Celtics-Jazz Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Feb 25 2013 1:38AM

The Boston Celtics have found ways to win despite their struggles on the boards, but that hasn't been the case during their current road trip.

Stopping that trend doesn't figure to be easy against the Utah Jazz, who held a sizable rebounding advantage in the first meeting.

The Jazz will try to make it 13 wins in 15 home games on Monday night when they take on a slumping Boston team that looks to salvage the finale of its five-game trip.

While the Celtics (29-27) ran off a season-best seven straight victories after star point guard Rajon Rondo went down with a torn ACL on Jan. 25, six of those wins came at home. That streak ended with a 94-91 loss at Charlotte on Feb. 11 and they have dropped four of five on the road following Sunday's 92-86 defeat at Portland.

"It was one of those 'my bad' games," coach Doc Rivers said. "We just had so many of those 'My faults' where we lost sight of guys. We didn't finish any quarter right."

Now Rivers' club looks to end the trip with its fifth straight win against the Jazz, who have only lost twice at home since the start of 2013.

The Celtics have a winning record despite ranking near the bottom of the NBA in rebounding margin (minus-3.9), and pulled out a 98-93 victory over Utah on Nov. 14 despite getting outrebounded by 15.

Boston, however, hasn't been able to overcome its shortcomings on the glass lately. The Celtics have been outrebounded by 32 in the three losses during their current road swing, but held a 45-40 edge against Phoenix in their only win.

Utah (31-25), meanwhile, has a plus-2.4 rebounding margin while winning 12 of 14 in Salt Lake City since Jan. 2.

Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap combined for 33 points and 26 rebounds in the first meeting against the Celtics, but had 35 and six, respectively, in a 107-94 road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. The Jazz were outscored 36-20 in the third quarter as their three-game winning streak ended.

"We gave them too many easy shots and turned the ball over too many times, and you can't give teams that confidence in the third quarter," Jefferson said.

Gordon Hayward has totaled 40 points in two games back from a shoulder injury, including a game-high 23 on Saturday. Starters Randy Foye, Jamaal Tinsley and Marvin Williams, though, will try to bounce back after combining for no points on 0-of-9 shooting.

After making just 3 for 26 from 3-point range in their last two road games, the Jazz look to get back on track at home, where they've hit 17 of 40 in consecutive wins over Oklahoma City and Golden State. They also made 7 of 15 in the earlier meeting against the Celtics.

Boston had its own trouble from beyond the arc on Sunday, shooting 2 for 13 as the Trail Blazers stopped a seven-game losing streak.

Paul Pierce had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds after averaging 13.0 points on 33.3 percent shooting in his previous five games. He also led the way with 23 against the Jazz in November for his fourth consecutive 20-point game in this series.

Kevin Garnett returned to action following his day off against the Suns and finished with 20 points and nine rebounds.

The Celtics averaged 105.0 points in their first seven games without Rondo, but have scored 91.7 in the last six.

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Pierce lifts road-weary Celtics over Jazz in OT

By LYNN DeBRUIN
Posted Feb 26 2013 1:24AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Boston Celtics weren't too tired after playing five games in seven days back and forth across time zones.

They had enough left to play overtime to close out a long Western road trip, beating the Utah Jazz 110-107 on Monday night.

Thirty-five-year-old Paul Pierce led Boston with 26 points, including seven straight in the extra session.

"It was huge," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Whatever that was, it was the best win of the year for me. . To go into overtime and still have enough to win."

It wasn't just the ageless Pierce. Kevin Garnett, three months shy of his 37th birthday, stood strong at the end, refusing to let Rivers sub him out by insisting, "I am good."

Rivers didn't believe that, "but I kept him in and he was terrific."

Garnett had four points in overtime on 2-of-2 shooting, with three rebounds. He finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds, a blocked shot and steal.

The Celtics also got a big game from Avery Bradley, who scored a season-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

Pierce had a chance to win it in regulation, but his 19-footer at the buzzer rimmed out.

Alec Burks' reverse layup pulled Utah to 108-105 with 37 seconds left in overtime. Garnett's banked 3-pointer with 13 seconds left came after the shot clock expired, giving the Jazz another chance.

Paul Millsap was fouled before he could get off a 3, but made two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining.

Courtney Lee added two free throws at the other end with 1.2 seconds left to bump Boston's lead back to three, and Randy Foye's 26-footer at the buzzer missed everything.

It was another one the Jazz let get away, though Monday's game had huge swings both ways from start to finish.

