National Basketball Association
Boston 105, New York 101
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, October 29, 2010
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, # Josh Tiven, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance:
18624
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Rajon Rondo dished out a career-high 24 assists as part of a triple-double while leading the Boston Celtics to a 105-101 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday night.
Rondo had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Boston improved to 2-1 on the season. Paul Pierce had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin Garnett added 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Amar’e Stoudemire paced New York (1-1) with 27 points and eight rebounds. Wilson Chandler scored 19 points, Raymond Felton added 17 and Landry Fields had 11 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds.
Boston led comfortably for most of the game but New York pulled within two points when Stoudemire nailed a 3-pointer with 17.5 seconds remaining. Pierce hit two free throws two seconds later.
Pierce made four 3-point baskets for Boston, which also got 16 points from reserve forward Glen Davis.
Top Game Performances
| New York |
|
Boston |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 27 |
Scoring |
Paul Pierce 25 |
|
Raymond Felton 6 |
Assists |
Rajon Rondo 24 |
|
Landry Fields 10 |
Rebounds |
Paul Pierce 14 |
|
Amar'e Stoudemire 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Ray Allen 3 |
|
Raymond Felton 3 |
Steals |
Kevin Garnett 1 |
|
Wilson Chandler 4 |
Blocks |
Marquis Daniels 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New York
|
101 |
43.5 |
9-27 |
18-27 |
24 |
38 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
| Boston
|
105 |
48.4 |
5-16 |
12-18 |
33 |
54 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Celtics have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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New York will play their next game at home against Portland. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
