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Found January 17, 2012 on NewsOK.com - OKC Thunder:
PLAYERS: Thabo Sefolosha,  Scott Brooks,  Ray Allen,  Paul Pierce
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder,  Boston Celtics

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By Darnell Mayberry, Staff Writer, dmayberry@opubco.comWASHINGTON — With 7½ minutes left to play Monday night at Boston, Scott Brooks subbed in Thabo Sefolosha for the same reason he always does whenever the shooting guard is reinserted in the final period.“I knew we had to have that defender on the floor,” Brooks said.The Thunder coach looked to his Swiss stopper to help slow two future Hall of Famers in Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.Read more on NewsOK.com
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