Overall, the game had 13 lead changes and was tied 17 times.

"We were in position," said Jazz forward Marvin Williams. "We fought back in the fourth quarter to force overtime but Boston just made big plays down the stretch."

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 26 points, Millsap had 16 and Al Jefferson finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The Celtics (30-27) were playing their fifth game in seven days, but didn't seem to care down the stretch.

The Jazz (31-26) led 101-99 in overtime on DeMarre Carroll's 21-footer, but Pierce countered with a 3-pointer, then followed with a pull-up jumper over Carroll and a 15-footer to give the Celtics a 106-101 edge with 1:12 left.

Jefferson hit a 15-footer with 1:05 left to get Utah within 106-103, but Garnett's jumper helped seal it.

"We knew this was probably going to be the toughest game for us physically and mentally," Pierce said. "Talking about a long road trip, coming in to one of the toughest places to play. We felt we could salvage this trip with a win here. So guys did a good job of just being mentally tough, digging in and doing what we had to do to get the win."

The Celtics, who went 2-3 on the trip, also were smart down the stretch, fouling with fouls to give and finding a wide-open Lee on the inbounds pass when the Jazz needed a late steal in overtime. His free throws provided the final margin.

The Jazz trailed by eight entering the fourth but opened on a 13-2 run.

Jefferson's 10-foot turnaround jumper over Brandon Bass tied it at 93 with 2:46 left in regulation.

Pierce hit an 18-footer with Carroll diving at him for a 97-95 Boston lead with 36 seconds remaining in regulation, only to see Burks tie it with a tough layup with 19 seconds left.

"We wanted to win in regulation," Pierce said. "It would have felt better just to get a stop when we needed it. That's what we need to get better at. We didn't do it in Portland. We didn't do it tonight. That's what we need to start focusing on. When we get the lead and we need crucial stops, we have to figure out how to get them."

The game took a 16-point swing in the third, as Boston trailed 58-50 only to counter with a 20-4 run and lead 80-72 entering the fourth.

Pierce ignited the run with a 3-pointer, Bradley hit two more 3s and Lee added a dunk after a steal and another 3-pointer. Pierce capped the run with a jumper over Hayward for a 70-62 Boston lead.

The Celtics hit 6 of 13 3-pointers in the 32-point third quarter, while Utah made just 5 of 16 from the field.

It was the same story as Saturday, when the Jazz fought back early only to see the Los Angeles Clippers go on a 23-4 run and douse any hopes.

A Jazz team that had won three straight and seven of 10 has now dropped two in a row.

While Hayward showed he is recovered from a right shoulder injury despite missing a pair of shots in overtime, the Jazz still need point guard Mo Williams back from a thumb injury.

Monday, Earl Watson started over Jamaal Tinsley, but Burks ended up playing the position during Utah's big second-quarter run.

Pierce said Boston reverted to various defenses to slow the Jazz.

"We did a lot of zone, did a lot of man and tried to force turnovers," Pierce said. "That's what we have to do. A lot of times we had to go to small because they had plenty of size and they rebound well. We just junked up the game a little bit by changing our defense."

It may have been junk, but it was a win nonetheless.

"We have champions," said guard Jason Terry, who made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points and two assists off the bench for Boston.

"When you have champions that have been through so many tough games as we have, then you know you're in good hands. For us, we hang our hat on executing down the stretch."

NOTES; Jazz F Derrick Favors picked up his third foul with 9:06 left in the second quarter. . Jazz G Foye needed four 3-pointers to tie Mehmet Okur (129, 2006-07) for the franchise single-season record. Foye went 0-5 Saturday but hit his first Monday and finished 2 of 6. . Bradley started 5 of 5 and had 10 points in six minutes for Boston, while Millsap started 4 of 4 for Utah. . The Jazz led 53-48 at halftime.

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Notebook: Celtics 110, Jazz 107 OT

Andrew Aragon, For NBA.com
Posted Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:29 AM - Updated Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:29 AM

THE FACTS: Playing their fifth road game in seven nights and against a team that's pretty decent on its home floor, the Boston Celtics had the deck stacked against them. That's why Boston coach Doc Rivers called it their best win of the year.

Paul Pierce had 26 points and Avery Bradley scored a season-high 18 points as the Celtics overcame the Utah Jazz 110-107 in overtime on Monday night. Kevin Garnett had 13 points and 10 rebounds while doing most of his damage in the second half for Boston (30-27). He had 10 points and nine boards after halftime to help Boston to its fifth straight victory over Utah (31-26). Gordon Hayward had 26 points to lead the Jazz, who fell to 2-1 in overtime games this season.

