Published on Monday, January 25, 2010
By San Gabriel Valley Tribune Staff Writer
BOSTON - The Clippers found a way to slip past the Boston Celtics.
Too bad for the Clippers it was only in the literal sense.
Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 12 assists, leading the Celtics to a 95-89 win over the Clippers on Monday night in a game played on a TD Garden floor that had to be continually wiped because of condensation.
The sometimes-slippery parquet floor forced the ball boys to mop one end while play was going on at the other for most of the game. Early in the game, a few players slipped, causing a brief delay with 2:28 left in the first quarter.
Rasual Butler led the Clippers with 17 points and Davis scored 16 on just 5 of 13 shooting. Craig Smith scored 11 of his 13 in the final quarter for the Clippers.
Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy knew the floor was a problem before the start.
"Our guys complained about it before we even played the game, guys were at risk and you hate for that to be the case," he said
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