Time for Celtics to hit the lottery
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Do you believe in curses? I don't. A certain baseball team cured me of such folly three summers ago when they defied seemingly insurmountable odds and won their first World Series title in 86 years.
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Forget those two new guys who gave Boston its Big Three. Paul Pierce can still carry the Celtics just like the past.
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Are these guys ever going to have a game that doesn't come down to the last possession? It seems that, if nothing else, the Celtics give you 48 minutes worth. Sometimes more.
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When it comes to the Celtics, few sights are more familiar than Paul Pierce forcing a shot from a seemingly impossible angle with time expiring. He made his reputation as a go-to guy by hitting his fair share of memorable buzzer-beaters, the most recent winner Nov. 10 against Portland. By force of habit, the Celtics look for Pierce ...
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The game ball was retrieved following the Celtics&#39; 107-73 victory over the Knicks last night. It will be appropriately lettered and presented to coach Doc Rivers to commemorate his first win for the club.
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics got their season off on a losing note on Wednesday, as they dropped a 98-95 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers at the FleetCenter.
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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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Consider the Celtics' buttons sufficiently pushed. The Celtics are angry. They are angry about losing 11 games in a row. They are angry about losing leads in the second half. They are angry about committing turnover after turnover. They are angry that a few mistakes can cause complete lapses in focus.
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This season's Boston Celtics are looking to do the 1984-85 team one better. After beating Milwaukee 104-82 on Friday night to improve to 12-0 at home, Boston can set the Celtics' record for best home start by beating Detroit on Wednesday.
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When the turnover count hit 20, the Boston Celtics were in trouble. Now, the team that had been routing the NBA has lost two out of three.
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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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Are these guys ever going to have a game that doesn&#39;t come down to the last possession? It seems that, if nothing else, the Celtics give you 48 minutes worth.
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Hey, they could easily be 4-0, you know. They also could easily be 1-3. But the Celtics are 2-2 after four games, having eked out a 90-88 victory last night over the Trail Blazers. And we know what Bill Parcells would say: You are what you are.
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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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OK, there's the Pistons in the Palace tomorrow night. That's no day at the beach. But after that, well, it looks like the Celtics have a good chance to make up some ground in the not-so-hot Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference.
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WALTHAM -- What could be worse than welcoming Western Conference foe Sacramento to the FleetCenter tonight for a game that could ensure that the Celtics enter the All-Star break with a .500 record or better? How about welcoming a Sacramento squad desperate for a win after dropping four games in a row? That is the scenario the Celtics face with ...
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With Allen Iverson asking for a trade out of Philadelphia, the Celtics generated buzz around Boston yesterday for the first time in awhile.