NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BOSTON 27 23 29 24 103
TORONTO 18 24 23 25 90 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: BOS - PAUL PIERCE 30, ANTOINE WALKER 22, WALTER MCCARTY 20
TOR - DOUG CHRISTIE 20, ALVIN WILLIAMS 13, VINCE CARTER 12
HIGH REBOUND: BOS - PAUL PIERCE 8, ANTOINE WALKER 8
TOR - DOUG CHRISTIE 7, KEVIN WILLIS 7
HIGH ASSISTS: BOS - ADRIAN GRIFFIN 7, PAUL PIERCE 5
TOR - TYRONE BOGUES 5, DOUG CHRISTIE 4
ATT: 17,711
Extended Box
BOSTON (103) AT TORONTO (90)
BOSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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GRIFFIN F 28 5-9 4-4 1 2 3 7 6 2 0 14
WALKER F 33 9-13 3-4 2 6 8 3 1 2 4 22
POTAPENKO C 23 1-4 0-0 0 6 6 0 6 0 4 2
ANDERSON G 30 2-8 4-4 0 3 3 3 5 2 2 8
PIERCE G 38 12-19 3-6 1 7 8 5 3 2 2 30
BATTIE 10 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 2
TURNER 18 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1
MCCARTY 17 6-7 2-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 20
CHEANEY 28 0-4 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 2 0 0
ELLISON 15 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 4
BARROS DNP - DEATH IN FAMILY
WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 38-73 17-22 6 33 39 21 30 12 17 103
(.521) (.773) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18(17 PTS)
TORONTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CARTER F 40 3-10 5-8 2 3 5 2 3 2 2 12
OAKLEY F 23 4-6 0-0 1 4 5 2 2 0 3 8
DAVIS C 28 1-7 6-6 1 2 3 2 4 0 2 8
CHRISTIE G 38 7-13 5-7 1 6 7 4 2 1 4 20
A WILLIAMS G 21 6-7 1-3 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 13
BOGUES 24 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 3 1 4
THOMAS 5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
MCGRADY 19 5-10 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
K WILLIS 21 1-7 3-4 4 3 7 1 3 0 3 5
CURRY 20 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 7
RADOJEVIC 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STEWART DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 33-75 21-30 10 26 36 22 20 9 17 90
(.440) (.700) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 17(23 PTS)
BOSTON 27 23 29 24 - 103
TORONTO 18 24 23 25 - 90
BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - GRIFFIN 2, POTAPENKO, ELLISON. TORONTO - MCGRADY
5, A WILLIAMS, CHRISTIE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 10-13 (.769), GRIFFIN 0-1, WALKER 1-1, ANDERSON
0-1, PIERCE 3-4, MCCARTY 6-6. TORONTO 3-13 (.231), CARTER 1-5, CHRISTIE
1-3, MCGRADY 0-1, CURRY 1-4.
TECHNICALS: BOSTON - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, TOMMIE WOOD, MIKE CALLAHAN.
A - 17,711. T - 2:10.
Box Score
BOSTON (103)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Griffin 28 5-9 4-4 1-3 7 6 14
Walker 33 9-13 3-4 2-8 3 1 22
Potapenko 23 1-4 0-0 0-6 0 6 2
Anderson 30 2-8 4-4 0-3 3 5 8
Pierce 38 12-19 3-6 1-8 5 3 30
Battie 10 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 2
Turner 18 0-2 1-2 0-1 2 1 1
Mccarty 17 6-7 2-2 1-2 0 0 20
Cheaney 28 0-4 0-0 0-4 0 0 0
Ellison 15 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 4 4
Barros DNP - death in family
Williams DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 38-73 17-22 6-39 21 30 103
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Percentages: FG-.521, FT-.773. 3-Point Goals:
10-13, .769 (Griffin 0-1, Walker 1-1, Anderson
0-1, Pierce 3-4, Mccarty 6-6). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: 4 (Griffin 2, Potapenko, Ellison).
Turnovers: 18 (Potapenko 4, Walker 4, Mccarty 3,
Anderson 2, Pierce 2, Turner 2). Steals: 12
(Anderson 2, Cheaney 2, Griffin 2, Mccarty 2,
Pierce 2, Walker 2).
