Wallace, Celtics Defeat Warriors (12/14/46)

Christmas came early for the new look Boston Celtics as they won their second game in a row, beating "Jumpin" Joe Fulks and the Philadelphia Warriors. New Celtic Jerry Kelly pumped in 14 points while Moe Becker made his Celtics debut with 4 points. Boston jumped out to a 42-37 lead at halftime with Al Brightman pitching in 13 points. The Celtics took a 63-58 lead into the final frame with Chuck Connors helping out with 12 points. The key to the game was Fulks himself had 28 points while the highest scorer on the Celtics was Red Wallace with 19 points. The lead held and the Celtics had their first two game winning streak with a 77-65 victory over the Warriors at the Boston Garden.

                                                    Betty Hutton approves of the win

Basketbawful Report:

Virgil Vaughn didn't play to earn the Ellison.

Harold Kottman didn't play to earn the Ellison.

Warren Fenley fouled without scoring a point for the Fernsten level Hamilton and a +1 suck differential

Wyndol Gray fouled without scoring a point for the Fernsten level Hamilton and a +1 suck differential

Hero of The Night is Red Wallace. He pumped in 19 points to lead the Celtics in scoring to help take down the Warriors.

                                                            Hero Wallace

Final Thoughts:

Who would have thought Jerry Kelly would make this much of a difference. That's two wins in a row now with him in the lineup, even though he wasn't the leading scorer this time. Still, if Kelly can spark a new look Celtics team to play better, there might be hope for the team yet. Beating the Warriors even on a hot shooting night by Fulks is nothing to sneeze at and the Celtics should be proud. Hal Crisler will report back to the Boston Yanks soon but having him around with Virgil Vaughn and Harold Kottman out helps. The win improved the Celtics to 5-14 and look to win their third straight game on December 19th against the St. Louis Bombers at the Boston Garden.