Celtics-Bucks Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Mar 06 2011 3:47PM

Ray Allen's shooting has fueled the Boston Celtics during their four-game winning streak.

He'll try to help the Celtics earn a 10th win in 13 tries against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night and gain a game on one of their closest competitors in the Eastern Conference.

Boston (45-15) began the day leading Chicago and Miami by three games in the race for the No. 1 seed in the East. The Bulls beat the Heat 87-86 on Sunday afternoon, so the Celtics would move four games in front of Miami with a victory.

A win at Milwaukee (23-37) would be likely if Allen continues his hot shooting. He's shooting 57.1 percent and averaging 23.3 points during this run after making 9 of 13 shots for 27 points in Friday's 107-103 victory over Golden State.

The Celtics improved to 12-0 in games when Allen shoots at least 62.5 percent. The veteran guard 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," Allen said. "Just knowing I can get in there. It's not just about me shooting the ball."

Point guard Rajon Rondo has also keyed this win streak, averaging 13.3 assists over his last four games. The run has coincided with the additions of Nenad Krstic and Jeff Green from Oklahoma City.

Krstic has started all four games with Boston, averaging 11.0 points and 5.3 rebounds since he's been reunited with his former coach in New Jersey, Celtics assistant Lawrence Frank.

Green totaled 18 points in his first three games with Boston before he had 21 on 8-of-11 shooting Friday.

"He's a gazelle," coach Doc Rivers told NBA.com. "I mean, the guy can absolutely fly. And our guys know that now and you can see them, they're giving it to him."

Shaquille O'Neal will turn 39 on Sunday, but he's expected to miss his 13th straight game with an Achilles' injury. Glen Davis will miss his second straight game with patellar tendinitis in his left knee after playing in the Celtics' first 59 contests.

The Celtics are allowing the fewest points in the NBA at 91.7 per game while the Bucks are the league's lowest-scoring team with 91.4 points per game.

Offense was a problem again for Milwaukee in Friday's 102-88 home loss to Phoenix. The Bucks were outscored 31-15 in the third quarter, including a 19-0 Suns run.

"If you're going 11 or 12 possessions without a basket, then it also kind of caves in on the other end, it's going to be disastrous," coach Scott Skiles said.

Brandon Jennings scored 16 points but went 5 of 17 from the field for Milwaukee, which remains outside the top eight teams in the East.

Boston won 105-102 in overtime over Milwaukee at home Nov. 3 as Paul Pierce scored 28 points and Allen had 23. Although the Celtics are 9-3 against the Bucks since the start of 2007-08, they have lost two of three in Milwaukee.

"Boston is a good team coming in," forward Jon Brockman said. "They can affect the game from anywhere. We're going to have to come out with a lot more energy and a lot more togetherness against Boston."

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Pierce scores 23, Celtics top Bucks

By COLIN FLY
Posted Mar 07 2011 12:40AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) With only nine players dressed, the Boston Celtics had no choice but to rely on their Big Three in the clutch.

Paul Pierce scored 23 points, Kevin Garnett added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Ray Allen hit the go-ahead jumper as the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 89-83 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.

"We got a nice little rhythm, truthfully. It really starts with our core group," Pierce said. "At the end of the day we're finding a way to win."

The Celtics (46-15) held Milwaukee without a field goal in the final 3 1/2 minutes, proving they have no problem closing out games even with just nine players dressed. Boston remained three games up on Chicago atop the Eastern Conference and four games up over Miami with the Heat struggling to finish games.

"We made plays at the end of the game, more defensive than offensive," Garnett said. "We had to get stops and make plays and we made them."

With the game tied at 82, Boston's three stars came through. Allen hit a 17-foot jumper, Garnett made an 11-foot fadeaway jumper while being heavily defended and Pierce converted a three-point play with 18 seconds left to seal it. Garnett also grabbed a big rebound and made a key block late.

"We're definitely not where we want to be, but we're grinding it out," Pierce said.

Boston got 17 points from Nenad Krstic and 11 points from Jeff Green, two of the Celtics' five new players acquired in the last 10 days.

Brandon Jennings scored 23 points for the similarly short-handed Bucks, who have lost 12 of the last 16.

