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November 28, 2012

Humphries, Rondo ejected as Brooklyn downs Boston

The Associated Press Associated Press Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:25 PM CST

MERIDIAN — BOSTON — Joe Johnson scored 18 points, Andray Blatche had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 95-83 on Wednesday night after Rajon Rondo was ejected following a fight.

    The Celtics point guard was tossed after he shoved Kris Humphries to retaliate for the Nets forward's hard foul against Kevin Garnett. Humphries and Brooklyn forward Gerald Wallace were also ejected for their roles in the second-quarter skirmish.

    Garnett had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Paul Pierce added 14 points for Boston. Rondo had three assists before he was kicked out, ending his streak at 37 games with double-digits. That is tied for second-longest in NBA history.

    The Nets led by 21 in the second half and never less than nine in the fourth quarter.

    Brooklyn won for the ninth time in 11 games while snapping Boston's two-game win streak.

    The Nets led by eight after one quarter and scored 19 of the first 25 points in the second to make it 47-26. Boston cut the deficit to 14 points and trailed by 16 when Garnett took an off-balance jumper from the right baseline and Humphries leveraged him to the floor with his left arm.

    Rondo trailed the play with a two-handed shove that sent Humphries into the courtside seats, and Wallace soon entered the fray by shoving Garnett. While the rest of the players remained by their benches, coaches and officials tried to break up the skirmish.

    The referees went to the scorer's table to watch the incident on replay, and their verdict was announced over the public address system: Two technical fouls for Humphries, one for Wallace — his second of the game, ending his night — and one for Garnett.

    Rondo was simply ejected.

    When the free throws were done, Boston trailed 51-38, and that's the way it went into the half.

    Boston was unable to trim much more from the Nets' lead. The Celtics made it a nine-point game twice in the fourth quarter, but never really threatened to close the gap further.

    Rondo's streak of 10 or more assists dated to March 11 of last season. That ties John Stockton for second-longest in NBA history. Magic Johnson holds the record at 46 consecutive games in the 1983-84 season.

    Rondo has had a history of petulance, including a one-game suspension during the opening round of last year's playoff series against Atlanta after he chest-bumped referee Marc Davis while complaining about a call in the final minute of a Boston loss.

    During the 2011-12 regular season, he was suspended for two games for throwing a ball at an official.

    He has also come under criticism for selfishness this season for re-entering a 20-point loss to Detroit in the fourth quarter to keep his streak alive.

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