Celtics-76ers Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Mar 04 2010 4:37PM

They haven't been as dominant at home as in the past two seasons, but the Boston Celtics are enjoying plenty of success on the road.

The Celtics will try to win their sixth straight in Philadelphia and hand the 76ers a fifth consecutive loss Friday night.

Boston (38-21) improved to 17-11 at home with Wednesday's 104-80 win over Charlotte, but the two-time defending Atlantic Division champions won't come close to the 35-6 mark they posted at TD Garden in 2007-08 and last season.

The Celtics, though, have won four of five away from home and are 21-10 in road games. Only Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland is better at 22-10.

"If we just played a little better at home, we probably would have the best record in the league from the way we have been playing on the road," Paul Pierce said Wednesday after hitting four 3-pointers and scoring 27 points in his second game back after missing three with a sprained right thumb.

Pierce and the Celtics return to the Wachovia Center for the first time since a 105-74 victory Nov. 3. Pierce led Boston with 21 points and Rasheed Wallace, a Philadelphia native, hit a season-high six 3s and scored 20 in the Celtics' the most lopsided road win over the 76ers since a 32-point victory March 24, 1995. Boston has scored at least 100 points in winning its last five games at the Wachovia Center.

Boston won 113-110 on Nov. 25 for its sixth straight victory over Philadelphia (22-38) before falling to the visiting 76ers 98-97 on Dec. 18. Elton Brand's tip-in with 7.7 seconds left capped a 15-point second-half rally and snapped the Celtics' season-high 11-game winning streak.

Brand, though, is questionable Friday after missing the last two games with tendinitis in his right Achilles'. Without the former No. 1 overall pick, Philadelphia was overmatched in a 112-93 loss at Atlanta on Wednesday, getting outrebounded 47-32.

Boston, though, is last in the NBA with 38.8 rebounds per game.

With Allen Iverson out for the season to take care of family matters, Louis Williams will continue to start for the 76ers. He hit his first 10 shots and scored 30 against the Hawks, giving him a 20.8 average in five games since rejoining the starting lineup.

"It's not individual victories when you lose," Williams said. "The points I scored don't really mean a lot because we lost."

Williams had seven points in the Nov. 3 loss to Boston but missed the last two in this divisional matchup with a broken jaw.

Williams and the 76ers will get their first look at Nate Robinson in a Celtics uniform. Acquired from New York on Feb. 18, Robinson is averaging 14.3 points in the last three games while hitting nine of 16 from 3-point range.

"He's our X-factor in a lot of ways," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "I don't know if we need him to play great to win, but I know when he plays great that it's tough for us to lose."

Having Pierce in the lineup also helps. Boston dropped two of three last week without the eight-time All-Star, but is 2-0 since his return.

The Celtics will try to win the season series versus Philadelphia for the third straight season.

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Rondo turns it on in second half to lift Celtics over Sixers

By Andy Jasner, for NBA.com
Posted Friday March 5, 2010 10:35PM

PHILADELPHIA (NBA.com exclusive) -- Rajon Rondo never worries if his shot isn't falling. He does too many other things well.

Despite going scoreless in the first half on 0-for-4 shooting, Rondo was doing what he does best -- looking for open teammates and creating havoc on the defensive end.

Rondo finished with 16 points, 11 assists and six rebounds en route to his 31st double-double of the season for the Boston Celtics in their 96-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers before a crowd of 19,008 Friday night at the Wachovia Center.

The Celtics (39-21) won their sixth straight game in this arena and recorded their 22nd road victory of the season.

"I had open looks in the first half," Rondo said. "They didn't go down. That doesn't bother me. I'm always looking to make things happen no matter how I'm shooting. All I care about is we got the win. Individual stats don't matter to me. The coaches tell us to keep playing no matter the circumstances."

Boston built an 11-point lead early in the fourth but saw it whittled to five.

Like the Celtics have done all season, they made enough big plays down the stretch to win.

Leading 90-85 in the final two minutes, Kendrick Perkins swatted away a driving layup attempt by Lou Williams.

On the Celtics' next possession, Paul Pierce missed a jumper, but they gathered the offensive rebound. Pierce then hit two free throws to seal the victory.

