Blatche and Wizards take down Boston

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04/09/2010 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andray Blatche poured in 31 points and came down with 11 rebounds and the Wizards snapped a six-game skid against Boston with a 106-96 triumph at TD Garden.

Shaun Livingston added 25 points and seven assists for Washington, which was swept in three games last season by Boston and was in danger of a four-game whitewash this season, but the Wizards dominated the playoff-bound Celtics on Friday.

Nick Young scored 19 and JaVale McGee added 14 points and 11 boards for the Wizards, who won for the fourth time in six contests since a 16-game losing streak.

The loss left Boston a game behind Atlanta for third place in the Eastern Conference with just three games left for each team. The Hawks beat Toronto, 107-101, on Friday. Atlanta also holds the tiebreaker over Boston by virtue of sweeping the season series.

The Celtics were a woeful 12-of-40 from the field in the first half and fell behind 52-31 at the break. They never recovered even though a pair of Nate Robinson three-pointers late made it a six-point game.

Rajon Rondo ended with 17 points and 12 assists, while Robinson scored 13 for Boston, which lost for the fifth time in seven games.

Young had 11 points in the first quarter, a period which the Wizards finished on a 15-2 burst. Young culminated the push with a three-pointer for a 30-17 cushion.

It only got worse for the Celtics in the second, as Blatche scored seven straight points for a 47-19 spread with 4:33 remaining in the half.

Boston trailed by a hefty amount the entire third quarter and went to the fourth staring at a 75-54 deficit. With under a minute left, Robinson made a three-pointer, then stole the ball from Livingston before banking in another shot from beyond the arc, this one with 50.4 seconds remaining for a 97-91 difference.

Young countered by making two free throws and Washington held on from there.

Game Notes

Boston has road games against Milwaukee and Chicago before finishing at home against the Bucks...Kendrick Perkins, Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace each had 10 points for the Celtics...Boston's starting forward tandem of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett combined to shoot 7-of-24 and had 17 points between them...Boston has lost four of its last five home games.

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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6  

The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.

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It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis.  It's like Week 1 of the NFL.  Pre-season means nada!

We do know the 24 finalists however.

Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24.  He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway.  He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien. 

Brandon Rogers - Who?

Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition.  He should go a good distance.

Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was.  And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition.  He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice!  People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way. 

"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks.  He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes.  But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.

A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”

Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes. 

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Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts) 

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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter

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Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.

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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.

Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.

Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan

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