Mickael Pietrus was taken from the arena on a stretcher after the defeat of the court with 5:08 left in the second quarter of 99-86 loss to the 76ers. He was taken to hospital with a so-called "closed head injury."
"He was already an X-ray (s) CT (computed tomography). This is an MRI right now," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said after a few minutes after the game. "That's all we know. They'll take all night, but that's all I can give you right now."
The team later said Pietrus was not hospitalized, but did not stay overnight in Philadelphia. It will be a reassessment today.
Pietrus was pulled back Lou Williams as he created a high drive into the lane. I do not think that hit his head on the ground, but there was a serious jolt and immediately reached for this part of his body. He remained on the ground for several minutes as doctors attended to him. Pietrus, who started in place of guard Ray Allen (right ankle), was immobilized on a stretcher before placing.
Kevin Garnett, standing beside the medical team, raised his hands and began to fight like Pietrus has been established. The crowd looked at him and followed his example.
Williams came to the Celts, and then, on the rivers, he said: "Tell Pete good luck. I did not want."
Rivers added, "It was not a deliberate game. I mean, it happens in sport.
"It looked awful. I saw it right away. I do not think he hit his head, but I was not sure. I just saw her on the neck tie, and if you knew it was bad. And it is obvious that he dropped to the floor if it is not very good. I mean, wow, that was hard. I think that it was difficult for us to see everything. "
Said Paul Pierce [Statistics]: "He fell hard. I do not know the extent of its damage, and I hope that it will be good.
"It's always difficult when you see your brother, NBA player -. Regardless of who it is when you catch someone lying on the floor and not move, and you dare to land on a stretcher, it is difficult.
"These are things that can be career ending thing. We just hope that he can make a speedy recovery."
The Celts were at 10, and they were ahead by two years, when Ryan Hollins beginners (choose Pietrus "Sixers free throws) from 1-to-2. They were able to build on their lead from this point, bringing it to 49 -43 at halftime.
But they were soon buried under a preponderance of the state of the poor.
C end of the year even took the court in the second half, Avery Bradley was trying to run down the hallway outside the locker room. Then he turned to the trainer Ed Lacerte and shook his head. Bradley was removed from the rest of the night with the stretching of the left ankle. He left the game in the final minute of the half down badly in the end it is a rebound. (Bradley later said that he hopes to play tomorrow against Washington).
"You have Ray sitting in the locker room, that Avery will not be affected immediately after the" Rivers said. "It was just a hell of a year."
arquis Daniels started the second half and scored on the wet and rotational motion so that the Celts' lead down. His bucket put them back in the future, 64-63, with 5:02 remaining in the third.
Celtics [team stats] did not really hear.
They scored just two points the rest of the quarter - a jumper from the left Pierce 1:39. Otherwise, they have missed five shots and turned the ball four times. This paved the way to Philadelphia to run the 17.2 80-66 entering the fourth.
Things remained in this area that Celtics emptied their benches - as needed.
"We had just settled," said Rivers. "I thought the type of injury, fatigue and all that caught up with us, but I just thought we settled down a bit, took all the jump shots. For me it is a sign that the team is a little tired. We'd like to give a little bit."
However, Pierce was not to his team off the hook, saying: "We took a step back Is it any way we should not lose this way - the game division rival for us to accept. Atlantic (Front) of lead. It was a huge game for us, and we took a step back today. "
This, of course, was a secondary issue in the grand scheme of things the Celts left the stage and headed to the airport hoping to learn more about Pietrus.
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