With two NBA All-Stars team, Paul Pierce knows you should not limit the burden on the score every game.
Pierce was ready when coach Doc Rivers called him to Boston Celtics’ 89-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.
Fast Facts
• The Celtics have won 16 of its first 18 games for the second season in succession.
• Improving the Boston 27-4 in November since the start of last season and won eight games nouveauct route and vierro straighNo seven games against the Bobcats.
• Charlotte turned the ball over 21 times the loss, tying a season high.
• The Bobcats have lost eight of its last 11 games.
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Pierce reached 19 points for Boston lead six players in double figures as the Celtics held the Bobcats fourth quarter rally to win his eight games in a row.
“Doc the ball in my hands end”, dijo Pierce, the gates eight points in the entsFLOATS cheidenden the fourth quarter. “He has confidence in me, but it can all night with Kevin [Garnett] and Ray [Allen].
“But I never think about my plans. This is the beauty of this team, the sacrifice of all. I never go into a game that I need to add as many shots. To the extent that we have the victory, the all which really matters. ”
Kendrick Perkins A15 points and 12 rebounds, Allen added 15 points, Tony Allen had 11 and Garnett undEddie House 10 for each of the NBA defending champions, which improved to 16-2, despite their game again in the sixth series this month back.
“I like what we have tonight,” said Rios. “You can see there is a vacuum. … There are too many jump shots, click on the front edge, but only found a way that I am very proud of them.”
Gerald Walpizzi reached 23 points, Jason Richardson had 22 and rookie DJ Augustín 13 for the Bobcats. Charlotte shot 47.8 percent and outrebounded Boston 36-33, but could not overcome 22 turnovers.
“We defended well until the end,” Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. “[But] the first half we gave 22 points to the turnover. … Everybody plays hard and tried, but you have to play perfectly against a team of this quality.”
Boston ganar gap is the longest since last season, once in 10 Wins in a row among 24th February and 12 March 2008, On the way to the first team to win NBA title since 1986.
“We have to grind,” said Pierce. “It is a difficult time with all these back-to-back games, but we will pay favoritosr the end of the season when we have a large number. … Thank God, we want to be successful in these games.”
However, the celtaICS have their problems with the Bobcats, which led by eight points in the first half and came together, ummachen a game of it in the fourths quarter.
The Celtics led by seven points at the end of the third quarter and took a 66-62 advantage in the fourth quarter, but Charlotte fought back twice, the last 77 at Wallace Layup with 3:33 remaining.
Perkins’ Pierce dunk and a jumper to backup Boston 81-77, but the Bobcats twice closed within a point later in a Layup Wallace with 1:27 left.
But Pierce hit a start and then Garnicely fed by a jumper with 41 seconds to the Celtics 86-82. Ray Allen and then a pair of free throws, and Pierce, a free throw in Boston inner tube for breathing.
“I’m one of the best teams in the championship,” said Wallace. “We had a chance to win and we are in a position to win, there are a few things we have to clean.
“We have air, despite a loss, and we are mad about this, it’s good for us auch, because precedenza the season could be a pause. ”
Celtics, while struggling to establish its reach in the first quarter, Charlotte hit five of his first 10 shots, draw on 12 / 4 Richardson run with 6:51 left.
Game Notes
The Charlotte last won back to back road and came home game 4-5 March 2008, when it beat Minnesota 109-89 in Minneapolis, and then again in Charlotte beat Golden State 118-109. … Saturday was the first three-game home stand Game Charlotte who plays the Timberwolves on Monday and Oklahoma City on Wednesday. … The Celtics also three game home stand on Monday, hosting Orlando, followed by Indiana, Wednesday and Friday Portl
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