76ers-Celtics Preview

By MATT BROWN
Posted Nov 24 2009 11:35PM

Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics are still a work in progress. If that's the case, the Philadelphia 76ers probably have no desire to see the finished product.

On Wednesday night, the Atlantic Division-leading Celtics seek to continue their recent dominance of a Philadelphia club trying to end its longest losing streak of the young season.

Boston (10-4) opened the season by winning its first six games and eight of its first nine, but had dropped three of four before bouncing back in dramatic fashion Sunday at New York. The Celtics beat the Knicks 107-105 in overtime when Kevin Garnett hit a jumper at the buzzer. Garnett shot just 4 for 15 during a subpar performance by his standards, but Paul Pierce didn't hesitate to feed him the ball for the final shot.

"He's that type of player,'' Pierce said. "You're talking about a Hall of Fame player. He's missed millions of shots. He's going to keep playing, going to keep taking shots when he gets an opportunity. He really stepped up big for our team when we needed it.''

Pierce stepped up all game, scoring a season-high 33 points including all seven of the Celtics' points in overtime prior to Garnett's buzzer-beater. Kendrick Perkins added 16 points - also a season high - and 13 rebounds as six Boston players scored in double figures.

"We played better today. Not the way we'd like to, of course, but better,'' Pierce said. "We're going to build on that. We're still a work in progress.''

If the Celtics can still improve, that would be ominous news for the Sixers (5-9). Boston has beaten Philadelphia five straight times, including a 105-74 romp at the Wachovia Center on Nov. 3 that remains the Sixers' most lopsided defeat of the season. The Celtics shot 56.9 percent in that contest, and have scored at least 100 points in each game of the streak while holding Philadelphia below the century mark each time.

"They are veterans and we know they know how to play together,'' Sixers forward Thaddeus Young said of the Celtics after the meeting earlier this month.

Philadelphia has lost three straight for the first time this season, and will now try to avoid a winless three-game road trip. After losing 97-91 at Cleveland on Saturday, the Sixers fell 108-107 at Washington on Tuesday night as their comeback attempt fell short. They rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to pull within one on Louis Williams' layup with 40 seconds remaining, but Williams missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer as the final buzzer sounded.

Williams finished with a team-high 26 points while Young added 23. Andre Iguodala, whose 17 points led Philadelphia against the Celtics on Nov. 3, struggled to finish with 12 on Tuesday as he missed 8 of 10 shots from the field.

The Sixers return home to face Atlanta on Friday before returning to the road for four games. The Celtics host Toronto on Friday, then embark on a four-game trip of their own.

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Paul, Rondo help Celtics turn game around to nip 76ers

By Couper Moorhead, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 25, 2009 11:53PM

BOSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- With no Lou Williams, no Elton Brand and no Marreese Speights to back up Brand, the Philadelphia 76ers probably shouldn't have been in the discussion about this game, much less in the game itself.

But behind the strength of 13-for-20 shooting behind the arc, the 76ers took things to the wire with the Boston Celtics, who needed a fading baseline jumper from jumper-adverse Rajon Rondo to take a 113-110 victory.

A win that, without Paul Pierce -- playing all 24 minutes of the second half -- would not have been.

"He's been MVP to me," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "Not only just with his play, but all over. He was on guys in the second quarter and then halftime about our play. He can cook Thanksgiving dinner for someone and then he'll be doing it all.

"Paul, to me, was the savior of the game."

Pierce's 27 points paced the Celtics, but his biggest play of the game came on defense. With 34 seconds remaining and Boston up two, Pierce stepped in front of a driving Andre Iguodala (25 points) to take a charge, clearing the path for Rondo's clincher, a shot that may bode well for Rondo's jump-shooting future.

"All it takes is one," Ray Allen said. "You see a situation you're in and you step up big for your team. It can definitely cause a small fire [to turn into] a blaze for him."

Rondo had been underwhelming in his consistency of late and for three quarters was a non-factor. Last Friday, he was benched for much of the fourth quarter in the loss to the Orlando Magic. Fortunately for Boston, he was on the floor and in attack mode for tonight's final quarter.

"He has a gear, we would like him in that gear a little bit more," Rivers said. "He picks and chooses and sometimes in the right way."

While Rondo was mystifying earlier in the game for routinely passing up short shots, he owned the fourth. At one point penetrating the lane for three consecutive layups followed by two assists, his aggressiveness was in stark contrast to a first half in which Rondo, and the Celtics, were outplayed.

The half followed the troubling pattern of many Boston starts this season. They scored just fine, but couldn't get stops. And they didn't finish the stops they made, allowing 10 offensive rebounds in the half. At the break, the Celtics held a one-point lead.

