Celtics rout Bobcats 93-62 for 10th straight win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Down to their fourth center because of injuries and with their shots constantly clanging off the rim, the veteran Boston Celtics turned to a smothering defense.
It was so effective there was little suspense in their 10th straight win while Michael Jordan fumed.
Ray Allen and Glen Davis scored 16 points apiece and the Celtics overcame their obstacles in a 93-62 rout of Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night, leading the angry owner into the locker room for a postgame tongue-lashing of his listless bunch.
Kevin Garnett had 13 points and 11 rebounds and got to sit out the fourth quarter as the Celtics weren't threatened after halftime.
"We're beat up right now," Garnett said. "We're scrambling. We're finding ways to win and we're doing it with defense. ... We get some of our guys back and I think you'll really see who we are at that point."
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/gameflash/2010/12/11/28554_recap.html?eref=sihp#ixzz17s22mOIw"We're finding ways to win". That's always a good thing!