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Celtics begin road trip with win over Bucks
2008-03-16
The Boston Celtics cruised to a 99-77 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday in the first of a testing five-game road trip. The Celtics, missing Ray Allen with a bruised left heel, got 19 points from Kevin Garnett while Eddie House delivered 15 of his 17 in the second half. The win gave Boston their 11th win in 12 games. They had a 10-game winning streak snapped at home by Utah on Friday. "Last night we got beat and you could see the focus in the locker room," Garnett told reporters. The Celtics travel to face San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and New Orleans for the remainder of their trip. "These next four games are going to be playoff style basketball games and we are going to have to be ready," said Garnett. "When you have a long road trip like we are having now it's good to get the first one." The Bucks, playing without the injured Andrew Bogut and Yi Jianlian, lost their fifth in a row. "Defensively, we've been steadily getting worse down the stretch as the season has worn on," said Milwaukee coach Larry Krystkowiak. "We struggled just as much offensively." *The Philadelphia 76ers got a season-high 32 points from Andre Miller and scored a 103-96 home win over the San Antonio Spurs. *The Washington Wizards scored a 119-109 home overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. *The Orlando Magic secured a playoff berth with a 122-111 home triumph over the Indiana Pacers. *The New Jersey Nets beat the Utah Jazz 117-115. *Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 10 rebound and Shaquille O'Neal 17 points and eight rebounds as the Phoenix Suns beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 127-99. *The Golden State Warriors held off the Memphis Grizzlies for a 110-107 home win as Baron Davis scored all 19 of his points in the second half. (Writing by Mike Shalin; Editing by John O'Brien)
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