Celtics Vs. Clippers: Boston Closes Strong To Beat The Other L.A.
Both teams needed this one, but the Celtics' late rally was the difference in a win over the Clippers.
| Final - 3.12.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 25 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 94 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 21 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 85 |
Stories
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Celtics 94, Clippers 85- Postgame Thread/Roll Call
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Clippers Vs. Celtics - Second Half Open Thread
Come join the conversation at Clips Nation for he second half of Clips-Celts
Clippers Vs. Celtics: Questionable Bloggers with Jeff Clark of CelticsBlog
In advance of the Clippers-Celtics game, Jeff Clark of Celtics Blog answered some questions for us.
Clippers Vs. Celtics: L.A. Looks To Get Back On Track Against Boston
The Los Angeles Clippers, losers of seven of their last 11 contests, look to get back as they continue their homestand Monday night against the Boston Celtics at Staples Center.
Clippers Vs. Celtics - Game Preview - Slumping Clippers Need to Right the Ship
The Clippers are in desperate need of a home win after losing three of their last four games.
Golden State Warriors - 97 - Los Angeles Clippers - 93 - That Ain't Wright
The Clippers fought their way back from a 21 point deficit only to lose to the Warriors in the end.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 25 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 94 |
| LA Clippers | 21 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 85 |
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bass | 29 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-0 | 10 |
| Paul Pierce | 31 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 8-10 | 3-0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-0 | 25 |
| Kevin Garnett | 34 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-1 | 21 |
| Ray Allen | 40 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Rajon Rondo | 41 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2-0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-1 | 2 |
| Avery Bradley | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 28 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 3 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jermaine O`Neal | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Chris Wilcox | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Marquis Daniels | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| E`Twaun Moore | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 33-67 | 5-13 | 23-27 | 31-6 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 24-4 | 94 | |
| .493 | .385 | .852 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (19 pts) | |||||||
| LA Clippers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler | 32 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 9-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 7 |
| Blake Griffin | 35 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-1 | 24 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 22 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13-8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Randy Foye | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Chris Paul | 40 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 4-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 14 |
| Reggie Evans | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Bobby Simmons | 24 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Mo Williams | 32 | 8-18 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 21 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Kenyon Martin | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ryan Gomes | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brian Cook | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Travis Leslie | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-83 | 5-23 | 18-21 | 45-20 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 26-3 | 85 | |
| .373 | .217 | .857 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 2 (12 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Jason Phillips, Mark Ayotte, Derek Richardson
Duration:2:40
Officials: - Jason Phillips, Mark Ayotte, Derek Richardson
Duration:2:40
