Straight Game - Celtics Clinch Playoff Berth

Kevin Garnett experienced twenty one points in addition to 12 rebounds with Saturday along with the Celtics dealt with your Nets, 94-82.

Boston, seeded fourth from the Eastern Conference, clinched a playoff berth considering the win and also a Milwaukee loss that will Indiana later Saturday. The third-seeded Pacers lead Boston by means of three games.

Avery Bradley as well as Brandon Bass both scored 18 regarding the actual Celtics, which dropped for the Raptors from the opener on the back-to-back-to-back roads expand upon Friday. They shifted 3 1/2 video games ahead of Philadelphia as well as New York throughout this Atlantic Division together with Saturday's win.

"We worked out moments after which you can sat guys with diverse times," Celtics train Doc Rivers said regarding dealing with the actual grueling stringed associated with games. "I just like the manner we managed that today better than yesterday. We trialled them semi-normal minutes, nonetheless we all even now obtained these many rest."

Gerald Green experienced 15 points to help guide this Nets, exactly who have been returning off all a new wining within the 76ers. Deron Williams plus Jordan Williams each scored 12. Deron added 14 allows as well as Jordan complete having 14 rebounds.

The Celtics opened the 2nd one half which has a 9-0 run, rotating your tie adventure into a 57-48 advantage.

Later inside the third, Bradley knocked along back-to-back corner threes, stretches the particular guide to 69-57. He extra one more trey prior to quarter ended in addition to Boston was up 74-61 going into the fourth.

In the next quarter, this Celtics stretched his or her edge that will as much as 17 and were not endangered along the particular stretch.

The Nets had encouraged simply by several seeing that nine within the initial and were being up 28-22 soon after one. Late inside second, Boston grabbed the lead, 37-36, on Bradley's layup, but Green pulled decrease a deep some on the buzzer for just a 48-48 connect at that half.

"We were being moving the tennis ball properly in the very first quarter," reported Deron Williams. "They simply manufactured manipulations immediately after this thinking that seemed to be all the lady wrote."

Game Notes

Celtics stage defend Rajon Rondo had 12-15 helps plus features right now passed out 10-plus helps in 21 directly games.Ray Allen missed his finally straight online game intended for Boston which includes a blister perfect ankle.Jordan Williams' fourteen rebounds marked a career- high.