Warriors-Celtics Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Mar 03 2011 11:34PM

Kevin Garnett's 24-point performance against the Golden State Warriors last week marked his best offensive game in almost three months. He didn't wait nearly that long to top it.

Coming off his highest-scoring effort in nearly three years, Garnett looks to stay hot Friday night against the visiting Warriors as he tries to lead the Boston Celtics to a fourth straight win.

Garnett has helped Boston (44-15) establish a reputation as the league's best defensive team since arriving in the summer of 2007, but his age, an excellent supporting cast and a few nagging injuries have kept him from being the consistent offensive force he was in Minnesota.

Since the All-Star break, he's done an awfully good impression of the player that averaged at least 21.2 points for eight straight seasons. Garnett had 24 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in a 115-93 rout of the Warriors (27-33) on Feb. 22, at the time the most points he'd put up since scoring 26 against Toronto on Nov. 26.

After three more double-doubles that brought his streak to five, Garnett outdid himself Wednesday against Phoenix. He had 28 points and 11 rebounds in Boston's 115-103 victory. The most were the most in a regular-season game for the 14-time All-Star since March 26, 2008, when he scored 30.

"I walked into shootaround before the game and put 20 on the board and said 'that's how many attempts you should have,'" coach Doc Rivers explained. "You shouldn't go through a game where a smaller big is on you and not get 20 attempts."

All of Garnett's points came in the first 33 minutes as he helped put the Celtics up by as many as 29. Boston improved to 10-1 this season - and 32-6 over the past three seasons - when Garnett scores at least 19 points.

Garnett might have to do a little bit more offensively with fellow low-post threat Glen Davis on the shelf for at least a week. Davis hurt his knee going up for a dunk late against the Suns, and was diagnosed Thursday with patellar tendinitis.

That should mean more time for recent acquisitions Nenad Krstic and Troy Murphy, who played 14 minutes and scored one point in his Celtics debut Wednesday - two days after he was bought out by Golden State.

The loss to the Celtics began a four-game skid for the Warriors, but they put an end to it Wednesday in Washington - barely. Golden State was up by 20 points late in the third before watching the lead shrink to one, but held on for a 106-102 victory behind 29 points from Stephen Curry.

"When you've gone through a streak of losing, to get a win - no matter how it ends up - nobody will pay attention to how the fourth quarter went," coach Keith Smart said after the Warriors improved to 1-2 on their seven-game road trip.

If Golden State plans on winning in Boston for the first time since Garnett's arrival, it will likely need more from Monta Ellis than the 15 points he contributed while shooting 6 of 18 last week. Ellis has been held to 17.0 points per game - 7.7 below his average - and 36.2 percent shooting since the All-Star break.

The Warriors also need to slow down Rajon Rondo, who's averaged 22.3 points and 14.0 assists in his last three games in this series.

Al Thornton, released by Washington earlier this week, is expected to be in uniform for Golden State after signing with the Warriors on Thursday.

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Allen saves Celtics in 107-103 win over Warriors

Posted Mar 04 2011 11:37PM

BOSTON (AP) Ray Allen couldn't miss early, and he was in the perfect place at the end.

Allen capped another great shooting night by grabbing a critical offensive rebound with 12 seconds remaining to help the Boston Celtics hold off Monta Ellis and the Golden State Warriors 107-103 on Friday night.

Allen made his first seven shots and finished with 27 points. He also pulled down three rebounds - none bigger than the one he grabbed off Kevin Garnett's miss with the Celtics holding just a two-point lead.

"That was the best part of the day for me," said Allen, who wasn't sure he could play Friday because of a sore right knee. "I'm glad I'm able to do things like that for the team. Just knowing I can get in there. It's not just about me shooting the ball."

Paul Pierce also scored 27 for the Celtics, who let an 18-point lead slip to just one late in the fourth quarter and struggled to put away the pesky Warriors.

Ellis scored 28 of his 41 points in the second half as Golden State rallied and gave the short-handed Celtics a scare right to the end.

"We played a great game," Ellis said. "We made some mistakes, but we had a chance to win."

The Warriors' chances ended when Allen hit two foul shots after he snatched his only offensive rebound of the night. He also made his first seven shots and hit five straight 3-pointers.

Jeff Green added 21 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 assists for Boston.

David Lee had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Dorell Wright scored 11 for the Warriors, who took advantage of some shoddy defense by the new-look Celtics.

Boston was without forward Glen Davis, who has a strained tendon in his left knee, and then lost guard Von Wafer when he left in the second quarter with a strained right calf. Several of Boston's recent additions got significant playing time and the Celtics struggled defensively.

