National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 99, Philadelphia 82
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #73 Ed Malloy, #46 Matt Boland, #62 Brian Forte
Attendance: 18624

Paul Pierce scored 18 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 and 13 assists to help the Boston Celtics to a 99-82 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

Kevin Garnett added 14 points and Ray Allen scored 13 as Boston (54-23) won its second straight game and tied Idle Miami for second place in the Eastern Conference.

Rookie Evan Turner scored 21 points off the bench for his third 20-point outing of the season for Philadelphia (40-38).

The Celtics scored the first nine points of the second half to take a 63-50 lead and led comfortably for most of the second half.

Philadelphia pulled with 64-60 on Elton Brand’s basket with four minutes left in the third quarter, but Boston outscored the 76ers 17-7 over the next seven-plus minutes, rebuilding an 81-67 lead on Glen Davis’ hoop.

Brand added 12 points and Jrue Holiday tallied 11 for Philadelphia (40-38), which has a precarious hold on sixth place in the East.

Boston shot 52.6 percent and limited Philadelphia to 39.3 percent shooting.

Turner played 33-plus minutes and made 9 of 14 shots while serving as the first guard off the bench in place of injured Lou Williams (hamstring).

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Boston
Evan Turner 21 Scoring Paul Pierce 18
Evan Turner 5 Assists Rajon Rondo 13
Spencer Hawes 8 Rebounds Jeff Green 7
Andre Iguodala 4 Free Throws Made Rajon Rondo 4
Jrue Holiday 3 Steals Ray Allen 1
Elton Brand 3 Blocks Jeff Green 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 82 39.3 4-10 12-17 17 36 3 9 11
Boston 99 52.6 4-10 15-19 29 37 8 6 15
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against New York. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.