Celtics 89-84 Bobcats (30 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

16-2, 7-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	17	28	21	23	89
CHA	22	21	19	22	84

Charlotte Bobcats

5-11, 4-7 home

Gerald Wallace misses 22-foot jumper
Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)
Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Raymond Felton assists)
Paul Pierce blocks Gerald Wallace's layup
Raymond Felton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Jason Richardson's layup
Gerald Wallace makes layup (Raymond Felton assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Sean May's 9-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes three point jumper (Sean May assists)
Raymond Felton misses layup
Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (Jason Richardson assists)
Raymond Felton misses layup
Emeka Okafor makes tip shot
Gerald Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin makes two point shot
Adam Morrison makes 19-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Alexis Ajinca misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin makes three point jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Gerald Wallace makes driving layup
Gerald Wallace makes 22-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 13-foot jumper
Matt Carroll misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Allen blocks Raymond Felton's 26-foot three point jumper
D.J. Augustin misses layup
Raymond Felton makes 21-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Kendrick Perkins blocks Gerald Wallace's layup
Gerald Wallace makes two point shot
D.J. Augustin makes driving layup
D.J. Augustin misses 10-foot running jumper
Sean May makes 16-foot jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Raymond Felton misses layup
Sean May misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)
Jason Richardson misses 19-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses 18-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace makes 18-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 18-foot jumper
Raymond Felton misses layup
Jason Richardson makes 26-foot three point jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
D.J. Augustin makes 20-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 20-foot jumper
D.J. Augustin misses 14-foot jumper
Jason Richardson makes two point shot (D.J. Augustin assists)
Jason Richardson makes 19-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)
Jason Richardson misses jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 11-foot two point shot
Gerald Wallace makes driving layup
Nazr Mohammed misses 21-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Adam Morrison assists)
Gerald Wallace makes two point shot
Raymond Felton misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Raymond Felton's layup
Gerald Wallace makes driving layup
Jason Richardson misses three point jumper
D.J. Augustin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
Gerald Wallace makes two point shot (Raymond Felton assists)
Raymond Felton misses 5-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Raymond Felton's layup
Raymond Felton misses layup
Raymond Felton makes driving layup
Jason Richardson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup
Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Emeka Okafor blocks Kendrick Perkins's 8-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 10-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses two point shot
Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes 7-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
Eddie House misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses layup
Eddie House makes 21-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup
Leon Powe misses layup
Tony Allen makes layup
Tony Allen misses jumper
Tony Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot hook shot
Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Eddie House misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kendrick Perkins misses layup
Sean May blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Kendrick Perkins misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 10-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes jumper
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Gerald Wallace blocks Leon Powe's layup
Glen Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen makes driving layup
Eddie House makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Leon Powe misses layup
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Eddie House makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Eddie House misses 18-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gerald Wallace blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 10-foot two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)