"They were making it an athletic contest and we weren't making it a physical contest," Rivers said.

Just as other, less talented teams, have done with the Celtics, the 76ers hung around with energy and offense. But unlike some of those teams, many of which succumbed to third-quarter runs or scoring droughts -- due primarily to Boston's defense -- the 76ers made a legitimate threat, withstanding a 10-2 Boston run in the fourth quarter.

And though the 76ers can thank Iguodala's 10 points in the final period for that, their bench was what made those points relevant, combining for 43 points in the first three quarters --35 from Jason Kapono and Willie Green combined.

"That's a credit to their professionalism, credit to the quality of basketball players they are," Philadelphia coach Eddie Jordan said. "It got physical and that was a special key for us that we couldn't back down, couldn't be intimidated and we certainly were not."

Not many teams seem to be intimidated by the Celtics these days. In fact, as with Philadelphia shooting well above its mediocre season percentages, many are saving their best performances for Boston. Before, it was happening on the road, the Celtics escaping Minnesota and New York and losing in Indiana. But now, even at home, the Celtics seem to be relying more and more on second-half surges.

But even with back-to-back games needing late-game heroics against sub-.500 record teams, a win is still a win. Right?

• 76ers: Speights
• Celtics: Allen, Davis, Walker

• 76ers: Dalembert, Young
• Celtics: Garnett

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 14

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #42 Eric Lewis, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:33

Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Perkins vs Dalembert (Pierce gains possession)
	11:56	Dalembert Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	11:56 [BOS 2-0]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (1 AST)	11:38 [PHI 2-2]
	11:22 [BOS 4-2]	Allen Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:06	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:59 [BOS 7-2]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
Team Rebound	10:31
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:31
	10:16	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Dalembert Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:54	Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:46
	09:34	Perkins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:32
Holiday Layup Shot: Missed	09:28
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:24
Iguodala Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:24 [PHI 4-7]
	09:14 [BOS 9-4]	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Holiday Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:54
Holiday Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:53
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)	08:48 [PHI 7-9]
	08:35	Garnett Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed	08:30
Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:29
Dalembert Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:29 [PHI 9-9]
	08:10 [BOS 11-9]	Pierce Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	07:55
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:54
Holiday Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	07:50
	07:41 [BOS 14-9]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:35
Dalembert Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	07:25
	07:03	Perkins Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Young Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:44 [PHI 11-14]
	06:21	Garnett Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Dalembert (1 ST)
Iguodala Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Holiday (2 AST)	06:12 [PHI 13-14]
	05:48 [BOS 16-13]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	05:41
	05:41	Rondo Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Iguodala Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (3 AST)	05:35 [PHI 15-16]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:14
	05:14 [BOS 17-15]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:14	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
	05:14 [BOS 18-15]	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	04:58
	04:57	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:50	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
	04:50	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Iguodala Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:50
	04:50	Rondo Substitution replaced by House
	04:50 [BOS 19-15]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:50	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:50
	04:34	Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Carney	04:34
Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:34 [PHI 16-19]
Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:34
	04:30	Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:19	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:18
Young Layup Shot: Missed	04:11
	04:10	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:58 [BOS 21-16]	Perkins Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Holiday Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Carney (1 AST)	03:36 [PHI 18-21]
	03:14	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:14	Team Rebound
	03:14	Garnett Substitution replaced by Wallace
	02:57	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:56
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:52
	02:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:52	Perkins Substitution replaced by Williams
	02:33	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
	02:31	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:29 [BOS 23-18]	House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	02:13
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:12
Dalembert Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:53	Daniels Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)
Iguodala Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:48 [PHI 20-23]
	01:25 [BOS 26-20]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:47.9	Daniels Hook Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:45.5
Holiday Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:36.6
Holiday Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:36.6
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Brezec	00:36.6
	00:22.9	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
	00:20.9	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Brezec Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:20.8
	00:20.8 [BOS 27-20]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:20.8	House Substitution replaced by Hudson
	00:20.8	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:20.7
Carney 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)	00:03.3 [PHI 23-27]
	00:00.0	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
Team Rebound	11:38
Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:29 [PHI 25-27]
	11:09	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:08	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:05	House Jump Shot: Missed
	11:03	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:02	Allen Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	11:02	Team Rebound
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Kapono	11:02
	10:55 [BOS 29-25]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: House (1 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
Brezec Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:40
Brezec Tip Shot: Missed	10:38
Brezec Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:37
Brezec Layup Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:33	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:26	Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	10:26	House Substitution replaced by Rondo
Young Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:06 [PHI 27-29]
Brezec Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:49
Young Substitution replaced by Iguodala	09:49
	09:35	Wallace Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:34
Kapono 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)	09:26 [PHI 30-29]
	09:03	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Brezec Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:02
	08:58	Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:58
	08:58	Williams Substitution replaced by Scalabrine
Carney Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:58 [PHI 31-29]
Carney Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:58 [PHI 32-29]
Iguodala Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:45
Brezec Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:39
	08:39	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:39	Team Rebound
	08:39 [BOS 30-32]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Kapono Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	08:27 [PHI 34-30]
	08:12	Daniels Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	08:12	Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins
Green Jump Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:56	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:43 [BOS 32-34]	Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scalabrine (1 ST)	07:23
	07:16	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Brezec Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:15
	07:07	Perkins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brezec Substitution replaced by Dalembert	07:07
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:07 [PHI 35-32]
	07:07	Scalabrine Substitution replaced by Garnett
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:07 [PHI 36-32]
	06:45	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:44	Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Green Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:43
	06:43	Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce
Green Substitution replaced by Young	06:43
Carney Substitution replaced by Holiday	06:43
	06:43 [BOS 33-36]	Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	06:43	Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:43
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
Dalembert Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	06:30
Dalembert Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:27 [PHI 38-33]
Dalembert Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:12
	06:12	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:12	Team Rebound
	06:12 [BOS 34-38]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Young 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Holiday (4 AST)	06:01 [PHI 41-34]
	05:45 [BOS 36-41]	Garnett Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:37
Young Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
Team Rebound	05:23
	05:23	Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Kapono Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Holiday (5 AST)	05:14 [PHI 43-36]
	04:59	Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:57
Jump Ball Allen vs Holiday (Garnett gains possession)	04:49
Holiday Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	04:49
	04:27	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dalembert (1 BLK)
	04:25	Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:25 [BOS 38-43]	Perkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:09 [PHI 45-38]
	03:58 [BOS 40-45]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:43	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Dalembert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:37
	03:37 [BOS 41-45]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Smith	03:37
	03:37 [BOS 42-45]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Kapono 3pt Shot: Missed	03:15
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:14
Kapono 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	03:11 [PHI 48-42]
	02:49 [BOS 45-48]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:36
	02:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:13	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:12
Holiday Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Perkins (1 ST)	02:02
	01:58 [BOS 47-48]	Pierce Driving Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	01:40
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:39
Young Putback Layup Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:36	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:22
	01:22 [BOS 48-48]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	01:22 [BOS 49-48]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Kapono Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	01:04 [PHI 50-49]
	00:49.9	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Young (2 ST)
Kapono 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:42.5	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:36.1	Perkins Layup Shot: Missed
	00:35.1	Perkins Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:35.1 [BOS 51-50]	Perkins Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Kapono Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)	00:18.9
Team Rebound	00:17.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:17.9
Smith Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)	00:16.7 [PHI 52-51]
	00:00.8	Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Boston Celtics (25-8)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Holiday (6 AST)	11:39 [PHI 54-51]
	11:14	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:11	Perkins Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	11:06	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:05
