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 Rajon Rondo also contributed his best performance in seven games
since returning from knee surgery with 19 points and 10 assists for
the Celtics. Brandon Bass collected 19 points and nine boards while
Avery Bradley scored 17 for Boston after missing the last five games
with an ankle injury.
Arron Afflalo led a balanced attack with 18 points and Glen Davis
had 15 as Orlando lost for the third time in four games this season
against the Celtics. Nikola Vucevic registered 14 points and 11
rebounds while Tobias Harris scored 13 and Victor Oladipo added 12
for the Magic.
Orlando trimmed a nine-point deficit to one midway through the
fourth quarter and trailed 86-84 after a rebound basket by Davis
with 2:30 left. Rondo followed with a 17-footer, Jeff Green drained
a shot just inside the 3-point line and Bass hit a jumper to push
the advantage to eight and Celtics had the cushion they needed.
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Rondo was 6-of-7 from the field for 13 points and Sullinger scored
12 on 6-of-8 shooting as Boston led by as much as a dozen before
settling for a 54-45 edge at halftime. The Magic pulled within three
after Oladipo's 3-pointer in the third quarter before the Celtics
responded with the next six and took a 71-64 lead into the fourth
quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Orlando G Jameer Nelson, averaging 13.4 points and a
team-high 6.6 assists, did not make the trip due to a sore left
knee. Green, Boston's leading scorer, was held to eight points on
2-of-13 shooting. The Celtics won for the first time in seven games
with Rondo in the lineup this season. He was rested in two contests
since he returned.
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