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Celtics 102, Magic 98

With win, Celtics clinch the division

By Frank Dell’Apa

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 19, 2012

The Celtics were missing Ray Allen’s perimeter game and Rajon Rondo’s creativity Wednesday night. But Paul Pierce turned playmaker and also finished things off with down-the-stretch scoring as the Celtics took a 102-98 win over the Orlando Magic, clinching their fifth successive Atlantic Division title.

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