Kevin Garnett's dazzling debut with the Celtics gave their fans and long-suffering Paul Pierce plenty to celebrate. Garnett had 22 points, 20 rebounds and five assists, Pierce scored 28 points and sparked Boston's take-charge rally in the first half, and the Celtics opened their promising season with a 103-83 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Complete Story...
Kevin Garnett gives Boston a new Big Three that brings the Celtics much closer to what their old Big Three delivered — an NBA title.
Kevin Garnett is leaving Minnesota after the Boston Celtics agreed to acquire the All-Star forward in a multiplayer trade with the Timberwolves, a Celtics official told The Associated Press on Monday.
The Boston Celtics are severing ties with guard Sebastian Telfair days after he was arrested in the New York area and charged with carrying a loaded gun in his car.
Paul Pierce led Boston with 30 points as the Celtics beat the Spurs 91-85 on Saturday night for their first victory in San Antonio in more than 17 years.
Dirk Nowitzki came through with a strong fourth-quarter finish to help the Dallas Mavericks end a rare slump. Nowitzki scored 30 points, 19 in the final quarter, and Josh Howard matched a career high with 30 points as the Mavericks bounced back from consecutive defeats, rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 on Friday.
Paul Pierce's halftime speech warned Boston to not let another lead slip away. Al Jefferson had 23 points to lift the Celtics to a 109-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Ben Wallace and Tyrus Thomas made the Boston Celtics pay for ignoring them. Wallace had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Thomas scored a career-high 23 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Celtics 95-87 on Tuesday night.
Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points and Ben Gordon had 21 to lead the surging Chicago Bulls to a 94-78 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
After falling a point short of his career high in scoring, all Boston Celtics forward Al Jefferson wanted to talk about was defense.
Even though Yao Ming is back, the Houston Rockets are still Tracy McGrady's show to run for now. McGrady had 25 points and nine assists, and the Rockets beat Boston 111-80 Wednesday night to snap the Celtics' four-game winning streak.
Before the game against Minnesota on Sunday, somebody in the Celtics locker room posted a photo of Ricky Davis and Mark Blount, former Celtics now with the Timberwolves, embracing after Davis' shot beat Boston last month.
After 44 minutes of awful basketball, Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics did everything necessary to make the New Jersey Nets feel miserable. Pierce atoned for a woeful shooting effort with a 3-pointer late in regulation and two jumpers in overtime to rally the Celtics to a 96-88 victory Saturday.
Boston Celtics radio analyst Cedric Maxwell apologized on the air Wednesday night for saying that a female referee should "go back to the kitchen" after he disagreed with one of her calls.
Gerald Green brought his brand new slam dunk trophy back to Boston, then showed the New York Knicks that there was more to his game than flash and smash.
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers got two important things out of Monday's game against the Houston Rockets: a win and a teaching tool. Rivers was impressed with the maturity his young team showed in a 77-72 victory over the short-handed Rockets that broke a 12-game road losing streak.
With two starters out because of injuries and two others playing while they recover, the Utah Jazz are relying more on their less experienced players. The young Jazz got a lesson Saturday night in how to build a big lead, blow it and then build it back up again in a 105-87 win over the struggling Boston Celtics.
Kobe Bryant had 38 points and nine assists while the Los Angeles Lakers routed the hapless Boston Celtics 122-96 to end a six-game losing streak — the longest of Phil Jackson's 16-year coaching career.
The Phoenix Suns were far from their best Wednesday night, just good enough to get past the Boston Celtics.
Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer in Ron Artest's face and then talked about it all the way upcourt. Artest replied with a driving layup, which provided another topic of conversation.
Al Jefferson was happily watching the final seconds of garbage time from the Boston bench when Delonte West gave him a piece of advice.
Now that the Boston Celtics are through playing in February, Paul Pierce can reflect on perhaps the finest month of his eight-year NBA career. Pierce scored 39 points, including the deciding free throw with 3.2 seconds remaining, and also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals Sunday, leading the Boston Celtics to a 112-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Dwyane Wade had 34 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 114-98 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.