Celtics Dominate Late to Stay Undefeated
November 1, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets were pushing the Celtics in Boston. However, following a dominant fourth quarter, the Celtics beat the Hornets 97-87 to improve to 4-0 on the season. The loss dropped the Hornets to 1-2.
The Celtics were led by Paul Pierce’s 27 points. Pierce also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals while shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 3-for-5 from downtown. Ray Allen had 17 points and Kevin Garnett had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
The Hornets got 22 points and eight assists from Paul. Peja Stojakovic, who is coming off the bench so far this season, led the team in scoring with 26. The only other Hornets player in double figures was David West with 10.
So far during the 2009-10 NBA season, the Celtics have been the league’s most dominant team. They beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland to begin the season and then won their next three games by 33, 28 and 10 points, respectively.
Doc Rivers has to be thrilled with the Celtics (Image: Zuma Press)