John Salmons hit a jumper and Carlos Delfino added a 28-footer to tie the game at 82-all with 3:36 left. But Allen answered with his jumper and the Celtics dug in on defense, forcing turnovers on two consecutive possessions.

Jennings, who finished 8 of 19 from the field, missed an open shot on the baseline with 56 seconds left and Garnett grabbed the rebound before making his contested shot that gave the Celtics an 86-82 lead.

Salmons hit a free throw that made it 86-83 with 38 seconds left after Allen was called for a foul before the ball was put in play and the Bucks retained possession. But Garnett swatted away Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's layup attempt and pumped his right arm as Rajon Rondo grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

"We knew the plays they were running," Garnett said. "I let him go by and blocked it. We got the rebound and the game was pretty much over after that."

On the ensuing inbounds play, Rondo found Pierce streaking to the basket. Pierce made an easy layup after a bad foul by Keyon Dooling and his free throw was the final margin.

"The whole game, we felt like we hung in there, we did a good job of hanging in there with them, but I feel like we shot ourselves in the foot, turning the ball over and not executing when we needed to at a crucial moment of the game," Mbah a Moute said. "That really cost us."

Mbah a Moute returned from missing two games with an illness to finish with a season-high 19 points and Salmons had 11 for the Bucks, who were missing Andrew Bogut (strained left side), Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) and Drew Gooden (left foot). Salmons just stared at the floor in the locker room with his knees iced, the look of frustration obvious after Milwaukee (23-38) reached the postseason last year and were expected to be at least a playoff contender.

Two nights after Milwaukee was outscored 31-15 by Phoenix in the third quarter on the way to a double-digit loss, it happened again with the Celtics. A 1-for-10 stretch by the lowest-scoring, worst-shooting team in the NBA allowed Boston to turn a six-point deficit into a 69-65 lead heading into the fourth.

"I kind of take the blame for the loss, missing the jump shot and a couple of turnovers down the stretch," Jennings said.

Boston has a slew of injury problems of its own, leaving Jermaine O'Neal (left knee), Shaquille O'Neal (right heel), Delonte West (right ankle), Glen Davis (left knee) and Von Wafer (right calf) at home for its only stop in Milwaukee.

The Celtics signed guard Carlos Arroyo on Sunday, but he'll join the team on Monday. Krstic was acquired on Feb. 24 at the trading deadline along with Green for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson.

The Celtics have also signed Troy Murphy and Sasha Pavlovic in the last 10 days.

So far, nothing has stopped Boston's championship core from keeping up its torrid pace.

"I told our guys before the game, 'We have two teams with a hundred injuries. They have starters out. We have our entire bench out.' It was going to be a funky game and someone was going to have to win it. Let it be us," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We're just doing it, you know? We're just hanging in and winning games."

Notes: Shaquille O'Neal turned 39 on Sunday. He hasn't played since Feb. 1. ... Davis missed his second game since straining the patella tendon on a dunk in a win over Phoenix.

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Celtics-Bucks notebook

By Rick Braun, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 7, 2011 12:56AM

THE FACTS: Paul Pierce scored 23 points, Nenad Krstic added 17 and Kevin Garnett had 14 points and a huge blocked shot that snuffed out Milwaukee's final chance with 20 seconds left as the Boston Celtics took an 89-83 victory over the Bucks on Sunday night at the Bradley Center despite only having nine players available.

QUOTABLE: "I won't sugar-coat it; this is very hard. But the guys are intellectually understanding what we do and they have a very high basketball IQ. You can see it in terms of when we need buckets when the execution comes in. It's a simple play call but those guys are picking it up so fast."
-- Garnett on all the changes bringing five new players to the team in the last 10 days

THE STAT: After allowing the Bucks to shoot 47.7 percent and score 49 points in the first half, the Celtics held them to 33.3 percent (12-for-36) and just 34 points in the second half.

TURNING POINT: Twice the Bucks scored five straight points to forge ties at 77-77 and 82-82, the last time on Carlos Delfino's long 3-pointer with 3:36 left. From there, the Celtics would allow just one free throw the rest of the way on a dead-ball foul. Meanwhile, Ray Allen and Garnett hit jumpers, and when Garnett blocked Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's drive to the basket with 21 seconds left, the Celtics clinched the victory on Pierce's 3-point play with 17.9 seconds left.

