Celtics 84-80 76ers (23 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

11-18, 3-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	17	27	17	19	80
BOS	23	15	26	20	84

Boston Celtics

23-4, 13-1 home

Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Nate Robinson assists)
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes 1-foot two point shot (Nate Robinson assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen makes two point shot
Ray Allen misses driving layup
Ray Allen misses jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 14-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Glen Davis misses two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 21-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie blocks Marquis Daniels's layup
Glen Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie blocks Semih Erden's layup
Glen Davis misses jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Nate Robinson misses 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 14-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 7-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes 11-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes 10-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes 6-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Von Wafer misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
Ray Allen misses 23-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes tip shot
Nate Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Marquis Daniels's 1-foot two point shot
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 4-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Marquis Daniels assists)
Glen Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Ray Allen misses 18-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
Tony Battie blocks Paul Pierce's jumper
Paul Pierce misses two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Tony Battie blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses tip shot
Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Spencer Hawes's jumper
Jrue Holiday makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Elton Brand makes 13-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 20-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes misses tip shot
Spencer Hawes makes 12-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Andre Iguodala misses two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's 2-foot two point shot
Spencer Hawes misses 15-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 5-foot hook shot
Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk
Jrue Holiday makes 20-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Tony Battie misses 5-foot hook shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving dunk
Thaddeus Young misses 18-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marquis Daniels blocks Andres Nocioni's 12-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tony Battie makes 18-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 21-foot two point shot
Andres Nocioni makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Tony Battie misses 20-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 16-foot two point shot
Lou Williams makes running jumper
Lou Williams makes 21-foot two point shot
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jodie Meeks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 17-foot two point shot
Spencer Hawes misses 19-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Spencer Hawes assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 22-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 20-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday misses 21-foot jumper
Jodie Meeks misses jumper
Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 21-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 12-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 1-foot two point shot
Tony Battie misses 18-foot jumper
Lou Williams makes two point shot
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Lou Williams misses 13-foot running jumper
Tony Battie makes 13-foot jumper
Lou Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lou Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Tony Battie makes jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 21-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young misses 9-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes two point shot
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 21-foot jumper
Lou Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lou Williams makes 9-foot running jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 19-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes 14-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Andre Iguodala's layup
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper

76ERS

CELTICS

TIME		PHI	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Spencer Hawes vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Paul Pierce gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
11:51	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot	0	0
11:12	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Spencer Hawes bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	0	0
11:00	Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Nate Robinson assists)	0	2
10:37	Jodie Meeks lost ball (Paul Pierce steals)	0	2
10:32	Nate Robinson turnover	0	2
10:15	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot	2	2
10:00	Nate Robinson bad pass (Jrue Holiday steals)	2	2
9:56	Paul Pierce shooting foul (Jodie Meeks draws the foul)	2	2
9:56	Jodie Meeks makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
9:56	Jodie Meeks makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
9:37	Kevin Garnett misses layup	4	2
9:34	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	4	2
9:30	Elton Brand shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	4	2
9:30	Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
9:30	Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	4	3
9:30	Elton Brand defensive rebound	4	3
9:10	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Spencer Hawes's jumper	4	3
9:10	Philadelphia defensive team rebound	4	3
9:10	Jumpball: Spencer Hawes vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Kevin Garnett gains possession)	4	3
8:52	Shaquille O'Neal makes 1-foot two point shot (Nate Robinson assists)	4	5
8:52	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	4	5
8:52	Spencer Hawes lane violation	4	5
8:52	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 1	4	6
8:41	Jrue Holiday makes layup (Andre Iguodala assists)	6	6
8:25	Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper	6	6
8:23	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	6	6
8:11	Elton Brand makes 13-foot jumper	8	6
7:52	Paul Pierce misses layup	8	6
7:50	Elton Brand defensive rebound	8	6
7:43	Jrue Holiday misses 20-foot jumper	8	6
7:43	Spencer Hawes offensive rebound	8	6
7:43	Spencer Hawes misses tip shot	8	6
7:39	Spencer Hawes offensive rebound	8	6
7:37	Spencer Hawes bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	8	6
7:30	Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper	8	6
7:28	Elton Brand defensive rebound	8	6
7:20	Spencer Hawes makes 12-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	10	6
7:01	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:01	Spencer Hawes defensive rebound	10	6
6:41	Andre Iguodala misses two point shot	10	6
6:39	Elton Brand offensive rebound	10	6
6:26	Shaquille O'Neal blocks Elton Brand's 2-foot two point shot	10	6
6:26	Philadelphia defensive team rebound	10	6
6:26	Jumpball: Elton Brand vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Paul Pierce gains possession)	10	6
6:18	Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	10	9
5:58	Spencer Hawes misses 15-foot jumper	10	9
5:56	Ray Allen defensive rebound	10	9
5:41	Ray Allen makes two point shot	10	11
5:24	Spencer Hawes lost ball (Shaquille O'Neal steals)	10	11
5:20	Ray Allen misses driving layup	10	11
5:18	Elton Brand defensive rebound	10	11
5:09	Spencer Hawes misses 5-foot hook shot	10	11
5:07	Philadelphia defensive team rebound	10	11
5:07	Tony Battie enters the game for Spencer Hawes	10	11
5:07	Jumpball: Elton Brand vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Ray Allen gains possession)	10	11
5:07	Boston full timeout	17	15
4:50	Shaquille O'Neal bad pass (Andre Iguodala steals)	10	11
4:47	Andre Iguodala makes driving dunk	12	11
4:24	Tony Battie personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	12	11
4:16	Ray Allen misses jumper	12	11
4:15	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	12	11
4:05	Jrue Holiday makes 20-foot two point shot	14	11
3:39	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	14	13
3:20	Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)	17	13
3:03	Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper	17	15
2:42	Tony Battie misses 5-foot hook shot	17	15
2:41	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	17	15
2:33	Nate Robinson misses three point jumper	17	15
2:32	Nate Robinson offensive rebound	17	15
2:28	Shaquille O'Neal foul (Tony Battie draws the foul)	17	15
2:28	Shaquille O'Neal turnover	17	15
2:28	Philadelphia full timeout	17	15
2:28	Glen Davis enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	17	15
2:28	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Paul Pierce	17	15
2:12	Andre Iguodala bad pass	17	15
2:12	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Andre Iguodala	17	15
2:00	Ray Allen makes 14-foot jumper (Nate Robinson assists)	17	17
1:52	Nate Robinson personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	17	17
1:52	Avery Bradley enters the game for Nate Robinson	17	17
1:52	Thaddeus Young enters the game for Elton Brand	17	17
1:47	Jrue Holiday misses driving dunk	17	17
1:46	Marquis Daniels defensive rebound	17	17
1:25	Glen Davis misses two point shot	17	17
1:24	Tony Battie defensive rebound	17	17
1:15	Thaddeus Young misses 18-foot jumper	17	17
1:15	Ray Allen defensive rebound	17	17
1:00	Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot two point shot	17	19
45.9	Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	19
44.8	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	17	19
35.9	Ray Allen makes driving layup	17	21
13.9	Marquis Daniels blocks Andres Nocioni's 12-foot jumper	17	21
12.8	Glen Davis defensive rebound	17	21
0.0	Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper	17	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	23

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

Celtics
102
76ers
101

Game 1

10/12

76ers
80
Celtics
84

Game 2

23/12

Celtics
86
76ers
89

Game 3

12/3

76ers
82
Celtics
99

Game 4

6/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 23 December 2010

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Scott Wall
Scott Foster

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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