QUOTABLE: "They got a lot of heart. It says a lot of good things. This is just a gut-check win for us. I mean, we are on fumes and hung in there, and hung in there and hung in there. It says a lot about this group."

-- Boston coach Doc Rivers

THE STAT: For the second straight game, the Jazz played terribly in the third quarter. They were outscored 32-19 by the Celtics in the third period, and then had to play catch up in the fourth quarter. Boston shot 59.1 percent while holding to Utah to 31.3 percent shooting in the third quarter. The Jazz seemingly had a shot at blowing the game open as the Celtics closed their road trip, but were flat after halftime and it cost them. Utah was outscored by the Los Angeles Clippers, 36-20, in the third quarter of a loss on Saturday night.

TURNING POINT: Pierce took over in overtime. His 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining gave the Celtics a lead they wouldn't relinquish at 102-101. He added a couple mid-range jumpers to put Boston up 106-101 with 1:12 remaining. Garnett was the only other Celtics player to score in overtime until Courtney Lee made two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining. Garnett had four points in overtime.

HOT: Pierce was streaky against Utah, and when he was at his best the Jazz couldn't stop him. He scored seven of his points as the Celtics took over in the third quarter. He made a jumper with 36.6 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Celtics a 97-95 lead. Lee was outstanding after halftime, scoring 13 of his 14 points in the second half. For the Jazz, Hayward, playing in his third game back after a 10-game absence because of a right shoulder sprain, gave the team 36 valuable minutes off the bench. He is averaging 22 points in his last three games.

NOT: It was a forgettable night for Utah's Derrick Favors. In the first half he had three fouls, two turnovers, two rebounds and zero points. He picked up his fifth foul with 5:04 left in the game. It came on offense, and was an unnecessary foul on Garnett. The Jazz were in the penalty and Garnett then sank two foul shots to put Boston up 93-91. Favors finished with seven points and six rebounds. Paul Millsap, after shooting a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half, was 1-for-6 with four points in the second half. Randy Foye shot 2-for-8 with a miss as time expired in overtime. He played just 5:22 in the second half.

QUOTABLE II: "We knew this was probably going to be the toughest game for us physically and mentally, talking about a long trip, coming in to one of the toughest places to play. We felt we could kind of salvage this trip with a win here. So guys did a good job of just being mentally tough, digging in and doing what we to do to get the win.."

--Celtics forward Paul Pierce

GOOD MOVE: Bradley got the Celtics off to a great start while the rest of the team was getting their legs under them. Bradley, who came into Monday's game averaging 8.9 points per game, had 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the first quarter. He simply had his way against an overmatched Earl Watson, who replaced Jamaal Tinsley in Utah's starting lineup. He also anchored Boston's defense early in the contest and helped keep the Jazz out of rhythm.

BAD MOVE: Rivers and the Celtics had all the answers for slowing the Jazz down in the second half -- even if their plans didn't work to perfection. Boston's zone defense gave Utah trouble in the third quarter. It also utilized a trap that helped junk the game up. The trap the Celtics employed in the second half wasn't what was drawn up in the locker room at halftime, but it was effective as Boston held Utah to 37.8 percent shooting after the break. The Celtics' trap helped keep the Jazz from posting -- their bread and butter -- on offense. Rivers joked that the defense was ugly, and because the Celtics didn't know what they were doing, it confused both teams.

NOTABLE: It was Boston's 10th overtime game of the season. The Celtics are 6-4 in those contests. ... Boston closed its five-game road trip with a 2-3 record. It was the Celtics' second road win against a Western Conference opponent this season. ...Tinsley did not play at all after being removed from the starting lineup. ... Al Jefferson had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for him to exorcise his demons against Boston. He was drafted 15th overall by the Celtics in 2004 and played there until 2007. Since leaving the franchise, he is 0-11 against them as a member of the Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves.

UP NEXT: For the Celtics, Friday vs. Warriors, March 5 @ Philadelphia, March 6 @ Indiana. For the Jazz, Wednesday vs. Hawks, Friday vs. Bobcats, Monday @ Milwaukee.

