Celtics' effort 'embarrassing'
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Sometimes only a rant will do. Disgusted with the way the Celtics played last night at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Doc Rivers did not mince words.
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Dregs Weekend got off to a rotten start for the Celtics. Hoping to break a long road losing streak, continue a modest overall winning streak, and take advantage of the conference's have-nots, Doc Rivers's lads came up a tad short on all counts last night.
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Human white flags were raised early and often. Michael Olowokandi. Sebastian Telfair. Leon Powe. There was no need to try to sugarcoat the obvious. The Celtics' four-game winning streak, which started 10 days ago against the Houston Rockets, came to a crashing thud last night before 17,004 at TD Banknorth Garden, when these same (sort of) Rockets vaporized the hosts, ...
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The Celtics set a franchise record on Friday night with their 14th consecutive loss, falling 100-89 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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When, where: Tonight, 8, at Target Center, Minneapolis. TV, radio: CSN, ESPN, WEEI (850). Records: Boston is 37-9; Minnesota is 10-37. Scoring: Al Jefferson 21.5, Rashad McCants 14.9, Ryan Gomes 11.8. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.3, Gomes 5.5, Craig Smith 4.7. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 6.0, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.3. Head to head: This is the second of two meetings. The Celtics ...
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The Wizards travel to Boston on Monday night well aware that the Celtics - held to a season-low 78 points Saturday --  typically pound their next opponent following a loss.
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It sure sounded like an insult. A dismissive dig, at least. The sort of thing Gilbert Arenas loves to hear so he can store it away for extra motivation.
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The Boston Celtics suffered a franchise record 16th straight loss with a 91-79 home defeat to the defending NBA champions Miami Heat on Wednesday.
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When the turnover count hit 20, the Boston Celtics were in trouble. Now, the team that had been routing the NBA has lost two out of three.
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Leon Powe had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Rajon Rondo scored 23 points and Tony Allen scored 20 points with 6 assists to lead the N.B.A.-best Boston Celtics to a 117-87 victory Tuesday night over the host Miami Heat. The Celtics played without Kevin Garnett (strained abdominal muscle) and Ray Allen (flu).
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The Celtics have opened the 2004-05 season with two close losses at home. Last night, they dropped a 100-94 decision to the Indiana Pacers, which went much like the 98-95 loss to Philadelphia Wednesday night.
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The slumping Boston Celtics lost 109-102 to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, extending their franchise record worst losing streak to 15 games.
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The Boston Celtics slipped to a franchise record 17th straight defeat with a 92-78 loss to the New Jersey Nets on Friday, on a day when the struggling team welcomed back Paul Pierce after a long injury layoff.
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WASHINGTON - After a long and comfortable ride, the Celtics hit a big bump in the road.
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Even Boston's other 'Big 3' was way too much for the Miami Heat to handle. Leon Powe scored a career-high 25 points with 11 rebounds, Rajon Rondo tied a career-high with 23 points, and Tony Allen scored 20 points with six assists as the NBA-best Celtics to an overwhelming 117-87 victory Tuesday night over the Heat Â who followed the win that snapped their 15-game losing streak with an absolute clunker.
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics found themselves on the wrong end of a 100-99 decision against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at the FleetCenter.
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Sometimes it takes a player who learned English as a second language to speak the truth, to cut through the spin that comes with a six-game preseason losing streak. Jiri Welsch is such a player, assessing the current state of the Celtics with refreshing honesty. He simply wants to get his point across, and he doesn't care how ...