Celtics-Wizards Preview

By PAUL DIGIACOMO
Posted Dec 09 2009 12:09PM

With a balanced scoring attack and solid defense, the Boston Celtics are showing why many believe they can win another NBA title.

The Eastern Conference-leading Celtics look to extend their winning streak to nine Thursday night when they visit the last-place Washington Wizards.

Boston and Orlando are tied for the best record in the East at 17-4, with the Celtics winning eight straight and Orlando posting victories in its last six.

The Celtics have been on a roll thanks to the play of their starting five and their strong showing on defense.

Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins and Rajon Rondo all average double figures in scoring, and Boston leads the NBA with 90.5 points allowed per game. The Celtics finished second in the league in scoring defense when they were world champions in 2007-08, allowing 90.3 points a contest.

Boston held its third straight opponent under 90 on Tuesday night in a 98-89 home victory over Milwaukee. The Celtics have given up an average of 86.8 points in the last five games.

"This is a team of no excuses," Garnett said. "Each guy covers each other. ... Everybody in here puts forth their effort towards defense."

Garnett led all five starters in double figures with 25 points against the Bucks, but it was the play of Rondo that lifted Boston. The fourth-year point guard scored all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, added 13 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Celtics win eight straight for the first time since a 12 game-run from Jan. 11-Feb. 3.

"With everybody else on the team, you kind of lose focus on (Rondo) a little bit," Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings said. "You're so worried about Pierce scoring, Garnett scoring and Allen scoring."

Washington (7-12) also has plenty of scoring options, with Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison both averaging more than 20.0 points and Caron Butler adding 16.6 per game. The Wizards, though, have trouble shutting teams down.

They allowed more than 100 points in three straight before losing for the second time in a row Sunday, 98-94 at Detroit. Washington gives up 100.4 points per game.

"There's just a lack of aggression out there," coach Flip Saunders said. "It's a matter of playing basketball and reading things."

Washington failed to stop Boston last season as it allowed an average of 115.0 points while losing all three meetings. The Celtics won 122-88 in their only visit to the Verizon Center and took the season series for the first time since going 6-0 against Washington in 1981-82.

Boston will be short-handed after guard Marquis Daniels underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 Daniels, who signed this summer after three seasons with Indiana, is averaging 5.7 points and 2.1 assists in 19 games.

The Celtics, opening a three-game trip, are in the midst of playing seven of eight on the road. They are 9-1 away from Boston, winning their last five.

Washington has dropped five of eight at the Verizon Center since beating New Jersey 123-104 in its home opener Oct. 31.

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Celtics roll to ninth straight victory

By John Mitchell, for NBA.com
Posted Friday December 11, 2009 1:26AM

WASHINGTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- It remains true to this day that good teams find ways to win games and bad ones will troll the depths of the ocean to find ways to lose.

Such was the case at the sold out Verizon Center in Washington D.C. last night as the Boston Celtics continued their blitzkrieg of a streak with a 104-102 victory over the Wizards.

The Celtics won for the ninth time in a row, and they extended their road record to 10-1, their last loss in enemy territory coming against Indiana back on Nov. 14. The Celtics (18-4) went into the game with the Wizards tied with Orlando for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 21 points and a game-high 11 assists. All five Boston starters finished in double digits. Ray Allen became the 32nd player in league history to surpass the 20,000-point plateau when he drilled a 3-pointer with 4:44 remaining in the third quarter. Allen finished with 18 points, Kevin Garnett added 17, Kendrick Perkins finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 12.

Rondo put the Celtics ahead for good when his driving dunk gave the Celtics a 100-98 lead with just over one minute left in the game.

For the Wizards, the end was sloppy. Gilbert Arenas, who led Washington with 25 points and eight assists, missed a pair of free throws with 26 seconds to play and the Wizards down 100-98.

Down 103-100, Arenas and Randy Foye both missed 3-point shots in the final 10 seconds of the game. Foye missed his with just less than five seconds to play in the game. He did score a meaningless layup after Perkins sank of pair of free throws to put the game out of reach.

"We had opportunities. We can't shoot 63 percent from the free throw line against great teams," Washington coach Flip Saunders said of his team. "We can't give up layups. We played good defense in the second half that put us in position, but you can't give up a dunk with the score tied 98-98."