• Celtics: Rondo, Sullinger
• Jazz: Bell, Williams

• Celtics: --
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 13
• Times Tied: 17

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #30 John Goble, #79 Kevin Scott
• Attendance: 19911
• Duration: 2:36

Boston Celtics (30-27)		Utah Jazz (31-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Jefferson vs Garnett (Watson gains possession)
	11:40	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:39
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:20
	11:09 [UTA 2-0]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
	10:54	Williams Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bass Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:39
	10:29	Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Bradley Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:18 [BOS 2-2]
	09:59	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:58	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:49 [UTA 4-2]	Millsap Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:22 [UTA 6-2]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
	08:57	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:52	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:51
Bradley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	08:44 [BOS 4-6]
	08:32	Watson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bradley (1 ST)
Bradley Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:29 [BOS 6-6]
Garnett Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:10
	08:10	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:10	Team Rebound
	08:10 [UTA 7-6]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Pierce Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:58
	07:41 [UTA 9-6]	Watson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:29 [BOS 9-9]
	07:10 [UTA 11-9]	Millsap Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bradley Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:01 [BOS 11-11]
	06:47	Watson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bradley (2 ST)
	06:45	Millsap Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:45 [BOS 12-11]
Garnett Substitution replaced by Wilcox	06:45
Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:45 [BOS 13-11]
	06:29 [UTA 13-13]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Bradley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:20 [BOS 15-13]
	05:59 [UTA 16-15]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
	05:45	Watson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Lee Substitution replaced by Terry	05:45
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	05:38
	05:37	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:19	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:17	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:17 [UTA 18-15]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bass Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:01 [BOS 17-18]
	04:34	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	04:34	Team Rebound
	04:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	04:34	Foye Substitution replaced by Hayward
	04:34	Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors
Pierce Substitution replaced by Green	04:34
Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Favors (1 ST)	04:23
	04:13	Favors Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wilcox (1 ST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bradley (1 AST)	04:03 [BOS 20-18]
	03:47 [UTA 21-20]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bradley (2 AST)	03:32 [BOS 22-21]
Terry Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:19
	03:19	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:19	Team Rebound
	03:19	Watson Substitution replaced by Burks
	03:19 [UTA 22-22]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:54	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
Wilcox Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:53
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:42	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:30 [UTA 24-22]	Jefferson Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:10
Bradley Jump Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:02	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:50	Favors Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:50
	01:50	Williams Substitution replaced by Carroll
Bradley Substitution replaced by Crawford	01:50
Terry Layup Shot: Missed	01:36
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:33
	01:23	Favors Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:23 [BOS 23-24]
Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:23 [BOS 24-24]
	01:06	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wilcox (1 BLK)
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:04
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:00 [BOS 26-24]
	00:43.9	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Terry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:41.9
Wilcox Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)	00:36.9 [BOS 28-24]
	00:28.9	Burks Jump Shot: Missed
	00:27.5	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:17.9	Hayward Layup Shot: Missed
	00:17.9	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:17.9 [UTA 26-28]	Jefferson Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Wilcox Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (30-27)		Utah Jazz (31-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Favors Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Garnett Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	11:45 [BOS 29-26]
Green Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:35 [BOS 31-26]
Garnett Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	11:19
	11:19 [UTA 27-31]	Hayward Free Throw Technical (2 PTS)
	11:03	Kanter Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:02
	10:58	Favors Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	10:49 [BOS 34-27]
	10:36 [UTA 30-34]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:11	Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:06 [UTA 32-34]	Burks Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Garnett Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Burks (1 ST)	09:49
	09:38	Favors Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wilcox (2 BLK)
	09:34	Kanter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:33 [UTA 34-34]	Kanter Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Crawford Substitution replaced by Pierce	09:09
	09:07	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:06
	09:06	Favors Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	09:06	Favors Substitution replaced by Millsap
	08:51
Wilcox Substitution replaced by Bass	08:51
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30 [UTA 36-34]	Carroll Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:13	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:57 [UTA 39-34]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Millsap (3 AST)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Garnett Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:28
Terry Substitution replaced by Lee	07:28
Garnett Substitution replaced by Wilcox	07:28
Pierce Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:18
	07:06	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:04
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:41	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:34 [UTA 42-34]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Burks (1 AST)
Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:28 [BOS 36-42]
	06:08	Burks Layup Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:07
Lee Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Kanter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:52 [UTA 44-36]	Hayward Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Carroll (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:46
Wilcox Substitution replaced by Bradley	05:46
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	05:40
