After losing 19 of their previous 22 games, the Celtics (17-35) have now won two straight. They beat the Sixers (15-35) tonight, 114-108.
Boston was led by its starters for the second consecutive game, as they scored 95 of the team's 114 points.
From start to finish, Boston held a lead, and they were in control of this ball game from the jump. Their lead shrunk to as little as four, but Boston never let up.
Here's a recap:
* Two Wednesdays ago, Jeff Green had his best game of the year. Last Wednesday, Green was subpar. Tonight, he was on point. Green finished with 36 points on 11-of-18 shooting (including hitting his first five three pointers) to go along with 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks.
* For the second straight game, Rajon Rondo was very effective. Rondo finished with a near triple-double of 8 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds. Celtics' play-by-play announcer Mike Gorman said during the third quarter that the Celtics are "night and day" when Rondo is off the court, and the numbers backed that up tonight. He finished with a team best plus +16.
* Jared Sullinger brought his A-game tonight. The big fella finished with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. As if those numbers weren't enough, Sully also tallied 5 assists and 4 blocks. He played a complete game tonight.
The bad:
* Boston is lucky that Philly's 28 fast break points did not come back to bite them.
*Another negative from this game was Avery Bradley's injury. Bradley did not play in the second half as he suffered another ankle injury. His status in unknown.
The Celtics get back to work Sunday night when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff is 6:00 pm.
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