Move over Bird, Pierce No. 2 scorer

BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce knew what was on the line with every shot.

The pressure was quite clear to Pierce and anyone else in the arena as he stood on the verge of passing Larry Bird for No. 2 on Boston's career scoring list. He needed only 10 points to overtake Bird when the Celtics hosted Charlotte on Tuesday night and those final three seemed as if they would never come.

Kevin Garnett leads Celtics to fourth straight win

BOSTON (AP) - Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers could see that Kevin Garnett was looking and feeling spry.

Running the floor and looking strong on the glass, the 35-year-old Garnett matched his season-high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Celtics to their fourth straight win, a 98-80 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

Celtics rest starters in rout of Raptors

BOSTON (AP) - The compact schedule of the post-lockout NBA doesn't offer many breaks, so the Boston Celtics created one of their own.

Celtics survive another Cavaliers' comeback

CLEVELAND - The Boston Celtics didn't completely collapse.

They merely crumbled this time.

Two days after blowing a big late lead and losing at home to Cleveland, the Celtics nearly did it again before recovering and hanging on for a 93-90 win over the scrappy Cavaliers, who trimmed a 22-point deficit to 2 in the final minutes.

Cleveland closes with 12-0 run to beat Celtics

BOSTON - It was the same play Cleveland ran at the end of regulation in its third game this season - the third game of Kyrie Irving's NBA career.

He missed that one.

On Sunday night, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott called it again.

Boston Celtics upend Indiana for fourth straight win

BOSTON - Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday. If he was tired, he didn't show it.

Celtics erase 27-point deficit to beat Magic again

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Magic trudged out of Boston this week, toting only embarrassment following a lopsided 31-point loss to the Celtics.