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Boston Celtics

Can the Celtics, now with superstar Kevin Garnett, go the distance?

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February 2008
- Warriors Hand Celts 2nd Straight Loss
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Feb 21, 08 3:29 AM CST
  
  Boston's Ray Allen had the game-high 32 points, but couldn't stop Baron Davis when it counted as the Warriors handed the Celtics a 119-117 loss. It was only the second time Boston has fallen in consecutive games this season, the Boston Globe reports. Davis had 29 points, Monta Ellis added 26, and Al Harrington put up 22. In other hoops action: More »
- Denver Holds On to Beat Boston 124-118
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 20, 08 12:05 AM CST
  
  Kevin Garnett’s return to the Celtics’ lineup was ruined by a superb offensive effort from the Nuggets. Denver shot over 51 percent from the field against Boston, the league’s best defensive team. Allen Iverson scored 28 points to go along with seven rebounds and nine assists in Denver’s 124-118 win, according to the Associated Press. More »
- Pierce, Allen Lead KG-Less Celtics
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 14, 08 12:16 AM CST
  
  The Eastern Conference’s newest All-Star, Ray Allen, had 21 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 111-103. Allen was named as the injury replacement for fellow UConn product Caron Butler during the third quarter. Boston’s frontcourt, already without Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins, lost more healthy members after Brian Scalabrine and Big Baby Davis left with injuries, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the Association: More »
- Celts Win Battle of the Battered
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 12, 08 11:43 PM CST
  
  With two of their frontcourt disabled, and a third in foul trouble, the injury-stricken Celtics topped the equally short-handed Pacers, 104-97. Paul Pierce carried the team with 28 points and 12 boards, and breakout bench star Leon Powe added 16 and 9 in the win. Indiana was missing forward Jermaine O'Neal and point guard Jamaal Tinsley. More »
- Big Baby, Boston Hold Off Spurs
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 10, 08 6:44 PM CST
  
  Despite missing Kevin Garnett and starting center Kendrick Perkins, Boston defeated San Antonio 98-90, riding the hot shooting of Paul Pierce, who had 35 points, reports the AP. The Celtics were left with 6-9 "Big Baby" Glen Davis to guard the Spurs' Tim Duncan, who was "held" to 22 points, 14 rebounds. Manu Ginobili added 21 in the loss. More »
- Buzzer Beater Boosts Boston Over Wolves
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 9, 08 6:34 AM CST
  
  Leon Powe put back a missed layup attempt by Ray Allen as the horn sounded allowing Boston to eek past the Timberwolves for the second time in two weeks, 88-86. The game marked the return of Kevin Garnett to Minnesota, the former franchise player who was traded before the season. He received a 75-second standing ovation, reports the Star-Tribune . More »
- Cassell Ejected As Rondo, Celts Top Clippers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 7, 08 1:00 AM CST
  
  If Clippers point guard Sam Cassell was auditioning to join his close friend Kevin Garnett with the Celtics, it didn't go very well. The wily vet was ejected in the first half for a flagrant foul on Rajon Rondo, who led the Celts to a 111-100 win with 24 points and eight dishes. Also in pro hoops: More »
- LeBron, Gibson Push Cavs Past Celtics
  
  newser | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Feb 6, 08 1:06 AM CST
  
  LeBron James finished with 33 points, and nearly a triple-double, as Cleveland survived the still KG-less Celtics 114-113 last night, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Daniel Gibson's defensive play sealed the deal, as the three-point specialist made a key steal with little more than forty seconds left, followed by a decisive rebound with 25 seconds on the clock. More »
January 2008
- Pistons Have Need for 'Sheed, Shed Pacers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 29, 08 11:08 PM CST
  
