this fool is losing it just like his team. this dude is about a half court away of getting his ass fired.... 
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updated 12:47 a.m. ET, Sun., Nov. 19, 2006
NEW YORK - It had been a year and a half since the Boston Celtics won three straight, so Doc Rivers didn’t care if Saturday night’s victory was pretty or not.
“At the end of the day, we won the game and I got to use a joke that I’ve had saved up for some time,” Rivers said. “The Web site is back up — www.threeinarow.com. It’s about time, it’s been down for a whole year.”
Paul Pierce scored 39 points, Ryan Gomes added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Celtics held off the New York Knicks with a 122-118 victory.
The Celtics last won three straight during a four-game winning streak from April 12-17, 2005.
The Knicks trailed by 20 points in the third quarter but came back to briefly lead 101-100 on Stephon Marbury’s layup. Sebastian Telfair’s layup gave Boston the lead for good, 102-101 with 3:41 left in the game.
“I don’t know what to say. It was a win, it was a not a pretty win,” Rivers said. “It was not a pretty game.”
Pierce was 10-for-23 from the field and hit 18 of 22 free throws. He scored 10 points in the Celtics’ big third quarter and added another 19 in the final period, but pointed at Gomes’ performance.
“He’s like a guy that is like a glue guy,” Pierce said. “He’s a guy that doesn’t demand the ball, but he’s a guy that can get the job done.”
