Wizards Outlast Celtics
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Antawn Jamison scores 27 points and the Wizards shut out the Celtics for the first 4:47 of overtime in a 110-105 victory Wednesday.
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Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Marcus Banks a season-high 20, and the visiting Boston Celtics put seven players in double figures en route to a 117-101 victory Monday against the Orlando Magic.
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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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Caron Butler scores six of his team-high 21 points in a decisive 25-6 run over the game's final six minutes Monday as the Wizards stun the Celtics again, 88-83.
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Caron Butler's three-point play with 1:04 remaining helped the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 96-95 on Tuesday night.
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Paul Pierce had 24 points to lead balanced scoring from the Celticsâ starters on Sunday night, and Boston raced to a 103-91 victory against the visiting Orlando Magic.
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Al Jefferson did not wait for the end of the question. From the moment the final buzzer sounded last night and the Celtics' 103-96 loss to the Pacers entered the books -- stretching Boston's losing streak to 12 games -- Jefferson knew the query was coming.
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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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Delonte West scored all 31 of his points after halftime, Paul Pierce added 27 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-117 in double overtime Saturday for their fourth straight win.
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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.
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With another dominant defensive performance, the Boston Celtics matched their longest winning streak in 14 years.
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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.
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Eddie Johnson scores three goals, including a game winner in the 82nd minute, to lead the Kansas City Wizards to a 4-3 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
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Paul Pierce scored 26 points and Gary Payton added 18 Friday as the Boston Celtics broke a three-game losing streak with a 108-103 victory over the Washington Wizards.
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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 Boston Celtics won their ninth successive game and raised their NBA-best record to 29-3 on Saturday, ending the Detroit Pistons' 11-game winning streak with a 92-85 road victory.
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The Boston Celtics won their ninth  successive game and raised their NBA-best record to 29-3 on  Saturday, ending the Detroit Pistons' 11-game winning streak  with a 92-85 road victory.