Celtics Catch Up to Cavs
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Gary Payton makes a three-pointer and three free throws in the final 1:17 to lead the Celtics to a 114-107 overtime win against Cleveland.
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When it comes to the Celtics, few sights are more familiar than Paul Pierce forcing a shot from a seemingly impossible angle with time expiring. He made his reputation as a go-to guy by hitting his fair share of memorable buzzer-beaters, the most recent winner Nov. 10 against Portland. By force of habit, the Celtics look for Pierce ...
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As the Celtics begin their second major trip west against the Sacramento Kings tonight, it seems somewhat pointless to speculate about how many games they will win (maybe one of five; two if they're very lucky). The second time around these parts should prove tougher than the first, with the Suns, Lakers, Jazz, and Rockets also on the ...
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The Boston Celtics found themselves in a position they hadn't been in all season, in the midst of a losing streak.
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So far, the Celtics know how the West is won. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 96-90, last night at a sold-out TD Banknorth Garden. With Celtics legend Bill Russell sitting courtside, Boston improved to 13-0 against the Western Conference this season.
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"I think we can win the East next year." -- Danny Ainge Did I miss the trade for Kevin Garnett or Amare Stoudemire? Did I miss the hiring of the new coach? Did I miss the change in ownership? The Celtics, who've won 57 games the last two years -- or four more than the Pistons won last season -- ...
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Their five-game Western road trip is over, but the Celtics will play their seventh straight game against a Western Conference opponent tonight as the Utah Jazz visit the FleetCenter, while hoping to reverse an early-season trend of losing more tight games than they win.
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Less than an hour before tipoff, news trickled into the visitors' locker room that Tracy McGrady would miss last night's game with flulike symptoms. And with Yao Ming still rehabbing from a leg injury, the Celtics faced a team playing without two of its top players for the second game in a row. The Jazz defeated the Celtics, ...
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Celtics blow another big lead, lose to Grizzlies WLNE-TV (ABC6)
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WALTHAM -- The Celtics are on a slow roll, the kind that comes with a three-game winning streak and days off between games. Boston is biding its time until Wednesday, when it plays Washington at the MCI Center. Until then, there remains momentum to sustain. Coach Doc Rivers gave players Saturday off, then conducted an open practice yesterday for select ...
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Paul Pierce leads balanced scoring from Celtics' starters with 24 points as Boston races to a 103-91 win over the Magic on Sunday night.
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For most of last night&#39;s game, the Celtics were walking in Memphis. Cruising even. They were ahead by a dozen points early in the last quarter and appeared
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The Boston Celtics were without starters Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for Tuesday's game in Miami. Garnett has a strained abdominal muscle, keeping him sidelined for the second straight game. Allen missed the game because of the flu, coach Doc Rivers said.
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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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CLEVELAND -- The Celtics and successful comebacks do not often go together. Ricky Davis and Cleveland do not often go well together.
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Paul Pierce scored 35 points and Ray Allen added 19 to lift the Boston Celtics past reigning National Basketball Association champion San Antonio 98-90 here Sunday.
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics got their season off on a losing note on Wednesday, as they dropped a 98-95 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers at the FleetCenter.