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The Celtics’ Kevin Garnett is the recipient of the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award, the team announced today.
Garnett led the Celtics in rebounds with a 9.2 average and also averaged 18.8 points, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals. Garnett received 493 points, including 90 first-place votes, from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Denver's Marcus Camby, who won the award last season, finished second with 178 points and Houston's Shane Battier finished third with 175 points
Garnett helped the Celtics to league-best record of 66-16 and led a defense that held opponents to just 90.3 points (second in the NBA) after allowing 99.2 points per game a season ago. The defensive improvement was a major reason why the Celtics enjoyed biggest one-year turnaround in NBA history as the team won 42 more games this season than in 2006-07 (24-58).
Kia Motors, the sponsor of the award, will donate a new 2009 Kia Borrego seven-passenger SUV on behalf of Garnett to Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Garnett’s chosen charity.

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