CELTICS

BOBCATS

TIME		BOS	CHA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Emeka Okafor (Gerald Wallace gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Gerald Wallace misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:38	Ray Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Paul Pierce makes 17-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	2	0
11:00	Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Richardson assists)	2	2
10:42	Ray Allen traveling	2	2
10:30	Jason Richardson makes 20-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	2	4
10:08	Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:07	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	2	4
9:53	Jason Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:52	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	2	4
9:45	Raymond Felton shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	2	4
9:45	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	2	4
9:45	Boston offensive rebound	2	4
9:45	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2	2	4
9:42	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	2	4
9:41	Emeka Okafor personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	2	4
9:26	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:25	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	2	4
9:19	Sean May bad pass	2	4
9:03	Ray Allen bad pass (Raymond Felton steals)	2	4
9:02	Gerald Wallace makes layup (Raymond Felton assists)	2	6
9:02	Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	2	6
9:02	Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1	2	6
9:00	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	2	6
8:44	Kendrick Perkins makes layup	4	6
8:30	Paul Pierce blocks Gerald Wallace's layup	4	6
8:30	Charlotte offensive rebound	4	6
8:23	Raymond Felton misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	6
8:22	Gerald Wallace offensive rebound	4	6
8:03	Kevin Garnett blocks Jason Richardson's layup	4	6
8:03	Charlotte offensive rebound	4	6
8:00	Gerald Wallace makes layup (Raymond Felton assists)	4	8
7:48	Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot	4	8
7:47	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	4	8
7:26	Kevin Garnett blocks Sean May's 9-foot jumper	4	8
7:24	Sean May offensive rebound	4	8
7:22	Jason Richardson makes three point jumper (Sean May assists)	4	11
6:54	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	11
6:54	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	4	11
6:50	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)	4	11
6:50	Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2	4	11
6:50	Charlotte offensive rebound	4	11
6:50	Jason Richardson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	12
6:35	Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	12
6:33	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	6	12
6:33	Kevin Garnett makes tip shot	6	12
6:16	Raymond Felton misses layup	6	12
6:15	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	6	12
6:07	Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ray Allen assists)	8	12
6:07	Jason Richardson shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	8	12
6:07	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1	9	12
5:52	Gerald Wallace traveling	9	12
5:52	Charlotte full timeout	9	12
5:30	Emeka Okafor blocks Kendrick Perkins's 8-foot jumper	9	12
5:28	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	9	12
5:28	Jason Richardson bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	9	12
5:09	Sean May personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	9	12
5:01	Paul Pierce makes layup	11	12
4:45	Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Raymond Felton assists)	11	14
4:26	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	11	14
4:26	Raymond Felton defensive rebound	11	14
4:09	Sean May bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)	11	14
3:50	Paul Pierce makes 10-foot two point shot	13	14
3:29	Emeka Okafor makes 6-foot hook shot (Jason Richardson assists)	13	16
3:14	Paul Pierce misses two point shot	13	16
3:13	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	13	16
3:06	Raymond Felton bad pass	13	16
3:06	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Sean May	13	16
2:48	Nazr Mohammed personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	13	16
2:48	Boston full timeout	13	16
2:48	Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen	13	16
2:48	D.J. Augustin enters the game for Jason Richardson	13	16
2:48	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
2:48	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	15	16
2:31	Raymond Felton misses layup	15	16
2:29	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	15	18
2:29	Emeka Okafor makes tip shot	15	18
2:16	Kevin Garnett bad pass	15	18
2:16	Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett	15	18
2:00	Gerald Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	18
2:00	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	15	18
1:51	Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)	15	18
1:51	Kendrick Perkins turnover	15	18
1:51	Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	15	18
1:51	Jared Dudley enters the game for Emeka Okafor	15	18
1:28	Nazr Mohammed bad pass (Leon Powe steals)	15	18
1:17	Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper	15	18
1:16	Glen Davis offensive rebound	15	18
1:10	Jared Dudley jump ball	15	18
1:10	Jason Richardson enters the game for Gerald Wallace	15	18
1:04	Tony Allen makes 7-foot jumper	17	18
39.7	D.J. Augustin makes two point shot	17	20
26.9	Paul Pierce misses three point jumper	17	20
25.6	Jason Richardson defensive rebound	17	20
8.9	Rajon Rondo personal foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)	17	20
8.9	Adam Morrison enters the game for Nazr Mohammed	17	20
8.9	Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo	17	20
4.6	Adam Morrison makes 19-foot jumper (D.J. Augustin assists)	17	22
0.3	Eddie House misses 17-foot jumper	17	22
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	17	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	22

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Celtics
89
Bobcats
84

Game 1

30/11

Celtics
106
Bobcats
114

Game 2

7/1

Bobcats
109
Celtics
111

Game 3

2/4

Spectrum Center

12:00 AM, 30 November 2008

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 19,177

Referees:
Mark Wunderlich
Bennie Adams
Tommy Nunez Jr.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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