Young Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)	10:58 [PHI 56-51]
	10:34 [BOS 53-56]	Allen Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:08	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:54 [BOS 55-56]	Pierce Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Holiday Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:25
	09:25 [BOS 56-56]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	09:25 [BOS 57-56]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	09:16
	09:04	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	08:57	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	08:49
	08:48	Team Rebound
	08:36 [BOS 59-56]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:34
Holiday Running Hook Shot: Missed	08:24
	08:24	Team Rebound
	08:10	Perkins Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	08:10	Perkins Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	07:56 [PHI 59-59]
	07:34	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
	07:34	Team Rebound
	07:31 [BOS 61-59]	Allen Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	07:08
Dalembert Tip Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:07	Perkins Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
Holiday Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:05
	06:42	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:42
	06:42	Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	06:42	Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace
Holiday Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (2 AST)	06:24 [PHI 61-61]
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:08
Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:05
Smith Substitution replaced by Kapono	06:05
	05:58	Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Kapono Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:33
	05:33 [BOS 62-61]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	05:33 [BOS 63-61]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Holiday Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:24 [PHI 63-63]
	05:01 [BOS 65-63]	Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Kapono Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)	04:47 [PHI 65-65]
	04:21	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:21	Team Rebound
Holiday Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	04:21
	04:21	Rondo Substitution replaced by House
	04:21 [BOS 66-65]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:21	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:21
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	04:13
Kapono Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:52
	03:52 [BOS 67-65]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Holiday Substitution replaced by Ivey	03:52
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Green	03:52
	03:52 [BOS 68-65]	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Ivey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	03:34 [PHI 68-68]
Dalembert Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:21
	03:21	Double Technical - Garnett, Young
	03:21 [BOS 69-68]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	03:21	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:20
	03:13	Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:12	Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:12 [PHI 69-69]
Young Substitution replaced by Iguodala	03:12
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:12 [PHI 70-69]
	03:04 [BOS 71-70]	House Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Dalembert Technical	03:03
	03:03 [BOS 72-70]	Allen Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ivey (1 AST)	02:50 [PHI 73-72]
Iguodala Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:37
	02:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Brezec	02:37
	02:37	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:37	Team Rebound
	02:37 [BOS 73-73]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:19	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:13 [BOS 75-73]	Pierce Reverse Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)	02:02 [PHI 75-75]
	01:43 [BOS 77-75]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
	01:36	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:36	Allen Substitution replaced by Daniels
	01:36	Garnett Substitution replaced by Scalabrine
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:36 [PHI 76-77]
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:36 [PHI 77-77]
	01:29	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:27
Kapono 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Green (3 AST)	01:21 [PHI 80-77]
	01:01	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:00
Green 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Kapono (1 AST)	00:55.9 [PHI 83-77]
Ivey Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:45.7
	00:45.7 [BOS 78-83]	House Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:45.7 [BOS 79-83]	House Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Green Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)	00:29.0 [PHI 85-79]
	00:04.9	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:02.9
Brezec Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Brezec Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:47
	11:47 [BOS 80-85]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	11:47 [BOS 81-85]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:30	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:14 [BOS 84-85]	House 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:53	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:46	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Kapono Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:44
	10:40	Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Brezec Substitution replaced by Smith	10:40
	10:24	Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	10:24 [PHI 86-84]
Ivey Substitution replaced by Young	10:24
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	10:24 [PHI 87-84]
Green Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:16
	10:06 [BOS 87-87]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)
	09:47	Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Young Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:37
	09:24 [BOS 90-87]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	09:08
	09:08	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Iguodala Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:08
	08:55	Timeout : Official
	08:51 [BOS 92-87]	Rondo Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (4 AST)	08:28 [PHI 90-92]
	08:14	Young Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	08:14 [BOS 94-90]	Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:56	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:39 [BOS 96-90]	Rondo Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Young Layup Shot: Missed	07:31
Team Rebound	07:31
	07:31	Daniels Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Green Substitution replaced by Holiday	07:31
Young Layup Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:09 [BOS 98-90]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
	06:45	Daniels Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:45
Team Rebound	06:45
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:45
	06:44	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:30	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:29
	06:29	Rondo Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:29
Team Rebound	06:29
Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:29 [PHI 91-98]
	06:11 [BOS 100-91]	Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Made (27 PTS)
	05:57	Wallace Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:57
Team Rebound	05:57
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	05:57 [PHI 92-100]
	05:40 [BOS 102-92]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:29	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:09	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:08	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:44	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:43
Young Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (8 AST)	04:39 [PHI 94-102]
	04:19	Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett
	04:10	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
	04:09	Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:07	Garnett Layup Shot: Missed
	04:06	Team Rebound
	04:06	Garnett Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Young Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:55 [PHI 96-102]
	03:27 [BOS 104-96]	House Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)
	03:17	Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:17	Daniels Substitution replaced by Allen
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:17 [PHI 97-104]
Smith Substitution replaced by Dalembert	03:17
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:17 [PHI 98-104]
	03:04 [BOS 106-98]	Garnett Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Pierce (6 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Holiday Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:30	Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:29
Kapono 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (9 AST)	02:23 [PHI 101-106]
Young Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:03
	02:03 [BOS 107-101]	Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	02:03	Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:01
Holiday Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:45 [PHI 103-107]
	01:25	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:24
	01:20	House Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	01:20 [PHI 104-107]
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:20 [PHI 105-107]
	01:00	House 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:59.9
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	00:45.9
	00:40.9	Allen Layup Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:38.5
Iguodala Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	00:34.3
Iguodala Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	00:34.3
	00:34.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:09.6 [BOS 109-105]	Rondo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garnett (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:09.6
	00:09.6	House Substitution replaced by Daniels
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Daniels (1 BLK)	00:06.0
Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:05.0
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS)	00:04.1 [PHI 108-109]
Young Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:03.3
	00:03.3 [BOS 110-108]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:03.3 [BOS 111-108]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.3
	00:02.7	Rondo Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:02.7 [PHI 109-111]
	00:02.7	Daniels Substitution replaced by Perkins
Kapono Substitution replaced by Smith	00:02.7
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:02.7 [PHI 110-111]
	00:02.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.7	Perkins Substitution replaced by House
Smith Substitution replaced by Ivey	00:02.7
	00:02.7	Team Timeout : Short
Ivey Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:01.8
	00:01.8 [BOS 112-110]	House Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:01.8 [BOS 113-110]	House Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:01.8
Ivey Substitution replaced by Kapono	00:01.8
	00:01.8	House Substitution replaced by Daniels
	00:01.4	Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Kapono Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:01.4
Team Rebound	00:01.4
Holiday Substitution replaced by Smith	00:01.4
	00:01.4	Allen Substitution replaced by Perkins
Kapono Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:01.4
	00:01.4	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
End of 4th Quarter

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