What's that You Say?

Having problems with your bench?

Need a quarterback for the second unit?

Maybe some offensive firepower?

I'm listening.

Now That Should have Counted for Four

Play Antoine behind Perk and have him stand out here where he's takes the shot in this video. That ought to spread the floor.

Employee #8 Hits Buzzer Beater to Down Fakers

Right result. Green Win. Purple lose.

The jersey number is available.

He's only 32-years-old.

So what's Danny waiting for?

Brian Scalabrine or Antoine Walker:

Hmmm. Let me think about this for a minute.

Wait. I can make this even easier. Cut POB. If there ain't no hope of using him this year, why waste the roster space? Don't use Cassell's roster spot, cuz I want him backing up Rondo once we start rearchitecting the second unit.

Above I joked about playing AW behind Perk. Think about it, though. Antoine is taller than Powe or Davis. He's a better passer, and his rebounding skills are at least comparable.

Can you spell 10-Day contract?

AN-TOINE, AN-TOINE

Sign the dude to a 10-day contract. At least invite him in for a work out.

The entire bench accounted for 1 assist in 50 minutes last night.

Give me a break.

Chicken or the Egg?

Doc wants to rest the starters, but the bench doesn't produce.

Or is the bench not producing because they aren't getting any PT?

It's tempting to say that the bench just stinks. But if it does, then it also stinks in getting Leon Powe shot opportunities, because he had -0- field goal attempts for the second time on the trip. Not wholly unrelated, the Celtics bench had 1 assist. Overall the bench was -26 in 50 minutes of play.

Let me check my notes.

The bench needs a big with some length.

The bench needs a wing who can score and defend.

The bench needs a quarterback, preferably a point guard.

Funny what happens when PJ Brown retires, James Posey jumps ship, and Sam Cassell is forced into coaching.

Celtics' Bench Tallies 9 Points in Loss

BOSTON CELTICS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kevin Garnett, PF	37	7-15	0-0	3-4	0	8	8	2	1	0	1	2	17
Paul Pierce, SF	40	7-16	0-1	14-15	0	5	5	2	2	0	3	0	28
Kendrick Perkins, C	36	3-4	0-1	1-1	2	4	6	1	0	0	1	3	7
Ray Allen, SG	42	2-11	2-6	6-6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	12
Rajon Rondo, PG	34	5-10	1-3	2-2	2	4	6	7	3	0	4	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Eddie House, SG	14	1-5	0-3	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3
Tony Allen, SG	14	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	4	4
Leon Powe, PF	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Glen Davis, PF	14	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	2
Brian Scalabrine, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Gabe Pruitt, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Patrick O'Bryant, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		27-67	3-14	29-31	5	24	29	13	7	1	13	20	86
		40.3%	21.4%	93.5%	Team TO (pts off): 13 (22)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
LaMarcus Aldridge, PF	39	9-22	0-0	2-2	4	3	7	2	2	2	1	2	20
Nicolas Batum, SF	17	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	7	7	0	1	2	1	2	0
Greg Oden, C	36	5-9	0-0	3-5	4	7	11	3	3	0	3	5	13
Steve Blake, PG	39	8-12	5-7	0-0	0	3	3	3	0	0	2	3	21
Rudy Fernandez, SG	32	2-7	1-5	3-5	1	3	4	2	1	0	2	3	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Joel Przybilla, C	15	1-1	0-0	2-3	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	3	4
Ike Diogu, PF	6	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
Travis Outlaw, SF	31	7-14	0-1	3-4	3	1	4	1	0	0	1	4	17
Sergio Rodriguez, PG	9	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2
Jerryd Bayless, PG	16	0-4	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	4	2	2
Channing Frye, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Shavlik Randolph, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		33-73	6-15	19-25	13	31	44	14	8	4	15	28	91
		45.2%	40.0%	76.0%	Team TO (pts off): 15 (9)

Game 33: Blazers 91 Celtics 86

Team Stat Comparison
	BOSTON	PORTLAND
Points	86	91
FG Made-Attempted	27-67 (.403)	33-73 (.452)
3P Made-Attempted	3-14 (.214)	6-15 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted	29-31 (.935)	19-25 (.760)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total)	5-29	13-44
Assists	13	14
Turnovers	13	15
Steals	7	8
Blocks	1	4
Fast Break Points	9	6
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	20 (3/0)	28 (4/0)
Largest Lead	13	7

