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Celts Perfect at Home No More

Posted Dec 20, 07 4:11 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Boston may still have the NBA's best record, but an unintimidated Detroit team served notice that they're not conceding the East just yet. The Celts dropped their first game at home, 87-85, in heart-stopping fashion; they choked away a third-quarter lead, then stormed back to tie it with 20 seconds left.

With the score knotted at 85, Detroit's über-veteran Chauncey Billups turned over the ball with five ticks left. Paul Pierce, who had a forgettable 5-of-16 night, hurried an errant jumper and the Pistons snared the rebound. Billups, a 91% free-throw shooter, then calmly drew a foul with 0.1 remaining, and the rest was history.

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Detroit Pistons' Chauncey Billups (1) celebrates after making a shot late in the fourth quarter as Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett reacts in back during an NBA basketball game in Boston on Wednesday, Dec....   (Associated Press)
Detroit Pistons' Chauncey Billups (1) drives on Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5), Eddie House, James Posey (41) and Scot Pollard (66) complain to the referee during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Boston on...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Ray Allen (20) dunks on Detroit Pistons' Chauncey Billups (1) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The Pistons beat the Celtics 87-85....   (Associated Press)
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