"It was a good test," Allen said. "We showed some resiliency. We should have never been in that predicament."

The Warriors picked apart the porous defense during a 14-4 run at the end of the third quarter to cut the deficit to 88-81, then Ellis opened the fourth with two free throws after drawing a foul while attempting a 3-pointer.

"I just thought our intensity level went up," Golden State coach Keith Smart said. "We became the aggressors."

The Celtics struggled to pull away and the lead dropped to 100-96 with 4:06 left on a 3-pointer by Ellis, who was alone in the corner for a pass from Stephen Curry. Ellis got open again and hit another 3 that made it 100-99 with 3:16 to go, but Pierce gave Boston some brief relief with a three-point play.

Golden State came right back with a fast-break dunk by Wright, then had a chance to tie it after the Celtics failed to score. But Curry tried a pass through the lane that went right to Garnett and led to a layup by Pierce to put Boston up 105-101.

Lee added a dunk to get the Warriors within 105-103 with 37 seconds left and they got a break when Garnett's long jumper bounced out, but Allen swooped in for the rebound and drew a foul with 12 seconds left. He hit both shots from the line.

NOTES: Allen didn't miss a shot until a 12-foot jumper bounced out with 1:19 left in the second quarter. ... The Warriors shot 52 percent in the first half, but that wasn't enough to keep up with Boston's 66 percent. The Celtics made 25 of 38 from the floor and seven of nine foul shots while taking a 64-53 lead into halftime. ... Green was playing in his fourth game with the Celtics since they got him in a trade with Oklahoma City at the deadline. His previous high for Boston was seven points against the Clippers in his Celtics debut. ... Warriors rookie Jeremy Lin, a Harvard graduate, was out of the lineup in his return to Boston.

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Warriors-Celtics notebook

By Brian Robb, for NBA.com
Posted Friday March 4, 2011 11:39PM

THE FACTS: The Boston Celtics overcame a 41-point outburst from Monta Ellis to squeak by the Golden State Warriors by a final margin of 107-103 for their fourth straight win. The recently revamped Celtics led by as many as 18 in the first half, as they continued to thrive behind the reliable scoring of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, who both chipped in 27 points in the victory. Nonetheless, the Warriors made a strong push in the final frame, closing the C's edge to one with 3:30 remaining after a three-pointer from Ellis, but were only able to muster four more points the rest of the way as Boston held on. New addition Jeff Green added 21 points in the win off the bench for the Celtics. David Lee had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the visitors, who have now lost five of their last six games.

QUOTABLE: "We didn't do anything [for him offensively]. He just ran the floor. He's a gazelle. I mean, the guy can absolutely fly. And our guys know that now and you can see them, they're giving it to him."
-- Boston head coach Doc Rivers on Green.

THE STAT: Boston shot a scorching 81.3 percent (13-of-16) in the second quarter, and 65.8 percent overall (25-of-38) in the first half on their way to 64 first half points.

TURNING POINT: After Golden State fought back to cut the lead to one in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, Pierce stepped out once again for the green. The captain lured Reggie Williams into committing a foul on a jumper, which resulted in a for a three-point play for the C's and pushed their lead to four with 2:48 remaining. The Warriors got no closer than two the rest of the way.

QUOTABLE II: "We had too many turnovers early in the game where it lead to their breaks. You can't turn it over, especially not in crunch time, you can't turn the ball over because this team is going to capitalize."
-- Golden State coach Keith Smart.

HOT: Allen. The all-time three point leader continued his sizzling shooting against the subpar defenses in the Western Conference, by hitting nine of his first ten shots Friday night, including his first five three-pointers. He has hit 14 of his last 22 baskets from downtown.

NOT: Troy Murphy. One of the countless new additions to the Boston lineup, Murphy has struggled to find his rhythm in his intital action in Beantown. The veteran power forward has missed all seven of his field goal attempts through two games and has scored just one point overall in 27 minutes of action.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Ellis. The explosive youngster tallied his sixth 40-point effort of the year, breaking out of a three-game slump thanks to a sore shooting (right) wrist. The guard contributed all over the floor in 45 minutes of action, by adding six rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block.

ROOKIE WATCH: Ekpe Udoh had an underwhelming effort for the Warriors in his second career start. In replacing a struggling Andris Biedrins in the starting lineup, Udoh spent just 13 minutes of scoreless action on the floor, while grabbing three rebounds. Avery Bradley saw spot duty for Boston at backup point guard in place of the injured Delonte West, and also did not score.

