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Boston Celtics (51-13) at Milwaukee Bucks (23-42)
Saturday, March 15
8:30 PM ET
Game #65, Road Game #31
TV: NBA LP ch754, CSNHD, FSN Wisconsin
Radio: WEEI, Sirius 121
Bradley Center
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Probable Starting Lineup
PG
Rajon Rondo PPG 10.5 | APG 5.1 | SPG 1.7
SG
Ray Allen PPG 18.4 | APG 3.1 | 3P% .404
SF
Paul Pierce PPG 20.2 | RPG 5.3 | APG 4.7
PF
Kevin Garnett PPG 18.8 | RPG 9.7 | BPG 1.2
C
Kendrick Perkins PPG 7.5 | RPG 6.2 | BPG1.5
Off the Bench
Eddie House, James Posey, Leon Powe, Tony Allen, Sam Cassell, PJ Brown, Brian Scalabrine
Injury Report
Scot Pollard, ankle, out
Ray Allen, ankle, questionable
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Probable Starting Lineup
PG
Royal Ivey PPG 5.7 | APG 2.3 | SPG .6
SG
Michael Redd PPG 23.5 | RPG 3.6 | 3P% .363
SF
Bobby Simmons PPG 6.8 | RPG 3.3 | APG 1.2
PF
Charlie Villanueva PPG 10.9 | RPG 5.6 | BPG .5
C
Andrew Bogut PPG 13.6 | RPG 9.4 | BPG 1.8
Off the Bench
Charlie Bell, Jake Voskuhl, Charlie Villanueva, Dan Gadzuric, Michael Ruffin, Bobby Sessions, Desmond Mason, Awvee Storey, David Noel
Injuries
Mo Williams, pelvic symphitis, day to day
Desmond Mason, knee, day to day
Yi Jianlian, wrist, out
Andrew Bogut, thigh bruise, game time decision
Key Matchups
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Kevin Garnett vs Charlie Villanueva
KG had a sub par game against the Jazz and I expect him to come out with very good focus in this one and win this matchup.
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Kendrick Perkins vs Andrew Bogut
Perk has been playing great over the past couple of weeks and he will need a big game here to neutralize Bogut who plays tough inside as well.
Keys to the Game
Fast out of the Gate The Celtics need to come out strong to begin the game. It is difficult to come back from a deficit on the road and the Celtics should try to get off to a fast start to avoid this. They came out sluggish against the Jazz and never could recover.
Defense On their last road trip, the Celtics forgot how to play defense and it resulted in 3 losses in 5 games. The Celtics need to keep up their defensive intensity on this trip. They allowed the Jazz to shoot 51% from the field and they won't be able to win games when letting teams get that many easy shots.
Hustle The Celtics need to prove that they want this game more by hustling for loose balls and rebounds. They were out rebounded by the Jazz and need to put out more of an effort in this area.
Game Notes: The Celtics won the first matchup between these two teams in Boston 104-82. The Celtics were without Perk in that game. The Bucks may be without their starting point guard as he is recovering from an inflammation in his pelvic bones. The back court of Williams and Redd is second in scoring among starting back courts in the league and they will miss him if he is out. The Celtics were out played by a Jazz team that was more motivated and hopefully that will serve as motivation to come out strong in this one to start off the road trip. Ray Allen rolled his ankle in the Jazz game and is questionable for this one. If he doesn't start, I expect Tony Allen to get the start unless Doc starts House at the 2 and backs up Rondo with Cassell.
