Celtics Stage Second Half Come Back Beat Sixers 116-89

The Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce led the Green Team in the third quarter, and shooting guard Ray Allen took over in the fourth, as?Boston came back from being down at the half to blowing away the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night 112-89. Boston now has won two in a row after a stretch?last week when they lost 3-4 games. Boston shot a scorching 58.9% from the floor for the game as they shot 43-73, and an even more impressive 63.6% from outside the arc as they went 14-22.

The Sixers who are a team in transition, and have a record that?reflects that played the Celtics tough in the first half. Philadelphia and?Boston were tied at 29-29 at the end of the first quarter, and the Sixers led 57-54 at the half. But when the two teams took the court in the second half Boston got serious. Pierce ended?up with 14 points in the third quarter as Boston took the lead 78-73, and then Allen scored 10 points in the fourth as Boston would outscore Philadelphia 38-16 in the final quarter.

Allen led Boston as he shot 9-14 from the floor, 5-9 from outside the arc,?for a game high 23 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 block. Pierce was 3-3 from three point range, as he scored 22 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block,Eddie House starting in place of Rajon Rondo out with a strained back, scored 15 points,?4 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal. Tony Allen scored 12 points off the bench, 2 assists,?Kevin Garnett scored 11 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks. Leon Powe had a season high 10 points, 6 boards, 1 block.

Andre Iguodala led the Sixers with 17 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block. Samuel Dalembert recorded a double-double 12 points, 10 boards, 1 block, 1 steal, 1 assist, Andre Miller also scored 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals. Jason Smith came off the bench and scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Boston now has a record of 32-6, the Sixers are 15-25.