The Celtics did everything right for most of the night. This included taking a 15-point lead in the second quarter when Perkins sank a free throw to give Boston a 61-46 lead right before halftime. The Celtics also managed to do something that bordered on the spectacular in the second quarter, holding the Wizards without a single rebound in the quarter.

"Oh, really?" responded Boston's Rasheed Wallace when told of his team's accomplishment. "I didn't know that. Man."

Down 14 at halftime, Washington opened the third quarter on a 22-8 run, capped by Antawn Jamison's fast break layup to take a short-lived 72-70 lead with just under five minutes left in the third.

But just as they have done for the better part of the season, the Celtics took their defense to another level over the next few minutes. In fact, after Jamison scored the Wizards would connect on just one more field goal in the quarter while turning the ball over three times as Boston restored its lead to 83-74 to start the fourth quarter. "We have to continue to get better," an unsatisfied Pierce said. "We try to concentrate on playing better basketball. Putting two halves together and putting four quarters together is what is important to us. Yes, we are happy that we won but we are a little disappointed at how the way we played in the second half."

Following Boston's run, the Wizards never again seemed to sustain anything the rest of the way.

"That's one of our problems, we've got to do something to stop these teams from making run after run on us," Foye said. "I know they are a good team, but we're going to have to start beating some teams that we're not supposed to beat if we're going to change the way things have been going around here."

And things really haven't been going well for the Wizards. The loss dropped the team's record to 7-13, and the Wizards remain in last place in the Southeast Division. They have lost three in a row and hope to turn their fortunes around on Saturday when they host Indiana, which defeated them 102-86 when the teams met last month.

• Celtics: Daniels, Davis, Walker
• Wizards: Crittenton, James, Miller

• Celtics: --
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #42 Eric Lewis, #43 Dan Crawford, #61 Courtney Kirkland
• Attendance: 20173
• Duration: 2:41

