Over the weekend and the last few days of freedom/Spring Break, the Celtics went 2 for 3 on the road. On Friday March 19th, the Celtics faced the Houston Rockets (sans Yao Ming) and pulled off a 94-87 victory. The Big Three had a big game with Paul Pierce racking up 26 points, Ray Allen knocking down 19 points, and Kevin Garnett adding 15 of his own. Some worthy competition came from the Rockets’ Luis Scola and Kevin Martin who each had 17 points each. I have a feeling that the Rockets are missing Yao Ming a lot during his absence from his foot injury and surgery. The Celtics rounded off this solid win with 11 team rebounds and a 62.5 shooting percentage.
On Saturday the 20th, the Celtics moved to another part of Texas where they had a 102-93 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Both the 2nd and 3rd quarters ended with the Celtics being a mere 1 point ahead of the Mavericks. However, the Celtics came out strong in the final quarter and outscored Dallas 29-21 to ensure the victory. Impressive scoring came from Pierce with 29 points, Ray Allen with 21 points, and Rajon Rondo with 20 points. Rondo also had 10 rebounds and 5 assists to really be a team player. Dallas had a good showing by Dirk Nowitzki (28 points), Jason Terry (18 points), and Shawn Marion (16 points), but came up short in the 4th quarter.
Then on Monday the 22nd, we suffered a hard 110-97 loss to the tough Utah Jazz. The Celtics were up by 5 at halftime, but apparently decided not to show up for the rest of the game. The 3rd quarter especially killed us as the Jazz outscored the C’s 33-19 to take the lead and hold onto it until the final buzzer. Sadly Ray Allen was our higher scorer with only 15 points, followed by Big Baby Davis with 13 points and Pierce with 11 points. Utah’s CJ Miles and Deron Williams were huge parts of their victory with 23 and 22 points each. To make matters worse, the Celtics had 18 turnovers which could have only added to their second half demise.
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On Saturday the 20th, the Celtics moved to another part of 
Then on Monday the 22nd, we suffered a hard 110-97 loss to the tough Utah Jazz. The Celtics were up by 5 at halftime, but apparently decided not to show up for the rest of the game. The 3rd quarter especially killed us as the Jazz outscored the C’s 33-19 to take the lead and hold onto it until the final buzzer. Sadly Ray Allen was our higher scorer with only 15 points, followed by Big Baby Davis with 13 points and Pierce with 11 points. 
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