Cavs Lose

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE (26-5)	19	15	33	28	95
MIA (17-13)	26	24	24	30	104

Final

7:30 PM ET, December 30, 2008

AmericanAirlines Arena

Miami, FL

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
LeBron James, SF	43	12-24	3-8	11-14	0	2	2	7	0	2	5	2	38
Ben Wallace, PF	34	1-4	0-0	2-2	1	7	8	0	1	2	2	1	4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C	25	4-6	0-1	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	3	0	3	8
Delonte West, SG	40	8-16	4-9	0-1	1	2	3	3	2	0	2	3	20
Mo Williams, PG	33	2-8	2-6	4-4	1	1	2	5	0	0	2	2	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Daniel Gibson, PG	25	3-9	2-6	1-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	9
Anderson Varejao, PF	24	1-1	0-0	0-2	3	7	10	0	1	0	1	5	2
Sasha Pavlovic, SG	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
J.J. Hickson, PF	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
Tarence Kinsey, SG	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jawad Williams, F	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Darnell Jackson, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		33-71	11-30	18-25	8	25	33	17	6	7	13	23	95
		46.5%	36.7%	72.0%	Team TO (pts off): 13 (15)
MIAMI HEAT
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Shawn Marion, SF	36	5-10	0-0	4-5	3	8	11	1	2	1	2	4	14
Udonis Haslem, C	42	5-11	0-0	3-6	2	8	10	3	0	0	0	3	13
Joel Anthony, C	21	3-5	0-0	1-1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	7
Dwyane Wade, SG	42	7-23	0-3	7-8	2	3	5	12	3	1	5	1	21
Mario Chalmers, PG	40	7-9	6-7	1-2	1	2	3	8	3	0	0	0	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Michael Beasley, PF	13	1-5	0-0	6-6	1	4	5	0	0	0	2	3	8
Marcus Banks, PG	8	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3
Daequan Cook, SG	26	5-9	5-7	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	17
Yakhouba Diawara, SF	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Magloire, C	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Mark Blount, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Chris Quinn, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		34-76	11-18	25-32	10	32	42	26	8	2	10	20	104
		44.7%	61.1%	78.1%	Team TO (pts off): 13 (18)

Wolves Blow 29-Point Lead

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN (6-25)	27	35	22	16	100
DAL (19-12)	20	20	33	34	107

Final

8:30 PM ET, December 30, 2008

American Airlines Center

Dallas, TX

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Ryan Gomes, PF	33	8-11	3-4	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	19
Craig Smith, PF	18	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	2
Al Jefferson, C	33	8-16	0-0	5-5	1	8	9	0	1	1	4	1	21
Randy Foye, PG	35	6-12	4-5	2-2	1	3	4	3	1	0	4	2	18
Kevin Ollie, PG	25	4-8	0-0	0-0	0	4	4	6	1	0	0	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Sebastian Telfair, PG	23	5-12	1-1	3-4	3	1	4	5	2	0	0	4	14
Kevin Love, PF	19	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	5	7	2	0	1	0	3	0
Brian Cardinal, PF	27	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	3	5	2	3	0	0	1	4
Rodney Carney, SF	15	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Rashad McCants, SG	13	4-4	1-1	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	10
Mark Madsen, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Jason Collins, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		40-81	9-14	11-13	11	30	41	20	8	2	12	15	100
		49.4%	64.3%	84.6%	Team TO (pts off): 14 (22)
DALLAS MAVERICKS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Josh Howard, SF	40	10-22	3-6	0-0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	23
Dirk Nowitzki, PF	39	9-18	0-1	6-10	2	11	13	3	2	1	2	1	24
Erick Dampier, C	31	2-4	0-0	3-6	7	5	12	0	0	2	1	3	7
Antoine Wright, SG	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
Jason Kidd, PG	40	5-11	2-6	2-2	3	4	7	16	4	1	2	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jason Terry, PG	38	11-21	5-9	2-2	2	1	3	3	1	2	2	0	29
DeSagana Diop, C	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
James Singleton, PF	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Juan Barea, PG	6	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Devean George, SF	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Bass, PF	5	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
Gerald Green, SG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		40-85	10-24	17-24	17	25	42	26	8	8	8	7	107
		47.1%	41.7%	70.8%	Team TO (pts off): 8 (11)

Auerbach on Starbury

"You don't worry too much about other teams," says Auerbach. "He may be upgrading the Knicks on paper but it may be affecting the chemistry. You don't know if (Penny) Hardaway and Marbury are going to have a real effect on (Allan) Houston. So instead of being a better team, they may be worse. You don't know. You don't win on paper. Marbury is a great, great player; still, you've got to win it out on the court."

