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Ray Allen had a lot to be thankful for over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tuesday his teammates were thankful his shooting form returned.
The All-Star guard spent time with his two-year-old son in the hospital over
the weekend, but helped the Celtics pick up their fifth consecutive win with
a 108-90 victory over Charlotte.
Allen took multiple trips to the hospital over Thanksgiving due to his son
Walker's illness. Walker, who is diabetic, was hospitalized due to vomiting
and low blood sugar levels related to his diabetes. His condition, however,
was good enough for the Boston guard to travel with the team to Miami where
he contributed 11 points in the team's win.
"In Miami, I was out of sorts just knowing that we was still (sick)," Allen
said. "Tonight, I wasn't even thinking about them. Once I stepped on the
floor I was good. Even this morning, I was just focused on the task at hand.
I knew he was taken care of and I could then go out there and concentrate."
Allen scored a season-best 27 points to pull the Celtics even with Orlando
for the best record in the Eastern Conference. Allen had struggled of late
from behind the arc going just 7-for-27 in his last six outings. Tuesday he
connected on five of his six attempts while the Celtics tallied 10 threes.
"You can't get comfortable out there," Allen added. "You have to keep
building and striving. It's just shooting. I had a good rhythm and felt good.
I took nine shots tonight and had an impact on the game. I was efficient and
that was great."
Boston took the lead for good, fittingly, on a 3-pointer from Allen which
sparked a 14-2 run that gave the Celtics an 18-8 lead midway through the
first quarter.
"We did get off to a good start," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "At home we'd
gotten into the habit of starting slow and battling back. The last two games
on the road we've gotten off to a great start. It's really important for our
team on the road."
The Celtics also got a huge lift on the interior from Kendrick Perkins. The
center scored a season-best 21 points and added 12 rebounds for his second
double-double on the team's current road trip.
"The key for us was to attack the paint," Rivers said. "[Perkins] was a beast
tonight. He was tremendous."
Perkins and Kevin Garnett did a good job neutralizing Charlotte's inside
attack.
"I'm just trying to go out there and play with a lot of energy and play
hard," Perkins said of his role on this team. "I just want to do something
when I get the ball to make my team better."
The victory also snapped a four-game winning streak for Charlotte. The game
was reminiscent for the Bobcats of their opening-night 92-59 loss in Boston.
Charlotte was unable to match the hot-shooting Celtics, who were 36-for-66
compared to just over 40 percent (32-for-79) shooting for Charlotte.
"We weren't doing anything offensively with any sense of urgency," Charlotte
coach Larry Brown said, "and we didn't give any resistance. That's how we've
been able to play games and compete."
The Bobcats offense, which had improved dramatically since the acquisition of
Stephen Jackson, was never able to gain momentum. Gerald Wallace, the
reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week, picked up two quick fouls in
the first quarter and was forced to idly watch as Charlotte fell further
behind.
Wallace failed to score in double figures for the first time this season.
The lone bright spot for the Bobcats was their ability to take care of the
ball. Charlotte committed just 11 turnovers, but was easily handled in all
other facets of the game by Boston.
"It's disappointing," said center Tyson Chandler, "but we can turn it right
back around and go and win four out of the next five. It's a tough loss, but
we've got to examine it and see everything we did wrong. We've got to start
another winning streak."
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