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Celtics First to 30 Wins After Beating Nets

Posted Jan 11, 08 11:15 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – The last time the Celtics started 30-4 was the 1959-60 season, and they won the NBA title that time. What remains for this year's Boston team isn't known, but they've got to like where they sit after tonight's 86-77 comeback win over the Nets in East Rutherford. Boston held New Jersey to nine points in the fourth, reports the AP.

The Nets didn't help their own cause, shooting a mere 15% in the final period and 38% from the free-throw line for the game. Boston's Kevin Garnett led all scorers with 20 points while Richard Jefferson had 17 for the Nets. Jefferson's teammate, Jason Kidd, passed former Piston star and current Knicks coach Isiah Thomas for fifth place all-time in assists.

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New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter reacts during the third quarter of NBA basketball against the Boston Celtics Friday night, Jan. 11, 2008 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Celtics beat the Nets 86-77. (AP Photo/Bill...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett puts up a shot during the third quarter of an NBA game against the New Jersey Nets on Friday night, Jan. 11, 2008, in East Rutherford, N.J. Garnett led all scorers with 20...   (Associated Press)
New Jersey Nets' Jason Kidd looks to pass the ball as he is surrounded by Boston Celtics' Ray Allen, rear, Glen Davis (11) and Tony Allen, right, during the first quarter of an NBA game Friday night,...   (Associated Press)
New Jersey Nets' Richard Jefferson, right, reaches for a loose ball next to Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday night, Jan. 11, 2008, in East Rutherford,...   (Associated Press)
New Jersey Nets' Richard Jefferson attempts a shot as he is guarded by Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, left, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday night, Jan. 11, 2008, in East Rutherford,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Glen Davis (11) goes up with a shot between New Jersey Nets' Josh Boone (2) and Bostjan Nachbar, of Slovenia, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday night, Jan. 11,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce drives to the basket past New Jersey Nets' Josh Boone, rear, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday night, Jan. 11, 2008, in East Rutherford, N.J. Pierce...   (Associated Press)
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