PLAYERS:
Kobe Bryant,
Andrew Bynum,
Paul Pierce,
Ray Allen,
Reggie Miller,
Kevin Garnett,
Pau Gasol,
Rajon Rondo,
Jeremy Lin,
Dwight Howard,
Chris Wilcox,
Brandon Bass,
Avery Bradley,
Keyon Dooling
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic
Tip: 8:00pm Court: TD Garden Watch it: TNT Hear it: WEEI
Referees: Derrick Stafford, Marat Kogut, Gary Zielinski
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The Matchup
Record: 14-10 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East)
Record: 14-11 (2nd Pacific, 7th West)
At home: 10-6
On road: 3-9
Streak: Won 5
Streak: Lost 2
Leaders
Leaders
Buckets: Pierce (18.4 ppg)
Buckets: Kobe Bryant (29.3 ppg)
Boards: Garnett (7.3 rpg)
Boards: Andrew Bynum (12.4 rpg)
Dimes: Rondo (9.8 apg)
Dimes: Bryant (5.4 apg)
For the Stat Geeks:
For the Stat Geeks:
Offensive Rating: 102.3 (19th NBA)
Offensive Rating: 103.9 (14th NBA)
Defensive Rating: 97.5 (2nd NBA)
Defensive Rating: 101.5 (11th NBA)
Pace: 88.7 (27th NBA)
Pace: 89.3 (26th NBA)
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