Celtics fumble, then recover
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Maybe this one will come back to haunt the Celtics on the day the ping-pong balls fall, but in the here and now, yesterday's 96-88 overtime victory over the Nets had an unmistakable feel-good quality about it.
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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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Can you have deja vu just two games into the regular season? For anyone who knew what happened in the Celtics' opener Wednesday and watched last night's game at the FleetCenter, that would be a rhetorical question. For the second consecutive game, Boston was tested in the fourth quarter of a tight contest against an Eastern Conference rival. With coach ...
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Boston Celtics&#39; Gary Payton scrambles over New Jersey Nets&#39; Eric Williams after a loose ball during the first quarter Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, in Boston.
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With two starters out because of injuries and two others playing while they recover, the Utah Jazz are relying more on their less experienced players. The young Jazz got a lesson Saturday night in how to build a big lead, blow it and then build it back up again in a 105-87 win over the struggling Boston Celtics.
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There is no substitute for youthful optimism. Minutes removed from finally snapping a franchise-record 18-game losing streak, some Celtics were talking of putting together a winning streak.
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For 3 1/2 quarters on Dec. 13, the Los Angeles Clippers dominated the Boston Celtics at both ends of the floor. Elton Brand pulled down rebounds at will.
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With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night.
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The first breakaway resulted in a textbook layup. Safe, sure, thought Tony Allen. "I was scared," the Celtics' swingman admitted after Friday night's 107-82 destruction of the Bulls.
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Before last night's 106-102 loss to the Raptors, Celtics coach Doc Rivers happily remarked how his team finally seemed fairly healthy again. Rivers should have known better than to make such a pronouncement, or at least knock on wood after he did.
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NEW YORK -- Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Boston Celtics routed the New York Knicks for the second time this season, 109-93 Monday.
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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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At different times, Doc Rivers has questioned which was the shallowest part of his new Celtics lineup. But after Gary Payton jammed his right thumb against a basket support during Monday&#39;s exhibition loss
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The Celtics were not the only young, injury-riddled team that flirted with a record losing streak this season. Dealing with injuries to Luke Walton , Lamar Odom , Kwame Brown , and Chris Mihm , the Lakers entered last night's game at Staples Center against the Celtics mired in a six-game skid. However, they turned it around ...
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Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with one-tenth of a second left and the Detroit Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season, 87-85, Wednesday night in Boston.
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(Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers found themselves on the wrong end of a 90-88 decision against the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter on Wednesday.
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CLEVELAND -- The Celtics and successful comebacks do not often go together. Ricky Davis and Cleveland do not often go well together.