Delonte West missed the Boston Celtics final game of the season with with two stretched ligaments in his left hand.  The Celtics ended the season on a sour note, losing to the Pistons by a final score of 91 to 89 on the floor of the TD BankNorth Garden.

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The Boston Celtics are ready to wrap up their season tonight, and they’ll be welcoming one of the best teams in the league to help shut things down.

The Detroit Pistons (52-29) come to Boston (24-57) looking forward to a quiet night that will give their players  some time to rest up and prepare for the playoffs.

For Delonte and the Celtics though, there is still a game to be played — and playing hard can help cap things off in a positive manner:

“These last couple games have been going down to the wire,” said Delonte West, who had 28 points. “Anytime you can get that kind of experience it can only help you. It’s good for our confidence after the season we’ve had to end on a positive note.”

For more on tonight’s game, please check out the Yahoo! Sports Preview.

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With just under a minute left to play, Delonte West buried a jumper to tie the game at 89-89 in the Celtics 91-89 victory over the Miami Heat down in South Beach. With 0.01 seconds on the clock, Al Jefferson buried a hook shot that was the dagger of defeat for the Heat.

Delonte finished the game with 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 assists — leading the Celtics scoring efforts on the night.

The Celtics will return home on Wednesday night to finish up their season when they host the Pistons in a 7:30PM ET contest.

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Rotoworld reports that Delonte West, who missed Saturday’s game against the Pacers, remains doubtful for Tuesday’s Celtics game in Atlanta:

Delonte West (ankle) did not travel with the Celtics to Indiana on Saturday and Coach Rivers called him doubtful for Tuesday’s game in Atlanta.
“He could (still play Tuesday in Atlanta),” said Rivers. “Eddie (Lacerte, the trainer) just wants him to run and do stuff back at home. There’s a chance (of playing against the Hawks). I doubt it, but there’s a chance. If he comes up, he’ll come up on Monday morning or maybe Sunday night.” It’s going to be very risky to play West next week. Look for Allan Ray to keep getting extra burn. Apr. 8 - 12:01 pm et

Stay tuned for more updates as they become available…

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According to media reports, Delonte West was scratched from the starting five of last night’s game because he was late for the team’s pre-game meeting…

(From Yahoo Sports)
West almost missed the game, too: He was late to a meeting and dropped from the starting lineup as punishment. But he was part of two big plays down the stretch.

West finished the game having played 25 minutes scoring 11 points.  His two made free throws with 1.9 seconds on the clock were the game winning points in the Celtics 98-96 victory over the Cavs.

Both teams were without their stars.  LeBron James missed the game following the Cav’s overtime victory in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.  Paul Pierce missed the game for the Celtics in an effort to keep his many ailments in check.

Gerald Green tied a career high with his 25 point effort.  Al Jefferson added 24 points and Kendrick Perkins had a great game for the Celtics — scoring 12 points, pulling down 9 rebounds and dishing out a team high 5 assists.

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