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BOSTON (AP)\u2014Avery Bradley<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored a career-high 20 points as Boston\u2019s \u201cB\u201d
\nteam beat the Knicks\u2019 second string 112-102 on Wednesday night in a
\nregular-season finale both teams used to rest their starters, instead of as a
\ntuneup for their first-round playoff matchup.<\/p>\n

Glen \u201cBig Baby\u201d Davis had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Sasha Pavlovic<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nadded a season-high 19 points as the Celtics snapped a two-game losing streak
\ndespite resting their starters for the second straight game.<\/p>\n

Amare Stoudemire<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> played 20 minutes and scored 14 points for New York, which
\nwill return to Boston to open the Eastern Conference postseason on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

A crowd of 18,624 that came to see Kevin Garnett<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> Paul Pierce<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Ray Allen<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\ninstead got Von Wafer<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> Carlos Arroyo<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Pavlovic. The Knicks sat Chauncey
\nBillups<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> and Carmelo Anthony<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> though Stoudemire played the entire first quarter
\nand eight more minutes in the third.<\/p>\n

Boston\u2019s first-round draft pick who had scored a total of 32 points in 30
\ngames this season, Bradley shattered his previous career high of five points.
\nWafer and Jeff Green<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 14 points apiece, and Nenad Krstic<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> had 13 for the
\ndefending Eastern Conference champs.<\/p>\n

Boston (56-26) finished the regular season with the No. 3 seed in the East.
\nThe Knicks (42-40) made the playoffs for the first time since 2004, finishing
\nsixth in the conference.<\/p>\n

Boston led 84-74 before the Knicks scored eight straight points near the end
\nof the third quarter. But the Celtics scored the first 11 points in the fourth
\nto pull away.<\/p>\n

Notes: The Celtics were wearing special warmups to acknowledge Monday\u2019s
\nBoston Marathon. \u2026 Celtics who didn\u2019t dress: Allen, Garnett and Shaquille
\nO\u2019Neal<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> Knicks who didn\u2019t dress: Billups, Anthony and Andy Rautins<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> Pierce and
\nRajon Rondo<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> sat on the bench in uniform but did not play. \u2026 Green gave the
\npregame fan appreciation talk usually given by Pierce. \u2026 Pavlovic drew a
\ntechnical in the third quarter for his response to Bill Walker\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> flagrant foul
\non a 3-pointer. Pavlovic, who made the basket, got two shots to make one free
\nthrow.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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