  Rasheed Wallace's play on both ends spurred the Pistons to a 110-104 win over a sharp-shooting Pacers team; he had 24 points, 10 boards, and a key block with half a minute remaining to protect the Detroit lead. With Jermaine O'Neal out due to injury, Indiana hit 12 of 24 three-pointers. Also in pro hoops: More »
- Hedo Hits the Winner as Magic Beats Boston
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 27, 08 7:48 PM CST
  
  Orlando won a clash of division leaders today, 96-93 over Boston, on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Hedo Turkoglu. The Magic managed to blow a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter but went back ahead on two buckets by Rashard Lewis. With injured Celtic Kevin Garnett sitting out, Dwight Howard was strong inside with 18 points, 16 rebounds. Elsewhere in hoops: More »
- Mighty Celtics Hold Off Lowly Timberwolves
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 26, 08 5:49 AM CST
  
  Kendrick Perkins scored with 16.6 seconds left as the Boston Celtics survived at home against the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves 87-86 last night, the AP reports. The Timberwolves, 7-34, had a chance for the win, but their former teammate Kevin Garnett poked the ball away to clinch the game. Perkins led the Celtics, 33-7, with 21 points. In other NBA action: More »
- Calderon, Raps Topple Celtics
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 10:58 PM CST
  
  Jose Calderon’s three-point play with 10.5 seconds remaining gave the Toronto Raptors a 114-112 win over the team with the NBA’s best record, the Boston Celtics. Calderon led Toronto with 24 points and 13 assists. Twelve of his points came on three-pointers as the Raptors were on fire from behind the arc, hitting 15-of-21 attempts from distance, reports the Associated Press. More »
- Celtics Blow Out Lowly Knicks
  
  newser | New York Post | Jan 21, 08 10:04 PM CST
  
  A 109-93 Boston win over the Knicks today is hardly a surprise, but how they did it was, as center Kendrick Perkins, who's never mistaken for Tim Duncan, had a career-high 24 points. Meanwhile, the game got testy late, with two ejections and New York coach Isiah Thomas becoming agitated after taunts by a Celtics player, reports the Post . Elsewhere: More »
- Pierce, Celtics Brush Off 76ers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 19, 08 12:40 AM CST
  
  The Boston Celtics are back, not that they went that far away. Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter as Boston cruised past the Philadelphia 76ers 116-89 Friday, the Associated Press reports. The win was the second straight for the Celtics after losing 3 of 4 and gives Boston an NBA-high 32 wins. More »
- Allen's 35 Pushes Celts Past Blazers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 17, 08 12:33 AM CST
  
  Ray Allen led the Celtics out of a mini-slump by scoring a season-high 35 points in Boston’s 100-90 victory over the Portland Trailblazers. The Celtics had lost their past two games and three of their last four. Allen, who had been relatively quiet during that stretch, scored 26 in the second half and was 12-for-20 from the floor, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the NBA: More »
- Butler, Wizards Beat Celts Again
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 14, 08 10:30 PM CST
  
  Nobody can call Washington's win over Boston on Saturday a fluke after the Wizards did it again tonight to the Celtics, winning at the Garden, 88-83. Washington closed out the last six-plus minutes of the game on a 25-6 run while overcoming a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, reports AP. Caron Butler had nine of his 21 points during the decisive stretch. More »
- Wizards Stun Stumbling Celtics
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Jan 13, 08 6:30 AM CST
  
  While most of New England was busy cheering on the still-undefeated Patriots, the other Boston juggernaut faltered for the second time in three games, falling 85-78 to the Washington Wizards. The Celtics don't think they're invincible, but Paul Pierce knows his team "can play better basketball than we did" yesterday, reports the Boston Globe. More »
- Celtics First to 30 Wins After Beating Nets
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 11, 08 11:15 PM CST
  
  The last time the Celtics started 30-4 was the 1959-60 season, and they won the NBA title that time. What remains for this year's Boston team isn't known, but they've got to like where they sit after tonight's 86-77 comeback win over the Nets in East Rutherford. Boston held New Jersey to nine points in the fourth, reports the AP. More »
- Celtics Stunned at Home by Charlotte
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 10, 08 12:32 AM CST
  
