Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:30 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 1, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 BOSTON -- For the second time in two nights, the Boston Celtics played a team trying to knock them out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Both times, the aging former champions held onto their playoff position. "I'm just glad we're back to .500," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday after Boston beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-96 for its second straight win since entering the All-Star break on a five-game losing streak. Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to record his third triple-double of the season, and Kevin Garnett scored 25 points with 10 rebounds. The victory over the ninth-place Bucks left the Celtics tied with the New York Knicks for the last two playoff spots in the East. It's a bit of a comedown for the franchise that won its NBA-record 17th title in 2008 and returned to the finals two years later. But in this lockout-shortened season, Boston's best chance may be to eke into the playoffs well-rested and hope for an upset once it gets there. "Hopefully we can get a good rhythm going here," Celtics forward Paul Pierce said. "And just kind of catch our stride in the second half of the season." Ersan Ilyasova had 25 points with 10 rebounds and Drew Gooden scored 23 for the Bucks, who are percentage points ahead of the Cavaliers in ninth place. Brandon Jennings had just six points on 2-for-11 shooting to go with his eight assists.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120229_MIL@BOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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