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Garnett plays sparingly in Celtics' win (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Kevin Garnett finally came back for Boston, but could only watch and writhe on the bench as the Celtics won a nail-biter. Playing sparingly in his first game in a month, Garnett sat out a thrilling fourth quarter that ended with San Antonio missing six consecutive free throws to help Boston escape with a 80-77 win on Friday night.