Lacking Flaws at 33-6, Celtics Nitpick and Roll
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Celtics center Kendrick Perkins, despite sitting out the fourth, finished with a career-high 24 points, 17 above his season average, and shot 9 of 12 from the field on Monday.
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The in box was loaded Thursday morning, less than 12 hours after the Celtics' first defeat at home. Where is the backup point guard? Why did Doc Rivers have an ice-cold Paul Pierce take the final shot? Why didn't Pierce wait? What was Tony Allen thinking at the end of the game? Why was he even in the game? Why ...
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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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WASHINGTON - After a long and comfortable ride, the Celtics hit a big bump in the road.
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On the subject of the Celtics' struggle for consistency, Paul Pierce may have the right perspective. Following Boston's 111-98 come-from-behind win at Milwaukee Saturday night, the captain said, "We just want longer better stretches than longer bad stretches." It doesn't have the ring of a motivational slogan, but it fits for Boston. Against the Bucks, the Celtics followed an abysmal ...
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The Sporting News - Unless the Celtics can win 28 in a row at Fleet Center, they're not going to match the franchise mark for best record at home. After losing to the Pistons on Wednesday night, they're not going to stay on top of the Power Poll for the rest of the season, either.
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The Sporting News - Questions to ponder while wondering if the Lakers have burned those tiny short shorts they broke out -- for the first half -- against the Celtics Sunday night?
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Ricky Davis was hoping he would have another chance. Davis missed a 14-footer with two minutes remaining, a shot that could have extended the lead to 89-82, enough points to clinch a victory for the Celtics over the Memphis Grizzlies last night.
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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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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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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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By the disappointment in coach Doc Rivers's voice and face, you would have thought the Celtics were thoroughly beaten yesterday. Actually, they hammered the Knicks, 109-93, at a sold-out Madison Square Garden. But since the Celtics let their mouths do as much talking as their game, Rivers was far from happy.
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With 25 games remaining in the season, the Celtics have nothing to play for other than ping-pong balls, but that's not something coach Doc Rivers will attempt to sell his young team. Instead, he's motivating the players by focusing on improvement in practice and challenging them to play the role of spoiler.
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By Bill Reynolds  FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH   Okay, here's the problem.   Yes, the Celtics are the Titanic, having sunk in the NBA standings. Yes, they are positioning themselves for the Greg Oden- Kevin Durant sweepstakes.
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The Knicks have discovered how to be competitive. They just have not figured out how to make the plays that matter most.
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Two games under .500 -- and first place in the brutal Atlantic Division. That's what's at stake tomorrow night for the Celtics. With the Knicks conveniently losing yesterday to Boston's next opponent, the rampaging Chicago Bulls, the door is open for Doc Rivers's gang.
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During a four-day layoff, the Celtics suffered from a lack of game experience. Last night, they played five minutes too many at the MCI Center, losing to the Wizards, 110-105, in overtime.