'Other' Allen helps Celts down Grizzlies (AP)

 
Reserve Tony Allen filled in when Ray Allen struggled, scoring a season-high 20 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-96 on Friday night while his more celebrated namesake was scoreless into the last 10 seconds of the game. Tony Allen scored 15 in the second quarter to help Boston take the lead for good, Paul Pierce scored 23 with 10 rebounds and Kevin Garnett also had... [link]

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Print RSS Feeds E-News Sign Up Share on Facebook Memphis Grizzlies (9-23) Field Goals Rebounds pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts M.Conley G 35:09 4-9 1-3 1-2 +5 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 10 M.Miller G 42:30 6-10 2-5 2-3 -5 0 8 ...
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Celtics Now 28-3 As Grizzlies Look Ragged

The C's beat the Grizz tonight 100-96; the game wasn't as close as that, though. There was talk in the locker room afterwards that perhaps the C's were looking ahead to Detroit, but no matter. It was game 31 of an epic season, and a win is a win in this situation. You can't complain about much when you're 28-3.
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Celtics vs. Pistons - Take 2

As we all predicted, the first game between the two best teams in the Eastern Conference came down to the last possession. Paul Pierce had a chance to win the game and missed, giving the Pistons the last shot. Doc Rivers decided that Tony Allen was the best bet to stop Chauncey Billups. A pump fake (that everyone knew was coming) and Tony Allen foul (that sadly, everyone
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Celtics - Lakers Preview

The rivalry is back. A storied rivalry that featured such the greats as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Larry Bird. A rivalry that dominated the NBA ratings of the 1980’s. The new-look Boston Celtics storm into Los Angeles with a 25-3 mark, looking to add another win onto that record. Are the Lakers ready? Their recent wins against Phoenix and Utah will tell you they are ...
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Tony Award

Celtics 100 Grizzlies 96 Those of us here at Celtics17 have tried to shy away from using the term “Big 3″. Instead we have more often than not gone with PGA. Pierce, Garnett and Allen. And tonight it was PGA who led the way for the Cs ...
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