02/09/2010

Stumbling Celtics insist their problems can be solved
BOSTON — Right now, the Celtics (32-17) are not as good as many thought they would be.

02/08/2010

Celtics Journal: Van Gundy, Rivers trade barbs heading into All-Star Game
BOSTON – With Kevin Garnett (knee) and Paul Pierce (sore left foot) nowhere close to 100 percent, Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy, who will be coaching the Eastern Conference All-Star team next weekend, was asked if he was going to play Boston’s two stars a lot so that they would be tired when the Celtics returned to action.

Magic use dominant third quarter to take season series from Celtics
BOSTON – As much as the Boston Celtics wanted to beat the defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in a Super Bowl Sunday matinee, there were several other goals that they were also trying to achieve along the way.

02/07/2010

NBA rankings: Cavs still in control
There were a lot of changes in this week’s Power Rankings, but one thing stayed the same — the Cleveland Cavaliers remained in the top spot for the third straight week.

02/06/2010

Boston pours it on late, sinks Nets 96-87
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were very respectful before their matchup with the most inept team in the NBA, the 4-45 New Jersey Nets, who are looking to avoid compiling the worst record in the history of the league.

Celtics Journal: Pierce eyes Sunday return
BOSTON — Celtics captain Paul Pierce (sprained left foot) missed Friday’s game, but said that if it was a playoff game, he would have played.

02/04/2010

Rondo leads the way as Celtics beat the Heat
BOSTON – At 23, Rajon Rondo is the youngest among Boston’s All-Stars, but the normally reserved guard decided it was time for him to step up and be the vocal leader after the Celtics had dropped 10 of 16 games.

02/03/2010

Bill Reynolds: Celtics showing their age … again
The Celtics suddenly look old, as if aging right in front of our eyes, Dorian Gray in expensive sneakers.

Celtics Journal: Team chemistry a question
BOSTON — Have the Celtics lost their focus, heart and determination?

02/02/2010

Extent of Pierce’s injury still unknown
BOSTON — Just when it appeared as if the Celtics were getting healthy, one of the Big Three may be out of the lineup for a while.

02/03/2010

Celtics look for positives after breaking frustrating loss streak
BOSTON – The Celtics say it’s not time to hit the panic button just yet.

02/02/2010

Giddens has successful knee surgery, Celtics say
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say guard J.R. Giddens has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Celtics 99, Wizards 88: Losing streak ends, but Pierce leaves with foot injury
WASHINGTON — Dealing with a three-game losing streak, and struggling against a troubled team, Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics turned to their defense to pull out a victory.

02/01/2010

Lakers 90, Celts 89: Bryant does it again
BOSTON — Kobe Bryant did it again.

Celtics journal: Odom is living large in L.A.
BOSTON — Former University of Rhode Island basketball star Lamar Odom loves playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

01/31/2010

NBA Power Rankings: Raptors crack top 10; Celtics fall to 8th
The Celtics received some good news Thursday night when they found out that Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo will be joining Kevin Garnett on the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

Against Lakers, Celtics look to regain edge
BOSTON — The Celtics had a chance to prove that they were the “Beasts of the East” on Thursday and Friday in Orlando and Atlanta, respectively.

01/30/2010

Hawks complete season sweep of Celtics
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Johnson was already looking ahead to the playoffs as he sought perspective on the Atlanta Hawks’ first season sweep of the Celtics in 11 years.

01/29/2010

Hawks looking for fourth straight victory against Celtics
The Atlanta Hawks are trying to show they belong with the elite teams in the Eastern Conference.

Celtics build early lead, but fall to Magic, 96-94
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rashard Lewis made the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds remaining, and the Orlando Magic overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, 96-94.

01/26/2010

Celtics Journal: Garnett to start All-Star game, others may go
Only one Celtic, Kevin Garnett, knows he will be going to the All-Star Game, as he has been voted in as a starter. But Boston has several other players who hope to participate in All-Star Weekend festivities, including Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen and Eddie House.

Celts keep it rolling, beat Clippers, 95-89
BOSTON — And then there were eight.

Celtics Journal: Davis looks to shed ‘Big Baby’ tag
BOSTON — Glen Davis no longer wants to be called “Big Baby.”

