National Basketball Association
Boston 89, Milwaukee 83
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 6, 2011
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #53 Mark Lindsay, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance:
16110
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Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Ray Allen hit the go-ahead basket as the Boston Celtics notched an 89-83 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
Nenad Krstic added 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting for Boston (46-15).
Brandon Jennings scored 23 points and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added a season-high 19 points for Milwaukee (23-38).
The game was tied at 82-82 before Allen hit the tiebreaking basket with 2:35 to play. Kevin Garnett hit a turnaround jumper with 38.5 seconds left to give Boston a four-point lead.
A three-point play by Pierce gave the Celtics a six-point lead with 17.9 seconds remaining.
Garnett had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Allen scored 13 points for Boston.
The Celtics led 72-65 after Sasha Pavlovic’s 3-pointer with 10:19 remaining in the game. But Milwaukee went on a 12-5 run and tied the score at 77-77 on Jennings’ 3-point play with 5:57 left.
Milwaukee led by as many as 10 points in the first half with Keyon Dooling’s 18-footer jumper capping a 17-4 run to give the Bucks a 41-31 lead with 4:52 left.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Paul Pierce 23 |
Scoring |
Brandon Jennings 23 |
|
Rajon Rondo 8 |
Assists |
John Salmons 6 |
|
Kevin Garnett 11 |
Rebounds |
Jon Brockman 9 |
|
Paul Pierce 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Jennings 4 |
|
Kevin Garnett 3 |
Steals |
John Salmons 4 |
|
Kevin Garnett 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Douglas-Roberts 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston
|
89 |
51.5 |
5-10 |
14-15 |
23 |
33 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
| Milwaukee
|
83 |
41.2 |
8-21 |
9-13 |
20 |
39 |
2 |
11 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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