Boston Celtics (25-8)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Haywood vs Perkins (Garnett gains possession)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	11:43 [BOS 2-0]
	11:25 [WAS 3-2]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
	11:08	Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:08 [BOS 3-3]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:08 [BOS 4-3]
	10:56	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
	10:39	Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	10:34 [BOS 6-3]
	10:17 [WAS 5-6]	Haywood Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:01 [BOS 8-5]
	09:52 [WAS 7-8]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	09:38 [BOS 10-7]
Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:30
	09:22 [WAS 9-10]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Young (1 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:01
	09:01	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:01	Team Rebound
	09:01 [WAS 10-10]	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	08:51 [BOS 13-10]
	08:36	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:08	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:07
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	08:00
	08:00	Team Rebound
Perkins Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:00
Perkins Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	07:43
	07:43	Butler Free Throw Technical Missed
	07:43	Team Rebound
	07:29 [WAS 13-13]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	07:14
	07:13	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:06	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:05
Rondo Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:58 [BOS 15-13]
	06:48	Young Jump Shot: Missed
	06:48	Team Rebound
	06:48	Haywood Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
Perkins Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:25 [BOS 17-13]
	06:05 [WAS 15-17]	Haywood Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:40 [WAS 17-17]	Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
	05:28	Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:28	Butler Substitution replaced by Blatche
Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:20 [BOS 19-17]
	05:05	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
	05:02	Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:59 [WAS 20-19]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:45
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:44
Perkins Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)	04:41
	04:35 [WAS 22-19]	Young Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	04:23
Rondo Substitution replaced by House	04:23
	04:07 [WAS 24-19]	Jamison Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)	03:47
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:43
	03:43 [WAS 25-19]	Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:43 [WAS 26-19]	Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:13	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:12
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	02:59 [BOS 22-26]
	02:42	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:41
	02:22	Arenas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
	02:22	Young Substitution replaced by Foye
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:22 [BOS 23-26]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:22 [BOS 24-26]
	02:03	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
	02:01	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:52	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:52
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	01:52
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:20	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	01:10
	01:06	Foye Jump Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
	01:06	Team Rebound
Allen Substitution replaced by Allen	01:06
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	01:06
	01:00	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:59.8
	00:51.3	Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:51.3
Team Rebound	00:51.3
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:51.3 [BOS 25-26]
Pierce Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:39.8
	00:39.8 [WAS 27-25]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:39.8 [WAS 28-25]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
House Jump Shot: Missed	00:24.9
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:22.8
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:20.9 [BOS 27-28]
	00:00.5	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.1
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (25-8)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:40
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	11:19 [BOS 30-28]
	10:54	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
	10:53	Jamison Substitution replaced by Butler
	10:53	Arenas Substitution replaced by Boykins
	10:40	Blatche Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:40	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
	10:38	Foye Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:33 [BOS 32-28]
	10:33	Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:33
	10:33	Team Rebound
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:33
	10:10	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	10:09	Team Rebound
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	10:09
	10:04 [WAS 30-32]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)
House Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	09:50 [BOS 34-30]
	09:29 [WAS 32-34]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)
	09:13	Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:13 [BOS 35-32]
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:13 [BOS 36-32]
	08:48	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:47
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	08:42
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:41
	08:41	Oberto Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:41
	08:41	Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee
	08:41	Foye Substitution replaced by Young
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:41 [BOS 37-32]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:41 [BOS 38-32]
	08:25	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:24
Allen Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:17 [BOS 40-32]
	08:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:15	Young Substitution replaced by Arenas
	07:56 [WAS 34-40]	Blatche Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
McGee Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:41
Allen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	07:41 [BOS 42-34]
	07:25 [WAS 36-42]	Blatche Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
House Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	07:10
House Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:10
Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:54
	06:48	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:47
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blatche (2 ST)	06:27
	06:23 [WAS 38-42]	Boykins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
	06:05	Arenas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:05 [BOS 43-38]
Williams Substitution replaced by Garnett	06:05
House Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:05
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:05 [BOS 44-38]
	05:46	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:45
Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	05:41 [BOS 46-38]
	05:20	McGee Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:20	McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:20	McGee Substitution replaced by Jamison
Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	05:11 [BOS 48-38]
	04:52 [WAS 40-48]	Blatche Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)
	04:42	Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:42 [BOS 49-40]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:42 [BOS 50-40]
Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:33
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:25
	04:18 [WAS 42-50]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)
Rondo Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 52-42]
	04:03	Blatche Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	04:03
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 53-42]
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:48
	03:48	Blatche Substitution replaced by Haywood
	03:48	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:48	Team Rebound
	03:48	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:47
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	03:34
	03:23 [WAS 44-53]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:22
Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce	03:22
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:11 [BOS 55-44]
	02:47	Haywood Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Perkins Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	02:34 [BOS 57-44]
	02:15	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:14
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:06
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:53
	01:53	Jamison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	01:53	Team Timeout : Short
	01:53	Boykins Substitution replaced by Young
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:53
Team Rebound	01:53
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:53 [BOS 58-44]
	01:32 [WAS 46-58]	Arenas Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	01:15 [BOS 60-46]
	01:15	Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	01:15 [BOS 61-46]
	00:54.7 [WAS 48-61]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	00:46.9
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:44.9
Rondo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:36.9 [BOS 63-48]
	00:26.8 [WAS 50-63]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	00:05.6	Young Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen	00:05.6
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:05.6
Team Rebound	00:05.6
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:05.6 [BOS 64-50]
	00:01.1	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (25-8)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:46
	11:46 [WAS 51-64]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	11:46 [WAS 52-64]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	11:22
	11:21	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:08 [WAS 54-64]	Haywood Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:42	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:34	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:33
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:12
