
Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz were too much to handle for the Boston Celtics as they lost 110-92 in front of a packed house at the TD BankNorth Garden on Friday night. The loss for the Green ended their 10-game winning streak.
The Celtics lost Ray Allen at the end of the first quarter with a jammed ankle. He had 9 points when it was announced he would not return to the parquet floor.
Williams, who’s turning into one of the best point guards in the NBA, paced the Jazz with 32 points and 8 assists. Carlos Boozer added a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds while Mehmet Okur added 12 points and 9 rebounds. Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver both chipped in with 10 points.
Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 15 points and 6 assists. Kendrick Perkins added had 13 points and 7 rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 12 points as well. James Posey came off the bench to contribute 11 points.
Utah got out to a 10 point lead in the first quarter that increased to 13 points at the half. The Celtics who usually have good third quarters continued that trend as they got the lead down to 5 points before Utah turned on the jets in the latter stages of the 4th quarter to put the game away.
The Celtics drop to 51-13 on the season and could have clinched the Atlantic Division with a win. They can still clinch the division tonight with a Raptors loss.
The Green now head out on a 5-game road trip that will take them to Milwaukee tomorrow night, San Antonio on Monday night, Houston on Tuesday night, Dallas on Thursday night and they will conclude the trip in New Orleans on Saturday.
For those of you who don’t get the Celtics on Comcast SportsNet New England, the games on Tuesday and Thursday will be broadcast on TNT. The game on Tuesday against the red-hot Rockets will tip-off at 9:30 and the game against the Mavericks on Thursday night will tip-off at 8:30.







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