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Paul Pierce scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Kevin Garnett added 17 points and four blocks Friday night as the Boston Celtics nearly blew a 17-point lead before pulling away late in a 103-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. The Celtics extended their season-high winning streak to five games, but only after surviving a 12-0 run that pulled the Rockets within two points midway through the fourth quarter. Rajon Rondo finished...
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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

Rockets (21-16) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Harden, G 40 1 5 1 24 C. Parsons, F 32 2 2 4 18 J. Lin, G 36 5 6 3 12 O. Asik, C 28 11 2 3 7 M. Morris, F 18 4 1 2 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Douglas 19 1 2 2 7 G. Smith 20 8 0 2 6 C. Delfino 24 2 4 2 5 P. Patterson 20 4 1 2 5 D. Motiejunas 1 0 0 0 2 J. Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 C. Aldrich 0 0 0 0 0 P. Beverley 0 0 0 0 0 T. Jones 0 0 0 0 0 R. White 0 0 0 0 0

Celtics (19-17) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 29 6 3 3 23 K. Garnett, C 32 8 0 4 17 R. Rondo, G 33 5 8 3 12 A. Bradley, G 26 2 0 4 7 B. Bass, F 27 3 1 3 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Sullinger 27 11 1 6 14 C. Lee 21 0 3 1 14 J. Green 19 3 2 1 9 J. Terry 16 3 4 2 3 J. Collins 10 2 0 2 0 L. Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 F. Melo 0 0 0 0 0 C. Wilcox 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

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

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

Player News

Celtics Terrence Williams (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Williams was at the Celtics' practice facility Saturday, as no charges have yet been filed in his recent dealings with the law, ESPN Boston reports. Speaking of the situation, he said, "It's very frustrating, because I was there, I know what happened, and I know what didn't happen."  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013) Jared Sullinger (BOS - Power Forward) News: Sullinger (back) is currently on a 10-week rehab program, ESPN Boston reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013) Terrence Williams (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Williams has yet to be charged in the firearm incident he's been implicated in due to the prosecutors needing extra time to complete their investigation, Mass Live reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)