Celtics Will Have Hands Full With Danny Granger As C’s Look to Start New Streak in Indiana

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Dec 28, 2010

The Celtics get back at it on Tuesday night when they head to Conseco Fieldhouse to take on the Indiana Pacers in their first game since the disappointing Christmas loss to the Magic.

The Celtics and Pacers got together just over a week ago in Boston in a game that Boston won 99-88 at TD Garden. Paul Pierce led the way, doing a little bit of everything and recording his first triple-double since the 2005-06 season.

He and the rest of the Celtics will have their work cut out for them trying to stop one of the game's most prolific scorers in Pacers forward Danny Granger. The forward was limited to just 19 points in Boston on Dec. 19, but he's coming off of a game-high 29 points in a loss to Memphis on Sunday.

Celtics point guard Nate Robinson will look to bounce back from a dreadful performance in Orlando, a game in which he scored seven points on 2-of-15 shooting. That all came while playing a game-high 42:30.

Here's how they'll likely start tonight in Indiana.

Celtics
Nate Robinson, PG
Ray Allen, SG
Paul Pierce, SF
Kevin Garnett, PF
Shaquille O'Neal, C

Pacers
Darren Collison, PG
Mike Dunleavy, SG
Danny Granger, SF
Josh McRoberts, PF
Roy Hibbert, C

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