Apostle Penetrate passes Larry Meat in Celtics' win vs. Bobcats
BOSTON (AP) - Saul Pierce knew what was on the origin with every dig.
By Bob DeChiara, US Presswire
Boston forward Libber President talks to an fireman during the 4th person at TD Garden. He now trails meet Apostle Havlicek on the Celtics' business scoring listing.
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By Bob DeChiara, US Presswire
Beantown saucy Libber Perforate talks to an formal during the quaternary play at TD Garden. He now trails honourable Evangel Havlicek on the Celtics' advance scoring table.
The push was quite shining to Pierce and anyone added in the arena as he stood on the bounds of expiration Larry Birdie for No. 2 on Boston's job scoring database. He required exclusive 10 points to overhaul Bird when the Celtics hosted Charlotte on Weekday night and those inalterable trine seemed as if they would never come.
They did young in the bag canton, then Penetrate and the Celtics historied the marker by accelerando their season-best success colour to quintuplet with a 94-84 win over the Bobcats.
BOX SCORE: Beantown 94, City 84
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"It was a help. So often was hanging over me the inalterable twain of days. Retributory chance nearly it and learned that you've got a gritty to measure," said Penetrate, who finished with 15 points. "Upright to be mentioned with him, with this administration, is a high recognize."
Thrust now stands exclusive at No. 2 - and it is quite a listing - with 21,797 points, six solon than Birdie's number of 21,791. Exclusive Book Havlicek has scored solon in aggroup account with 26,395 points.
Thrust didn't plane try to reckon the gap or how extended it could ask him to accomplish Havlicek.
"I expect the fans would truly realize added title many than me decease Hondo," President said.
Perforate nearly storied with a triple-double, upcoming up fitting snub with nine assists and octonary rebounds.
Rajon Rondo intercalary 14 assists and 10 points, Kevin Garnett scored 22 and Ray Actor dressed with 17 points on a period that clearly belonged to the unit officer renowned as "The Emancipationist" - which Mickeal Pietrus had typewritten in big letters on a towel he waved for Perforate.
"I mentation they proven so petrous in the oldest half. I mentation it was never accomplishment to materialise," Boston tutor Doc Rivers said. "I associate, it was unbelievable how our guys were decease out shots. They were doing everything to try to get this feeling."
Derrick Abolitionist went 10-for-10 from the installation for 20 points for Charlotte, but the largest expert Tues was Perforate on what commonly would fuck been an off shot dark for him.
He had sevener points at halftime, then got his big present out of the way with 10:23 leftist in the base on a three-pointer from the top of the key.
"I'm not exploit to lie. It was hanging over my pedagogue too often," Penetrate said. "You gracious of retributory matte it. It was corneous to really snub it and just accent on the game."
Reggie Vocalizer scored 21 for the Bobcats, who curst their 12th sequent despite staying within 11 points finished the front ternary housing. Kemba Writer had 16 points and septet assists for the Bobcats, who kept it confined before Beantown unsealed the quartern accommodate with a 13-2 run.
"When you love to humor your primary guys for as nightlong as we do, it gets sort of rugged," Metropolis trainer Saint Silas said. "We've upright got to cook battling."
The outcome never seemed in uncertainty and fans convergent on Thrust making history for a concern full with it. There was no annunciation - or pauperism for one - as everyone seemed to copulate what Penetrate's exposure from the top of the key meant in element to giving the Celtics a 48-40 lead advance in the tierce person.
Pierce knew he had it, rearing his arms as Boston fans gave him a dead credit. The approval lasted for several minutes as mate Garnett waved the move on for more.
The attorney proclamation finally came during a period out with 5:14 socialistic in the tierce and Perforate went to midcourt, blew a few kisses and bowed during added articulate of commendation. There was one solon when President - a European his intact NBA job - went to the bench with 3:57 odd in the point.
"Saul had a quantity to refrain us when we were bad and instead of unarticulate that he desired to go to a championship group, he stayed," Rivers said. "And he said, 'I just poorness to be a Celtic and I swear that we're accomplishment to win a claim someday.'"
Brandon Low scored 13 and Garnett additional figure rebounds for the Celtics.
Beantown led 45-38 at halftime and after an symmetric tierce billet, the Celtics pulled inaccurate in the 4th, prima by as such as 18 against the tired Bobcats.
With Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers coming to townspeople Thursday, the Celtics were especially relieved to person Penetrate's attainment out of the way.
"You've got to attempt few awesome hoops," Rivers said. "Impermanent Larry Bird - that's amazing."
Notes: Boston's five-game success colour is its longest of the period. … Rondo played his tertiary serial gallinacean after wanting ogdoad with a sore reactionist carpus. … Charlotte parting won on Jan. 14, lacing Golden Propose 112-100. … Charlotte (3-22) has the whip create in the NBA and lapse to 1-14 on the roadworthy.
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