A-Ray drops 22, leads Celtics in loss

Villanova alum Allan Ray put up 22 points, leading his team in scoring tonight in the Boston Celtics' 96-100 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Ray scored his career-high 22 points in just 28 minutes played, which is nevertheless also a career high in minutes for the rookie. The Celtics started a strange lineup of four forwards and one point guard, but rookies Ray and Kentucky star Rajon Rando saw significant minutes and made outstanding contributions off the bench.

Ray sank 6 of 9 shots from the field, and hit 3 of his 5 three-point attempts. He also was 7-8 from the free throw line.

A-Ray and the Celtics next play Sacramento at home on Friday night.