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Celtics Clinch Playoff Berth With Win Over Pistons
Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 31 points to lead Boston to a bruising 90-78 victory over Detroit on Wednesday night as the Celtics became the first team in the NBA to clinch a playoff berth.
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NBA-Blog — Wie nba.com weiß, haben die Boston Celtics vergangene Nacht mit ihrem Sieg gegen die Detroit Pistons einerseits ihren 47. Saisonsieg errungen, sich andererseits für die Playoffs qualifiziert - als erstes Team überhaupt. Derzeit wären mit den Wizards, Sixers und Nets drei Teams auf den Plätzen 6-8 vertreten, deren Saisonbilanz unterhalb von 50% liegt, während sich in der Western Conference die Top-Teams gegenseitig auffressen: die derzeit achtplatzierten Golden State Warriors haben 61.7% ihrer Spiele gewonnen, anders ausgedrückt: der Achtplatzierte der WC hat aktuell elf ...

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Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog — ... Rondo how to be an efficient point guard. If they played as controlled as a Utah they would be unstoppable with their defense as it is. JS: Well, they're clearly a much better defensive team than they are an offensive team, but the offense is still pretty solid. I see what you're saying about droughts, but every team goes into droughts against the better defensive teams in the league. And almost every team should be envious of Utah's efficient and effective offensive system. Last night , the Celtics got it done with defense (the Pistons scored one point in the final 5 ...

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