Celtics remain undefeated behind 'Big Three'

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  1. LakerBlood

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    BOSTON (Ticker) -- The new-look Boston Celtics are imposing their will on the rest of the NBA.</p>

    Kevin Garnett scored 27 points and pulled down 19 rebounds and Paul Pierce added 23 points to lead the Celtics to their fourth consecutive win to start the season, 106-83, over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.</p>

    Ray Allen battled through early foul trouble to add 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Eddie House had his best game of the season for the Celtics, who are dominating opponents by an average of 18 points per game through the first four games of the season.</p>

    While Pierce provided his usual offensive brilliance, Boston leaned on the contributions of Garnett and House, who finished with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-5 from the arc, in relief of Allen.</p>

    After finishing with the worst record in the Eastern Conference last season, the Celtics blew up their roster and brought in the All-Star talent of Garnett and Allen and the outside scoring punch of House.</p>

    Those moves are paying immediate dividends.</p>

    The "Big Three" of Garnett, Piece and Allen combined to shoot 26-of-40 from the floor and score 64 points.</p>

    Garnett was the first one to take charge on Friday, pouring in 13 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the first quarter as Boston built up a 24-19 lead at the end of the period.</p>

    Atlanta fought back to grab a 27-26 lead on Joe Johnson's layup with 8:20 remaining in the second, but House and Allen scored four points each to key a 15-6 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes to push the lead back to 41-33.</p>

    House's jumper at the end of the half sent the Celtics into the locker room with a 55-41 advantage. Boston shot 64 percent (21-of-33) in the first half and pulled down 24 boards.</p>

    The Hawks hung tough in the third, pulling as close as 67-59 on Marvin Williams' dunk with 2:42 remaining, but the Celtics responded with a 7-0 run before Williams' tip shot ended the quarter at 74-61 in favor of the home team.</p>

    Boston turned the contest into a blowout in the final quarter as House scored eight points in the period and Garnett added six before yielding to the end of the bench.</p>

    The lone piece of bad news for the Celtics came with 5:51 left in the game when forward Brain Scalabrine got hit with a stray elbow and fell hard to the floor. He was taken to the locker room where it was announced that he had a concussion.</p>

    Atlanta was paced by 16 points a piece from Johnson and rookie Al Horford.</p>

    Celtics remain undefeated behind 'Big Three'</p>
     
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    Another win at New Jersey tonight and we'll be on the way to 82-0. haha</p>

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