QUOTABLE II: "He finishes so well and so much better than I knew. He's really comfortable and the guys are very comfortable with him. We run this fist play where he pops out that we ran where he popped out and took the jump shot. I think we've run that play since I've been here, and it's maybe the first time the 'big' has taken that shot. That was terrific to see, because that makes that play even better when you have a big where they can't sink in to take away Paul (Pierce)'s post-up. If he can do that a lot, that's going to make us really good."
-- Celtics coach Doc Rivers on new center Krstic

HOT: Krstic went 7-for-8 from the field for 17 points, his best scoring performance in five games with the Celtics.

NOT: John Salmons (4-for-13) and Delfino combined to go 6-for-20 for the Bucks from the shooting guard and small forward positions.

GOOD MOVE: Rivers kept newly acquired forward Jeff Green on the court just long enough down the stretch for Green to drill a big 3-pointer from the right corner with 5:21 left that gave the Celtics an 82-77 lead.

ROOKIE WATCH: Bucks center Larry Sanders had eight points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes.

NOTABLE: Milwaukee's Mbah a Moute set a new season-high for his second straight game, going 8-for-12 from the field for 19 points. Mbah a Moute's previous season high was 16 which he set Feb. 26 against Chicago. Mbah a Moute missed the next two games with the flu before returning Sunday night. ... The Bucks finished a four-game homestand with three straight losses. ... The Celtics signed point guard Carlos Arroyo on Sunday. Arroyo played in 49 games and had 42 starts for Miami before being waived when the Heat signed Mike Bibby. Arroyo will join the Celtics Monday. ... Bucks center Andrew Bogut (strained side) and forward Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) missed their third and fourth straight games, respectively. ... Delonte West (ankle), Glen Davis (knee) and Von Wafer (calf) were not with the Celtics and are listed as day to day.

UP NEXT: For the Celtics, Wednesday vs. Los Angeles Clippers, Friday @ Philadelphia, Sunday vs. Milwaukee. For the Bucks, Tuesday @ Washington, Wednesday vs. Cleveland, Saturday vs. Philadelphia.

• Celtics: O'Neal, O'Neal, West
• Bucks: Gooden, Ilyasova, Redd

• Celtics: --
• Bucks: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #40 Leon Wood, #53 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 16110
• Duration: 2:21

