DENVER - Down the stretch, Avery Bradley couldnt miss.
Detlef Schrempf Jersey .Bradley hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and a jumper to help secure the lead in the final 1:24, and
the Boston Celtics hung on to beat Denver 100-99 on Friday night, sending the
Nuggets to their fifth loss in a row.He hit two big ones, Celtics coach Brad
Stevens said of Avery, who finished with 18 points. The 3 he hit in the corner
was a really tough shot. When he gets that rhythm, step-in shot, hes usually
pretty good at it.The Nuggets played without star guard Ty Lawson, who was away
from the team for what the club said were personal reasons following his arrest
earlier Friday for allegedly driving under the influence.Jameer Nelson, acquired
from Boston in exchange for Nate Robinson in a trade Jan. 13, had 23 points in
his first start for the Nuggets in place of Lawson. But with Tayshaun Prince
guarding him tightly, he missed a mid-range jumper at the buzzer that would have
beaten his former team.Tayshaun is known as a good defender his entire career,
Nelson said. He forced me to take a tough shot. Could I have gotten a better
one? Maybe. It was a good look. I got the separation that I needed. Ive just got
to make the shot, make the play. I felt good. It looked good. You just make some
and you miss some. Move on to the next game.Brandon Bass had 17 points and Jared
Sullinger 14 for the Celtics, who won consecutive games for the first time since
winning three straight in mid-December. They beat Portland on the front end of
their back-to-back set on Thursday on a last-second 3-pointer by Evan Turner.Its
great from a progress standpoint, Stevens said. Theyre both close games, theyre
one-point games. They both came down to the last shot. As history suggests, this
is a difficult game to get on the second of a back-to-back.Nuggets coach Brian
Shaw said the loss notwithstanding, he liked the way his team scrapped.I feel
like we should have won regardless of all the circumstances surrounding this
game, but you can feel better about a loss when you have that effort, Shaw
said.Arron Afflalo added 20 points for Denver, and J.J. Hickson had 15.Boston
trailed by as many as 12 points midway through the third quarter, but fought
back to tie it at 67 on a 3-pointer by Marcus Smart. The Celtics led 75-74 going
into the fourth quarter on Marcus Thorntons jumper in the lane.Trailing 86-80,
the Nuggets used a 7-0 run — capped by Nelsons 3-pointer — to take an 87-86 lead
with 6:24 remaining. The game remained tight in the waning minutes.Bradley hit a
3-pointer from the corner over Afflalo to put Boston up 98-96 with 1:24 left.
Wilson Chandler made one of two free throws for Denver, but Bradley answered by
connecting on a jumper.I was able to make some shots because my teammates were
able to get me open, Bradley said. We were able to execute. I felt like we were
able to get stops at the other end. We forced them to take tough shots and we
were able to convert on the other end.With 14.7 seconds left, Hickson put in a
layup to get the Nuggets back within a point. Turner was fouled and missed both
free throws, leaving an opening for the Nuggets. But Nelsons last-second jumper,
shot under intense defensive pressure, was off the mark.After Turners driving
layup gave Boston a 42-41 lead, the Nuggets scored seven consecutive points over
the final 2:19 of the second quarter to take a 48-42 halftime lead. Nelson
touched off the spurt with a hook shot.TIP-INSCeltics: F Kelly Olynyk returned
to Boston to have his sprained right ankle examined after sustaining the injury
the night before in Bostons win at Portland on Thursday. Stevens said Olynyk
will not rejoin the team on the road trip.Nuggets: C JaVale McGee suited up, but
missed his 24th straight game because of a lower left leg strain. However, team
officials say hes closing in on a return. McGee missed all but five games last
season with a stress fracture in the same area. ... F Danilo Gallinari was back
in action after missing four weeks with a meniscus tear in his right knee.UP
NEXTCeltics: play at Golden State on Sunday nightNuggets: host Washington on
Sunday night
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and grabbing eight rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to an 88-79 victory
over Chicago on Saturday night.
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career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted
pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday.ST. PAUL, Minn. - Colorado Avalanche
defenceman Tyson Barrie will miss the rest of the first-round playoff series
against Minnesota and more. Coach Patrick Roy said after the Wilds 1-0 overtime
win on Monday that Barrie has a medial collat jumper to help secure the lead in the final 1:24, and eral ligament injury in his left
knee and will need four to six weeks to recover. Barrie was hurt in the second
period when Wild left wing Matt Cooke delivered a knee-on-knee hit on the open
ice. Roy said he expressed confidence the league will discipline Cooke, who has
a long history of suspensions, for the hit. The NHL Department of PPlayer Safety
announced on Twitter that Cooke has been offered an in-person hearing for the
kneeing but said details were to be determined.
Kyle Singler Jersey. Roy called it the "play of the game," lamenting the loss of his teams best offensive defenceman. The
coach said he thought the play warranted more punishment than Cookes two-minute
minor penalty. "I think it wouldve broke their momentum. Theres a key moment in
those games. And now we believe that the league will make the right call," Roy
said. Barrie had 13 goals and 25 assists in the regular season.
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