Celtics Win 15th straight game
December 18, 2008 • written by D'sean Tolefree
On Monday night the Boston Celtics extended their win streak to 15 games. his now puts the Celtics record at 23-2 the best start in 25 games in the teams’ history.
The win came against the 15-11 Utah Jazz by a score of 100-91. The play of point guard Rajon Rondo is what pushed the Celtics past the Jazz with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. The reigning defensive of player of the year Kevin Garnett added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Another key part of the Celtics All-star forward Paul Pierce had 15 points and 5 rebounds but left the game with a hyper extended knee and did not return to the game.
The Jazz put up a good fight as their forward Paul Milsap scored a career high in points with 32 to lead his team in scoring. Even with his injury point guard Deron Williams had a solid game with 15 points and 7 assists. The Jazz played well but in the end the Champion Boston Celtics were too much to handle.
Celtics:
- Rajon Rondo 25 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists
- Ray Allen 12 points, 3 rebounds
- Paul Pierce 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
- Kevin Garnett 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists
- Kendrick Perkins 15 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists
Jazz:
- Deron Williams 15 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds
- Ronnie Brewer 8 points, 3 assists, 1 rebounds
- C.J. Miles 5 points
- Paul Milsap 32 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
- Mehmet Okur 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
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D’sean,
I liked how you showed all the points, assists, and rebounds each team got. I didn’t watch that game but after reading your article i can pretend i did. =) good article