Celtics Dominate Late to Stay Undefeated

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 …read more