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Ray Allen returns to fever pace, but Celtics do not

He has hot hand, but mates go cold

By Michael Vega

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 07, 2012

After flu-like symptoms forced him to miss Wednesday night’s 89-70 romp of the New Jersey Nets at TD Garden, Allen wanted to make sure he was completely comfortable in his own skin before returning for last night’s home game against the Indiana Pacers. While he returned to form, scoring a game-high 23-points on 7-for-11 shooting (4 of 5 from the 3-point arc), the Celtics did not in last night’s 87-74 loss.

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