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Celtics entertain Warriors in Beantown

Mar 4, 2011 - 3:58 PM (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics take aim at their fourth straight win overall when they welcome the Golden State Warriors to TD Garden tonight.

Boston, the East's top seed, posted its third straight win and sixth in seven tries with Wednesday's 115-103 triumph over a surging Phoenix Suns squad Wednesday in the opener of a two-game homestand. Kevin Garnett had a season- high 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who got 16 points, 15 assists and five boards from Rajon Rondo. Three-point king Ray Allen netted 19 points.

"I thought our ball movement, our energy (and) our defense in the first half was phenomenal," said Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.

Paul Pierce finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Atlantic Division- leading Celtics shot 53.7 percent from the field and had a 45-33 advantage in the glass, as they improved to 26-5 in Beantown this season. Boston outscored Phoenix, 52-26, in the paint. Glen Davis and Nenad Krstic posted 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Davis is listed as doubtful for tonight with a balky knee. Garnett is averaging 16.5 points and 10.6 rebounds in his last 11 games.

Golden State was able to put the brakes on a four-game slide the last time out with a 106-102 win in Washington on Wednesday.

Stephen Curry had 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists, while Monta Ellis scored 21 points for the Warriors, who led by as many as 20 points and are 1-2 on a seven-game road trip. Dorell Wright had 14 points and David Lee ended with nine points and 16 boards.

"We needed a win no matter how we got it," Warriors head coach Keith Smart said. "We were able to pull it together [at the end]."

The Warriors will also visit Philadelphia, Cleveland and New Jersey, and are 8-20 away from Oakland this season. Curry has scored 20 or more points in three straight contests, averaging 27.3 ppg in that span.

Boston defeated the Warriors, 115-93, on Feb. 22 at ORACLE Arena thanks to 24 points and 12 rebounds out of Garnett. Pierce added 23 points in that one for the Celtics, who have still lost six of the last 10 meetings in this series.

Golden State has lost three straight, six of seven and 10 of its last 13 trips to the New England area.

The Knicks have won five straight over New Orleans, including a 100-92 win in the Big Easy back on Dec. 3.