Boston Celtics (46-15)		Milwaukee Bucks (23-38)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Sanders vs Krstic (Allen gains possession)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	11:41 [BOS 2-0]
Garnett Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	11:29
	11:29 [MIL 1-2]	Jennings Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	11:14 [MIL 3-2]	Jennings Driving Bank Hook Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	11:02
	10:51	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:50
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:36 [BOS 4-3]
	10:10 [MIL 5-4]	Brockman Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brockman (1 ST)	09:56
	09:52	Sanders Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:52	Sanders Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	09:52	Sanders Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
Rondo Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:38
	09:27 [MIL 7-4]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:57 [MIL 10-4]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
Team Rebound	08:47
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:19 [MIL 12-4]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:04 [BOS 6-12]
	07:46	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:45	Brockman Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Krstic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:45
	07:38	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:31	Brockman Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:12	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	07:12	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:12 [MIL 14-6]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:12
	07:12	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:11
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	06:49
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:48
Krstic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:41 [BOS 8-14]
	06:24 [MIL 16-8]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:58 [MIL 18-8]	Jennings Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Krstic Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:36 [BOS 10-18]
	05:20 [MIL 20-10]	Mbah a Moute Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:09
Allen Substitution replaced by Green	05:09
	05:06	Salmons Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Krstic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	04:59 [BOS 12-20]
	04:40	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:39
Krstic Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	04:29 [BOS 14-20]
	04:13	Brockman Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:11
Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:54 [BOS 16-20]
	03:36	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:35
	03:29	Salmons Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Murphy	03:29
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:29 [BOS 17-20]
	03:29	Salmons Substitution replaced by Maggette
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:29 [BOS 18-20]
	03:10	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:09
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:50	Brockman Substitution replaced by Sanders
	02:40	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)
Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:38
Krstic Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Murphy (1 AST)	02:30 [BOS 20-20]
	02:11 [MIL 22-20]	Sanders Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)
Krstic Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	01:57 [BOS 22-22]
	01:40	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)
Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:38
Green Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	01:36 [BOS 24-22]
	01:10	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
	01:09	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:09	Mbah a Moute Tip Shot: Missed
	01:08	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:08 [MIL 24-24]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Pierce Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:47.4
Pierce Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:47.4
Rondo Substitution replaced by Bradley	00:47.4
Krstic Substitution replaced by Pavlovic	00:47.4
	00:39.9	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:36.9
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bradley (1 AST)	00:29.1 [BOS 27-24]
	00:04.9 [MIL 26-27]	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)
Bradley 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
	00:00.2	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (46-15)		Milwaukee Bucks (23-38)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43 [MIL 29-27]	Maggette 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Murphy Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:16	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:13 [MIL 31-27]	Sanders Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Maggette (3 AST)
Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:46
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:43
	10:31	Dooling Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bradley (1 ST)
Bradley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)	10:15
	10:09 [MIL 33-27]	Maggette Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:33	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:32
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:09	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
Bradley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
	08:48	Mbah a Moute Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	08:48
Bradley Substitution replaced by Rondo	08:48
Murphy Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:48 [BOS 28-33]
	08:48	Maggette Violation:Lane
Murphy Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:48 [BOS 29-33]
	08:24 [MIL 36-29]	Dooling 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (4 AST)
Green Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:13
Pavlovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:07
Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:56
	07:48	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:47
Green Layup Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Rondo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:28
Green Substitution replaced by Garnett	07:28
Murphy Substitution replaced by Krstic	07:28
	07:21 [MIL 38-29]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Dooling (1 AST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	07:03 [BOS 31-38]
	06:44	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pavlovic (1 ST)
Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Sanders (1 ST)	06:40
	06:28	Maggette Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:28	Maggette Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	06:28	Maggette Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Salmons (3 ST)	06:18
Allen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Pierce	05:59
	05:59	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Brockman
	05:59	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:59	Team Rebound
	05:59 [MIL 39-31]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:44	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:23	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:22	Brockman Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:14	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:12
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Salmons (4 ST)	05:04
	04:52 [MIL 41-31]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	04:37	Dooling Substitution replaced by Jennings
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	04:35 [BOS 33-41]
	04:25	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:24	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:20	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	04:16 [BOS 35-41]
	03:50	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Allen (2 ST)
	03:48	Douglas-Roberts Violation:Kicked Ball
	03:48	Salmons Substitution replaced by Delfino
	03:39	Delfino Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:39 [BOS 36-41]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:39 [BOS 37-41]
	03:25	Brockman Jump Shot: Missed
	03:24	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:24 [MIL 43-37]	Sanders Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	03:08 [BOS 39-43]
	02:41	Douglas-Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:40	Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:36 [MIL 46-39]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:16 [BOS 41-46]
	02:04	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
	02:03	Brockman Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:51	Delfino Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)	01:36 [BOS 43-46]
	01:25	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	01:25
	01:14	Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (2 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:40.9	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
	00:37.9	Brockman Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:35.7 [MIL 49-43]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:35.7
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)	00:24.9
	00:00.3	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (46-15)		Milwaukee Bucks (23-38)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Sanders Hook Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	11:44
	11:32	Delfino Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:21 [BOS 45-49]
	11:03	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Garnett (3 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Brockman Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	10:26	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:25
