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BOSTON - Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring - especially not the Celtics, who got away with one when the Chicago Bulls collapsed in the las five minutes and bowed to Boston, 109-104, Sunday night.
This was a classic "ugly" win by the Celts, who trailed for virtually the entire game. In the last five minutes the Celts rescue the game with a 15-1 burst. Many Fans left the Building thinking the Bulls choked.
In any case, Boston haven't been playing well lately. Portland destroyed the Celts over a week ago, and there was a four point win over Atlanta last Tuesday. The Cleveland Cavs were all over them Saturday night, taking a 109-99 decision, and they could have easily lost to Chicago.
"I think everyone just wants to get
BOSTON - The victory was great it helped the Bruins to look ahead. And the light at the end of the tunnel was not an on going train.
"We were dying for a win," Said Coach Butch Goring after the Bruins broke their four-game winless streak with a 4-2 National Hockey league victory over the New York Rangers.
Center Ken Linseman, sidelined with a broken hand since November 21. Defenseman Ray Bourque, out since December 8 with a twisted ankle, should return Thursday night against the Hartford Whalers at Boston Garden, And Charlie Simmer, sidelined since November 10 with a knee injury, is expected to start skating again within a couple of weeks. "Hopefully, we'll soon be a health hockey team again," Goring said. "then we will get to see how we can play with the 19 guys we originally chose for our hockey team."
Dave Pasin broke a 2-2 tie midway through the third period. Center Barry Pederson ended a scoring slump with histhrough the (regular) season, " DJ remarked. "We have an excellent team, and if there's anything that causes us to bumble, it's a lack of concentration. I've already seen it happen a few times this season."
The Celts can start in Chicago Tuesday night. After the Celts...