Boston outrebounded the Sixers 41-30 with nine Celtics registering at least one rebound.

"It's a total team effort for us when we win and we know that," said Perkins, who had six points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. "We stepped up the defensive intensity in the fourth quarter. We got stops and some key rebounds. I thought we were physical, and I liked how we responded when they made a run at us."

More importantly, the Celtics are getting healthy. For the veterans on this team, that should pay dividends as the postseason inches closer.

Kevin Garnett led the way with 22 points, Ray Allen scored 16 and Glen Davis contributed 12 and six rebounds off the bench.

"It feels good to be healthy," said Pierce, who scored seven points on 1-for-9 shooting. "It has only been two games. It has been against teams we are supposed to beat. It is a start. We have 20 or so games left and we are starting to get ready for the playoffs."

Conversely, the Sixers are likely getting ready for an offseason of change after their fifth straight loss dropped them to 22-39.

The Sixers had trouble on defense as Boston shot 51 percent from the field and 22-for-27 from the free-throw line.

"They kept us in the pick-and-roll," said Sixers forward Andre Iguodala, who scored 14 points and added nine assists. "I think that Rondo got four or five drives to the basket and then two foul shots consecutively. I think we never really adjusted to make that stop, and they found a weakness and kept going to it."

Sixers coach Eddie Jordan said that Rondo's ability to break down the defense was a major factor.

"We tried to get a hold on him and put some pressure on him, trap him," Jordan said. "We tried to lay off him and force him to make jump shots. He is just a terrific player. He gets to where he wants to go and finishes the play or dimes it or lays it off for someone else to finish."

With 22 games, the Celtics are hoping for a strong finish. They'll get some help when veteran Michael Finley joins the team on Saturday. Finley appeared in 25 games this season for the Spurs.

"Adding a veteran is a good thing," Perkins said. "We feel like we're getting healthy and going to the playoffs with another solid player is a very good thing."

• Celtics: Allen
• 76ers: Elson, Iverson

• Celtics: Perkins
• 76ers: Speights

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #51 Leroy Richardson, #54 Derrick Collins
• Attendance: 19008
• Duration: 2:11

