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CHICAGO -- The Celtics' starters played surprisingly few minutes in the final quarter last night, even though a comeback was within reach. Raef LaFrentz and Mark Blount stayed on the bench the entire quarter. Gary Payton and Paul Pierce played the final four minutes down the stretch. Jiri Welsch made a one-minute cameo, though he has not been a regular ...
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Danny Ainge, never a candidate for the All-Defensive team, stopped by the Celtics' morning shootaround yesterday and offered some advice to his team. As in, "Uh, guys, you know what Doc has been saying about defense? He's right. You gotta play it."
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Ben Wallace and the Detroit Pistons displayed the type of suffocating defense that led them to the NBA title last season.
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At the risk of overstating the obvious, does anyone think the Celtics are in for another 45-point rout of the Knicks this afternoon at Madison Square Garden? Didn't think so.
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There is praise, with no trash-talking, about the Celtics from the outspoken Gilbert Arenas this time. There is no Jordanesque scorer for Boston to worry about tonight, rather an entire team that had the Celtics' number Saturday night. But even though tonight's rematch against the Wizards at the Garden will be a challenge for the Celtics, it won't be the ...
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He was the catch for the Celtics last summer. When Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers reeled in free agent Mark Blount, against all odds, it looked like a win-win. Blount finally got his big contract and security. The Celtics kept their center and a defensive presence in the middle for this year and several more to come.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics Wednesday placed forward Tom Gugliotta back on the injured list. Gugliotta, who has a mild right ankle sprain, is averaging 1.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in eight games this season.
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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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The bar has been set high, almost impossibly so. This Celtics team has won on defense all season long, leading the NBA in all the pertinent categories, and yet last night, Doc Rivers might as well have worn a Paul Westhead mask.
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The first regular-season meeting between the Celtics and Bulls did not end well for Boston. And there was more to it than the final score, a 102-91 Chicago victory at United Center Jan. 8. The real issue was a lack of defense that led coach Doc Rivers to bench his starters during the fourth quarter. The message was ...
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WALTHAM -- When asked to describe the Boston offense under new coach Doc Rivers, the players often reply that they have to &quot;just play basketball.&quot;
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When, where: Tonight, 8, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: TNT, WEEI (850). Records: Dallas is 31-13 (second in the Southwest Division); Boston is 35-8 (first in the Atlantic Division). Scoring: Dirk Nowitzki 22.3, Josh Howard 20.9, Jason Terry 15.1. Rebounding: Nowitzki 8.6, Howard 7.5, Erick Dampier 6.9. Assists: Nowitzki 3.8, Terry 3.3, Howard 2.1. Head to head: This is ...
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Paul Pierce scored 32 points, including 15 in the third quarter, to lead the Boston Celtics past the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-100 on Sunday.
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The Chicago Bulls have won the past few seasons on the strength of their defense, and they were expected to do so again with the addition of Ben Wallace in the summer. Lately, it's been the offense that has carried them.
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Patriots fans have come to expect the unexpected with the team's offensive attack. Some weeks it is a receiver-laden spread formation with a focus on passing. Other weeks it is multiple tight ends and a power running approach. Sometimes the change is on a play-to-play basis.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 26 (Ticker) -- Steve Francis and rookie Dwight Howard made the defense of the Atlanta Hawks look like it wasn&#39;t there.
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In the span of a week, the Celtics have gone from phenomenal to mortal. They blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter before losing, 88-83, to the Wizards last night in front of a sellout crowd at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics (30-6) have lost back-to-back games (and three out of four) for the first time this season and ...