After missing six of their initial seven shots in the second half, the Celtics relied on Pierce driving to the basket where he converted a three-point play and was fouled, hitting five free throws that cut it to 70-62.

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Knicks swingman Iman Shumpert tied the game at 74 when he got a lay-in after picking the pocket of Boston's Paul Pierce, but the squads would play to a stalemate over the final seven minutes of regulation.

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