Garnett to miss more time
Kevin Garnett will miss at least the next four games with a sore right knee and may return for the final three games of the Boston Celtics’ regular season.
The emotional leader and defensive star of the defending NBA champions has missed 15 of the last 19 games, including the last two. The Celtics hope the rest will help him get healthy for the playoffs.
Coach Doc Rivers said after practice Tuesday that the team would be “shutting down” Garnett for most of the remaining seven regular season games because of continued soreness in the knee, first injured Feb. 19 at Utah.
Garnett is averaging 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in 57 games. Without him, the Celtics were 7-6 in their first 13 games. They were 3-1 when he returned and 2-0 in their last two when he was sidelined.
On the court, LeBron James made two crucial three-point plays down the stretch and finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds as the Cavaliers won their 13th straight game, 79-73, over the Detroit Pistons.
From News and wire service reports.
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