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Kevin Garnett, his eyes fixed low, walked over to Kevin McHale after the final buzzer and gave him a long hug. Several other Celtics followed, embracing the Houston Rockets coach and expressing their condolences on the death of his daughter before McHale wiped away a tear and headed for the locker room. It was a touching end to Houston's 101-89 victory Friday night, when McHale's current team beat his old one. "I got to go over and...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 12/14	Hou	Hou 101-89
Fri 1/11	Bos	Bos 103-91

Game Stats

Celtics (12-10) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 41 7 3 2 18 R. Rondo, G 36 4 13 1 15 K. Garnett, C 27 5 2 3 14 C. Lee, G 27 3 0 2 8 B. Bass, F 23 4 1 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Terry 26 1 0 3 12 J. Green 25 7 0 1 9 J. Sullinger 14 6 1 1 7 C. Wilcox 15 2 0 2 4 L. Barbosa 6 2 2 0 0 A. Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 J. Collins 0 0 0 0 0 K. Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 F. Melo 0 0 0 0 0

Rockets (11-11) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Harden, G 38 5 5 1 21 C. Parsons, F 37 9 8 2 15 P. Patterson, F 25 3 1 3 9 O. Asik, C 26 10 0 2 9 J. Lin, G 27 3 7 2 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts G. Smith 22 6 0 3 20 T. Douglas 25 2 0 2 11 C. Delfino 23 0 2 1 9 M. Morris 17 7 0 0 2 C. Aldrich 0 0 0 0 0 D. Cook 0 0 0 0 0 T. Jones 0 0 0 0 0 S. Machado 0 0 0 0 0 D. Motiejunas 0 0 0 0 0 R. White 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Rockets Date Player Injury 5/3 C. Delfino, GF Fractured right foot 11/3 R. White, SF Migraines

Player News

Celtics Kevin Garnett (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Garnett will not require off-season surgery to correct his foot/ankle issues, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Courtney Lee (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Lee played 25 minutes per game during the regular season but saw a total of just 19 minutes in the Celtics' final five playoff games.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jordan Crawford (BOS - Guard) News: Crawford was able to turn his season around after joining the Celtics, but he struggled mightily during the playoffs, averaging just 4.5 points per game on 30 percent shooting from the field.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Rockets Carlos Delfino (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Delfino is out for the rest of the playoffs because of a bone fracture in his right foot that will require surgery.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013) James Harden (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Harden is expected to play in Game 5 against Oklahoma City Wednesday night despite leaving Houston's shootaround due to flu-like symptoms.  (STATS - Wed. May 1, 2013) Jeremy Lin (HOU - Point Guard) News: Lin did not play in Game 5 against Oklahoma City on Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 1, 2013)