NOTABLE: The shorthanded Celtics dressed only 11 players due to injuries to West, Glen Davis, Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal. West, Shaq, and Davis all hope to return to action sometime next week. Von Wafer joined the walking wounded for Boston by straining his right calf with 10:20 remaining in the second quarter. He did not return and is considered day-to-day. Ellis matched Kobe Bryant's season high for an opposing player against Boston this season with 41 points. The Warriors outrebounded Boston 39-28, including a 15-6 edge on the offensive glass. Golden State also had a 15-2 edge in second chance points. Al Thornton made a midseason debut for the visitors and did not score in two minutes. Sasha Pavlovic dressed in his first official game as a Celtic, but did not play. Boston has won seven of their eight games and improved to 27-5 at home.

UP NEXT: For the Warriors, Sunday @ Philadelphia, Tuesday @ Cleveland, Wednesday @ New Jersey. For the Celtics, Sunday @ Milwaukee, Wednesday vs. Clippers, Friday @ Philadelphia.

• Warriors: Bell, Lin
• Celtics: O'Neal, O'Neal, West

• Warriors: Radmanovic
• Celtics: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: TD Garden, Boston, MA
• Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #16 David Guthrie, #68 Marat Kogut
• Attendance: 18624
• Duration: 2:17

Golden State Warriors (27-34)		Boston Celtics (45-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Krstic vs Lee (Ellis gains possession)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:48	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:41	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ellis (1 BLK)
Udoh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:38
Team Timeout : Short	11:34
Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	11:28
Udoh Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:24
	11:24 [BOS 1-0]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:24 [BOS 2-0]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Udoh Jump Shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:50	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:49
Lee Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)	10:32 [GSW 2-2]
	10:06	Garnett 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:05
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:58	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:49 [BOS 4-2]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)
Lee Layup Shot: Missed	09:35
Udoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:34
	09:31	Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:31 [GSW 3-4]
	09:31	Allen Violation:Lane
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:31 [GSW 4-4]
	09:10 [BOS 6-4]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Curry Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:59 [GSW 6-6]
	08:38 [BOS 8-6]	Krstic Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)
Lee Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:22 [GSW 8-8]
	08:12 [BOS 11-8]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:45 [GSW 10-11]
	07:32	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:31
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)	07:20
	07:12 [BOS 13-10]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)
Udoh Jump Shot: Missed	06:59
	06:58	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:47	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:41 [GSW 13-13]
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:24
	06:24 [BOS 14-13]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:24 [BOS 15-13]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)	06:13 [GSW 15-15]
	05:49 [BOS 18-15]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	05:35
Udoh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:34
Lee Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:23 [GSW 17-18]
Udoh Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:17
	05:17	Team Timeout : Regular
Udoh Substitution replaced by Biedrins	05:17
	05:07 [BOS 21-17]	Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)
Biedrins Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:47 [GSW 19-21]
	04:25	Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Biedrins (1 ST)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:15
Lee Tip Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:04 [BOS 23-19]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)
Biedrins Jump Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:48	Team Rebound
Biedrins Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:48
	03:48	Allen Substitution replaced by Wafer
	03:48	Garnett Substitution replaced by Murphy
	03:33 [BOS 25-19]	Rondo Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Murphy (1 AST)
	03:19	Pierce Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:19
Team Rebound	03:19
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:19 [GSW 20-25]
	03:06	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:05
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)	02:50
	02:44 [BOS 28-20]	Wafer 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)
Wright Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:28
	02:26	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:16 [BOS 30-20]	Pierce Driving Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:12
	02:12	Pierce Substitution replaced by Green
	02:03	Rondo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Wright Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)	01:52 [GSW 22-30]
	01:34	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	01:32	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:32	Murphy Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:30
Lee Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:22 [GSW 24-30]
	01:04 [BOS 32-24]	Wafer Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)
Ellis Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	00:52.5 [GSW 26-32]
	00:52.5	Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:52.5	Rondo Substitution replaced by Bradley
	00:52.5	Krstic Substitution replaced by Johnson
Lee Substitution replaced by Amundson	00:52.5
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	00:52.5 [GSW 27-32]
	00:31.9	Green Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	00:29.9	Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:26.8	Wafer 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:26.4	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:04.9	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:03.8
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Golden State Warriors (27-34)		Boston Celtics (45-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Johnson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Bradley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:14	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Biedrins (2 ST)
Law Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:05
	10:48 [BOS 34-27]	Wafer Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Biedrins (1 AST)	10:29 [GSW 29-34]
	10:20	Team Timeout : Short
	10:20	Wafer Substitution replaced by Allen
	10:07 [BOS 36-29]	Green Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Radmanovic Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:50
Amundson Layup Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:48	Team Rebound
	09:26 [BOS 38-29]	Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Biedrins Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:07 [GSW 31-38]
	08:40	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:39
Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Law (1 AST)	08:22 [GSW 34-38]
	08:01 [BOS 40-34]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Murphy (2 AST)
Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:47 [GSW 36-40]
