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Comeback Kids: Celtics 91, Magic 83

Posted by Brian Robb on Jan 26, 2012 2577019 commentsComeback+Kids%3A+Celtics+91%2C+Magic+832012-01-27+04%3A27%3A57Brian+Robb

Boston Celtics

91

Final
Recap | Box Score

83

Orlando Magic

	Paul Pierce, SF 44 MIN \| 7-18 FG \| 8-11 FT \| 6 REB \| 10 AST \| 24 PTS \| +9 In the first half Pierce went 0 for 5 with a couple turnovers and looked unable to handle the extra attention the Magic’s defense was giving him with Rondo/Ray out. Second half comes around and he turns into vintage Pierce, playing a tremendous final 24 minutes on both sides of the floor. His third straight terrific all-around line as point forward. Anytime you jump start a 21-point 2nd half comeback you get the A.
	Brandon Bass, PF 29 MIN \| 4-12 FG \| 2-4 FT \| 5 REB \| 1 AST \| 10 PTS \| +5 I’m grading on a curve tonight, so this was more like a C night for Bass, but his big shots and defensive play late guarding Hedo was what counted the most. Besides getting lost in the lane a couple times, Bass is taking the open shots he needs to without hesitation. It was an off night overall, but he still came around when it counted.
	Kevin Garnett, PF 35 MIN \| 6-14 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 10 REB \| 4 AST \| 12 PTS \| +23 As good as you’ll see Garnett defensively this season. Four big blocks, lots of scrappy play to help the C’s contain Howard and limit Orlando to 25 points in the second half. Hit a few tough shots early in the second half to help C’s tread water before PP got going.
	Mickael Pietrus, SF 32 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 12 PTS \| -1 Pietrus was the only guy that came to play early with a couple early threes, so it came as no surprise that the team’s offense fell asleep once he went to the bench. 32 gutty minutes after coming back from a shoulder injury, and even more impressive that he stayed in the game after being bodyslammed by Howard when going for a board in the 4th quarter.
	Avery Bradley, SG 25 MIN \| 3-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 6 PTS \| -13 Back to reality for Avery tonight, with at least 3-4 unforgivable ballhandling turnovers early on, along with some spotty decisions with the ball. But the defense was still there and in the second half Avery finally realized he should cut to the hoop when Orlando was ignoring him.
	Keyon Dooling, PG 9 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 3 PTS \| -12 Left the game with a hip pointer in the second quarter, but I’m feeling generous tonight. There’s no incomplete option, but Keyon did a nice job cheering on the bench.
	Chris Wilcox, PF 19 MIN \| 2-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| +4 Some tough defense down low on Dwight and a couple strong moves to the rim gives us some encouragement on the athletic big’s potential for this team this year. A building block performance, especially coming off a long absence.
	Marquis Daniels, SG 18 MIN \| 2-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 3 AST \| 4 PTS \| +13 C’s ran their offense through Marquis in the 4th and Daniels did a terrific job with his decision-making and distribution. The defense was phenomenal as well.
	Sasha Pavlovic, SF 4 MIN \| 0-1 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| 0 Didn’t see the floor in the second half. Did a terrific job of cheering from the bench. Give him an B! Remember we are grading on a comeback curve here!
	Greg Stiemsma, C 7 MIN \| 0-0 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 1 AST \| 0 PTS \| -15 Looked overmatched on both sides of the floor. The 26-year-old rookie has come back down to earth in limited action over the past two weeks.
	E’Twaun Moore, G 18 MIN \| 5-6 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 16 PTS \| +27 Graduated from JV to Varsity tonight. According to mySynergySports he had missed all 14 of his spot up shots before today. He made them all tonight, largely from downtown. We all saw the guy could play in the preseason, and he was finally able to show it on both ends of the floor tonight.

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