SB Nation Boston - Celtics vs. Warriors: Rajon Rondo, Boston Defeat Golden State, 115-93https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-02-23T01:57:21-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17722302011-02-23T01:57:21-05:002011-02-23T01:57:21-05:00Celtics vs. Warriors: Perkins Leaves With Left Knee Injury
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Celtics</a> may have snapped their six-game losing streak at Golden State, but their 115-93 win came with a price. Center <span>Kendrick Perkins</span>, who returned last month from major surgery on his right knee, left the game at the 10:31 mark of the third quarter with a bruised left knee. Perkins sat on the Celts bench for the remainder of the game with the left knee wrapped in an ice pack, but was unable to return to action. After the game, he told the Boston Globe the injury was not serious. Perkins is "iffy," for Thursday night's game at Denver.</p>
<p>Perkins played 12 minutes against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a>, finishing with five points, seven rebounds and a blocked shot. He was replaced in the lineup by Glen Davis.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/23/2009607/celtics-warriors-score-kendrick-perkins-glen-davisJeremy Gottlieb2011-02-23T01:00:40-05:002011-02-23T01:00:40-05:00Celtics Vs. Warriors: Rajon Rondo, Boston Defeat Golden State, 115-93
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<p><span>Rajon Rondo</span> celebrated his 25th birthday in style, racking up 19 points and 15 assists as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Boston Celtics</a> cruised past the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a>, 115-93, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>The Celtics’ win snapped a six-game losing streak against the Warriors at Oracle Arena. Boston shot 55.6% from the floor and 41.2% from long distance.</p>
<p><span>Kevin Garnett</span> finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds for Boston (41-14). <span>Paul Pierce</span> scored 23 points and <span>Ray Allen</span> added 18 points. <span>Glen Davis</span> had 12 points and <span>Nate Robinson</span> added seven points off the bench for the Celtics.</p>
<p>Boston finished with 52 rebounds (11 offensive), 35 assists, seven steals, four blocks and 16 turnovers.</p>
<p><span>Dorell Wright</span> led the Warriors (26-30) with 19 points. <span>Stephen Curry</span> scored 18 points, <span>David Lee</span> totaled 17 points and <span>Monta Ellis</span> added 15 points for Golden State, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.</p>
<p>Golden State shot a dismal 39.3% from the field and 26.3% beyond the arc. The Warriors amassed 35 rebounds, 18 assists, 11 steals, eight blocks and had 11 turnovers.</p>
<p>Boston returns to the court on Thursday night when it faces the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.denverstiffs.com/">Denver Nuggets</a> at 10:30 p.m. <span class="caps">EST</span> (<span class="caps">TNT</span>). Golden State hosts Atlanta in its next game on Friday night.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/23/2009559/celtics-vs-warriors-rajon-rondo-paul-pierce-monta-ellis-stephen-curry-game-nba-scores-recap-feb-22Gethin Coolbaugh2011-02-22T15:30:25-05:002011-02-22T15:30:25-05:00Celtics vs. Warriors: Green Open Up Second Half Out West
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<p>Fresh off a five-day layoff, the rested and recharged <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.celticsblog.com/">Celtics</a> resume their season Tuesday night with the first of a four-game West Coast road trip in Oakland against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Golden State Warriors</a>. Although the C's had four players in attendance at Sunday night's All-Star game in L.A., none of them played more than 21 minutes, with <span>Paul Pierce</span> and <span>Kevin Garnett</span> logging just 11 and eight, respectively. Those two, along with fellow All-Stars Ray Allen and <span>Rajon Rondo</span>, as well as coach <span>Doc Rivers</span> and his staff, made the journey north to join their teammates for tonight's game against the Warriors (26-29).</p>
<p>With 28 games remaining in the regular season and the league's trade deadline looming on Thursday, the Celts, thin at the small forward spot after <span>Marquis Daniels</span>'s spinal cord injury a couple weeks ago,<a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/18/2001785/nba-trade-rumors-deadline-anthony-parker"> will actively be looking to deal for reinforcements</a>, according to Rivers. Rumors of the C's making a play for <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thedreamshake.com/">Houston Rockets</a> forward <span>Shane Battier</span>Â <a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-celtics/2011/2/22/2008072/nba-trade-rumors-celtics-richard-hamilton-shane-battier">were shot down Monday night</a>, with Boston more likely to look at names like Cleveland's <span>Anthony Parker</span> or the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a>' <span>Rasual Butler</span>. At any rate, acquiring depth at the 3-spot seems crucial, with players like <span>Luol Deng</span>, <span>Hedo Turkoglu</span> and now, perhaps even <span>Carmelo Anthony</span> as likely opponents come playoff time.</p>
<p>The Celts will be looking to end a six-game losing streak at Oracle Arena, the Warriors home court on which they are 19-11 on the season. In each of Golden State's last three home wins over the Celts, it has come from at least 12 points down. The Warriors are led by guard <span>Monta Ellis</span>, who averages 25.3 points and 5.5 assists per game and dropped 37 on the Green in the team's last Bay Area meeting. The Warriors are 7-2 in their last nine games and have give up just 97.6 PPG over that stretch. Speaking of defense, the Celts will face a tough task in slowing down their hosts. The C's allow only 91.1 points per game, tops in the NBA. But the Warriors are averaging 102.9 per contest, good for seventh in the league overall.</p>
<p>The Celts (40-14) get back to work, opening up a West Coast swing tonight in Oakland against the Warriors at 10:30 p.m. EST, on Comcast Sports Net New England.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/2/22/2330190/celtics-vs-warriors-green-open-up-second-half-out-westJeremy Gottlieb