UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

NBA: Boston 94, Indiana 75

|
 
Published: Jan. 4, 2013 at 11:10 PM

BOSTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo both scored 18 points Friday and contributed to a Boston defensive effort that brought the Celtics a 94-75 win over Indiana.

Boston ended a four-game losing streak, during which the Celtics were outscored 19.7 points per contest.

The Celtics limited Indiana to a 31 percent shooting effort from the field. The Pacers missed 11-of-28 shots from the foul line and were only 4-of-17 from 3-point range.

Boston turned a one-point deficit after one period into a 12-point halftime lead and coasted from there. Paul Pierce and Courtney Lee added 13 points each for the Celtics.

The Pacers, who had won two in a row and eight out of 11 to take the lead in the Central Division, was led by 19 points off the bench by Tyler Hansbrough. David West was the only other Indiana player in double figures with 10 points. He made just 4-of-18 shots.

Topics: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Courtney Lee, Tyler Hansbrough, David West
Recommended Stories
© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 16
Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
View Caption
A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson
fark
Jodi Arias feels betrayed by jury. And you know how she deals with betrayal
Mixed martial artist to sue a local store, saying the penis gel he bought cause penile scars, lack...
Parents of identical Down's Syndrome twins applied for state benefits for their children - one child...
How to: Hit on your bartender. The correct answer is D) Just don't even bother, because you'll either...
Imaginative plumber builds the world's fastest fully-functioning toilet that can doo doo 55mph -...
Facebook pics led to arrest of alleged members of Crazy White Boys gang who will now be called the...