Welcome to the TD Garden; Shaq will start

By

Gary Washburn

December 19, 2010

OK folks, it’s time for Sunday afternoon basketball, so flip channels between the NFL games and tune into today’s blog. We promise to try to make it interesting.

Don’t sleep on the Pacers, who are 12-13 and the only team in the league to win at Miami and at the Los Angeles Lakers. They are a dangerous and hungry team and if the Celtics start off slowly, it could be a long afternoon.

STARTING LINEUPS

BOSTON CELTICS

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

INDIANA PACERS

PG Darren Collison
SG Mike Dunleavy
SF Danny Granger
PF Jeff Foster
C Roy Hibbert

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