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Paul Pierce, with Kendrick Perkins making room, drives to the basket Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics reached 5-0 by beating the Philadelphia 76ers by 31 points.

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Paul Pierce, who scored 21 points Tuesday night for the Boston Celtics, shoots against Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston won, 105-74.

TODAY'S GAME

WHO: Celtics at Minnesota Timberwolves

WHEN: 8 p.m.

TELEVISION: CSN

PHILADELPHIA — Rasheed Wallace keeps making his hometown his stomping ground.

Wallace rooted on the Phillies at Game 5 of the World Series and popped by to watch Bernard Hopkins, a Philadelphia boxing great, train for an upcoming bout.

Wallace, the top reserve for Boston, didn't stop having fun just because it was time to play Tuesday night. Wallace hit six 3-pointers as part of a 20-point effort and the Celtics remained unbeaten with a 105-74 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"It's home," Wallace said. "A lot of friends and family don't get the opportunity to see me play. Everybody can't get that league pass and all that stuff. It's always fun to come back here and play."

Wallace, who wore a black Phillies jacket to the game, easily had his best game in his short stint with the Celtics. He pretty much caught the ball, let it rip and watched it sink through the net. Wallace made 6 of 8 3-pointers and sank each long attempt about as easily as a layup in the paint.

Wallace was about the only Celtic who had his normal night, even getting whistled for a technical foul for arguing with the refs in the third quarter. His fuse burst late in the quarter when he appeared to be fouled on a shot. The ref called a foul; he just didn't call it a shooting foul and denied Wallace a trip to the free-throw line.

Wallace kept badgering the refs over the perceived blown call until he was hit with the technical with 4.5 seconds left in the third.

"I just wanted to get my point across," Wallace said. "I wasn't going to get thrown out."

Paul Pierce scored 21 points as the Celtics improved to 5-0 even without the usual standout performances from Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.

"We're going to win because of our defense no matter how good our offense is," Celtics Coach Doc Rivers said.

Allen didn't score his first field goal until the third quarter and had five points. Garnett made just one basket on seven shots and scored three points when he was yanked with the game out of hand.

By the time Wallace got his technical, the game had spiraled into a blowout. Allen scored his first basket and Pierce hit a 3-pointer in a 14-2 run to open the quarter that shook off the Sixers for good.

Reserve Eddie House made four 3-pointers for the Celtics and scored 12 points. Shelden Williams added 11 points, helping the Celtics' bench to a productive night after the starters and Wallace made this one a rout.

Boston went 14 of 20 from 3-point range. The Sixers failed to hit a 3-pointer until Jrue Holiday made one with 1:28 left.