	05:38	Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:35	Burks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	05:21	Hayward Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:21
Team Rebound	05:21
	05:21	Kanter Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:21 [BOS 37-44]
Bradley Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:01
	04:48	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:47
Green Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	04:40 [BOS 39-44]
	04:15	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:12
Bradley Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:05 [BOS 41-44]
	03:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:59	Hayward Substitution replaced by Foye
	03:59	Carroll Substitution replaced by Williams
	03:59	Burks Substitution replaced by Watson
	03:49	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:47	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:40	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:39
Bradley Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
Bradley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:29
Green Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:01	Watson Layup Shot: Missed
Bradley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:00
Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:42
Team Rebound	02:42
Green Substitution replaced by Garnett	02:42
Bass Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	02:33 [BOS 43-44]
	02:11	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:10
Lee Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	02:05
Team Rebound	02:04
	01:59	Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:59
Team Rebound	01:59
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:59 [BOS 44-44]
Bradley Foul: Personal (2 PF)	01:48
	01:42 [UTA 46-44]	Millsap Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	01:34
	01:29 [UTA 48-44]	Millsap Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:14 [BOS 46-48]
	00:59.6 [UTA 51-46]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Millsap (4 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	00:45.3 [BOS 48-51]
	00:37.3 [UTA 53-48]	Williams Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:33.0
Lee Substitution replaced by Terry	00:33.0
Terry Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:23.9
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.8	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (30-27)		Utah Jazz (31-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	11:42 [BOS 50-53]
Pierce Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	11:29
	11:29 [UTA 54-50]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:29 [UTA 55-50]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:42 [UTA 58-50]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bradley (3 AST)	10:29 [BOS 53-58]
	10:12	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:11
Bradley Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	10:04
	09:51	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:50
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:38	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:25 [UTA 60-53]	Jefferson Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	09:01
	08:58	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:55	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bass (1 BLK)
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:53
Bradley 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	08:48 [BOS 56-60]
Bradley Foul: Personal (3 PF)	08:24
Garnett Substitution replaced by Wilcox	08:24
	08:15	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bass (2 BLK)
Bradley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:14
Bradley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)	08:10
Bradley Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:09
Bradley 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)	08:05 [BOS 59-60]
	07:42	Millsap Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:29 [BOS 61-60]
	07:04	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed
Bradley Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:03
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:51	Foye Substitution replaced by Hayward
	06:47	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
	06:46	Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:43	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Lee Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:41 [BOS 63-60]
	06:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:26 [UTA 62-63]	Williams Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Millsap (5 AST)
Pierce Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:06 [BOS 65-62]
	05:35	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:34	Watson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	05:31	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Wilcox (2 ST)
Lee 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pierce (6 AST)	05:22 [BOS 68-62]
	04:58	Millsap Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Wilcox Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:57
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:39 [BOS 70-62]
Lee Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:24
Bradley Substitution replaced by Terry	04:24
Bass Substitution replaced by Green	04:24
	04:24	Watson Substitution replaced by Burks
	04:24	Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors
	04:17	Burks Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wilcox (3 ST)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	04:11
	04:11	Team Rebound
	03:51	Burks Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	03:51	Burks Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:36	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:23 [UTA 64-70]	Favors Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Wilcox Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	03:23
	03:23 [UTA 65-70]	Favors Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:09	Team Rebound
Terry Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Pierce Substitution replaced by Garnett	02:50
	02:50 [UTA 66-70]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:50 [UTA 67-70]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Garnett Turnaround Bank shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)	02:36 [BOS 72-67]
Wilcox Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:13
	02:13 [UTA 68-72]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:13 [UTA 69-72]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	01:59 [BOS 75-69]
	01:38	Jefferson Layup Shot: Missed
	01:35	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:35 [UTA 71-75]	Favors Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:20 [BOS 77-71]
	01:05	Burks 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:04
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)	00:43.8
Wilcox Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:43.6
	00:43.6	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:43.6	Team Rebound
	00:43.6	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Kanter
	00:43.6 [UTA 72-77]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)	00:26.1 [BOS 80-72]
	00:02.8	Kanter Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:01.8
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Boston Celtics (30-27)		Utah Jazz (31-26)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Favors Jump Shot: Missed
	11:44	Team Rebound
	11:33 [UTA 74-80]	Burks Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Green Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Favors (2 ST)	11:06
Green Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:02
	11:02 [UTA 75-80]	Carroll Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:02 [UTA 76-80]	Carroll Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:50	Kanter Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	10:50 [BOS 81-76]
Wilcox Substitution replaced by Bass	10:50
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:50 [BOS 82-76]