  Coming off arguably their biggest win of the season against the Pistons in Detroit on Saturday, the Boston Celtics laid an egg at home versus Charlotte. Jason Richardson scored 34 points to lead the Bobcats to a 95-83 victory. Playing without Ray Allen, who has a pinched nerve in his neck, Boston saw its nine-game winning streak snapped, reports the AP. Elsewhere: More »
- Davis Leads Celtics to Win Over Pistons
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 5, 08 10:59 PM CST
  
  Boston's Big Three had an off night tonight, but Glen Davis made sure it didn't matter. Davis scored 20 points against a tough Detroit defense to lead the Celtics to a 92-85 win over the host Pistons, the AP reports. The two best teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference were both riding eight-game win streaks. More »

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Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson, front, passes the ball off after driving into Boston Celtics forward Ryan Gomes in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 116-105 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics basketball great Bill Russell, left, laughs as he receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, as former Harvard President Lawrence Summers, seated far right, looks on at Harvard University's... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics forward Al Jefferson dunks against the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, in this Dec. 15, 2006 file photo. Jefferson, Sebastian Telfair, Theo... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics' Sebastian Telfair, left, takes the ball to the basket past Detroit Pistons' Antonio McDyess during the first half of their NBA basketball game in this Feb. 6, 2007 file photo, in Auburn... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics guard Gerald Green (5) goes to the basket past Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton in the first half of a basketball game in this Jan. 13, 2007 file photo in Auburn Hills, Mich. Sebastian... (Associated Press)

This file photograph shows Boston Celtics' Gerald Green at the team's practice facility in Waltham, Mass. in Oct. 2006. as he dunks against the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter of an NBA basketball... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics, from left, Robert Parish, Larry Bird, and Kevin McHale watch their team win over the Washington Bullets at the Boston Garden, in Boston, in this Nov. 30, 1991, file photo. Don't call them... (Associated Press)

Former Celtics star Robert Parish, center, stands with former teammates Kevin McHale, left, and Larry Bird, right, during Parish's number retirement ceremony in Boston, in this Jan 18, 1998 file photo.... (Associated Press)

Newly-acquired Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett holds up his jersey during a news conference in Boston, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. The Celtics sent the Minnesota Timberwolves forwards Al Jefferson,... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics center Scot Pollard, left, and guard Eddie House, right, stand together following a news conference held to introduce the newly signed Celtics basketball players at the team's headquarters,... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics center Scot Pollard smiles while facing reporters during a news conference held to introduce the newly signed player at the team's headquarters, in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. Celtics... (Associated Press)

Boston Celtics forward James Posey, left, displays his new Celtics jersey as Danny Ainge, Celtics executive director of basketball operations, looks on during a news conference, in Waltham, Mass. on Monday,... (Associated Press)

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National Basketball Association (NBA)
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U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). In 1976 the NBA was augmented by the absorption of four teams from the former American Basketball ...

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Larry (Joe) Bird
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(born Dec. 7, 1956, West Baden, Ind., U.S.) U.S. basketball player. Bird spent most of his collegiate career at Indiana State University, before being drafted by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing forward and standing 6 ft 9 in. (2.06 m) tall, he was a great ...

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Red Auerbach
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Red Auerbach (Arnold Jacob Auerbach) , 1917-2006, American basketball coach and executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As coach of the Boston Celtics (1950-66), he built the last-place club into one of the most dominant teams in the history of professional sports with the help of players such as Bob Cousy

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Boston
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Boston city (1990 pop. 574,283), state capital and seat of Suffolk co., E Mass., on Boston Bay, an arm of Massachusetts Bay; inc. 1822. The city includes former neighboring towns—Roxbury, West Roxbury, Dorchester, Charlestown, Brighton, and Hyde Park—annexed in the late 19th cent. ...

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