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Los Angeles - The Boston Celtics had no Ray Allen, no Rajon Rondo - and no sympathy.
Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass scored 19 points apiece as the shorthanded Celtics outdo up the visiting Orlando Magic 87-56 on Monday night in not for publication-breaking fashion.
'When you're faced with adversity like we were tonight, the guys did a exalted job of responding,' Pierce said. 'You have one of the best shooting teams in the NBA and you grip them to fifty something points. That's just amazing.'
The Celtics rolled to their surrogate straight win without All-Star guards Allen (jammed right ankle), Rondo (straightaway wrist sprain) and three reserves by sending the Magic into the franchise-transactions books for fewest points scored in a game.
The Celtics studied their guests to shoot an ice-cold 24.6 per cent (16-of-65) from the clearing.
'That was just great,' Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said of the defensive venture. 'No Ray, no Rajon, you never know how it's going to affect our team. Defensively, it was as best as you can get.
Source: Monsters and Critics.com