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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)\u2014Roy Hibbert<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 26 points as the Indiana Pacers<\/a> beat
\nthe Boston Celtics<\/a> 107-100 on Monday night and remained in sole possession of
\neighth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race.<\/p>\n

Danny Granger<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 18 points and Darren Collison<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 17 for the Pacers.<\/p>\n

Boston point guard Rajon Rondo<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> started after missing Sunday\u2019s game against
\nMinnesota with a jammed finger on his right hand. Coach Doc Rivers said before
\nthe game that Rondo would not play, but Rondo scored 10 points in the first 5:10
\nand finished with 22 points and eight assists.<\/p>\n

Paul Pierce<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> led Boston with 23 points, and Glen Davis<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added 20 for the
\nCeltics, who are fading in their quest to catch Chicago for the best record in
\nthe East.<\/p>\n

The Celtics shot 4 for 14 in the fourth quarter, and have lost seven of
\ntheir last 12.<\/p>\n

The Pacers entered a game ahead of Charlotte and two games ahead of
\nMilwaukee for the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Charlotte beat
\nMilwaukee on Monday, so the Pacers remained a game ahead of Charlotte and
\nextended their lead over Milwaukee to three games.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s game was tied in the fourth quarter before the Pacers made a run.
\nCollison scored on a short jumper in the lane, then Hibbert found a cutting
\nBrandon Rush<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to give Indiana a 98-94 lead. Collison then stole the ball from
\nRondo near halfcourt, and the 6-foot point guard went up for an emphatic
\ntwo-handed dunk to put the Pacers ahead 100-94. A putback by Hibbert pushed
\nIndiana\u2019s lead to eight with 3:52 to play.<\/p>\n

Boston hung close, but Collison made a fadeaway jumper with 1:16 left, then
\nmade a driving layup with 34.4 seconds remaining to give Indiana a 106-100 lead.<\/p>\n

Boston led 31-23 when Rivers sat Rondo for a rest. Indiana then went on a
\n14-4 run to take a 37-35 lead early in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Kevin Garnett<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was called for his third foul with 5:51 left in the second
\nquarter, and starting center Nenad Krstic<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> was already out with three fouls.
\nIndiana took advantage and took a 57-49 lead at halftime. Hibbert had 19 points
\nbefore the break. Indiana shot 60 percent, while Boston was at 59 percent in the
\nfirst half.<\/p>\n

A 3-point play by Hibbert early in the second half pushed Indiana\u2019s lead to
\n67-57, but Boston responded with an 8-2 run. A jumper by Ray Allen<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> cut Indiana\u2019s
\nlead to 69-65 and caused the Pacers to call timeout. The Celtics made six of
\ntheir first seven shots in the second half.<\/p>\n

Allen hit a 3-pointer to put Boston up 72-71 with 5:04 left in the third
\nquarter, and the Celtics extended their lead to 85-81 at the end of the period.<\/p>\n

Notes: Hibbert scored 13 points in the first quarter on 6-for-7 shooting.
\n\u2026 Former Pacers Jermaine O\u2019Neal<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Troy Murphy<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> were inactive for the Celtics.
\nO\u2019Neal was out with a sore left knee, while Murphy missed the game with a
\nsprained right ankle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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