BOSTON — Jason Terry was incapable of recalling even the most crucial late-game possessions. His mind was so fogged over with 58 minutes of basketball, he could only try — but fail — to recall specific plays from the Celtics’ double-overtime slog against the Mavericks.
“I don’t know,” Terry said. “I don’t even remember. It all happened so fast.”
Actually, it happened the opposite of fast, but Terry can be forgiven if the three-hour, 12-minute game seemed like a blur. The Celtics came out with a 117-115 win over Terry’s former team, but it was hardly the rousing victory that most multiple-overtime games are. This featured as many eyebrow-raising moments as jaw-dropping ones.
Paul Pierce dropped 34 points, Rajon Rondo came a rebound shy of another nationally televised triple-double and the Celtics forced 27 turnovers — and they were fortunate they did. Without all those miscues by the Mavericks, the Celtics would have been looking at an easy win for Dallas well within the 48 minutes of r
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