NBA Basketball Box Scores

National Basketball Association

BOXSCORE | RECAP

Boston 86, Washington 83

When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 7, 2010
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #62 Brian Forte, #9 Derrick Stafford, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 18624

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Washington	25	19	22	17	83
Boston	19	19	24	24	86

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Washington	21-39	12-19	9-20	L3
Boston	40-21	18-11	22-10	W4

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Boston Celtics have a 18-11 record at home this season. The Washington Wizards are 9-20 while on the road this season.

Boston has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Celtics have won 7 of their last 10 games.

Washington has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Wizards have won 4 of their last 10 games.

Ray Allen played 34:54 minutes and scored 25 points. He shot 66.7% from the field and has averaged 14.4 points over the last five games.

Al Thornton played 42:03 minutes and scored 24 points. He shot 58.8% from the field and has averaged 12.6 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Boston Celtics average 98.4 points per game and hold opponents to 93.8 points per game. The Washington Wizards average 97.3 points per game and hold opponents to 101.2 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Washington		Boston
Al Thornton 24	Scoring	Ray Allen 25
Randy Foye 8	Assists	Rajon Rondo 7
Al Thornton 11	Rebounds	Kevin Garnett 10
JaVale McGee 9	Free Throws Made	Kevin Garnett 8
Al Thornton 3	Steals	Glen Davis 2
JaVale McGee 5	Blocks	Rasheed Wallace 1

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Washington	83	45.6	1-11	20-24	13	36	8	8	19
Boston	86	41.1	5-12	21-26	15	37	1	9	17

Upcoming Games

Boston will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Celtics have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .571 after a loss.

Washington will play their next game at home against Houston. The Wizards have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .368 after a loss.