Celtics Roll Over the Heat
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Leon Powe had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Rajon Rondo scored 23 points and Tony Allen scored 20 points with 6 assists to lead the N.B.A.-best Boston Celtics to a 117-87 victory Tuesday night over the host Miami Heat. The Celtics played without Kevin Garnett (strained abdominal muscle) and Ray Allen (flu).
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Dwayne Wade scored 25 points and Shaquille O'Neal tied a franchise record by making all nine of the shots he attempted as the Heat edged the Boston Celtics 106-104 in Miami on Sunday.
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The post-All-Star-break Celtics look a lot like the pre-All-Star-break Celtics. Injury-plagued. Turnover-prone. Inconsistent.
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Led by Paul Pierce and his 34 points, the Celtics turned what could have been a monumental embarrassment into a respectable defeat last night when the Pacific Division-leading Suns took a 128-119 decision at the 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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The Boston Celtics will hit the new year  with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to  come. "We haven't played our best basketball and I think most  of the guys in this locker room will say that," veteran guard  Ray Allen said recently after his team's home victory over the  Orlando Magic.
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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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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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WASHINGTON - Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Eddie Jones were in foul trouble, the Miami Heat kept fumbling the ball away, and the Wizards&#39; terrific perimeter players were raining down shots.
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These are strange days to follow the Celtics as emotions and optimism fluctuate quarter to quarter.
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics picked up a victory on Friday evening against the Toronto Raptors. Mark Blount scored 22 points, Paul Pierce added 20, as the Celtics edged Toronto for a 91-89 victory at the FleetCenter.
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Near the end of the third quarter of the Miami Heat&#39;s 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Shaquille O&#39;Neal leaned against the scorer&#39;s table in AmericanAirlines
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WASHINGTON - After a long and comfortable ride, the Celtics hit a big bump in the road.
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Caron Butler scored 21 points and Antawn Jamison had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 88-83 win over Boston and a rare sweep of the Celtics.
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Dwayne Wade scored 25 points and  Shaquille O'Neal tied a franchise record by making all nine of  the shots he attempted as the Heat edged the Boston Celtics  106-104 in Miami Sunday.
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The Boston Celtics registered a 12th straight home victory with a 104-82 thrashing of the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, Paul Pierce leading the way with a game-high 32 points.
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The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to come. "We haven't played our best basketball and I think most of the guys in this locker room will say that," veteran guard Ray Allen said recently after his team's home victory over the Orlando Magic.