12/03/2008 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajon Rondo finished with 17 assists, 16 points and 13 rebounds, as the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers, 114-96, for their 10th consecutive win.
Rondo's triple-double was the Celtics' first since Ryan Gomes did it on November 8, 2006 against Charlotte -- a span of 181 games. Gomes was part of the package Boston sent to Minnesota in exchange for Kevin Garnett, who finished with 26 points and 14 boards on Wednesday.
Ray Allen had a game-high 31 points for the Celtics, who avenged one of two losses this season. Indiana beat Boston, 95-79, in the Celtics' third game of the season.
Kendrick Perkins and Paul Pierce finished with 16 points apiece for Boston.
Danny Granger had 20 points and five assists to pace Indiana, which has dropped three of four. The Pacers were coming off a one-point win over the Lakers on Tuesday and are in the midst of a brutal four-game stretch that sees them visit Cleveland (15-3) on Friday before returning home to play Boston again.
The Celtics trailed slightly in the first quarter, but ended the stanza with seven points -- baskets from Rondo and Perkins, and a three from Allen -- to take a 28-27 lead headed into the second.
Boston trailed by four almost midway through the second quarter before going on a 12-0 run. Garnett had six points, and Perkins' layup ended the stretch to give the Celtics a 48-40 advantage.
Boston held the lead going into halftime, 57-51, and dominated the third quarter to take control of the game.
Shortly into the third, Perkins deposited a hook shot and followed with a pair of free throws. Garnett then had a jumper, and Allen's basket capped the brief eight-point burst that boosted Boston's lead to 70-55.
After a jumper from the Pacers' Rasho Nesterovic, Boston rattled off the next six points to go up 76-57. Boston led 88-73 going into the fourth and cruised the rest of the way.
Game Notes
Gomes had 17 assists, 16 points and 11 boards in his triple-double with Boston...Perkins grabbed 10 rebounds...Boston's bench finished with nine total points...Troy Murphy had 10 points and 10 boards for Indiana, while T.J. Ford ended with 15 points and eight assists. Marquis Daniels had 14 for the Pacers...Boston outrebounded Indiana 54-31, while shooting 50 percent from the field...Indiana shot 44 percent from the floor.
<< Quinn undergoes successful surgery on finger
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finger, an injury he sustained in a November 17 game against Buffalo.
Quinn broke
<< Cavs go to 10-0 at home with rout of Knicks
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 21 points, dished out six
assists, grabbed five rebounds and had five steals to lead Cleveland in a
118-82 rout of New York, as the Cavaliers won their 10th in a row at home to
set a f
<< Heatley leads the way as Sens drop Thrashers
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as the Ottawa Senators pounded the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-1, at Scotiabank
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<< Howard leads Magic past T-Wolves
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rebounds and blocked six shots to help the Orlando Magic to a 100-89 victory
over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points, while Hed
Backstrom, power play fuel Wild win over Blues >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off a career-worst performance in his
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third shutout of the season, as the Minnesota Wild blanked the St. Louis
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Smith returns for Hawks >>
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No. 15 Wake Forest routs Indiana >>
Winston-Salem, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Johnson scored 21 points and
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83-58 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
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Ming fuels Rockets past Clippers >>
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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