01/25/2010

Rivers, Celtics hope for better health and better luck in season’s second half
BOSTON –– Celtics coach Doc Rivers said that if someone would have told him that the Celtics would have 28 wins by now before the season began, and the Celtics would be missing Kevin Garnett for 10 games, Paul Pierce for 5, Glen Davis for 27, and Marquis Daniels for 21 games over that span, he would take it.

01/24/2010

NBA Power Rankings: LeBron, Cavs rule the roost
This is the first in what will be a weekly NBA Power Rankings list. The list will change from week to week depending on how the teams do each week.

01/22/2010

Celtics sink Trail Blazers in OT, 98-95, in Garnett’s return
BOSTON — Boston’s savior has arrived in the form of the 6-foot-11, 253-pound Kevin Garnett.

01/23/2010

Celtics Journal: Green getting healthier
BOSTON — With Kevin Garnett returning to Boston’s lineup Friday night against Portland, the Celtics now only have one severely injured player on their roster — swingman Marquis Daniels (left thumb surgery).

01/22/2010

Garnett being counted on to inject life in listless Celtics
BOSTON – Help is on the way for the Boston Celtics, and they surely need it, having lost 8 of their last 12 games.

01/20/2010

Stuckey leads Pistons over Celtics, 92-86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 92-86 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

01/19/2010

Mavs 99, Celts 90: There’s no stopping Nowitzki
BOSTON — The Celtics were hoping that a little rest and relaxation would rejuvenate the senses and that the much-anticipated return of Rasheed Wallace would be all of the ingredients they would need to snap a two-game home losing streak against the second-best team in the West, the Dallas Mavericks (27-14).

Celtics journal: Wallace’s return provides a lift
BOSTON — The Celtics got some much-need help in the frontcourt when Rasheed Wallace (sore left foot) returned to the lineup after missing the last three games.

01/18/2010

Bill Reynolds: Lawyers, guns and money take toll on NBA’s image
These are not the best of times for the NBA, not when the last week has been about lawyers, guns and money, as much as it’s been about slam dunks.

Celts’ Allen calls for change in All-Star voting by fans
Unwanted by their teams, Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady are still adored by their fans.

Celtics look to regain their edge at home
BOSTON – The Red Sox did not win the World Series and the Patriots were eliminated from the playoffs last weekend with a shocking loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

01/16/2010

Celtics see Arenas situation as tragedy, lesson
BOSTON — Gilbert Arenas’ NBA career could be over, but if there is one lesson that can be learned from the felony gun charges that he was hit with, both Boston guard Ray Allen and coach Doc Rivers said, it’s that other NBA players will think twice about carrying handguns.

01/15/2010

Hurting Celtics can’t withstand Bulls’ sharpshooters
BOSTON — Chicago let Boston know right from the opening tip that this time around, the Bulls were not going to be intimidated by the mighty Celtics.

Celtics Journal: Flagrant 1 penalty rescinded for Davis
BOSTON — The NBA rescinded Glen Davis’ flagrant 1 penalty that was issued to him in Monday night’s loss to Atlanta.

01/14/2010

Pierce, Allen lead rout over Nets, 111-87
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Paul Pierce scored 24 points in 28 minutes and the Boston Celtics quickly turned a mismatch on paper into just that on the court, beating the New Jersey Nets, 111-87, on Wednesday night.

01/13/2010

Thinning of ranks has kept Boston from fattening lead
BOSTON — With a 26-10 record, the Boston Celtics are tied with the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-10) for the fewest losses in the Eastern Conference, and they have the second-best winning percentage (.722) behind the Cavs (.750) in the East.

01/12/2010

Technicals turn tide as Hawks again beat Celtics
BOSTON — Atlanta coach Mike Woodson said the Hawks would have to play a “near-perfect” game to beat the Celtics Monday night at the TD Garden.

Celtics Journal: Garnett will remain out up to two more weeks
BOSTON –– Boston coach Doc Rivers announced before Monday’s game against Atlanta that All-Star forward Kevin Garnett (hyperextended knee) will likely be out for another 10 to 14 days.