TORONTO (90)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Carter 40 3-10 5-8 2-5 2 3 12
Oakley 23 4-6 0-0 1-5 2 2 8
Davis 28 1-7 6-6 1-3 2 4 8
Christie 38 7-13 5-7 1-7 4 2 20
A Williams 21 6-7 1-3 1-1 3 1 13
Bogues 24 2-3 0-0 0-2 5 3 4
Thomas 5 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
Mcgrady 19 5-10 1-2 0-1 1 1 11
K Willis 21 1-7 3-4 4-7 1 3 5
Curry 20 3-8 0-0 0-4 2 0 7
Radojevic 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Stewart DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 33-75 21-30 10-36 22 20 90
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Percentages: FG-.440, FT-.700. 3-Point Goals:
3-13, .231 (Carter 1-5, Christie 1-3, Mcgrady
0-1, Curry 1-4). Team rebounds: 9. Blocked shots:
7 (Mcgrady 5, A Williams, Christie). Turnovers:
17 (Christie 4, K Willis 3, Oakley 3, Carter 2,
Davis 2, A Williams, Bogues, Mcgrady). Steals: 9
(Bogues 3, A Williams 2, Carter 2, Christie,
Mcgrady).
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Boston 27 23 29 24 - 103
Toronto 18 24 23 25 - 90
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Technical fouls: Boston 1 (Illegal Defense, 7:33
4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,711. T: 2:10.
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Tommie Wood, Mike
Callahan.
Game Story
TORONTO (Ticker) -- Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Walter
McCarty made 6-of-6 3-pointers off the bench as the Boston
Celtics surprised the Toronto Raptors, 103-90, in the season
opener for both teams.
Pierce made 12-of-19 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 from
3-point range, and fell one short of his career high set in a
107-96 victory at Miami on April 29.
The second-year guard, who finished second to Toronto's Vince
Carter in 1999 Rookie of the Year voting, also had eight
rebounds and five assists for Boston, which opened last season
with a 103-92 home loss to the Raptors.
"I wanted to come out and be aggressive," said Pierce. "I want
to be agressive from the start and give our team some momentum.
"I hadn't played well up here. I think I kind of fired us up and
we got the momentum and never looked back."
"Pierce was ready to play," Toronto coach Butch Carter said. "He
still remembers taking the heat for finishing second behind
Vince last year. He worked hard all summer and is vastly
improved."
McCarty scored 20 points, missing just one floor shot and making
both of his free throws. Antoine Walker had 22 points and eight
rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 52 percent (38-for-73) from
the field and never trailed.
Doug Christie scored 20 points and Alvin Williams added 13 for
Toronto, which won two of three meetings from Boston in last
season's lockout-shortened campaign. Carter was held to 12
points on just 3-of-10 shooting. He hit only 1-of-5 3-pointers
as Toronto shot just 23 percent (3-for-13) from behind the arc.
"We just wanted to trap Vince and take him out of the game,"
Walker said. "We had them puzzled and they turned it over and
we got on the break. Paul played terrific tonight, he carried
the load in the first half offensively."
Center Antonio Davis, Toronto's biggest offseason acquisition,
had just eight points and three rebounds. The Raptors were
outscored, 40-26, in the paint.
"We weren't playing well as a team," Davis said. "There are a
lot of new faces and it may take a while. We expect a lot from
each other and we have to try not to get down. Until we get the
job done in the paint it's going to be a long season, but I have
confidence that we can turn it around and open things up for our
scorers."
Rookie forward Adrian Griffin contributed 14 points and seven
assists for the Boston, which employed more of a half-court
offense rather than the trapping style that coach Rick Pitino
often favors. The 6-5 Griffin gives the Celtics a smaller
starting five, but Boston outrebounded Toronto, 39-36.
Pierce made 6-of-9 shots and scored 11 points as Boston jumped
out to a 27-17 advantage after the first period.
Kevin Willis, who had five points and seven rebounds, hit a
short hook shot to cap a 9-2 burst and pull the Raptors within
37-34 with 5 1/2 to go in the second quarter. But Tony Battie
answered with a hook shot 1:27 later to trigger an 11-2 surge.
Pierce had a pair of baskets in the run that was capped by
Griffin's dunk for a 48-36 lead 1:40 before halftime.
Toronto cut the deficit to 53-49 when Charles Oakley made a
21-footer with 9:12 to go in the third period. But the Raptors
came no closer as Pierce responded with a 3-pointer from the
right corner 58 seconds later.
Boston took a 79-65 lead into the final period and had its
biggest cushion when McCarty's 3-pointer from the left sideline
made it 87-67 with 7:49 remaining.
