ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Pierce knocked down the free throws to clinch it, then dropped to a knee near midcourt. He wasn’t planning on Tebowing, but it just felt right. With a stunning performance, Pierce single-handedly led the Boston Celtics to a playoff win — even without their floor leader. Pierce battled through another tough [...]
(CBS/AP) ATLANTA – The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 — and they may have lost their floor leader for Game 2. Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks built a big lead early, then held on for an 83-74 victory over the Celtics in their opener of the Eastern [...]
ATLANTA — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said point guard Rajon Rondo talked with league security on Monday morning, but was still awaiting a verdict on whether he’ll be suspended after bumping a game official during the final moments of Sunday’s Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Rondo did not make [...]
Initial tests performed Friday night on Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus suggest he escaped serious head injury. Pietrus’ agent, William McCandless, said Saturday that he was informed the X-ray and CT scans administered Friday night revealed no abnormalities, though Pietrus might have a concussion. Although Pietrus will undergo more tests and is waiting for conclusive [...]
Team Stat Comparison Boston Philadelphia Points 86 99 FG Made-Attempted 36-74 (.486) 41-92 (.446) 3P Made-Attempted 4-10 (.400) 3-10 (.300) FT Made-Attempted 10-13 (.769) 14-18 (.778) Rebounds (Offensive-Total) 3-35 14-46 Assists 28 24 Turnovers 13 9 Steals 2 7 Blocks 6 4 Fast Break Points 3 18 Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (1/0) 13 (3/0) Largest [...]
Updated Mar 24, 2012 2:08 AM ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus left the court on a stretcher and will remain hospitalized overnight after an awkward collision late in the first half of Friday night’s 99-86 loss against Philadelphia. Pietrus was listed as having a questionable closed head injury. Coach Doc Rivers said Pietrus [...]
Josh Smith was king of the world after dropping 30 on Oklahoma City on Saturday. (John Bazemore / AP) With less than a week to go until the NBA trade deadline, Derrick Rose is “sick and tired” of talk about Dwight Howard, Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge says “nothing is even close,” and one player [...]
Rajon Rondo is a special point guard in a league where there is growing talent at the position. The 26-year-old star of the Boston Celtics has taken unbelievable strides in his game, and there weren’t many who were forecasting this type of success for him when he initially came into the league in 2006. Rondo [...]
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowtizki and the defending champion Dallas Mavericks seem to be hitting their stride at the midway point of their season. The short-handed Boston Celtics are just struggling. Nowitzki scored 26 points with season-high 16 rebounds while moving into the top 20 on the NBA career scoring list, and the Mavericks never [...]
Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the franchise’s career scoring list, and the Boston Celtics increased their winning streak to five games with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night in Boston. Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird’s total of 21,791. He had seven points at halftime, then [...]
