Celtics beat 76ers 116-89
622027
Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter to help Boston take the lead, and Ray Allen scored 10 of his 23 in the fourth when the Celtics pulled away to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-89 on Friday night.
4252
Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Ricky  Davis added 18 to spark the Boston Celtics to a 100-86 win over  the Indiana Pacers Wednesday.
571604
Point guard Rajon Rondo had a season-high 12 rebounds, following one of them with a putback layup with 42 seconds left to give the Celtics the lead, and Boston held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 96-90 on Thursday night.
285536
BOSTON _ The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics used to compete against each other for NBA championships. Now they are battling for Greg Oden.  Oden embodies the type of prize that can result from truly awful play.
82378
Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with one-tenth of a second left and the Detroit Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season, 87-85, Wednesday night in Boston.
637121
Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
224898
The Washington Wizards handed the  high-flying Boston Celtics their second loss in three games  with an 85-78 home victory on Saturday.
399135
Paul Pierce scores 28 points, and the Celtics win for the first time this season in the Knicks' home opener.
345149
Kendrick Perkins scores on a putback with 16.6 seconds left, and Kevin Garnett pokes the ball away from Sebastian Telfair as time expired on Friday night to give the Celtics an 87-86 victory over Garnett's former team, the Timberwolves.
724125
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.
154692
Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with a tenth of a second left to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 87-85 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
751219
The Boston Celtics eased to a ninth  consecutive victory with a dominant 90-77 road win over the  Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
657546
Gary Payton and Ricky Davis turned a tight game into a runaway in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics won their third straight with a 91-74 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
120728
The Washington Wizards handed the high-flying Boston Celtics their second loss in three games with an 85-78 home victory on Saturday.
516222
Paul Pierce scored 32 points, including 15 in the third quarter, to lead the Boston Celtics past the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-100 on Sunday.
549902
Allen Iverson scored 40 points one  game after back-to-back 50 point efforts as the Philadelphia  76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 102-90 in Indianapolis on  Wednesday.
556344
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.