Boston Celtics (39-21)		Philadelphia 76ers (22-39)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dalembert vs Perkins (Holiday gains possession)
	11:47 [PHI 2-0]	Iguodala Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:47
	11:47 [PHI 3-0]	Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	11:34	Iguodala Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:20
Perkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:18
	11:03 [PHI 5-0]	Brand Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	10:50 [BOS 3-5]
	10:31	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:30
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:16	Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:00	Holiday Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:45	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:39 [PHI 7-3]	Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	09:29
	09:25 [PHI 9-3]	Iguodala Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Pierce Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:08 [BOS 5-9]
	08:45	Brand Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Allen Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	08:28 [BOS 7-9]
	08:12	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:09
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:01	Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:53	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	07:41 [BOS 9-9]
	07:23	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
	07:21	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:21	Dalembert Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:19
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	07:07 [BOS 11-9]
	06:47	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:29	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:21 [PHI 11-11]	Brand Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	06:07 [BOS 13-11]
	06:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47 [PHI 13-13]	Brand Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (1 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:25	Holiday Layup Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (1 BLK)
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:23
	05:16	Holiday Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:16
Team Rebound	05:16
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:16 [BOS 14-13]
	04:56 [PHI 15-14]	Iguodala Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	04:42 [BOS 16-15]
	04:22 [PHI 17-16]	Holiday Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	04:01
	03:59	Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:53	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:50
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:49
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	03:49
	03:36 [PHI 19-16]	Dalembert Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)
Garnett Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:21
	03:21	Holiday Substitution replaced by Green
Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels	03:21
	03:02 [PHI 21-16]	Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:54	Dalembert Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
Allen Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	02:48 [BOS 18-21]
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	02:28
	02:19 [PHI 23-18]	Brand Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dalembert (1 ST)	02:01
	01:56 [PHI 25-18]	Brand Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)
	01:44	Iguodala Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:44 [BOS 19-25]
	01:44	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Young
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:44
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:43
Davis Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	01:34 [BOS 21-25]
	01:10	Brand Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:08
Allen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brand (1 BLK)	01:02
Team Rebound	01:02
Allen Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	00:54.9 [BOS 23-25]
	00:37.9	Brand Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:36.8
Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)	00:22.9
	00:00.9	Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (39-21)		Philadelphia 76ers (22-39)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	11:44 [BOS 26-25]
	11:22	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Scalabrine Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:20
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	11:09 [BOS 29-25]
	10:49 [PHI 28-29]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:30
	10:11	Dalembert Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	10:01	Dalembert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:01
Team Rebound	10:01
	10:01	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Speights
Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:01 [BOS 30-28]
	09:47 [PHI 30-30]	Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Speights (1 AST)
	09:30	Speights Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:30 [BOS 31-30]
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:30 [BOS 32-30]
	09:18 [PHI 32-32]	Carney Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scalabrine 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)	09:00 [BOS 35-32]
Davis Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:55
	08:55	Timeout : Official
	08:55	Williams Substitution replaced by Holiday
	08:43 [PHI 34-35]	Speights Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Daniels Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:33 [BOS 37-34]
	08:18	Holiday Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:15
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:06	Speights Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:00	Holiday Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
Scalabrine Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:58
Davis Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:47
Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:47
Scalabrine Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:47
	07:25	Holiday Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:23
Daniels Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:08	Carney Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:02	Carney 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:00
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	06:37
	06:36	Carney Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:23	Carney Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:22
Davis Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	06:07 [BOS 39-34]
Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:52
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Wallace Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:52
Davis Substitution replaced by Perkins	05:52
Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo	05:52
	05:52	Young Substitution replaced by Brand
	05:52	Carney Substitution replaced by Iguodala
	05:36 [PHI 36-39]	Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Daniels Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:13
	04:57	Speights Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:56
	04:45	Iguodala Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Daniels Substitution replaced by Allen	04:45
	04:45	Iguodala Substitution replaced by Young
	04:40	Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	04:31 [BOS 41-36]
	04:05	Young Jump Shot: Missed
	04:03	Speights Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:03 [PHI 38-41]	Speights Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	04:03	Speights Taunting Technical
	04:03	Holiday Substitution replaced by Williams
Allen Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 42-38]
Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	03:47
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:45
	03:36	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:34
Perkins Technical	03:22
	03:22 [PHI 39-42]	Green Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
	03:22	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Perkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:22 [BOS 43-39]
Perkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:22 [BOS 44-39]
	02:59	Speights Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:57
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:46	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:44	Green Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	02:44	Green Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
	02:44	Speights Substitution replaced by Dalembert
Rondo Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:30
	02:17 [PHI 41-44]	Brand Step Back Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:48	Dalembert Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:40	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Allen Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	01:36
	01:20	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:18	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:15 [PHI 43-44]	Williams Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:54.9
Perkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:51.9
Allen Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:41.9 [BOS 46-43]
	00:21.9	Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:19.6
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:00.7
Rondo Dunk Shot: Missed	00:00.6
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (39-21)		Philadelphia 76ers (22-39)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:43	Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:23
	11:23	Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:23	Team Rebound
	11:23 [PHI 44-46]	Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:01	Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Perkins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:56
