Garnett, Pierce lead Celtics to 94-74 win over Houston, snapping Rockets' 22-game win streak

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 Garnett, Pierce lead Celtics to 94-74 win over Houston, snapping Rockets' 22-game win streak
HOUSTON (AP)—The shots stopped falling, Boston’s stars took over and just like that, the Houston Rockets ’ 22-game winning streak was history. Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and Paul Pierce added 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74 on Tuesday night, stopping Houston’s remarkable victory run. The Rockets hadn’t lost since a 97-89 defeat to Utah on Jan. 27 and put together the NBA’s ... [link]

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Houston, You have a losing streak
Published 3/19/2008 by perkisabeast at perkisabeast.com Blog
Shouldn’t have done it Rafer Skip to my lou started it and we finished it 94-74. Sorry Houston, but all good streaks must come to an end. Believe me. We know. ...

Streak Over
Published 3/19/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... row is absolutely amazing.  If the Lakers had done it against the exact same schedule, ESPN would be blowing them every chance they got.  The closest thing the Rockets have to a huge, marketable star is Yao (sorry TMac… your time has passed).  Its hard for major networks to sell Scola, Battier and Alston… so they’re all happy this is over.  Now they can go back to following their pre-determined storylines. Box Score  |  Recap ...

Where 22 in a row happen-ed [0:58 min]
Published 3/19/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
Die Serie ist gerissen, statt Sieg Nr. 23 gab es Niederlage Nr. 1 sowie die erste Heimniederlage nach 15 Erfolgen hintereinander. Nachdem die Rockets im Februar kein einziges Spiel verloren hatten und seit Jahresbeginn nur vier Spiele abgeben mussten, setzte es vergangene Nacht eine überraschend heftige Heimpleite gegen die Boston Celtics: 74-94 . Angeführt von Kevin Garnett (22 Punkte, 11 Rebounds), Paul Pierce (20 Punkte, 5 Assists) sowie einem glänzend aufgelegten Leon Powe (21 Punkte) setzten sich die Celtics, die ohne Ray Allen auskommen mussten, im dritten Viertel, ...

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The Celtics snapped the Rockets' 22-game win streak (second-longest in NBA history, natch) last night with a 94-74 victory , and thank God for that.  The Rockets are nice and all, but they're not nearly interesting enough to write about every ...
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