Rondo has triple-double, Celtics top Bulls
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02/12/2012 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajon Rondo recorded his ninth career triple- double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, helping the Boston Celtics hold off the Chicago Bulls, 95-91, on Sunday.
Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 12 boards for the Celtics, who snapped a two-game skid. JaJuan Johnson had 12 points off the bench and Chris Wilcox and Ray Allen each donated 11 points.
C.J. Watson and Carlos Boozer had 22 points apiece for the Bulls, who played their second straight game without guard Derrick Rose (back). Joakim Noah tallied 16 points and nine rebounds.
Chicago had a five-game winning streak snapped but still managed to go 6-3 on its nine-game road trip.
The Celtics led for the entire game and seemed to put the game away early in the fourth quarter. Holding a 77-71 margin with 8:25 to play, Boston went on a 9-1 run. Johnson and Wilcox capped the surge with back-to-back alley-oop slams to make it an 86-72 game with 5:08 remaining.
Chicago had one last run in them, though, responding with a 14-3 burst to make things interesting. Watson and Boozer combined to score the Bulls' first 13 points of the run, which Luol Deng capped with a free throw to make it 89-86 with 1:43 to go.
Paul Pierce swung the momentum back in Boston's favor. After coming off a nice screen by Garnett, Pierce drained a 15-foot jumper to give the home team a five-point lead.
Not much time came off the clock at the other end after Rondo got tangled up with Deng under the basket. Rondo was called for the foul away from the ball, leading to a pair of Deng free throws with 1:23 remaining.
The Bulls had a chance to tie the game or go in front after Pierce turned the ball over. Watson missed a contested layup to spoil the opportunity.
But Pierce committed another turnover on Boston's next trip down the court. Boozer recorded the steal and called timeout with 27.6 seconds to play.
This time around, Watson threw up a 23-foot fadeaway jumper that was also contested. Rondo grabbed the defensive rebound and went 4-of-4 from the foul line down the stretch to seal the win.
The Celtics opened the game on an 18-7 run, but the Bulls responded with 10 straight points to keep it close early. Boston held a 28-23 edge after 12 minutes.
Chicago got as close as one early in the second frame, but Avery Bradley made consecutive jumpers for Boston. The visitors kept it close for the rest of the period and trailed 48-43 at the half.
The Celtics went 8-of-10 from the foul line in the third quarter and took a 72-66 lead into the final stanza.
Game Notes
Chicago had won three straight over Boston, including an 88-79 triumph in Beantown back on January 13...Pierce had nine points...Celtics forward Brandon Bass will miss at least 10 days of action due to a knee injury. Bass, who could miss up to two weeks, is averaging 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in 25 games (five starts) this season. Boston was also without center Jermaine O'Neal (shoulder) on Sunday, but got guard Keyon Dooling back. Dooling had been out since January 26 due to a hip injury.
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A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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