	07:47	Murphy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:47
	07:47	Murphy Substitution replaced by Garnett
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	07:47 [GSW 37-40]
Amundson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:33
Ellis Substitution replaced by Williams	07:33
	07:33	Bradley Substitution replaced by Rondo
	07:33	Johnson Substitution replaced by Pierce
	07:33 [BOS 41-37]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:33 [BOS 42-37]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Williams Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:17 [GSW 39-42]
	07:04 [BOS 45-39]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)
Law Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (1 AST)	06:37 [GSW 41-45]
	06:32 [BOS 47-41]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)
Amundson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:32
	06:32 [BOS 48-41]	Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
	06:20	Pierce Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw Technical Missed	06:20
Team Rebound	06:20
Amundson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:10 [GSW 43-48]
	05:54 [BOS 50-43]	Green Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)	05:31
	05:24 [BOS 53-43]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:22
Amundson Substitution replaced by Lee	05:22
Biedrins Substitution replaced by Udoh	05:22
Law Substitution replaced by Curry	05:22
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Wright	05:22
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:02	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:58 [BOS 55-43]	Green Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	04:43 [GSW 45-55]
	04:19 [BOS 57-45]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	04:08	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:02	Pierce Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Ellis	04:02
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:47 [BOS 59-45]	Rondo Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:30	Green Foul : Personal Block (2 PF)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:17	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Udoh (1 ST)
	03:17	Garnett Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:17 [GSW 46-59]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:17 [GSW 47-59]
	02:55 [BOS 61-47]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Curry (3 AST)	02:44 [GSW 49-61]
	02:17	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:16
Wright Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:10 [GSW 51-61]
	02:03	Team Timeout : Regular
Udoh Substitution replaced by Thornton	02:03
	02:03	Green Substitution replaced by Krstic
Thornton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:55
	01:55	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:55	Team Rebound
	01:55 [BOS 62-51]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	01:42
Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:41
Lee Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	01:36
	01:19	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:18
Ellis Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:08 [GSW 53-62]
	00:45.2	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:28.8	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:17.7	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:17.7	Krstic Substitution replaced by Green
	00:06.8 [BOS 64-53]	Pierce Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Golden State Warriors (27-34)		Boston Celtics (45-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Pierce Jump Shot: Missed
	11:46	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:40	Allen Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ellis Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:27 [GSW 55-64]
	11:10 [BOS 66-55]	Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	10:53	Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:43	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:34
	10:34 [BOS 67-55]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:34 [BOS 68-55]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:21	Rondo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	10:21 [GSW 56-68]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	10:21 [GSW 57-68]
Curry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:14
	09:56	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:55
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	09:45
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:44
Lee Putback Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	09:44 [GSW 59-68]
	09:33	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:31
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:19	Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Curry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:04
	09:04 [BOS 69-59]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Udoh Substitution replaced by Amundson	09:04
	09:04 [BOS 70-59]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Ellis Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (19 PTS)	08:49 [GSW 61-70]
Curry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:42
	08:42 [BOS 71-61]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	08:42 [BOS 72-61]	Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	08:31
	08:10	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:09
Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:05
	07:56 [BOS 74-61]	Garnett Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)
	07:47	Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Lee Hook Shot: Missed	07:39
Amundson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:38
Lee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)	07:28
Amundson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:25
Amundson Layup Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:24	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:17 [BOS 77-61]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Rondo (10 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:08
Wright Substitution replaced by Law	07:08
Curry Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	07:08
Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Krstic (1 ST)	06:49
	06:42 [BOS 79-61]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Radmanovic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:23 [GSW 63-79]
	06:13	Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Law Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:08 [GSW 65-79]
	05:48 [BOS 81-65]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Radmanovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:48
	05:48 [BOS 82-65]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
	05:35	Krstic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	05:35	Pierce Substitution replaced by Green
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:35 [GSW 66-82]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:35 [GSW 67-82]
Ellis Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:22
	05:22 [BOS 83-67]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:22 [BOS 84-67]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:50	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	04:49	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:35	Krstic Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	04:35	Krstic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:35	Krstic Substitution replaced by Pierce
Ellis Jump Bank Shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:23 [GSW 69-84]
	04:23	Allen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	04:23 [GSW 70-84]
	04:06	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)
Amundson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:05
Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Law (2 AST)	03:55 [GSW 73-84]
	03:35	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:34
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	03:22
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:19
Radmanovic Layup Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:04 [BOS 86-73]	Pierce Running Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Rondo (11 AST)
Law Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:39
	02:39	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:39	Garnett Substitution replaced by Murphy
	02:28	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:27
	02:14	Pierce Foul : Shooting Block (3 PF)
	02:14	Allen Substitution replaced by Bradley
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	02:14 [GSW 74-86]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	02:14 [GSW 75-86]
	01:53	Team Timeout : Short
	01:51	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Amundson (1 ST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Missed	01:46
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:45
Radmanovic Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:45 [GSW 77-86]
	01:24	Bradley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Radmanovic (1 BLK)
	01:22	Team Rebound
	01:20	Bradley Jump Shot: Missed
	01:19	Team Rebound
	01:19	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)	01:07 [GSW 79-86]
	00:44.5 [BOS 88-79]	Rondo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)	00:30.2 [GSW 81-88]
	00:06.9	Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:05.5
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.8
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Law Jump Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:43	Team Rebound
	11:22	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:21
	11:07	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 3 (30 PTS)	11:07 [GSW 82-88]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 3 (31 PTS)	11:07 [GSW 83-88]
Amundson Substitution replaced by Biedrins	11:07
Ellis Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed	11:07
	11:06	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:46	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:45
	10:45	Murphy Substitution replaced by Krstic
	10:45	Pierce Substitution replaced by Allen
Biedrins Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:31
Biedrins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:31
	10:13 [BOS 90-83]	Green Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rondo (12 AST)
Lee Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (2 AST)	09:53 [GSW 85-90]
	09:36 [BOS 92-85]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Rondo (13 AST)
Law Substitution replaced by Curry	09:16
Radmanovic Hook Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:10	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:52 [BOS 94-85]	Green Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rondo (14 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	08:31
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:25
Curry Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:25 [GSW 87-94]
	08:22
	08:22	Johnson Substitution replaced by Garnett
Lee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:00
	08:00 [BOS 95-87]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	08:00 [BOS 96-87]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	07:41
Radmanovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (3 ST)	07:36
	07:30 [BOS 98-87]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Rondo (15 AST)
Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (4 ST)	07:23
	07:16	Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)
Ellis Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS)	07:12 [GSW 89-98]
	07:05	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:04
	07:00	Green Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	07:00	Rondo Substitution replaced by Bradley
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	07:00 [GSW 90-98]
	07:00	Green Substitution replaced by Pierce
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)	07:00 [GSW 91-98]
	06:39	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:38
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	06:27
	06:26	Jump Ball Garnett vs Lee (Biedrins gains possession)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Team Rebound
Radmanovic Technical	06:13
	06:13	Allen Free Throw Technical Missed
	06:13	Team Rebound
	06:13	Bradley Substitution replaced by Rondo
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Wright	06:13
	05:50 [BOS 100-91]	Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	05:39
	05:38	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Lee Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:32
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Biedrins Substitution replaced by Williams	05:32
	05:25	Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lee (2 ST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:14
Curry Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)	05:06 [GSW 93-100]
	04:46	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:45
	04:44	Krstic Substitution replaced by Green
Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	04:35
	04:27	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	04:26
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	04:14
Curry Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:13
Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (38 PTS) Assist: Curry (4 AST)	04:06 [GSW 96-100]
	04:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:43	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	03:42
Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (41 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	03:30 [GSW 99-100]
	03:16	Green Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	03:16	Green Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:16
Ellis Layup Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:48 [BOS 102-99]	Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:48
	02:48 [BOS 103-99]	Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:21	Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Wright Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)	02:16 [GSW 101-103]
	01:53	Rondo Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:52
Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Green (2 ST)	01:38
	01:31 [BOS 105-101]	Pierce Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Rondo (16 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	01:31
Williams Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	01:31
Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rondo (5 ST)	01:23
Lee Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:07
	00:52.9	Rondo Layup Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:51.7
Lee Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Curry (5 AST)	00:37.1 [GSW 103-105]
	00:14.9	Garnett Jump Shot: Missed
	00:13.9	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Ellis Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)	00:12.0
	00:12.0 [BOS 106-103]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Biedrins	00:12.0
	00:12.0 [BOS 107-103]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:12.0
Biedrins Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	00:12.0
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.9
Team Rebound	00:06.7
	00:06.7	Green Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)
	00:06.7	Green Substitution replaced by Bradley
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.9	Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
End of 4th Quarter

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