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Portland Trail Blazers (23-14) at Celtics (30-6)
Wednesday January 16
7:30 PM ET
Game #37, Home Game #20
TV: NBA LP ch 754, CSN HD, CSN ch 37
TD Banknorth Garden
Probable Starters
PG: Rajon Rondo PPG 9 | APG 4.8 | SPG 1.6
SG: Ray Allen PPG 17.6 | APG 3 | 3P% .369
SF: Paul Pierce PPG 21 | RPG 5.7 | APG 5
PF: Kevin Garnett PPG 19.2 | RPG 9.9 | BPG 1.5
C: Kendrick Perkins PPG 6.9 | RPG 5.6 | BPG 1.2
Off the Bench
James Posey, Eddie House, Brian Scalabrine, Scot Pollard, Gabe Pruitt, Leon Powe, Big Baby Davis
Injuries
Rajon Rondo, back, questionable
Probable Starters
PG: Steve Blake PPG 7.8 | APG 4.7 | SPG 0.8
SG: Brandon Roy PPG 19 | APG 5.7 | 3P% .339
SF: Martell Webster PPG 11.1 | RPG 4.1 | APG 1.5
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge PPG 17.9 | RPG 7.5 | BPG 1.2
C: Joel Pryzbilla PPG 5 | RPG 7.2 | BPG 1.2
Off the Bench
Jarrett Jack, James Jones, Travis Outlaw, Canning Frye, Sergio Rodriguez, Raef LaFrentz, Taureen Green
Injuries
Darius Miles, knee, out
Greg Oden, knee, out
Key Matchups
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Ray Allen: PPG 17.6 RPG 4.00 APG 3.0 EFF + 15.27
Brandon Roy: PPG 19.0 RPG 4.60 APG 5.7 EFF + 19.03
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Kevin Garnett: PPG 19.3 RPG 9.90 APG 3.6 EFF + 26.47
LaMarcus Aldridge: PPG 17.9 RPG 7.50 APG 1.2 EFF + 18.16
Game Notes
The Blazers are one of the surprises this season. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games and are coming off a win over the Nets on Monday. They are a young and athletic team and could give the Celtics problems. They are 6-11 on the road.
Rondo is questionable for Wednesday's game and it will be a game time decision. If he is unable to go, Doc has said that he will use Gabe Pruitt.
On draft night 2006, the Celtics sent Raef LaFrentz, Dan Dickau and their first round pick to Portland for Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff. That pick became Brandon Roy and after his Rookie of the Year season, he has been very impressive and has been leading this team.
Other Celtic ties are that the Blazers were the only team to beat the '86 Celtics at home. Nate McMillan coached Ray Allen in Seattle from '03-'05.
Keys to the Game
Play 48 minutes. Come out strong and don't let up. The Celtics have let down in the 4th in recent games and they need to keep playing hard until the end.
Be Aggressive The Celtics need to be agressive in going after loose balls and rebounds and in taking the ball to the hoop and not settling for outside shots.
Bench Play The Blazers have a very good bench and the Celtics will need to get some production from their bench to match up.
Ball movement The Celtics have gotten away from moving the ball and finding the open man. They aren't looking to go inside as much in recent games and need to get back to what made them so successful early.
