December 17, 1979
It's still almost impossible to fathom that the Celtic bench shot 11 for 12 against the Knicks. For the record, the breakdown was as follows: Rick Robey, 5-5; Don Chaney, 3-3; Jeff Judkins, 2-2; and M.L. (One Wrist) Carr, 1-2. Gerald Henderson was 0-0. Yesterday was Jan van Breda Kolff's 28th birthday. The rangy Net swingman was coming off a sparkler in Cleveland (a 117-111 setback) in which he shot 7 for 10, with 10 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot.
Six of the seven Celtic losses had come on the second night of a back-to- back situation, which last night happened to have been. After 31 games a year ago, the Celtics were 11-20. They didn't pick up their 24th victory until Feb. 21, when they also picked up their final road triumph of the season, a 101-97 verdict over Golden State. Since spraining his right wrist a week ago Friday (he had already sprained his left wrist), Carr has played just 83 minutes in 5 games shooting 10 for 28 (all layups). But the team has muddled through, winning four in a row after losing to Cleveland, which, ironically, was the best of the five post-injury performances.
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