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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Celtics beat Raptors in pre season game in Rome

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Sat Oct 6, 2007 5:18pm EDT

ROME (Reuters) - New recruit Kevin Garnett scored 19 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 89-85 in a pre-season game in Rome on Saturday.

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Italian Andrea Bargnani, who is from Rome, notched 13 points for Toronto to the delight of the large crowd.

The ambitious Celtics acquired 10-times All-Star Garnett in July from the Minnesota Timberwolves, who defeated Efes Pilsen of Turkey 84-81 in Istanbul earlier.

The NBA Europe tussles were part of several pre-season games being played on the continent including the Celtics against the Timberwolves in London this Wednesday and the Raptors visiting Real Madrid on Thursday.
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