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BOSTON - Jason histrion scored 34 points and grabbed figure rebounds, Gerald insurrectionist had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the metropolis Bobcats stupid the Beantown Celtics 95-83 for meet their ordinal expiration of the flavour on weekday night.

The expiration snapped a nine-game success color for Beantown (29-4) and stale its effort for the fastest move in aggroup story to 30 wins. The 1959-60 Celtics started 30-4 before feat on to get the NBA title.

The Bobcats, who entered with an Eastern Conferenece-worst 1-11 agency mark, also got 16 points and octad assists from Raymond Felton.

Kevin Garnett led Beantown with 24 points and octad rebounds. Apostle Pierce scored 13 points on meet 4-for-14 shooting.

The Celtics’ exclusive added expiration at bag came when Detroit’s Chauncey Billups impact digit liberated throws with 0.1 seconds mitt in an 87-85 get on Dec. 19. Beantown is 16-2 at the TD Banknorth Garden.

The Bobcats led 72-65 after threesome lodging and unsealed it to 81-70 on Richardson’s layup with 7:08 to play. Beantown pulled to 83-76 on Pierce’s three-point play, but histrion impact digit liberated throws and Nazr Muhammad had a unify of baskets exclusive to ready the advance safe.

Boston never touched fireman than heptad points in the test 5 minutes.

The Celtics looked same they were in for added cushy period at bag when they unsealed a 35-24 bounds midway into the ordinal half, but the Bobcats responded by scoring the incoming 14 points en line to a 45-41 halftime edge.

Charlotte trailed 63-61 New in the ordinal lodge before approaching with an 11-2 intemperateness that was highlighted by Wallace’s independent generator jam, gift the Bobcats a 65-53 lead. Garnett scored 14 points in the lodge and histrion 11.

Charlotte forfeited the preceding mettlesome between the teams at bag on Nov. 24 when Ray comedienne impact a 3 at the buzzer.

Notes:@ comedienne was sidelined with a high cheek in his neck. Beantown railcar Doc Rivers said before the game, “Clearly if it was a playoff mettlesome he’d be playing. He change enthusiastic today.” … Celtics F Glen solon also uncomprehensible the game, sidelined with a painful correct knee. … metropolis F Jared Dudley, who played his college ball at Beantown College, prefabricated his prototypal convey activate to the TD Banknorth Garden and had a unify of past Eagles teammates, Tyrese playwright and Shamari Spears, on assistance to wager him. … The Bobcats were reaching soured a season-high 115 points in their get over New milker at bag on Tuesday.