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Garnett nearly perfect as Celtics top Heat 92-85
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Kevin Garnett scored 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting, Ray Allen delivered the big blow with a 3-pointer with 1:38 left and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Miami Heat 92-85 on Sunday night.
Celtics' Allen says leaving ill son was difficult
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When Ray Allen left to join the Boston Celtics for their road trip, his ailing son began to cry.
Pierce has been zeroed in
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WALTHAM - Though Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Paul Pierce is having an MVP season, it is far too early in the season to make such projections, nor are Pierce’s statistics impressive enough to place him in serious consideration.
Celtics' Allen spending time with sick son
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Celtics guard Ray Allen is spending time with his ill son and may miss the opener of Boston's four-game road trip.
They lack KO punch
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The Celtics’ path to the postseason and perhaps back to the NBA Finals is going to be more challenging than it was in 2008. What’s more, the past week should serve as a reminder that fans should cease comparisons of the current squad and that world championship club.
He flips over flops
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Rasheed Wallace was issued a technical foul 1:35 into the second quarter last night, but the Celtics big man believes the technical should have been called on Toronto’s Hedo Turkoglu - for flopping.
Celtics wear down Raptors
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The Celtics’ defensive statistics looked un-Celtic-like last night. The Toronto Raptors shot 55.7 percent from the field and became the third Boston opponent to score in triple figures in regulation this season.
Celtics stop Friday slump, beat Toronto 116-103
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Ray Allen scored 20 points, Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins had 18 apiece, and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Friday night.
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■ When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Garden. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).
Confidence is high for Rondo
9 days ago by
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Rajon Rondo took over in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 113-110 win over the 76ers at TD Garden last night. Coach Doc Rivers trusted Rondo enough to allow the point guard, who just signed a $55 million contract, to play the entire quarter with the game in the balance.
Pierce took charge late
9 days ago by
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Paul Pierce believes he had little choice as he defended Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala late in the Celtics’ 113-110 win last night.
Net asset
9 days ago by
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Things are not going quite as the Celtics envisioned. But they are adjusting to circumstances, improvising when unexpected situations occur.
Rondo sparks key run in Celtics' win over 76ers
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Rajon Rondo scored six points during a key run early in the fourth quarter, nailed a shot clock-beating jumper on the baseline in the closing seconds, and the Boston Celtics overcame poor 3-point shooting to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-110 on Wednesday night.
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10 days ago by
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■ When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Garden. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).
Celtics wary of underdogs
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After the Celtics’ 105-74 victory in Philadelphia early this month, there was a feeling that more blowout wins against the 76ers were imminent. But Rasheed Wallace noted there was a thin line separating what became a wide winning margin and what could have become a tight finish...
Davis moves closer to returning to court
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As much as he wants to blend in with the rest of the guys at the Sports Authority Training Center, Glen “Big Baby’’ Davis realizes things are different. His teammates have labored through 14 games, absorbed elbows, collided with mammoth men setting screens, and withstood...
As far as woes at stripe, Rondo first in line
12 days ago by
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NEW YORK - The difference was noticeable. Rajon Rondo would set up at the free throw line. He’d dribble the ball, spin it, eye the rim, and just before he let it go, he’d turn his hip slightly to the right, as if he were lining up a rifle.
Baby would be grand
12 days ago by
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NEW YORK - The stunning and rather absurd injury to Glen “Big Baby’’ Davis a month ago was shrugged off as merely a speed bump for the Celtics on their road to reclaiming the NBA title. The organization believed it possessed enough depth to counter Davis’s broken...
Good look in OT has Celtics looking good
12 days ago by
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NEW YORK - The plan all along was to put the ball in Paul Pierce’s hands. The problem was that the plan Celtics coach Doc Rivers drew up with his team tied with the Knicks with 9.3 seconds left in overtime yesterday was sort of complicated.
Garnett's jumper gives Celtics OT win over Knicks
13 days ago by
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Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving the Boston Celtics a 107-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
Celtics aren’t losing faith
13 days ago by
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WALTHAM - The Celtics went through some soul-searching yesterday, trying to find answers for their recent slump.
Wallace is unable to zero in
14 days ago by
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Rasheed Wallace gave a strong performance on the boards in relief of foul-prone Kendrick Perkins in the Celtics’ 83-78 loss to Orlando last night. But Wallace continued to struggle with his 3-point shooting.
Finding combinations hasn’t been a lock
14 days ago by
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It’s the curse of having too many options, too many players, too many possibilities. Before the season, when it seemed like Doc Rivers could pull a lineup out of a hat, Rasheed Wallace half-jokingly called the coach “The Mad Scientist.’’
Disorganized from start, they need to regroup
14 days ago by
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Seventy wins? How about beating a good team? The Celtics do not have one signature win in this early season, and don’t even think of counting that Opening Night gift in Cleveland, whose own coach said he wished he could have had three more weeks of practice.
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