BOSTON (AP) - Kevin Garnett had 10 points and eight rebounds in
his first game at the Boston Garden in more than seven months, and
the Celtics beat the New York Knicks 96-82 in an exhibition game on
Friday night.

Rasheed Wallace played his first game for the Celtics in Boston
and had 13 points and 12 rebounds. He even avoided drawing a
technical foul from the replacement referees after picking one up
in the preseason opener.

There were no apparent issues with the substitute officials, who
called 75 fouls in Boston's 96-90 loss to Houston in Hidalgo,
Texas, on Wednesday night. The NBA has locked out its regular
referees because of a labor dispute.

Kendrick Perkins scored 14 points, Ray Allen had 13 and Paul
Pierce scored nine on 4-for-12 shooting for Boston.