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Game #39: Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics

The Celtics are an intriguing team. Their point guard plays shooting guard and their shooting guard plays point guard. They have a plethora of veteran forwards. They have one of the leagues newest coaches and some promising young talent. When Rajon Rondo comes back later this month, the Celtics could be right back in the post season spotlight.

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2013/14 NBA Preseason
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(24-14)
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(13-25)

January 13th, 2014
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
6:30 PM CST
CSN Houston
Starting Lineups
Jeremy Lin PG Jordan Crawford
James Harden SG Avery Bradley
Chandler Parsons SF Jeff Green
Terrence Jones PF Kelly Olynyk
Dwight Howard C Kris Humphries
2013/14 Advanced Stats
95.4 (8th of 30) Pace 93.4 (17th of 30)
109.3 (4th of 30) ORtg 102.0 (23rd of 30)
105.9 (15th of 30) DRtg 105.9 (16th of 30)

Also see: Celtics Blog

Injuries:

Omer Asik: bruised right thigh and ego, out indefinitely

Chandler Parsons: strained right knee/hamstring, probable tonight

Patrick Beverley: broken right hand, mysterious timetable for return, out tonight

Rajon Rondo: right knee surgery, expected to return by the end of January

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