	10:12 [WAS 55-64]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	10:12 [WAS 56-64]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:59	Butler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	09:46
	09:45	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	09:37	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:36
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	09:29 [BOS 66-56]
	09:05 [WAS 58-66]	Haywood Running Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:55 [BOS 68-58]
	08:55	Haywood Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	08:37	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	08:36	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:31 [WAS 61-68]	Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Butler (4 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:12 [BOS 70-61]
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:56
	07:56 [WAS 62-70]	Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:56 [WAS 63-70]	Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:44	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:40
	07:34	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	07:34	Team Rebound
Pierce Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:34
	07:34 [WAS 64-70]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen	07:34
	07:34	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:33
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Stevenson (1 BLK)	07:16
	07:15	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:07	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
	07:04	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:56 [WAS 66-70]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)
Perkins Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:44
Perkins Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:44
	06:30	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
	06:30	Team Rebound
	06:22 [WAS 68-70]	Haywood Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Butler (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:21
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	Team Rebound
	05:47	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:46
Garnett Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:44
Garnett Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:44
	05:19 [WAS 70-70]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)	05:04
	04:59 [WAS 72-70]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)
Allen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:59
	04:59	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:58
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:44 [BOS 73-72]
	04:27	Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:26
Allen Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	04:15 [BOS 75-72]
	04:03	Haywood Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	04:03	Haywood Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	Team Rebound
	03:18	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:03	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
Perkins Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	03:01 [BOS 77-72]
	03:01	Stevenson Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (1 PF)
Perkins Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 Missed	03:01
Team Rebound	03:01
Perkins Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 Missed	03:01
Team Rebound	03:01
	03:01	Team Timeout : Regular
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:49	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:30	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rondo (1 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:28
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	02:19 [BOS 79-72]
	01:47	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:47	Team Rebound
	01:47	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	01:47
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:25 [BOS 81-72]
	01:11 [WAS 74-81]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	00:55.8 [BOS 83-74]
	00:44.9	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:43.8
Allen Turnover : Double Dribble (2 TO)	00:41.6
Garnett Substitution replaced by Williams	00:41.6
	00:41.6	Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche
	00:29.9	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:28.9
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.9
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:04.9
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Blatche (3 ST)	00:01.0
	00:00.2	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (25-8)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
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	11:52	Stevenson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
House Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:24 [WAS 77-83]	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)
	11:07	Stevenson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Pierce	11:07
	11:07	Arenas Substitution replaced by Boykins
	11:07	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	10:58
Team Rebound	10:55
House Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blatche (4 ST)	10:51
	10:45	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:44
	10:41	Foye Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:32	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:10	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	09:51
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:50
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:43	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Wallace Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:40
	09:40 [WAS 78-83]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:40 [WAS 79-83]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	09:25	Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:25 [BOS 84-79]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:25
	09:23	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:06 [WAS 81-84]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)	08:50 [BOS 86-81]
	08:30 [WAS 83-86]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Boykins (2 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	08:11 [BOS 88-83]
	07:49 [WAS 86-88]	Blatche 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Boykins (3 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:18	Haywood Turnover : 3 Second Violation (4 TO)
Timeout : Official	07:18
	07:18	Boykins Substitution replaced by Arenas
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)	07:06
	07:06	Team Rebound
	06:50	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:49
Williams Substitution replaced by Perkins	06:49
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	06:22
Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Blatche (5 ST)	06:20
	06:12	Foye Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:08
House Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)	05:59 [BOS 90-86]
	05:44 [WAS 88-90]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
House Jump Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:07	Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)
	05:05	Arenas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	05:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:05	Haywood Substitution replaced by Jamison
House Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:05
Wallace Substitution replaced by Allen	05:05
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:05
Team Rebound	05:05
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:05 [BOS 91-88]
	04:45	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:45
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Arenas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:18 [WAS 90-91]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)	04:01 [BOS 93-90]
	03:44	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:43
	03:24	Butler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:24	Foye Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:24 [BOS 94-90]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:24
	03:23	Team Rebound
	03:00 [WAS 92-94]	Blatche Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Arenas (7 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:29	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:28	Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:23	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
	02:23	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:23 [WAS 94-94]	Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:23
	02:11	Butler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:11 [BOS 95-94]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:11 [BOS 96-94]
	01:56 [WAS 96-96]	Jamison Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Arenas (8 AST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	01:44 [BOS 98-96]
	01:23	Blatche 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:23	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:20 [WAS 98-98]	Jamison Putback Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Rondo Driving Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS)	01:09 [BOS 100-98]
	01:09	Team Timeout : Short
	01:00	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:59.8
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	00:39.9
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:38.6
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	00:35.7
	00:35.7	Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Perkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:26.7
	00:26.7	Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:26.7	Team Rebound
	00:26.7	Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:23.8
	00:22.4	Arenas Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:22.4 [BOS 101-98]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:22.4
	00:21.5	Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:21.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:21.5	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
	00:17.0 [WAS 100-101]	Arenas Running Bank shot: Made (25 PTS)
	00:14.6	Jamison Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:14.6 [BOS 102-100]
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:14.6 [BOS 103-100]
	00:14.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:10.9	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:08.9	Foye Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:05.1	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:05.1
	00:05.1	Blatche Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:05.1 [BOS 104-100]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:05.1
	00:03.6	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.3 [WAS 102-104]	Foye Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (3 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.3
End of 4th Quarter

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