Celtics Put On A Clinic At Grizzlies Expense Win 119-89

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main

The Boston Celtics looked the Harlem Globetrotters playing the Washington Generals Saturday night, as they showed no mercy to the Memphis Grizzlies, beating them by 30 points 119-89.? The Green Team shot a blistering hot 58% (47-81) from the floor for the game, and 50% (15-30) from outside the arc! Curly Neal, excuse me Ray Allen led the Green Team with 23 points, as Boston has now won eight straight games, after coming out of the All-Star break 0-3.

Back in the 1970’s there used to be a a?philosophy?It went all?you have to do is watch the last two minutes of a NBA Game, and you will get just as much out of it as if you watch the full 48 minutes. Well that theory would have held more validity in this contest if you were talking about the last two minutes of the first quarter, because for all intent and purpose this game ended then. Boston led at the end of the period, 37-20, and Memphis never proved to be a challenge the rest of the game.?The Celtics?basically took the second quarter off, scoring only 14 points, and they still led at the half 51-37! Boston scored 40 points, in the third quarter and carried a 91-65 lead into the final 12 minutes of play. The Grizzlies never came any closer than 22 points in the final quarter.

Ray Allen led the Celtics with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block. Paul Pierce scored 19 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, Kevin Garnett scored 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.? James Posey had a big game off the bench scoring 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, Kendrick Perkins for the second night in a row recorded a double-double, 13 points, 11 boards, 3 blocks, in the Boston win.

Hakim Warrick, who has stepped up big time for the new look Grizzlies led the team with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block. Rudy Gay scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals,?1 block, rookie Mike Conley Jr.?had another nice game as he scored 11 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound. Darko Milicic scored 10 points for Memphis, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, 1 assist. Boston is now 49-12, while Memphis falls to 15-47.

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