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Celtics' Rivers to coach Eastern Conference All-Stars

Los Angeles (dpa) - Doc Rivers, who has guided the Boston Celtics to a league-best 33-6 record, will coach the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star Game at New Orleans on February 17.



The East and West coaches with the best winning per centage in their conference as of February 3 earn the right to coach the star-studded contest.

 Because of the Celtics' dominance, Rivers and his staff were able to clinch the honour after beating the New York Knicks, 109-93 on Sunday.

 "This is a fantastic honour for our team, our players, and our coaching staff," Rivers said.

 "We look forward to proudly representing the Eastern Conference at this year's All-Star Game. We will have fun, but we will be real competitive with the wonderful gathering of All-Stars from our conference."

   Celtics' star Kevin Garnett - the leading vote-getter - is expected to be named as a starter when the league officially makes the announcement on Thursday. Teammates Paul Pierce and Ray Allen also have a good shot of being added to the squad.


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