PLAYERS:
Anderson Varejao,
Ray Allen,
Kevin Garnett,
Courtney Lee,
Rajon Rondo,
Jason Terry
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
Tip: 7:30PM Court: TD Garden Watch it: CSN Hear it: WEEI
Referees: Zach Zarba, Scott Bolnick, John Goble
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The Matchup
Record: 12-12
Record: 5-21
At Home: 8-4
On Road: 2-13
Streak: Lost 3
Streak: Lost 4
Leaders
Leaders
Buckets: Pierce (19.6 ppg)
Buckets: Kyrie Irving (23.7 ppg)
Boards: Garnett (7.0 rpg)
Boards: Anderson Varejao (14.4 rpg)
Dimes: Rondo (12.5 apg)
Dimes: Irving (5.7 apg)
For the Stat Geeks:
For the Stat Geeks:
Offensive Rating: 103.3 (19th NBA)
Offensive Rating: 102.0 (26th NBA)
Defensive Rating: 104.3 (12th NBA)
Defensive Rating: 108.6 (27th NBA)
Pace: 92.0 (14th NBA)
Pace: 91.6 (17th NBA)
Last time
The Celtics took 2 of 3 from the Cavs last year. Ray Allen led the C’s in scoring twice. Kyrie Irving was the leading scorer for the Cavs all 3 times, and Anderson Varejao had a 20-20 game in a loss
This time
Get it to: Kevin Garnett
He really has been the most consistent Celtic...
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