Friday, April 12, 2013
MIAMI — LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had not played together in a couple of weeks, so the Miami Heat needed some time to get back into rhythm. About 12 minutes, to be precise. The Heat …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
BOSTON — Comfortable and in control, Deron Williams was more than the Boston Celtics could handle. Williams had 29 points and 12 assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 101-93 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night. …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
BOSTON — Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce returned from injuries and the Boston Celtics dominated the Washington Wizards — thanks to Brandon Bass, the soft-spoken forward who rarely gets a play called for him. But when he’s open, …
Friday, April 5, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — Tristan Thompson had career highs with 29 points and 17 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a 10-game losing streak with a 97-91 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday. Alonzo Gee also had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
BOSTON — Ray Allen left as a free agent. Rajon Rondo is out for the season. Kevin Garnett is recuperating from an ankle injury. With the core of the Celtics team that won the franchise’s 17th NBA title …
Monday, April 1, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS — Ever since Minnesota traded him to Boston six years ago, Kevin Garnett has always come in and bullied his old team to devastating effect. Garnett wasn’t in the building to save the Celtics on Monday night. …
Monday, April 1, 2013
NEW YORK — Closing in on one goal of ending Boston’s division title reign, the New York Knicks added another. While they were finishing off their second victory over the Celtics this week, injured forward Rasheed Wallace drew …
Friday, March 29, 2013
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics, who have already had their share of key injuries, had a quick scare seconds into the second half when Paul Pierce fell to the floor hard and was down for a bit before …
Friday, March 29, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miami Heat President Pat Riley has added another chapter to his rivalry with the Boston Celtics. After LeBron James complained about calls and Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge chided him for it, Riley lashed back Friday night. Riley’s response: “Danny Ainge …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
CLEVELAND — The reeling and battered Boston Celtics were seconds away from matching their longest losing streak of the season. Then Jeff Green saved the day. Green hit the winning layup at the buzzer and scored 21 points, …