	10:56	Brand Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:56	Team Rebound
	10:56 [PHI 45-46]	Brand Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)	10:43 [BOS 48-45]
	10:25	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (2 BLK)
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:23
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:15	Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:10 [PHI 47-48]	Williams Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Allen Layup Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:36 [PHI 50-48]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:02	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (3 BLK)
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:59
Garnett Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	08:56 [BOS 50-50]
	08:32 [PHI 52-50]	Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Holiday (2 AST)
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:16 [BOS 52-52]
	07:57	Brand Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:55
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:32	Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:28	Brand Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:28	Brand Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Pierce Layup Shot: Missed	07:15
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	07:14
Perkins Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:14 [BOS 54-52]
	06:52 [PHI 54-54]	Dalembert Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Holiday (3 AST)
Rondo Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:34 [BOS 56-54]
	06:17	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Rondo Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:04 [BOS 58-54]
	05:45 [PHI 57-58]	Holiday 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:23 [BOS 60-57]
	04:54 [PHI 59-60]	Holiday Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
	04:40	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	04:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:40	Brand Substitution replaced by Smith
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)	04:27 [BOS 62-59]
	04:08	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:07
	04:03	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 63-59]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:03 [BOS 64-59]
	03:51 [PHI 61-64]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)
	03:38	Dalembert Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Pierce Substitution replaced by Daniels	03:38
Perkins Substitution replaced by Wallace	03:38
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:38
Team Rebound	03:38
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:38 [BOS 66-61]
	03:27 [PHI 63-65]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	03:08 [BOS 67-63]
	02:49	Dalembert Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
	02:40	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:40 [BOS 68-63]
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:40 [BOS 69-63]
	02:23	Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed
	02:21	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Daniels Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:19
	02:04 [PHI 65-69]	Dalembert Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dalembert (1 BLK)	01:45
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:42
Allen Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Garnett (4 AST)	01:39 [BOS 71-65]
	01:23	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	01:20	Dalembert Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:20 [PHI 67-71]	Dalembert Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:55.8	Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:51.4	Holiday Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	00:51.4
Allen Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:51.4
	00:51.4	Williams Substitution replaced by Green
	00:41.9	Holiday Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rondo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:41.9
Team Rebound	00:41.9
Rondo Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:41.9 [BOS 72-67]
	00:25.8	Holiday Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:24.4
Rondo Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:03.9 [BOS 74-67]
	00:01.0	Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (39-21)		Philadelphia 76ers (22-39)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Young Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (2 BLK)
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:39
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Young (2 ST)	11:25
	11:19	Young Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	10:58	Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:41	Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:39
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)	10:21 [BOS 76-67]
	10:02	Holiday Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Rondo Turnover : Palming Turnover (4 TO)	09:58
	09:46	Brand Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
	09:45	Holiday Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	09:45	Holiday Substitution replaced by Williams
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:25
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:23
Davis Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)	09:18 [BOS 78-67]
	09:17	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:05 [PHI 70-78]	Young 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:41 [BOS 80-70]
	08:25 [PHI 72-80]	Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (8 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:01
	07:58	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:53 [PHI 74-80]	Green Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Robinson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	07:36
Daniels Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:36
	07:23	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:21
Wallace Layup Shot: Missed	07:15
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:13
Davis Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:13 [BOS 82-74]
Wallace Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	06:55
	06:55	Iguodala Free Throw Technical Missed
	06:55	Team Rebound
Rondo Substitution replaced by Allen	06:55
	06:46 [PHI 76-82]	Young Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Davis Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	06:26 [BOS 84-76]
	06:12 [PHI 78-84]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brand (2 BLK)	05:51
Team Rebound	05:50
Timeout : Official	05:50
Wallace Substitution replaced by Perkins	05:50
Davis Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:50
Robinson Substitution replaced by Rondo	05:50
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)	05:46 [BOS 86-78]
	05:24	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:23
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Young (3 ST)	05:10
Pierce Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:09
	05:09	Young Substitution replaced by Dalembert
	04:53	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:52
	04:47	Dalembert Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	04:47	Brand Substitution replaced by Young
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	04:34
	04:32	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:27	Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)
	04:05	Green Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	04:05 [BOS 87-78]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:05 [BOS 88-78]
	03:58 [PHI 80-88]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (9 AST)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:58
	03:58 [PHI 81-88]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	03:45
	03:43	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:37	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:36
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	03:20 [BOS 90-81]
	03:02 [PHI 83-90]	Iguodala Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Rondo Dunk Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:35	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:33
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
	02:33 [PHI 84-90]	Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:33 [PHI 85-90]	Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)	02:10
	02:05	Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed
	02:02	Dalembert Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:02	Dalembert Tip Shot: Missed
	02:02	Dalembert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:02
	01:49	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Perkins (4 BLK)
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:47
	01:29	Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:13
	00:55.9	Dalembert Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:55.9 [BOS 91-85]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:55.9 [BOS 92-85]
	00:55.9	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:55.9	Dalembert Substitution replaced by Brand
	00:45.9	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:44.4
	00:44.4	Williams Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:44.4 [BOS 93-85]
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:44.4 [BOS 94-85]
	00:44.4	Team Timeout : Short
Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:38.7
	00:38.7 [PHI 86-94]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:38.7	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:37.9
	00:27.7	Green Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:27.7 [BOS 95-86]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:27.7 [BOS 96-86]
	00:23.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:21.8
End of 4th Quarter

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