The Celtics' 10-game winning streak ended at the Garden tonight with something of a sputter, as the Green fell to the ever-tough Utah Jazz, 110-92. Ray Allen was lost to an ankle injury in the second quarter--no word yet on how much he'll miss, although it doesn't appear too serious--and you could make a decent case that he might have helped them pull this one out, but generally speaking the Jazz just outplayed us. Nothing was falling from beyond the arc (a brutal 3-15), the Jazz tended to make shots when it mattered and we couldn't capitalize the few times they didn't. The Heinsohns among us will complain about the officiating--Tommy wasn't quite in full on "go back to the women's league, Violet!" mode but by the end he was edging closer and closer--but when you lose by 18, well, you lose by 18. We admit, it was a much closer game than the final score indicates, but you get the picture. When Paul Pierce only scores 8 points on 1-7 shooting and KG is your high man with 15, it's one of those nights. Oh yeah, and Deron Williams led the way for the Jazz with 32 points blah blah blah blah blah...The winning streak was fun, especially seeing how it rather niftily flew under the radar thanks to Houston's big bowl of excellence. Milwaukee tomorrow night, then the gauntlet of terror begins St. Paddy's Day in San Antonio. Get well soon, Ray... very, very soon.
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They may have received a beating from Utah, but they'll still take down the East. Detroit may give them a series, but KG won't let it come to an end.
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