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SACRAMENTO -- In a season with very few certainties, Celtics coach Doc Rivers knew he could count on two things in the upcoming weeks.
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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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MILWAUKEE -- There were three words in capital letters on the erasable board in the visitors' locker room. WAY TO FIGHT. That message greeted the Celtics after they defeated the Bucks, 111-98, at the Bradley Center last night.
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Squandering fourth-quarter leads was supposed to be part of the Celtics' past. Didn't they put all that nonsense behind them with a double-overtime defeat of the Clippers and overtime dismantling of the Cavaliers? Didn't those wins prove Boston could play tough until the end of road games? Weren't fans witnessing progress before their very eyes throughout December?
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WALTHAM -- Thanks to Ricky Davis and rookie Tony Allen, the high-flying acrobatics of last season have returned to the Celtics' offensive repertoire.
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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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Tony Allen led Boston's backups on a 14-point run early in the second quarter and the Celtics rolled to a 119-101 win Monday night over Orlando after the Magic traded starting guard Cuttino Mobley.
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Dregs Weekend got off to a rotten start for the Celtics. Hoping to break a long road losing streak, continue a modest overall winning streak, and take advantage of the conference's have-nots, Doc Rivers's lads came up a tad short on all counts last night.
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When asked if the Celtics could build off their 77-72 win over the Houston Rockets Monday night, coach Doc Rivers said not until next season. He figures any lessons learned from the team's first and only road win in February -- such as the value of playing defense or the importance of patience -- would not be applied consistently this ...
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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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While dealing with a three-game losing streak on the West Coast, the Celtics enjoyed the benefits of youth yesterday.
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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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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics visit Atlantic Division-rival New York tonight at Madison Square Garden. Tonight is Boston&#39;s first road game of the season, The Celtics were just 17-24 on the road last season.
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When the turnover count hit 20, the Boston Celtics were in trouble. Now the team that had been dominating the N.B.A. has lost two of its last three games.
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When Al Jefferson went down with a high right ankle sprain with 3:11 remaining in the first quarter and the Celtics leading the Pacers by 1 point (19-18) at the FleetCenter, it meant that Boston's big men had to step up.
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With each victory, the Celtics pull away from the bottom -- to the next-to-the-bottom. Their neck-and-neck battle with Memphis has not quite turned into Secretariat at the Belmont, but Boston has pulled 3 1/2 games ahead of the Grizzlies in the battle for the NBA's worst record. The 25 percent chance at the No. 1 pick drops to 19.9 percent ...
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The Boston Celtics won their 30th game of the National Basketball Season on Friday to equal the best start in franchise history.