The Celtics (14-15) failed to get the win against the Warriors (21-10) without Rajon Rondo, and looked pretty bad in the process.
Rondo sat out with a hip and thigh injury and the Celtics needed everyone else to pick up the slack, which they didn't.
Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and Jeff Green shot 12-50 and the team as a whole shot 36 percent. While Golden State couldn't miss, shooting 51 percent from the floor.
The games high scorers were Stephen Curry with 22 points and David Lee with 20.
For Boston, Kevin Garnett had six points, three rebounds, four assists and a couple steals, Pierce finished with 13 points, four rebounds and three assists and Courtney Lee had 18 points and was 2-3 from the three-point line.
The first two Celtics in double figures were Lee and Jared Sullinger. Sullinger had a good game, scoring on his first four shots, finishing 6-8 for 12 points and eight rebounds before leaving in the fourth quarter with a bloody nose from a shot from David Lee.
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PLAYERS:
Rajon Rondo,
Paul Pierce,
Jason Terry,
Jeff Green,
Stephen Curry,
David Lee,
Kevin Garnett,
Courtney Lee,
Jared Sullinger,
Jarrett Jack,
Doc Rivers,
Kris Joseph,
Harrison Barnes,
Jarvis Varnado
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors
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