Celtics face tough test in Dallas
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03/20/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics are closing in on their third straight
Atlantic Division title and will resume a three-game western road trip
Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Boston has won three in a row and opened the trek with last night's 94-87
victory at Houston behind 26 points from Paul Pierce and 19 points and six
assists out of Ray Allen. Kevin Garnett chipped in 15 points and eight
rebounds for Boston, which improved to 23-12 on the road and is tied with
Atlanta for the third seed in the Eastern Conference.
"We just played aggressive basketball in the fourth quarter," Garnett said.
"The second unit played big tonight."
The Celtics will also visit the Utah Jazz on the trip and are 10 1/2 games
ahead of Toronto in the Atlantic. Pierce tied Sam Jones (871) for ninth place
on the Celtics' all-time games played list, while Don Nelson is eighth with
872 games and Larry Bird is seventh at 897.
Meanwhile, the Southwest Division-leading Mavericks will close out a four-game
homestand tonight and is 2-1 on the residency following a 113-106 triumph
versus the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Caron Butler scored 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 26 for the Mavs, who won
for the 14th time in 15 games and improved to 24-10 in Big D. J.J. Barea
registered 15 points, Shawn Marion scored 12 and Rodrigue Beaubois tallied 11
points to help Dallas bounce back from a shocking 34-point home loss to New
York on Saturday.
The Mavericks also saw the return of Jason Terry. The veteran guard, who had
missed the last five games due to facial surgery, registered nine points in
nearly 25 minutes of action.
"When you come back from two weeks and able to hit your first shot and get
right into it offensively, that's great," Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said.
"Conditioning is going to be a bit of a factor here for a few games until he's
really back into 100 percent."
Dallas is a half-game behind Denver for the No. 2 spot in the West.
The Mavs defeated Boston, 99-90, back on January 18 at TD Garden to snap a
four-game slide in the series. Dallas has won eight of 12 matchups with the
Celtics, who have dropped 11 of 14 visits to Big D.
<< Grizzlies, Warriors square off in Memphis
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies are still mathematically alive for a
postseason berth and will play host to the Golden State Warriors tonight at
FedEx Forum.
Memphis and Houston are both 5 1/2 games behind Portland for the ei
<< Heat close out homestand vs. Bobcats
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will try to avoid being swept in the season
series against the Charlotte Bobcats when they close out a six-game homestand
Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Heat have lost the first three meetings
<< Raptors make a stop in New Jersey
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors are clinging to the eighth and final
postseason spot in the Eastern Conference, and hope to stay there when they
open a short trip Saturday against the New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center.
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<< Sliding Bulls try to snap skid in Philly
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls will take their untimely losing streak to
the road tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.
Chicago has lost 10 straight and is winless in its last six road games. The
Bulls lost
<< Ohio goes for second straight upset in clash with Tennessee
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 14th-seeded Ohio University Bobcats will
try to continue their Cinderella run today, as they lock up with the sixth-
seeded Tennessee Volunteers in the second round NCAA Tournament at the Dunkin'
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Nuggets take on Bucks at Pepsi Center >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets will try to close out a three-game
homestand on a perfect note tonight, when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to
the Pepsi Center.
Denver has won the first two tests of the residency and seve
Jazz welcome Hornets to Salt Lake City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz will kick off a short homestand tonight
versus the New Orleans Hornets at EnergySolutions Arena.
Utah will also welcome Boston to Salt Lake City, where it has won five
straight and owns a 27-8 m
First-place Pens host Hurricanes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to hold onto first place
in the Atlantic Division when the reigning Stanley Cup champions return to
Mellon Arena for a Saturday matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Penguins enter t
Sens visit Stars for battle between struggling clubs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A poor recent stretch has caused the Ottawa Senators to
lose ground in the Northeast Division race, while the Dallas Stars' chances of
reaching the postseason have taken a serious hit due to the team's performance
following t
Surging Habs visit rival Maple Leafs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A postseason spot that once appeared to be in jeopardy is
looking more and more likely for the scorching Montreal Canadiens, who'll be
setting their sights on a seventh straight victory in tonight's clash with the
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