No. 1 reason for Celtics' success on display in Toronto
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TORONTO - The Celtics' top-ranked defense made the Raptors' offense colder than it was outside the Air Canada Centre on this snowy day.
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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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Given the state of affairs in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics aren't ready to brag about their recent accomplishments. But for the record, Boston has become the hottest team in the East, not so quietly climbing the standings with a combination of resiliency, youthful energy, and veteran leadership.
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The Boston Celtics became the first team to reach 40 wins this season with a 104-97 road victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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The Celtics make their one and only visit to the Target Center in Minneapolis today. They've had a great deal of success in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, winning in each of their last four visits. Jim O'Brien was a spiffy 3-0 there. Even John Carroll won there last year, taking his brutal, 36-win, dysfunctional group and beating a team ...
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So much for home-court advantage. The road teams had more success Tuesday night in the NBA, winning five of the nine games. Even some of the league's most futile teams away from home got in on the fun, with Memphis and Toronto both picking up their first road victories of the season.
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It sounds as if Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge has been listening to one of those self-improvement tapes that repeat positive mantras. The message? &quot;I am happy with my roster. I am happy with my roster.&quot; It's clear he will go to great lengths (or is that great pains?) to convince fans and reporters that he is comfortable ...
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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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Paul Pierce scores 28 points, and the Celtics win for the first time this season in the Knicks' home opener.
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The Knicksâ newfound unity will be seriously tested when the mighty Boston Celtics visit Madison Square Garden on Monday.
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The Celtics' illustrious history has included several big men who could pass. Larry Bird was probably the best. Bill Russell , Dave Cowens , and Antoine Walker weren't bad, either. And, eventually, don't be surprised if Kevin Garnett is mentioned in that group.
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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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For most of last night&#39;s game, the Celtics were walking in Memphis. Cruising even. They were ahead by a dozen points early in the last quarter and appeared
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The Celtics, who have the best record in the N.B.A., won their second game of the season against the Nets , who had won six of their previous seven.
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While watching the Celtics go 11-0 at TD Banknorth Garden after beating the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night, ex-Celtics coach and guard K.C. Jones couldn't help but reminisce about those good old days when his teams always won a lot of home games at the old Boston Garden.
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Memo to all you fallen-away Celtics fans: It's better. They lost a 100-99 game to the Denver Nuggets at the Fleet last night, but I'm still telling you that things are better.