Celtics hold off charging Jazz
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BOSTON (Ticker) -- Gary Payton&#39;s hot start helped the Boston Celtics rebound from a tough loss. Payton scored 18 of his season-high 27 points in the first half to lead the Celtics to a 114-106 victory over the struggling Utah Jazz.
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Paul Pierce scores a season-high 32 points on Friday as the Celtics overcome Ray Allen's absence to beat the Bucks, 104-82, matching a team record with a 12-0 start at home.
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Paul Pierce scores 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range before sitting out the fourth in Friday night's 107-82, Celtics rout of the Bulls.
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The backcourt of Ricky Davis and Gary Payton provides crucial points down the stretch to push the Celtics past the Bulls, ending Chicago's five-game win streak.
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Paul Pierce scored 35 points and Ray Allen added 19 to lift the Boston Celtics past reigning National Basketball Association champion San Antonio 98-90 here Sunday.
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Paul Pierce had 24 points to lead balanced scoring from the Celtics' starters, and Boston raced to a 103-91 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
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Boston's winter of discontent continues, thanks to an old Celtic. Ricky Davis' jumper from the corner with 0.2 seconds remaining dealt the Celtics' their franchise-record 18th straight loss in Minnesota's 109-107 victory on Sunday.
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Paul Pierce scored 33 points and Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Sunday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 26 points and  hit the go- ahead free throw in the final minute, as the Boston  Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards, 108-103, at  FleetCenter.
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What a difference a half makes. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 32-6 with a 116-89 victory over the 76ers last night at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston, which is 18-3 at home, was outscored, 57-54, in the first half before outscoring Philadelphia, 62-32, in the second.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- Paul Pierce&#39;s first miss from the line came at the wrong time for the Boston Celtics. Pierce, who had made his first eight free throws, split a pair of attempts with a chance to tie the game
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Jamaal Tinsley scored 29 points and James Jones had a career-best 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the suspension-weakened Indiana Pacers to a 106-96 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
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The Detroit Pistons are the only visiting team to win in Boston, and the Celtics can't wait for a shot at payback. And it almost cost them Friday night.
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The NBA-leading Boston Celtics suffered a second consecutive loss to the Washington Wizards, who scored the game's final six points in a 88-83 victory on Monday.
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Deron Williams has 22 points and 12 assists, his fifth straight double-double, and the Jazz extend their winning streak to six with a 100-89 win over the Knicks on Wednesday.
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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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Less than an hour before tipoff, news trickled into the visitors' locker room that Tracy McGrady would miss last night's game with flulike symptoms. And with Yao Ming still rehabbing from a leg injury, the Celtics faced a team playing without two of its top players for the second game in a row. The Jazz defeated the Celtics, ...