National Basketball Association
Boston 89, Brooklyn 83
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#43 Dan Crawford, #67 John Goble, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance:
18624
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Shaquille O’Neal scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics rallied past the visiting New Jersey Nets 89-83 Wednesday night.
Boston guard Delonte West broke his right wrist in the contest. West fell to the floor after a layup with 2:48 left in the second quarter. He stayed on the court for several minutes before walking off the court, holding his right arm in obvious pain.
The Nets led 46-38 at the half and took its biggest lead of the game when they scored the first basket of the second half.
Boston (11-4) chipped away the rest of the third quarter and eventually tied the score at 59 on a Ray Allen layup with a minute left. New Jersey reclaimed the lead 63-61 at the end of three.
Boston took a 69-67 lead early in the fourth quarter and never trailed again.
The Celtics played without guard Rajon Rondo, who missed his third straight game with a strained left hamstring. Boston coach Doc Rivers didn't know whether Rondo will play in the team’s next game Friday against Toronto.
Rondo is averaging 11.2 points and 14.3 assists per game. Nate Robinson started in his place.
Paul Pierce added 18 points for Boston.
Devin Harris led the Nets (5-10) with 20 points.
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Boston |
Devin Harris 20 |
Scoring |
Shaquille O'Neal 25 |
Jordan Farmar 7 |
Assists |
Ray Allen 7 |
Kris Humphries 11 |
Rebounds |
Shaquille O'Neal 11 |
Devin Harris 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Shaquille O'Neal 7 |
Devin Harris 1 |
Steals |
Ray Allen 3 |
Kris Humphries 2 |
Blocks |
Glen Davis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
83 |
46.3 |
4-14 |
17-22 |
15 |
42 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
Boston
|
89 |
44.9 |
5-12 |
14-23 |
25 |
33 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.