	10:20	Delfino Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:20 [BOS 46-49]
Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	10:20 [BOS 47-49]
	10:07 [MIL 51-47]	Sanders Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Salmons (5 AST)
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:41	Jennings Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:39	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	09:33	Salmons Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:33 [BOS 48-51]
	09:33	Sanders Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:33 [BOS 49-51]
	09:16 [MIL 54-49]	Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brockman (1 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Garnett (2 AST)	08:58 [BOS 52-54]
	08:44	Delfino Jump Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:42
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	08:32
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:24	Brockman Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	08:07	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:06
	08:02	Delfino Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	08:02	Delfino Substitution replaced by Maggette
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:54 [BOS 54-54]
	07:42	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:40
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	07:30
	07:28	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:19
	07:19 [MIL 55-54]	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	07:19 [MIL 56-54]	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (1 ST)	07:07
	07:02 [MIL 58-54]	Jennings Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Salmons (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:00
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:43 [BOS 56-58]
	06:43	Maggette Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)	06:43 [BOS 57-58]
	06:30	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:29
Pierce Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)	06:23 [BOS 59-58]
	05:54	Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jennings (2 ST)	05:32
	05:27	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
	05:25	Jennings Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:22	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed
	05:22	Team Rebound
Pierce Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:22
Allen Substitution replaced by Green	05:22
	05:22	Maggette Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
	05:22	Brockman Substitution replaced by Sanders
	05:11	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	05:10
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jennings (3 ST)	05:06
	04:59	Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:57
	04:47	Sanders Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:47
Team Rebound	04:47
Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:47 [BOS 60-58]
	04:25	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:24
Krstic Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	04:17 [BOS 62-58]
Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:05
	04:05	Salmons Substitution replaced by Dooling
	04:00	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	03:46
	03:46	Team Rebound
	03:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Garnett Substitution replaced by Murphy	03:46
	03:31 [MIL 60-62]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Douglas-Roberts (1 BLK)	03:03
	03:01	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:43	Sanders Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:43
Rondo Substitution replaced by Bradley	02:43
Green Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:20 [BOS 64-60]
Krstic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:01
	02:01 [MIL 61-64]	Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	02:01 [MIL 62-64]	Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bradley (2 AST)	01:38 [BOS 66-62]
Krstic Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:24
	01:24	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:24	Team Rebound
Krstic Substitution replaced by Allen	01:24
	01:24 [MIL 63-66]	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Pierce Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	01:13
	01:03 [MIL 65-66]	Jennings Running Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:45.9	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:32.9	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:30.9
Allen Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Murphy (2 AST)	00:23.8 [BOS 68-65]
	00:23.8	Sanders Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Pierce Substitution replaced by Pavlovic	00:23.8
Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	00:23.8 [BOS 69-65]
	00:00.2	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (46-15)		Milwaukee Bucks (23-38)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Green Layup Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Dooling Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Murphy Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	11:32
	11:32	Jennings Free Throw Technical Missed
	11:32	Team Rebound
	11:18	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bradley Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jennings (1 BLK)	10:53
	10:53	Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:32	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:31
Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	10:20 [BOS 72-65]
	09:59	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:59
	09:59	Mbah a Moute Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	09:59	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Salmons
	09:59	Dooling Substitution replaced by Delfino
Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Jennings Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:37 [MIL 68-72]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jennings (4 AST)
Bradley Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:59
Murphy Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:59
Bradley Substitution replaced by Rondo	08:59
Garnett Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:53
	08:53 [MIL 70-72]	Brockman Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Mbah a Moute (1 AST)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Garnett (3 AST)	08:36 [BOS 75-70]
	08:18 [MIL 72-75]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jennings (5 AST)
Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
Team Rebound	07:58
	07:58	Brockman Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Rondo Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	07:53
Rondo Turnover : Foul (7 TO)	07:53
	07:32	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Pavlovic (2 ST)
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Pierce	07:31
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:18	Brockman Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Allen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:08
	06:55 [MIL 74-75]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:39 [BOS 77-74]
	06:20	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:19
Rondo Layup Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:03	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:57 [MIL 76-77]	Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Garnett Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:57 [MIL 77-77]	Jennings Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)
Rondo Turnover : Lost Ball (8 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (2 ST)	05:45
	05:25	Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Rondo (2 ST)
Rondo Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	05:21 [BOS 79-77]
	04:53	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	04:52
Green 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	04:40 [BOS 82-77]
	04:39	Team Timeout : Short
	04:18 [MIL 79-82]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Delfino (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Jennings Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:36 [MIL 82-82]	Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	02:52	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	02:52
	02:52	Jennings Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
Allen Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	02:35 [BOS 84-82]
	02:15	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	02:15	Team Rebound
Green Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	02:15
	02:03	Jennings Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)
Pierce Turnover : Palming Turnover (4 TO)	01:48
	01:23	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:23	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	01:23	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Team Timeout : Regular	01:23
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:57.9	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	00:55.9
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	00:38.5 [BOS 86-82]
	00:38.5	Team Timeout : Short
Allen Foul : Away From Play (3 PF)	00:38.5
	00:38.5 [MIL 83-86]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	00:21.9	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:19.1
	00:19.1	Brockman Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	00:19.1	Brockman Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts
	00:19.1	Delfino Substitution replaced by Dooling
Pierce Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	00:17.9 [BOS 88-83]
	00:17.9	Dooling Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:17.9	Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Brockman
	00:17.9	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Delfino
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)	00:17.9 [BOS 89-83]
	00:07.9	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:05.9
End of 4th Quarter

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