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Is It Time for the Boston Celtics to Trade Paul Pierce?
February 21st, 2013 at 1:30 PM
The Boston Celtics are heading into the NBA trade deadline on a two game losing streak, have been ravaged by injuries, and are facing serious questions about whether the franchise can compete for an NBA title now and in the future. As a result, Celtic President of Basketball Operations Danny...
Boston Celtics Top L.A. Lakers 116-95 for Sixth Straight Win
February 7th, 2013 at 11:11 PM
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Paul Pierce scored 24, Jeff Green added 19, and the Boston Celtics beat the L.A. Lakers 116-95 for their sixth straight win, moving to 6-0 without Rajon Rondo. Kobe Bryant scored a game high 27 for Los Angeles, almost single handedly keeping the Lakers in it for the better part...
Rajon Rondo is Learning More About Basketball from not Playing and Watching Boston Celtics Consistenly Win
February 6th, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Throughout his career, Rajon Rondo has repeatedly said that it is possible to learn by stepping away from the game. On the occasions when Rondo has been unable to play for the Boston Celtics, due to either suspensions or injury, he has often said that watching from the side lines...
Boston Celtics Start Life Without Rajon Rondo with Blowout Win Over Sacramento Kings
January 30th, 2013 at 10:52 PM
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Six players scored in double figures and the Boston Celtics, playing their first game since learning that star point guard Rajon Rondo would miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, beat the Sacramento Kings 99-81 Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Paul Pierce led the way...
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett Don’t Deliver, Boston Celtics Lose Fourth Straight
January 22nd, 2013 at 10:05 PM
Kyrie Irving scored 40 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 95-90 Tuesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena. The Celtics got 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists from Rajon Rondo, but Celtic mainstays Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett shot just 8-28 from the floor. Rookie Jared...
Boston Celtics Make a Statement at MSG
January 8th, 2013 at 12:25 AM
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The task was daunting - the Boston Celtics were playing their third game in four nights. It was against the New York Knicks, the team with the second best record in the Eastern Conference. It was in Madison Square Garden, a place where New York had only lost four times...
0-3 Road Trip Forces Doc to Make Changes, Boston Celtics Snap the Streak with Win Over Cleveland Cavaliers
December 19th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
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The Boston Celtics were in big trouble heading into their Wednesday night game with the Cleveland Cavaliers. An 0-3 road trip had dropped the Celtics back down to .500 at 12-12 and they were coming off probably their worst loss of the year in Chicago on Tuesday. The Celtics answered...
Boston Celtics Outlast Dallas Mavericks, Win 115-112 in Double OT
December 13th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
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They made it way harder than it had to be, but the Boston Celtics got a win over the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night, winning 115-112 in double overtime. Paul Pierce scored 34 to lead Boston while Rajon Rondo just missed his 25th career triple double, recording 16 points, nine rebounds and...
Boston Celtics Outlast Orlando Magic 116-110 and Move to 8-6 but Inconsistency Remains
November 26th, 2012 at 4:14 PM
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The Boston Celtics habit of playing down to the level of their competition continued on Sunday night when they squeaked past the Orlando Magic 116-110 in overtime. Rajon Rondo led the way for Boston, just missing a triple-double with 15 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists. Kevin Garnett and Brandon...
Boston Celtics Fall in Brooklyn Without Rajon Rondo
November 16th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
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The Boston Celtics three game winning streak ended Thursday night when they fell to the Brooklyn Nets 102-97 at the Barclays Center. The Celtics were without Rajon Rondo, but got 22 points from Paul Pierce and 17 in a spot start from Leandro Barbosa. On the second night of a...
Are the Boston Celtics the Deepest Team in the NBA?
August 9th, 2012 at 10:56 PM
The Boston Celtics probably had the thinnest bench in the NBA at the end of the 2012 season. They made it all the way to Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals before running out of steam in the fourth quarter, but Celtic GM Danny Ainge has reloaded in a...
The Boston Celtics’ Best Players Play Like Their Best Players, the Miami Heat’s Do Not
June 7th, 2012 at 5:45 PM
When the Boston Bruins were in the midst of a losing streak during the 2011 NHL regular season NESN's Andy Brickley famously said "you need your best players to be your best players." He was talking about hockey, but the point he made resonates across all of sport. When the...
Boston Celtics Rally Past Atlanta Hawks, Win 87-80 to Tie Series
May 2nd, 2012 at 12:33 AM
Paul Pierce scored 36 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 87-80 in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The series now goes back to Boston tied at one. The Celtics were without Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen and trailed by as much...
Boston Celtics’ Subs Outlast Miami Heat, Take 78-66 Win
April 24th, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Sasha Pavlovic scored 16 points to lead all scorers and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 78-66 Tuesday night at the TD Garden. Dexter Pittman scored 12 to lead Miami, but the Heat were outscored 50-32 in the second half. The Celtics were without Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen,...
How Boston Celtics’ Gang Rebounding Has Helped Turn Their Season Around
April 12th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
The late great Wilt Chamberlain once hammered home the importance of rebounding with one short but sweet quote; "You can't score without the ball, so that's still first."
It took the Boston Celtics a long time to figure this out. They have been one of the worst rebounding teams in the...
Boston Celtics Somehow Survive, Beat Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in OT
April 12th, 2012 at 12:19 AM
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Rajon Rondo recorded his 19th career triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 20 assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in overtime Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Jeff Teague scored 21 to lead Atlanta, but Josh Smith missed a last second three and Joe Johnson...
Boston Celtics Falter Down the Stretch; Lose to San Antonio Spurs 87-86
April 4th, 2012 at 11:17 PM
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Five players scored in double figures and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 87-86 Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Rajon Rondo scored 17 with 11 assists and Avery Bradley added 19 off the bench to lead the Celtics, but the Boston's crunch time execution let them down...
Rajon Rondo’s Triple Double Powers the Boston Celtics to 91-72 Victory Over the Miami Heat
April 1st, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Rajon Rondo recorded 18th career triple-double and the Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat 91-72 Sunday afternoon at the TD Garden. Rondo produced a 16 point, 14 assist, 11 rebound master piece, Paul Pierce added a game high 23 points, and Brandon Bass chipped in a double-double of 16 points...
The Boston Celtics Just Won’t Go Away
March 31st, 2012 at 12:36 PM
We've all seen this before. We've all thought the Boston Celtics were done more times than we can remember. Every year we think they are too old, too injured, and too worn out to possibly keep competing. Then we turn around and there they are leading their division again. With...
Boston Celtics Beat Utah Jazz 94-82, Keep Pace with Philadelphia 76ers for Division Lead.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:26 PM
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Kevin Garnett scored 23 pts, Paul Pierce added 20, and Rajon Rondo dished out 14 assists as the Boston Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 94-82 Wednesday night at the TD Garden. Gordon Hayward managed 19 and former Celtic Al Jefferson totaled 18 in a losing effort for the Jazz. Utah...