Boston Globe
February 11, 2004

Even at 86, Red still had it.

Anatomy of a 27-2 Start

At some point later this year, historical revisionists will reconsider the Celtics 27-2 start. Depending on how we are doing at that point in time, the reviews will be more or less positive. The LA Times appears to be getting a head start on the process.

Before things get too out of hand and the Celtics are considered not just a flawed team that started the season 27-2, but also an overrated team that will struggle to get past one round in the playoffs, let's take a closer look at the facts.

Read more.

Danny Ferry: Executive of the Year in Waiting

When the Cavs got past the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals two years ago, the general consensus was that one player--LeBron James--had singlehandedly defeated an entire team. Regardless of where you fall on that debate, no one is arguing that now.

Danny Ferry has assembled himself a championship contender, a team no less deep as the Los Angeles Lakers, only the Cavs bring it on the defensive end every night. The Cavs are the league's stingiest defense in terms of points allowed, giving up only 89.1 points per game, while scoring more than 101 points per game. Cleveland bests Boston on both fronts (see next post). Cleveland also boasts an undefeated record at home.

The Cavs are a tall team, too. James is 6'8, Ben Wallace is 6'9" Z is 7'3," Anderson Varejao is 6'11," Delonte West is 6'3, and just for fun they have 6'7" wing Sasha Pavlovic, 6'7" wing Wally Szczerbiak, and 6'9" big J.J. Hickson on the bench. Oh, let's not forget 6'11" Lorenzen Wright is on the payroll as well.

Of course, height doesn't win or lose games by itself. Talent does, and you can only play five guys at a time. Speaking of PT, James is the only Cav averaging more than 33 minutes per game. So not only are the Cavs a gaudy 26-4, they are a well-rested 26-4.

Joe Smith has openly talked about returning to the Cavs if he's bought out. Danny Ferry may not have a need for him, but you can bet that if the Cavs are the only thing preventing Smith from wearing Celtic green, Ferry would welcome Smith back with open arms.

Act II of the NBA season should be an interesting one to watch in the Eastern Conference.

Eastern Conference Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	HM	RD	CONF	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
Boston	28	4	.875	-	17-1	11-3	20-1	6-0	101.5	90.8	+10.7	Won 1	8-2
Cleveland	26	4	.867	1	16-0	10-4	17-3	6-1	101.7	89.1	+12.5	Won 6	9-1

Cavs Team Stats

PLAYER AVERAGES
							REBOUNDS
Player	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3p%	FT%	OFF	DEF	TOT	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
LeBron James	30	30	36.4	.509	.281	.777	1.30	5.40	6.70	6.4	2.00	1.13	2.60	1.90	27.5
Mo Williams	30	30	32.6	.482	.373	.959	.60	2.70	3.30	4.1	.80	.10	2.30	3.10	16.2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	27	27	26.3	.515	.533	.835	2.30	4.90	7.10	1.5	.41	1.19	1.81	2.50	14.0
Delonte West	30	30	33.5	.453	.388	.849	.50	2.50	3.00	3.6	1.50	.23	1.20	2.10	12.3
Daniel Gibson	25	0	24.0	.393	.318	.714	.40	1.80	2.20	1.8	.56	.12	.80	2.30	9.0
Anderson Varejao	30	3	26.1	.559	.000	.667	1.80	5.20	7.00	1.1	.93	.77	.87	3.00	8.9
Wally Szczerbiak	28	0	19.4	.418	.306	.849	.40	2.10	2.60	.9	.57	.14	.96	1.70	6.6
J.J. Hickson	23	0	7.7	.525	.000	.688	.70	1.10	1.80	.1	.17	.48	.52	.80	3.3
Aleksandar Pavlovic	29	0	13.2	.389	.342	.500	.50	1.10	1.70	.9	.31	.17	.59	1.00	3.3
Ben Wallace	30	30	24.3	.442	.000	.429	2.70	4.30	7.00	.7	.80	1.73	.60	1.50	2.9
Darnell Jackson	12	0	9.1	.429	.000	.333	.80	1.30	2.10	.1	.08	.08	.67	2.30	1.7
Tarence Kinsey	17	0	3.5	.333	.333	1.000	.10	.70	.80	.2	.12	.00	.53	.50	1.5
Lorenzen Wright	8	0	3.5	.333	.000	.000	.00	.60	.60	.1	.13	.13	.25	.60	.8
Jawad Williams	3	0	1.3	.500	.000	.000	.00	.00	.00	.0	.33	.00	.00	.00	.7
Team Averages	30	0	240.0	.477	.342	.772	11.1	31.1	42.2	20.7	8.0	5.9	13.1	20.4	101.7
Opponents	30	0	240.0	.422	.337	.780	10.7	26.8	37.4	18.2	6.3	3.4	16.0	21.1	89.1

