Rejuvenated Celtics expect happy new year
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The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to come. "We haven't played our best basketball and I think most of the guys in this locker room will say that," veteran guard Ray Allen said recently after his team's home victory over the Orlando Magic.
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Where will Paul Pierce be when/if the Celtics make the fifth selection in tonight's NBA draft? And will he be smiling? If Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers answered the second question, they would probably say yes, though doubts will remain around the league.
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As 2007 turns into 2008, and with the Celtics winning with such proficiency and ease, it is time to salute Danny Ainge, Doc Rivers, and the team's owners. I know they haven't won anything yet. But so far, to borrow a phrase from Mike Huckabee . . . shazam!
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Hello Big O. Goodbye Wally. Those were the twin storylines at yesterday's Celtics practice as they look for a sixth straight victory tomorrow night at home against the Golden State Warriors.
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Hey, they could easily be 4-0, you know. They also could easily be 1-3. But the Celtics are 2-2 after four games, having eked out a 90-88 victory last night over the Trail Blazers. And we know what Bill Parcells would say: You are what you are.
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics visit Atlantic Division-rival New York tonight at Madison Square Garden. Tonight is Boston&#39;s first road game of the season, The Celtics were just 17-24 on the road last season.
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The Celtics went back to being " Paul Pierce and the Celtics" instead of the Big Three for last night's 117-87 win over the Heat.
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Listening to Theo Ratliff talk about his new, unfamiliar teammates and his old, familiar role makes you think that he could be a significant addition to the 2006-07 Celtics. Maybe the most significant addition.
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Former Celtics forward Al Jefferson described his return to TD Banknorth Garden tonight as just another road game for the Timberwolves. Celtics forward Kevin Garnett sees his first regular-season game against his team of the previous 12 years as no big deal, either.
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As the Celtics begin their second major trip west against the Sacramento Kings tonight, it seems somewhat pointless to speculate about how many games they will win (maybe one of five; two if they're very lucky). The second time around these parts should prove tougher than the first, with the Suns, Lakers, Jazz, and Rockets also on the ...
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Danny Ainge doesn't think the Celtics' chemistry is very good, although he thinks it's better now than it was a month ago. But it's not just a matter of players getting along ("It's so much more than just the personality of the locker room") and he sees it as something that he alone cannot and should not ...
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While the Celtics' defensive scheme will remain largely the same in a rematch against the Chicago Bulls tonight at the United Center, they will have one more offensive weapon with the return of Delonte West . The team medical staff said West could compete tonight almost a week after suffering a mild concussion from a Dikembe Mutombo elbow ...
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Delonte West isn't on the level of the late Dennis Johnson. But teammate Al Jefferson said the Celtics' present point guard has more in common with him than just hair color (red) -- specifically, a penchant for the big shot.
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OK, there's the Pistons in the Palace tomorrow night. That's no day at the beach. But after that, well, it looks like the Celtics have a good chance to make up some ground in the not-so-hot Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference.
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The Curse of the Pitino is safe for another season . . . unless, of course, the Celtics happen to get to the NBA Finals and meet the Spurs.
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"I think we can win the East next year." -- Danny Ainge Did I miss the trade for Kevin Garnett or Amare Stoudemire? Did I miss the hiring of the new coach? Did I miss the change in ownership? The Celtics, who've won 57 games the last two years -- or four more than the Pistons won last season -- ...
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The Boston Celtics will have Kevin Garnett back in the lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Garnett has been sidelined since Jan. 25 with a strained abdominal muscle. The Celtics won seven of nine without him, including five straight before the All-Star break.