The Celtics finished at 38 percent shooting for the game with 19 turnovers, more than four above their average, while falling to 14-5 since All-Star Rajon Rondo's season-ending knee injury.
Aside from that, the Celtics are also missing All-Star Rajon Rondo, who tore his ACL earlier in the season, and forward Jared Sullinger (back).
In between, there was a three-game stretch in January when opposing point guards logged a double-double (Brooklyn's Deron Williams), triple double (Boston's Rajon Rondo) and career-high 35 points (Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday) against the Knicks.
Oddly, most of the trade rumors revolved around the team's most dynamic player, the 26-year-old point guard Rajon Rondo.
Before this season one in which they lost All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo for the season to a torn knee ligament they had made the postseason under coach Doc Rivers six times without ever being swept out of the first round.
Brook Lopez, the Nets center whom Brooklyn fans clearly want to replace the injured Boston point guard Rajon Rondo in the NBA All-Star Game, added 16 points.
Panini gave out 65, 000 packs of cards to All-Star Game patrons, while utilizing stars like Brandon Jennings and Rajon Rondo to play the online game with members of the public at Fan Fest.
They blew out Boston 120-107 in Miami on opening night, then lost 100-98 in double-overtime on the road on Jan. 27, the day Boston learned that Rajon Rondo needed knee surgery.
Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, his fourth triple-double of the season.
Because of Rajon Rondo's torn ACL, he will need to be replaced on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, and Hawks coach Larry Drew hopes Commissioner David Stern looks at Smith or Horford.
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