76ers-Celtics Preview

(AP) -- Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics are still a work in progress. If that's the case, the Philadelphia 76ers probably have no desire to see the finished product.

On Wednesday night, the Atlantic Division-leading Celtics seek to continue their recent dominance of a Philadelphia club trying to end its longest losing streak of the young season.

Boston (10-4) opened the season by winning its first six games and eight of its first nine, but had dropped three of four before bouncing back in dramatic fashion Sunday at New York. The Celtics beat the Knicks 107-105 in overtime when Kevin Garnett hit a jumper at the buzzer. Garnett shot just 4 for 15 during a subpar performance by his standards, but Paul Pierce didn't hesitate to feed him the ball for the final shot. (MORE)

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Philadelphia (5 - 9)
Boston (10 - 4)

Preview | Head to Head

Leaders	Philadelphia	Boston
Points	A. Iguodala 17.7	P. Pierce 19.6
Rebounds	2 tied with 6.5	K. Garnett 7.6
Assists	A. Iguodala 5.6	R. Rondo 8.9

Standings
Atlantic Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Boston	10	4	.714	--
Toronto	7	8	.467	3.5
Philadelphia	5	9	.357	5.0
New York	3	11	.214	7.0
New Jersey	0	14	.000	10.0
Full Standings

Celtics Leaders
Points:	P. Pierce	19.6
Rebounds:	K. Garnett	7.6
Assists:	R. Rondo	8.9
FG%:	K. Perkins	59.2%
Steals:	R. Rondo	2.6
Blocks:	K. Perkins	2.1

Offense (Rank)
Points:	98.4 (19)
Rebounds:	39.0 (29)
Assists:	24.5 (1)
FG%:	48.2% (3)
FT%:	74.6% (18)
3P%:	35.4% (11)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	89.6 (3)
Rebounds:	38.7 (3)
Assists:	19.6 (9)
FG%:	43.8% (4)
FT%:	71.7% (3)
3P%:	33.2% (12)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/25	vs. Phi	W 105-74 11/3
11/27	vs. Tor	-
11/29	@ Mia	-
12/1	@ Cha	W 92-59 10/28
12/3	@ SA	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/22	@ NY	W 107-105
11/20	vs. Orl	L 78-83
11/18	vs. GS	W 109-95
11/14	@ Ind	L 104-113
11/13	vs. Atl	L 86-97
11/11	vs. Uta	W 105-86
11/7	@ NJ	W 86-76
11/6	vs. Pho	L 103-110
11/4	@ Min	W 92-90
11/3	@ Phi	W 105-74

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/2/2009	R. Rondo	Contract Extended Five-year extension
10/22/2009	M. Sweetney	Waived
10/7/2009	M. Sweetney	Signed as Free Agent
9/1/2009	M. Daniels	Signed as Free Agent One-year deal
8/10/2009	G. Davis	Signed as Free Agent
8/5/2009	S. Williams	Signed as Free Agent
7/31/2009	G. Pruitt	Waived
7/8/2009	R. Wallace	Signed as Free Agent Two-year contract

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
10/27/2009	G. Davis	Broken right thumb
10/25/2009	B. Scalabrine	Sprained ankle
10/1/2009	B. Walker	Right knee surgery - out 6 to 8 weeks

	Boston Celtics (10-4)