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Philadelphia 76ers (31-45) at Boston Celtics (23-54)
Wednesday, April 7, 2007 • 7:30 PM ET
Regular Season Game #78 • Home Game #39
NBALP DTV 751, FSN
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, MA



Probable Starters
PG Rondo 5.8 points, 3.7 boards, 3.6 assists and 1.58 steals
SG Ray 5.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, .8 assists
SF Green 10.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists
PF Gomes 11.9 points, 5.7, rebounds, 1.7 assists
C Perkins 4.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.36 blocks

Bench
Powe/Telfair/Pinkney

Injuries
Pierce, elbow
Scalabrine, hamstring
Szczerbiak, ankle
Olowokandi, foot
Ratliff, back
Allen, knee
West, ankle




Probable Starters
PG Miller 13.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 4.2 apg
SG Green 10.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 2.1 rpg
SF Iguodala 18.2 ppg, 5.6 apg, 5.8 rpg
PF Hunter 6.1 ppg, 1.2 bpg, 4.6 rpg
C Dalembert 10.8 ppg, 2.04 bpg, 9.1 rpg

Bench
Carney/Smith/Amundson/Williams/Jones

Injuries
Korver, wrist
Randolph, ankle

Key Matchups
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Igoudala has become their key player since the other AI left town. Green will have his hands full trying to guard Iguodala and trying to score against him as well.

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Perk should be able to handle Dalembert inside defensively and this could be key.

Philadelphia is 4 games out of the playoffs and 1 game in front of Charlotte for the 5th worst record on the other end. They may try dropping at this point rather than trying to go up.

I wasn't home to watch this game, but from the highlights I saw we didn't look too bad.

Player Stat Lines
Ryan Gomes: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist on 7-15 FG, 3-9 3FG, 9-9 FT
Gerald Green: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals on 10-21 FG, 0-5 3FG, 2-2 FT
Rajon Rondo: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal on 4-8 FG, 0-1 3FG, 4-4 FT
Allan Ray: 15 points, 3 assists on 6-12 FG, 3-7 3FG
Kendrick Perkins: 5 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block on 2-5 FG, 1-2 FT
Sebastian Telfair: 6 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal on 2-7 FG, 2-4 3FG
Leon Powe: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block on 2-4 FG, 2-2 FT
Kevinn Pinkney: 2 points, 1 block on 1-2 FG

Next Game: Friday (4/13/07) at home vs. Milwaukee at 7:30 pm ET. The Battle of the Ping Pong Balls, Part 2.

Gomes is really turning it back on. He hasn't played this well in awhile.