Apr 30, 2005 10:56 PM EST
Paul Pierce scored 30 points to go with his 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the Celtics to a 110-79 victory over the Indiana Pacers to even the series at 2 game a piece.
Reggie Miller and Jermaine O'Neal struggled badly, scoring just 21 points between them on 7 of 27 shooting. Stephen Jackson scored 24 points.
With Antoine Walker suspended, Ricky Davis started and scored 15 points on 7-11 shooting.
Game 5 shifts back to Boston on Tuesday.
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Antoine Walker of the Boston Celtics has been suspended one game without pay for making contact with a game official. Walker will also be charged with a flagrant foul penalty one for contact made with Jermaine O’Neal of the Indiana Pacers after a dead ball.
O’Neal has been fined $10,000 for his role in the altercation with Walker.
The incident occurred with 4:09 remaining in the fourth period of the Celtics 99-76 loss to the Indiana Pacers last night at Conseco Fieldhouse. Walker will miss Saturday’s game at Indiana.
The suspension and fine were announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.
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Jermaine O'Neal has been hacked hard all series long by Antoine Walker and Raef LaFrentz, and as Game 3 was winding down, he exchanged shoves with Walker and both players drew technical fouls.
After the game, O'Neal had regained his composure and was once again a classy gentleman.
``It's basketball,'' he said. ``Things happen. People say things. I know 'Toine personally, and I know Raef personally. Sometimes you'll do things that don't sit well with other people.''
O'Neal is sensitive about constant hacking, as he is still recovering from an injured shoulder.
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Celtics Apr 2005 Archive
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Yahoo! | Apr 28, 2005
The Indiana Pacers have taken a 2-1 series lead with an impressive 99-76 victory over the Boston Celtics.
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RealGM | Apr 26, 2005
Reggie Miller turned in another great playoff performance, scoring 28 points to lead the Pacers to an 82-79 come from behind victory in Boston.
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RealGM | Apr 23, 2005
Raef LaFrentz gave the Celtics an unexpected 21 points on 8-9 shooting, including all five of his 3-pointers to give Boston an early 1-0 series lead.
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The Boston Hearld | Apr 23, 2005
The Boston Celtics will meet the Indiana Pacers tonight in a best of seven series that will be short only one player.
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Boston Herald | Apr 22, 2005
Paul Pierce admitted on Thursday that during the season, when the Celtics were struggling, the desire to play in another season came to him.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM | Apr 20, 2005
Vince Carter scored 37 points in another big performance to help the Nets clinch the 8th seed and a date with the Heat.
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New York Daily News | Apr 20, 2005
While it hasn't been ruled out, it appears Richard Jefferson will not be on the floor in Boston tonight as the Nets face the Celtics with a playoff berth on the line.
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NorthJersey.com | Apr 14, 2005
Nets’ team president Rod Thorn is not ruling out the possibility that Richard Jefferson could return for Wednesday’s regular-season finale at Boston.
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Yahoo! | Apr 13, 2005
Paul Pierce scored 27 points and the Celtics moved closer toward clinching the division title with a 105-98 victory over second-place Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! | Apr 10, 2005
Vince Carter scored a season-best 45 points to lead the Nets to a 99-86 win over the Boston Celtics.
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ESPN | Apr 6, 2005
The Celtics had seven players in double-figures on Tuesday while Gilbert Arenas had 43, but the team ball ruled the day, with the Wizards taking a 116-108 defeat.
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ESPN | Apr 3, 2005
Allen Iverson scored 38 points for Philadelphia to beat Boston 97-93 on Sunday moving them three games behind the Celtics.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Apr 3, 2005
The guy doesn’t even like coming off the bench, however the Minnesota Timberwolves’ swingman Wally Szczerbiak is at the top of the pile when it comes to candidates to the NBA’s Sixth Man Award.
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The Boston Hearld | Apr 3, 2005
An MRI Take yesterday revealed that Celtics forward Antoine Walker is suffering from a deep bone bruise, an injury he suffered in the Celtics’ 116-110 victory over his old team, the Atlanta Hawks.
