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Boston's Big Three against New Jersey's Great Eight had the look of a mismatch. Instead, the Celtics had to work hard to keep the injury-decimated Nets winless. Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and Boston bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-76 victory Saturday night. It was a struggle though, as the Celtics could never pull away from a Nets team that barely had enough players to start a game. "I didn't think we had a lot in the tank.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sat 11/7	NJ	Bos 86-76
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Wed 1/13	NJ	7:30 pm
Fri 2/5	Bos	7:30 pm
Sat 2/27	Bos	1:00 pm

Game Stats

Celtics (7-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P Pierce, F 32 0 7 4 16 R Rondo, G 30 4 3 1 16 R Allen, G 41 4 4 0 12 K Garnett, F 33 13 4 1 9 K Perkins, C 24 8 1 4 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Wallace 24 4 0 2 9 S Williams 15 3 1 0 8 B Scalabrine 20 0 1 3 5 E House 18 1 0 0 2 J Giddens 3 0 0 1 0 L Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 M Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 T Allen 0 0 0 0 0 G Davis 0 0 0 0 0 B Walker 0 0 0 0 0

Nets (0-7) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B Lopez, C 41 7 1 4 23 R Alston, G 44 1 7 3 20 B Simmons, F 34 5 2 3 10 J Boone, F 37 12 1 3 8 T Hassell, G 37 4 1 5 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T Williams 30 9 2 2 8 S Williams 5 1 0 1 4 E Najera 12 1 2 3 0 C Douglas-Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 D Harris 0 0 0 0 0 Y Jianlian 0 0 0 0 0 C Lee 0 0 0 0 0 T Battie 0 0 0 0 0 K Dooling 0 0 0 0 0 J Hayes 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 10/27 G Davis, FC Broken right thumb

Nets Date Player Injury 11/2 Y Jianlian, PF Medial collateral ligament in right knee 10/28 J Hayes, SF Strained left hamstring

Player News

Celtics Paul Pierce (BOS) News: Pierce scored a season-high 33 points in the Celtics' 107-105 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Kevin Garnett (BOS) News: Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.  (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Kendrick Perkins (BOS) News: Perkins had 16 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in Sunday's win over New York.  (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

Nets Brook Lopez (NJ) News: Nets Daily reports that Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle during Monday's practice. He was unable to return but the injury did not require X-rays.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Courtney Lee (NJ) News: Courtney Lee (groin) may finally return on Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Eduardo Najera (NJ) News: Eduardo Najera could miss up to two weeks of action as he fights a back injury, according to the New York Daily News.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)