Celtics 110-91 76ers (24 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

12-16, 5-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	25	19	22	25	91
BOS	29	29	20	32	110

Boston Celtics

27-2, 17-1 home

110

Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot
Kendrick Perkins misses 1-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Ray Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
Tony Allen misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
Tony Allen makes driving layup (Eddie House assists)
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Leon Powe assists)
Eddie House misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 10-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 5-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 21-foot jumper
Marreese Speights blocks Leon Powe's layup
Eddie House misses 23-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala blocks Tony Allen's layup
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Marreese Speights blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Rajon Rondo misses jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot hook shot
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Ray Allen misses 7-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Ray Allen makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses jumper
Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 23-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins misses two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
Marreese Speights blocks Ray Allen's 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leon Powe makes slam dunk (Ray Allen assists)
Leon Powe makes dunk (Tony Allen assists)
Eddie House misses 20-foot jumper
Leon Powe misses 9-foot two point shot
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gabe Pruitt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Gabe Pruitt misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen misses layup
Leon Powe makes 3-foot two point shot (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Eddie House misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes 22-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Patrick O'Bryant misses two point shot
Patrick O'Bryant makes 13-foot two point shot
Eddie House makes 30-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young misses 12-foot hook shot
Andre Iguodala makes driving layup
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot
Andre Miller makes 3-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Miller makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 21-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes 17-foot two point shot
Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Marreese Speights assists)
Kareem Rush makes 22-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Kareem Rush makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses jumper
Andre Miller misses 12-foot jumper
Marreese Speights misses 5-foot hook shot
Lou Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Leon Powe blocks Lou Williams's 4-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 15-foot jumper
Leon Powe blocks Andre Miller's layup
Lou Williams makes 14-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 19-foot jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lou Williams makes layup
Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk (Lou Williams assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Andre Miller's 4-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Samuel Dalembert assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 1-foot two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
Andre Miller makes 2-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses jumper
Marreese Speights makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Kareem Rush misses 27-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk
Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes 6-foot two point shot (Kareem Rush assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 21-foot jumper
Kareem Rush misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Andre Miller's layup
Samuel Dalembert misses 20-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 17-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes 13-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Andre Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marreese Speights misses 8-foot jumper
Marreese Speights makes tip shot
Lou Williams makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Marreese Speights makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Marreese Speights makes 19-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Marreese Speights makes slam dunk (Lou Williams assists)
Andre Miller misses 52-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 21-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes slam dunk (Marreese Speights assists)
Reggie Evans makes 4-foot jumper
Leon Powe blocks Reggie Evans's layup
Andre Iguodala misses three point jumper
Lou Williams misses 23-foot jumper
Reggie Evans makes layup (Lou Williams assists)
Thaddeus Young makes 18-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses layup
Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Reggie Evans makes two point shot
Lou Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young misses 13-foot jumper
Marreese Speights misses tip shot
Marreese Speights makes slam dunk (Lou Williams assists)
Lou Williams makes 7-foot running jumper
Marreese Speights misses 19-foot jumper
Marreese Speights makes slam dunk (Lou Williams assists)
Reggie Evans makes layup (Thaddeus Young assists)
Lou Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper

76ERS

CELTICS

TIME		PHI	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Samuel Dalembert vs. Kendrick Perkins (Kareem Rush gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Thaddeus Young misses 12-foot hook shot	0	0
11:41	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Paul Pierce bad pass (Andre Iguodala steals)	0	0
11:21	Andre Iguodala makes driving layup	2	0
10:59	Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	2	0
10:59	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:59	Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:40	Andre Iguodala makes two point shot	4	2
10:26	Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper	4	2
10:26	Andre Iguodala defensive rebound	4	2
10:21	Andre Miller makes 3-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)	6	2
9:59	Andre Iguodala personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	6	2
9:48	Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)	6	4
9:34	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	6	4
9:29	Andre Miller makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)	8	4
9:10	Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	8	6
8:55	Andre Iguodala misses 21-foot jumper	8	6
8:53	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	8	6
8:41	Kevin Garnett bad pass (Samuel Dalembert steals)	8	6
8:37	Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	10	6
8:17	Kareem Rush shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	10	6
8:17	Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
8:17	Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
7:56	Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper	10	8
7:56	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	10	8
7:45	Samuel Dalembert personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	10	8
7:31	Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot	10	10
7:07	Andre Iguodala bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals)	10	10
7:01	Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper	10	10
7:00	Andre Iguodala defensive rebound	10	10
6:52	Andre Miller makes 17-foot two point shot	12	10
6:26	Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper	12	10
6:24	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	12	10
6:18	Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot two point shot	12	10
6:16	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	12	10
6:07	Kareem Rush misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:07	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	12	10
5:54	Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper	12	10
5:52	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	12	10
5:43	Andre Iguodala makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	14	10
5:26	Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot	14	12
5:09	Andre Iguodala offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	14	12
5:09	Andre Iguodala turnover	14	12
5:09	Boston full timeout	14	12
5:09	Marreese Speights enters the game for Andre Iguodala	14	12
4:54	Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)	14	14
4:37	Andre Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Marreese Speights assists)	16	14
4:18	Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot	16	16
4:01	Kareem Rush makes 22-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	18	16
3:45	Kendrick Perkins misses 1-foot two point shot	18	16
3:44	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	18	16
3:33	Andre Miller makes driving layup	20	16
3:11	Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	20	18
2:54	Kareem Rush makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	22	18
2:34	Paul Pierce makes jumper	22	20
2:34	Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	22	20
2:34	Philadelphia full timeout	22	20
2:34	Lou Williams enters the game for Thaddeus Young	22	20
2:34	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1	22	21
2:16	Andre Miller misses jumper	22	21
2:15	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	22	21
2:01	Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)	22	23
1:52	Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce	22	23
1:52	Ray Allen makes technical free throw	22	24
1:52	Rajon Rondo inbound foul (Lou Williams draws the foul)	22	24
1:52	Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo	22	24
1:52	Lou Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	22	24
1:52	Philadelphia offensive rebound	22	24
1:52	Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	23	24
1:32	Ray Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)	23	27
1:23	Eddie House personal foul (Lou Williams draws the foul)	23	27
1:23	Lou Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	24	27
1:23	Lou Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	25	27
1:04	Tony Allen misses 10-foot jumper	25	27
1:01	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	25	27
1:01	Kevin Garnett makes tip shot	25	29
46.9	Andre Miller misses 12-foot jumper	25	29
45.9	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	25	29
40.5	Tony Allen offensive foul (Lou Williams draws the foul)	25	29
40.5	Tony Allen turnover	25	29
40.5	Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett	25	29
22.9	Marreese Speights misses 5-foot hook shot	25	29
21.2	Philadelphia offensive rebound	25	29
1.9	Lou Williams misses 20-foot jumper	25	29
1.5	Tony Allen defensive rebound	25	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	29

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

76ers
78
Celtics
102

Game 1

29/11

76ers
91
Celtics
110

Game 2

24/12

Celtics
100
76ers
99

Game 3

4/2

Celtics
100
76ers
98

Game 4

15/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 24 December 2008

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Luis Grillo
Pat Fraher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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