:05	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:05	Team Rebound
	09:05 [IND 89-88]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:33 [IND 91-88]	Head Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Granger (4 AST)
	08:16	Jones Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 89-91]
House Substitution replaced by Rondo	08:16
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 90-91]
Daniels Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:00
Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:00
	07:44	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
	07:43	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:37 [IND 93-90]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Head (6 AST)
	07:36	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	07:21
Daniels Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:20
	07:19	Jones Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:19 [BOS 91-93]
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	07:19
	07:19	Head Substitution replaced by Rush
Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:19 [BOS 92-93]
Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:06
Perkins Technical	07:06
	07:06 [IND 94-92]	Granger Free Throw Technical (23 PTS)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:06
	07:06 [IND 95-92]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	07:06	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	07:06
Garnett Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:45
Garnett Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:45
Rivers Technical	06:45
	06:45 [IND 96-92]	Granger Free Throw Technical (24 PTS)
	06:23	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	06:23	Team Rebound
Rondo Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:23
Team Timeout : Regular	06:23
	06:15 [IND 98-92]	Jones Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:15
	06:15	Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:15
Pierce Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:02 [BOS 94-98]
	06:02	Jones Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	06:02	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	06:02 [BOS 95-98]
Perkins Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:50
	05:50 [IND 99-95]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	05:50 [IND 100-95]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:40	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:35 [IND 102-95]	Hibbert Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Jones (3 AST)
	05:18	Granger Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	05:18 [BOS 96-102]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:18
	05:17	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:55 [IND 105-96]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Rush (1 AST)
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Granger (3 ST)	04:33
	04:20 [IND 107-96]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jones (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:20
	04:12	Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:12 [BOS 97-107]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:12 [BOS 98-107]
	03:57	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	03:56
	03:41	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:41
Team Rebound	03:41
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:41
	03:41	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:17	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	03:16
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:05 [BOS 101-107]
Garnett Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:47
	02:47 [IND 108-101]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	02:47 [IND 109-101]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:22 [IND 111-101]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	02:19
	02:12	Granger Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:12
Team Rebound	02:12
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	02:12 [BOS 102-111]
	01:47	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Rush Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:13
	01:13 [IND 112-102]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	01:13 [IND 113-102]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:13
Rondo Substitution replaced by House	01:13
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:59.6
Team Rebound	00:59.6
Pierce Substitution replaced by Hudson	00:59.6
Garnett Substitution replaced by Scalabrine	00:59.6
	00:59.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:59.6	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Head
Allen Substitution replaced by Giddens	00:59.6
Jump Ball Granger vs Wallace (Hudson gains possession)	00:59.6
Scalabrine Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	00:51.4
	00:26.9	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:25.0
House Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:12.9 [BOS 104-113]
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	FSI	Local	Final
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