National Basketball Association
Boston 87, Orlando 56
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 23, 2012
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#51 Leroy Richardson, # Scott Twardoski, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
18624
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Paul Pierce collected 19 points, seven assists and five rebounds and the short-handed Boston Celtics used a dominating defensive effort to crush the visiting Orlando Magic, 87-56, on Monday.
Brandon Bass added 19 points and eight rebounds and Kevin Garnett chipped in 14 and 10 to go along with five steals for the Celtics, who have won back-to-back games.
Boston held the Magic to four field goals and 15 percent shooting in the second half. Orlando managed 24.6 percent (16 of 65) from the floor overall - its lowest mark ever against the Celtics. Only Dwight Howard, with 18 points on 4-of-15 shooting, reached double figures for the Magic.
Orlando’s 56 points marked a franchise low.
The Celtics were without Rajon Rondo for the third straight game due to a wrist injury while Ray Allen (ankle) and Mickael Pietrus (shoulder) sat after suffering injuries in Sunday’s win over the Washington Wizards.
Boston was clinging to a 34-33 lead with 3:00 left in the second quarter when it began to pull away, closing the half with a 12-3 burst to take a 46-36 lead into the break.
Orlando had nothing in the second half, looking sloppy with 23 turnovers and no rhythm offensively.
Top Game Performances
Orlando |
|
Boston |
Dwight Howard 18 |
Scoring |
Brandon Bass 19 |
Dwight Howard 3 |
Assists |
Paul Pierce 7 |
Dwight Howard 14 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Garnett 10 |
Dwight Howard 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul Pierce 6 |
Jason Richardson 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Garnett 5 |
Earl Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Kevin Garnett 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Orlando
|
56 |
24.6 |
4-16 |
20-30 |
12 |
44 |
6 |
5 |
25 |
Boston
|
87 |
42.3 |
2-13 |
19-19 |
21 |
46 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Celtics have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Magic have a W/L % of .583 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.