At Boston March 5 7:30PM
tv: tv20
This is the rubber game in the 3 game seasonal matchup between the Easts leaders. Pistons won the last time in Boston on that controversial last sec foul call and the Celts won one at the Palace.
So this is it. Will a win challange the Celts confidence if both teams keep pace and play each other in the ECF? We will see. Be nice to get this one.
Injuries:
Detroit: none
Boston: Tony Allen SG - day to day
Garnett returned from his abdominal strain on Sunday and put up 20 points and 16 boards. The Celtics have not played since then.
ESPN Preview
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Eight months after a blockbuster offseason made them instant NBA title contenders, the Boston Celtics still are looking to improve. The Detroit Pistons may be the Eastern Conference team with the best chance to stop them.
Newly acquired Sam Cassell won't be on the court for the Celtics' matchup with the Pistons on Wednesday night, but he could play a large role come May when these teams have a chance to meet in the conference finals.
Acquiring Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett in the offseason has helped give Boston (46-12) the league's best record, but it hopes to have picked up the last piece of a championship puzzle by signing Cassell to a contract Tuesday. The veteran point guard is headed to Baltimore to attend the funeral of a family member and won't be available Wednesday, but he is expected to be play Friday against Chicago.....
Detroit was beginning its worst stretch of the season when it last played Boston, losing 92-85 on Jan. 5. The Pistons went on to lose five of their next eight games.
Since then, however, Detroit has won 15 of its last 18 and has the league's second-best record. The Pistons came home from a 3-1 road trip to beat Seattle 100-97 on Tuesday night.
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