Lee Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:41
Lee Substitution replaced by Bradley	10:41
	10:27	Kanter Layup Shot: Missed
	10:25	Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:21 [UTA 78-82]	Hayward Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Favors (1 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:58	Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:52 [UTA 81-82]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Burks (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:51
	09:42	Carroll Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Bass Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:35
	09:19	Favors Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hayward (1 BLK)	09:12
	09:11	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:08 [UTA 83-82]	Kanter Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Carroll (2 AST)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Favors Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:41 [UTA 85-82]	Hayward Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Carroll (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	08:40
Terry Substitution replaced by Pierce	08:40
Bass Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:19 [BOS 84-85]
	08:19	Kanter Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Green Substitution replaced by Lee	08:19
Bass Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	08:19 [BOS 85-85]
	08:03	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:01	Favors Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Lee Foul: Personal (3 PF)	07:50
	07:40	Kanter Jump Shot: Missed Block: Garnett (1 BLK)
	07:38	Kanter Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:38	Kanter Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:36
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:11	Favors Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
	07:11	Kanter Substitution replaced by Millsap
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:55 [BOS 87-85]
Garnett Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:38
	06:25 [UTA 87-87]	Carroll Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	06:20	Carroll Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	06:16	Favors Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:16 [BOS 88-87]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	06:16 [BOS 89-87]
Garnett Foul: Personal Block (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:01
	06:01 [UTA 88-89]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	06:01 [UTA 89-89]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
	05:45	Millsap Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
	05:45
Bass Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:45 [BOS 90-89]
Bass Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:45 [BOS 91-89]
Pierce Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	05:28
	05:28 [UTA 90-91]	Favors Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	05:28 [UTA 91-91]	Favors Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	05:16
	05:04	Carroll 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:04
	05:04	Favors Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Garnett Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:04 [BOS 92-91]
	05:04	Favors Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Garnett Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:04 [BOS 93-91]
	04:48	Burks Jump Shot: Missed
	04:46	Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:46	Millsap Layup Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:44
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	04:32
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:31
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	04:27
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:25
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:57	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Lee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (2 BLK)	03:37
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:35
Bradley 3pt Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	03:01	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:00	Burks Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:46 [UTA 93-93]	Jefferson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
Bass Substitution replaced by Green	02:46
Lee Substitution replaced by Terry	02:46
Garnett Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)	02:27
	02:02	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	02:01	Carroll Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:41	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:41
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Burks Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:05	Burks Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:04
Terry Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (7 AST)	01:02 [BOS 95-93]
Pierce Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:49.1
	00:49.1 [UTA 94-95]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	00:49.1 [UTA 95-95]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:36.6 [BOS 97-95]
	00:36.6	Team Timeout : Regular
Green Substitution replaced by Bass	00:36.6
Terry Substitution replaced by Lee	00:36.6
	00:19.9 [UTA 97-97]	Burks Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:19.9
Bass Substitution replaced by Green	00:19.9
Lee Substitution replaced by Terry	00:19.9
Pierce Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter
Boston Celtics (30-27)		Utah Jazz (31-26)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Jefferson vs Garnett (Burks gains possession)
	04:43	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:42
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:21 [BOS 99-97]
	03:59 [UTA 99-99]	Millsap Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Terry 3pt Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:39	Burks Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Terry Substitution replaced by Green	03:27
	03:16	Burks Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	03:15
Pierce Foul: Offensive (5 PF)	03:04
Pierce Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:04
	02:48 [UTA 101-99]	Carroll Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hayward (3 AST)
	02:35	Carroll Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Pierce 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Bradley (4 AST)	02:27 [BOS 102-101]
	02:03	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	02:02
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	01:54 [BOS 104-101]
	01:34	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	01:32
Pierce Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	01:12 [BOS 106-101]
	01:12	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:05 [UTA 103-106]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Burks (3 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Pierce (8 AST)	00:48.1 [BOS 108-103]
	00:37.8 [UTA 105-108]	Burks Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:13.8
	00:13.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:13.3	Carroll Substitution replaced by Foye
Pierce Substitution replaced by Lee	00:13.3
Lee Foul: Personal (4 PF)	00:11.8
Garnett Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:04.2
	00:04.2 [UTA 106-108]	Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
Bradley Substitution replaced by Pierce	00:04.2
	00:04.2 [UTA 107-108]	Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:04.2
	00:04.2	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Carroll
Bass Substitution replaced by Terry	00:04.2
	00:03.3	Carroll Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.3
	00:01.2	Foye Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:01.2 [BOS 109-107]
Terry Substitution replaced by Bradley	00:01.2
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:01.2 [BOS 110-107]
	00:01.2	Team Timeout : Short
	00:01.2	Carroll Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	00:00.5	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Overtime