Portland

A big win against a bad team. That's what Sunday's win over the Sacramento Kings represented. A truer measure of where the Celtics are at will be tonight night against Portland. The Blazers are 11-3 at home, but only 5-5 over their last 10 games. So the Celtics will be playing in a hostile arena against a hungry team.

I say good.

The 1987 team was notorious for getting our hopes up, demolishing bad teams one night only to lose on the road the next. The 1987 Celtics started the season with a 120-102 win over the Bullets, and then turned around and lost to the Bucks the next night. The game after that the green demolished Indiana by 30, and then turned around and lost to the Nets by four later that week.

Winning a game or two by 20 or more points, then, really isn't a sign of health, unless the Celtics mix in a few wins against good teams. Both Brandon Roy and Greg Oden are questionable for tonight's game.

Since Portland sans those two is still no worse than Golden State, the Celtics have no gimme tonight, even if they both sit.

Giddens Sits, Walker Produces

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Iowa 107, Utah 101

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 28, 2008 - Courtney Sims erupted for a season-high 36 points and 16 rebounds Sunday as the Iowa Energy rallied for their third straight win, a 107-101 victory over the Utah Flash.

Sims made 13-of-18 shots and 10-of-11 free throws as he surpassed his previous high of 34 in a win at Fort Wayne on December 5. He had seven offensive boards as his total fell one shy of his season high at Sioux Falls on November 28.

Despite Sims' huge game, the Energy trailed, 77-76, entering the final period. Sims took over by scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a follow shot and alley-oop dunk that gave Iowa the lead for good at 89-86 with 7:03 to play.

Othyus Jeffers had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Phoenix Suns assignee Alando Tucker scored 13 points and Curtis Stinson added 11 and 11 assists for the Energy, who improved their league-leading record to 7-1. Iowa is 4-0 at home.

Gavin Grant scored 21 points, Dontell Jefferson added 20 and nine rebounds and Boston Celtics assignee Bill Walker had 19 and eight for the Flash (5-6), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Garnett

Before the Sacramento game, Garnett, 32, had played at least 37 minutes in four of the previous seven games. His minutes became a major concern for Rivers during the Celtics' first back-to-back losses of the season, to the Lakers and Warriors last week. In the 92-83 loss to Los Angeles on Christmas Day, Garnett had a solid game with 22 points and nine rebounds in 37 minutes. But the next night the fatigue factor set in, and he had just 14 points and four rebounds in 38 minutes in the 99-89 loss at Golden State.

--Marc J. Spears

1987itis is catchy. But unlike other colds Celtics' fans may contract this winter, we want Doc and the Celtics brass to catch this one. Once contracted, the malady reduces the temptation of running your starters into the ground to win silly games in January and February.

The Lakers game came and went. We lost. The only thing that matters the rest of the way is staying healthy, keeping the Big 3 rested, and building some sort of semblance of a bench, whether that means getting the current bench to elevate it's game or by shaking up the bench via a roster move or two.

e.House by the Numbers

SEASON AVERAGES

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3p%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
08-09	BOS	32	0	17.0	0.399	0.378	0.923	0.1	1.7	1.8	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.73	1.70	7.6
Career		542	30	17.1	0.408	0.383	0.843	0.2	1.4	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.85	1.30	7.5

Last Three Games

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Dec 28	@ SAC	W 108 - 63	20	5 - 14	3 - 9	2 - 3	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	15
Dec 26	@ GSW	L 89 - 99	22	3 - 10	3 - 8	1 - 1	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	3	10
Dec 25	@ LAL	L 83 - 92	14	1 - 5	0 - 3	0 - 0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	2

McHale Wins First Mayo-Love Matchup

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MEM (10-21)	19	20	26	24	9	98
MIN (6-24)	24	8	29	28	19	108

