National Basketball Association
Boston 107, Utah 102
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 28, 2011
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#17 Joe Crawford, #75 Eric Dalen, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance:
19911
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Ray Allen scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the Utah Jazz 107-102 on Monday.
Kevin Garnett collected 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 21 for the Celtics (43-15), who finished 3-1 on their four-game road trip and increased its lead to one game over Miami in the Eastern Conference.
Al Jefferson recorded 28 points and a season-high 19 rebounds for the Jazz (32-29), who have dropped seven of their last eight games and fell one game behind Memphis for eighth in the Western Conference.
The Jazz pulled ahead 92-91 on Jefferson’s free throws with 4:39 left, but Allen drained a 3-pointer to give Boston back the lead. Jefferson would tie it with a short jumper before Glen Davis split a pair of free throws.
Allen made it a two-possession game when he took a feed from Rajon Rondo and knocked down a 3-pointer in transition with 3:15 on the clock.
Utah did not quit, and cut it back down to a two-point game when Paul Millsap converted a three-point play. But Allen drained another 3-pointer with 53 seconds left and Rondo made a 15-footer 29 seconds later to seal it.
Top Game Performances
Boston |
|
Utah |
Ray Allen 25 |
Scoring |
Al Jefferson 28 |
Rajon Rondo 11 |
Assists |
Devin Harris 5 |
Kevin Garnett 14 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 19 |
Paul Pierce 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul Millsap 7 |
Kevin Garnett 3 |
Steals |
Raja Bell 1 |
Glen Davis 1 |
Blocks |
Al Jefferson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boston
|
107 |
47.6 |
7-15 |
22-25 |
22 |
42 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
Utah
|
102 |
44.9 |
1-7 |
31-37 |
16 |
41 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Denver. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.