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March 8, 2009, Sunday
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PAUL Pierce scored 29 points and added nine assists as the Boston Celtics pulled into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with a 105-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Playing without injured defensive leader Kevin Garnett for the seventh consecutive game, the Celtics limited All Star LeBron James to 21 points.
"This is a big win - both teams are playing for first place in the East and home-court advantage (in the playoffs)," Pierce told reporters. "They were physical, but we played our game and limited our turnovers."
Boston forward Leon Powe had a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Ray Allen added 17 points.
The Cavaliers (48-13) still hold a better winning percentage than the Celtics (49-14) despite dropping their first game in five.
In other National Basketball Association games, it was: Rockets 116, Suns 112; Lakers 110, Timberwolves 90; Jazz 97, Nuggets 91; Magic 105, Nets 102; Bobcats 98, Hawks 91; Bulls 117, Bucks 102; Heat 108, Raptors 102; Spurs 100, Wizards 78; and Pistons 108, Warriors 91,
In Boston, Mo Williams led the way for Cleveland with 26 points while James finished 5-for-15 shooting from the field. He spent the final minutes on the bench after the Cavaliers couldn't narrow a double-digit deficit.
The game was knotted at 57-57 with 6:56 remaining in the third before the Celtics closed the quarter with a 21-12 run to take a 78-69 advantage.
"No (Kevin Garnett) or with KG they are going to be a great team because they buy into the system," James said.
In a rematch of last season's hard-fought seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals series, things became testy in the third quarter. Boston forward Glen Davis was ejected after committing a foul on Anderson Varejao and players had to be separated.
The Celtics took a 2-1 lead in the head-to-head record with one game between them remaining this season.
Should the teams finish level in win-loss record after the regular season, head-to-head record would be used to determine home court and other advantages in the playoffs.
Playing without injured defensive leader Kevin Garnett for the seventh consecutive game, the Celtics limited All Star LeBron James to 21 points.
"This is a big win - both teams are playing for first place in the East and home-court advantage (in the playoffs)," Pierce told reporters. "They were physical, but we played our game and limited our turnovers."
Boston forward Leon Powe had a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Ray Allen added 17 points.
The Cavaliers (48-13) still hold a better winning percentage than the Celtics (49-14) despite dropping their first game in five.
In other National Basketball Association games, it was: Rockets 116, Suns 112; Lakers 110, Timberwolves 90; Jazz 97, Nuggets 91; Magic 105, Nets 102; Bobcats 98, Hawks 91; Bulls 117, Bucks 102; Heat 108, Raptors 102; Spurs 100, Wizards 78; and Pistons 108, Warriors 91,
In Boston, Mo Williams led the way for Cleveland with 26 points while James finished 5-for-15 shooting from the field. He spent the final minutes on the bench after the Cavaliers couldn't narrow a double-digit deficit.
The game was knotted at 57-57 with 6:56 remaining in the third before the Celtics closed the quarter with a 21-12 run to take a 78-69 advantage.
"No (Kevin Garnett) or with KG they are going to be a great team because they buy into the system," James said.
In a rematch of last season's hard-fought seven-game Eastern Conference semifinals series, things became testy in the third quarter. Boston forward Glen Davis was ejected after committing a foul on Anderson Varejao and players had to be separated.
The Celtics took a 2-1 lead in the head-to-head record with one game between them remaining this season.
Should the teams finish level in win-loss record after the regular season, head-to-head record would be used to determine home court and other advantages in the playoffs.
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