Celtics fans still gloomy despite win
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The victory which ended the Boston Celtics' worst losing streak in franchise history this week after a league-leading 18 straight losses has failed to console the team's fans.
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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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Winning streak. The last time the Celtics (15-42) uttered those words, it was mid-December. Not coincidentally, it was days before Paul Pierce went down with a stress reaction in his left foot and the team took a precipitous turn for the worst, the bottom of the NBA standings.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Allen Iverson added 28 and the Denver Nuggets spoiled the return of Kevin Garnett, holding on for a 124-118 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
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Even with Kevin Garnett back on the floor, the Celtics' dominance against the Western Conference came to an end last night.
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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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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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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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Two games under .500 -- and first place in the brutal Atlantic Division. That's what's at stake tomorrow night for the Celtics. With the Knicks conveniently losing yesterday to Boston's next opponent, the rampaging Chicago Bulls, the door is open for Doc Rivers's gang.
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Boston fans finally had reason to cheer again. Too bad it had nothing to do with the Celtics. Instead, it was Kobe Bryant of the hated Lakers who heard "MVP!" chants while scoring 43 points in his return from a suspension, leading Los Angeles to a 111-98 victory Wednesday night that extended Boston's losing streak to 13 games.
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Celtics blow another big lead, lose to Grizzlies WLNE-TV (ABC6)
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The Wizards travel to Boston on Monday night well aware that the Celtics - held to a season-low 78 points Saturday --  typically pound their next opponent following a loss.
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With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night.
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The New York Knicks were so bad in their home opener, even Howard Stern was offended. The shock jock and his girlfriend walked out of Madison Square Garden in disgust midway through the third quarter Saturday night, long after fans began booing the Knicks in a 107-73 loss to the Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, the other New York metro-area team got blown out too, as the Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey Nets 112-80.
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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With Allen Iverson asking for a trade out of Philadelphia, the Celtics generated buzz around Boston yesterday for the first time in awhile.
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Led by Paul Pierce and his 34 points, the Celtics turned what could have been a monumental embarrassment into a respectable defeat last night when the Pacific Division-leading Suns took a 128-119 decision at the FleetCenter.