Final

OT

8:00 PM ET, December 29, 2008

Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Darrell Arthur, PF	29	4-9	0-0	0-2	4	2	6	1	1	2	0	6	8
Rudy Gay, SF	45	5-18	3-5	6-8	1	5	6	0	0	1	5	1	19
Marc Gasol, C	38	6-12	0-0	0-0	1	4	5	3	3	2	0	6	12
O.J. Mayo, SG	39	10-17	1-4	2-4	0	3	3	4	1	0	3	4	23
Kyle Lowry, PG	34	3-7	0-1	8-8	1	3	4	12	1	0	2	4	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Mike Conley, PG	19	1-4	0-1	2-2	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	4
Hakim Warrick, PF	27	4-12	0-2	4-5	3	5	8	0	0	1	1	3	12
Quinton Ross, SG	22	3-5	0-0	0-0	0	5	5	1	1	1	0	2	6
Greg Buckner, SG	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Marko Jaric, PG	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hamed Haddadi, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		36-84	4-13	22-29	10	31	41	22	7	7	13	28	98
		42.9%	30.8%	75.9%	Team TO (pts off): 14 (12)
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Ryan Gomes, PF	37	4-9	1-4	0-0	1	2	3	4	0	0	1	4	9
Craig Smith, PF	22	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	5	1	0	3	3	6
Al Jefferson, C	47	16-25	0-0	6-11	5	11	16	1	0	0	3	2	38
Randy Foye, PG	40	4-8	0-1	7-7	0	6	6	5	1	2	1	5	15
Kevin Ollie, PG	24	4-5	0-0	6-7	0	5	5	1	1	0	0	4	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Sebastian Telfair, PG	29	3-11	0-3	3-4	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	4	9
Rashad McCants, SG	13	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	3	0
Kevin Love, PF	31	5-7	0-0	7-8	3	4	7	2	1	1	2	3	17
Rodney Carney, SF	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brian Cardinal, PF	6	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mark Madsen, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Jason Collins, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		39-79	1-15	29-37	11	36	47	20	5	4	15	29	108
		49.4%	06.7%	78.4%	Team TO (pts off): 16 (19)

Pistons Showing Signs of Life

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL (24-7)	19	24	23	16	82
DET (18-11)	24	28	18	18	88

Final

7:30 PM ET, December 29, 2008

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Detroit, MI

ORLANDO MAGIC
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Hedo Turkoglu, SF	42	6-12	2-4	0-1	0	5	5	8	0	0	3	2	14
Rashard Lewis, PF	37	7-17	6-12	3-4	2	1	3	6	0	0	2	1	23
Dwight Howard, C	43	7-15	0-0	4-7	4	14	18	1	1	3	1	1	18
Keith Bogans, SG	21	2-4	1-2	2-2	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	7
Jameer Nelson, PG	29	4-12	1-5	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Mickael Pietrus, SG	6	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
Marcin Gortat, PF	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Anthony Johnson, PG	19	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
Tony Battie, C	13	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Courtney Lee, SG	24	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	2
Adonal Foyle, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
J.J. Redick, SG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		31-77	11-27	9-14	9	27	36	20	2	3	9	20	82
		40.3%	40.7%	64.3%	Team TO (pts off): 9 (11)
DETROIT PISTONS
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Tayshaun Prince, SF	44	6-14	1-1	3-4	1	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	16
Amir Johnson, PF	19	0-1	0-0	2-4	2	5	7	1	0	2	0	4	2
Rasheed Wallace, C	36	6-15	3-8	1-1	0	6	6	0	1	3	1	2	16
Allen Iverson, SG	39	6-14	0-0	3-6	1	5	6	4	3	0	0	1	15
Rodney Stuckey, PG	41	7-19	0-1	5-6	2	3	5	4	0	0	1	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jason Maxiell, PF	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	4
Arron Afflalo, SG	21	1-3	1-1	2-4	1	3	4	0	1	0	0	2	5
Antonio McDyess, PF	24	4-8	0-0	3-4	4	4	8	5	1	0	0	3	11
Kwame Brown, C	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Alex Acker, G	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Will Bynum, PG	DNP COACH'S DECISION
Walter Herrmann, PF	DNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
		32-76	5-11	19-29	11	32	43	17	6	6	3	15	88
		42.1%	45.5%	65.5%	Team TO (pts off): 4 (6)