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With the top seed in the East, Celtic coach Doc Rivers wants to rest players with the playoffs less than two weeks away. Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen did not play in their blowout win over Charlotte last weekend. The Celtics are in the back end of a back to back so no doubt head coach Doc Rivers will limit his big 3 in regards to minutes in this one. Boston has 2 series of back to backs in a span of 5 days and I would expect Boston to take their foot off the pedal with nothing to play for. Wizards forward Antawn Jamison is expected to play after missing two games with a sprained right shoulder. Washington has clinched a spot in the East but will be playing hard down the stretch to get some chemistry with Gilbert Arenas back in the lineup. Head coach Eddie Jordan finally has his big three in his rotation with Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas in the lineup together and he wants his team to work hard to find the right player combinations surrounding his big 3 for the playoffs. Washington sits two games behind Cleveland for home court in the first round and has beaten the Celtics in their last 2 meetings. Take Washington +1