The veteran guard Jason Terry scored Boston's last nine points in a 97-90 overtime win.

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The veteran guard did not practice Wednesday, and neither he nor coach Tom Thibodeau declared him out for Thursday.

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"Helicopters are flying over, " the Gulf War-era Coast Guard veteran said as he strolled across the plaza, a bottle of water in his hand.

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They traded for veteran point guard Steve Nash who they knew could feed the ball to Bryant and power forward Pau Gasol and revitalize the offense.

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Veteran guard Jason Kidd, who once played with Martin in New Jersey, said the 35-year-old has been an invaluable addition following injuries to big men Amare Stoudemire (right knee), Tyson Chandler (neck), Kurt Thomas (right foot) and Rasheed Wallace (left foot).

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