Allen gives Celtics a lift by returning
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Ray Allen looked great at practice yesterday. "He was standing there, right beside me most of the time, so he looked phenomenal," coach Doc Rivers joked. "He didn't do too much. We didn't want him to do a lot of cutting and running. He'll be fine for [tonight's game]. He said he feels great. I don't know if ...
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RAY ALLEN G Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 205 Connecticut One of the best pure shooters in the NBA, he'll get the most open looks he's ever had with Garnett and Pierce on his side . . . The veteran entering his 12th season was stymied by ankle problems last season but seems OK now . . . Scored a lot taking ...
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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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Ricky Davis came off the bench to scored 30 points, and Paul Pierce had 21 points and 15 rebounds Friday night to lift the Boston Celtics to their seventh win in eight home games, 106-94 over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Wally Szczerbiak tested his sprained left ankle during the Celtics' light practice yesterday at Philadelphia Community College. But it wasn't until after the workout, when Szczerbiak dunked on rookie Allen Ray during a game of one-on-one that it became clear the small forward would be ready to play tonight against Philadelphia.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - At the beginning of the season, the big question about the Celtics was whether their star trio of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen could play together.
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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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One big question Celtics coach Doc Rivers had entering this season was how his bench would perform in a time of need. As of late, it has given him a positive response.
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Sitting on the bench in a suit, guard Ray Allen felt as hopeless as fans at TD Banknorth Garden during the Celtics' surprising 95-83 loss to the Bobcats Wednesday night.
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At halftime of last night's 111-103 victory over the Knicks, Celtics coach Doc Rivers turned to Ray Allen and said, "You'll have to go to New Orleans with me." Allen isn't the emotional type, so he nodded. He was more upset about a bad pass that resulted in a turnover in the final minute of the first half.
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Mired in a franchise-record 16-game losing streak, the Boston Celtics finally got some good news Friday night.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17 (Ticker) -- In his return, Al Harrington got a nice reception and the better of former teammate Ron Artest. But the Indiana Pacers got the win.
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Ray Allen scores a season-high 35 points as Boston rebounds from consecutive losses with a 100-90 win over Portland on Wednesday.
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Allan Houston&#39;s comeback from a knee injury hit a bump in the road when the shooting guard scored just six points on 3-for-10 shooting from the floor and seemed to rush some shots in the fourth quarter last night.
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WALTHAM -- Paul Pierce is back. Well, sort of. The Celtics' captain went through most of yesterday's lighter-than-normal workout, his first since a stress reaction was diagnosed in his left foot Dec. 21.
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TORONTO - Injured Celtics guard Ray Allen is projected to return for Wednesday's Eastern Conference showdown against Detroit at TD Banknorth Garden.
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Reserve Tony Allen filled in when Ray Allen struggled, scoring a season-high 20 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-96 on Friday night while his more celebrated namesake was scoreless into the last 10 seconds of the game.