Blake Griffin scored 27 points and Andre Drummond added 19 points and 20 rebounds to help Detroit beat Boston.
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Kyrie Irving scores 24 points, Celtics beat Hawks
Boston guard needs only three quarters to score two-dozen points.
Marcus Morris’ season-high 31 points lead depleted Celtics past Pelicans
Boston Celtics center Robert Williams, left, and New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic (3) battle for a rebound during the first quarter in Boston on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON — Kyrie Irving’s shoulder wasn’t sore enough to keep him from cheering for Marcus Morris Sr. when he hit three 3-pointers to […]
Jaylen Brown nets 23, Celtics race past Bulls 133-77
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, right, shoots as Chicago Bulls guard Antonio Blakeney, left, defends during the second half Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics turned in a record-setting performance in their steady climb in the Eastern Conference. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points off the bench, Daniel […]
Kyrie Irving leads Celtics past Knicks
Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) is defended by New York Knicks forward Noah Vonleh (32) as he goes to the hoop during the second quarter Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points before leaving the game in the final minutes nursing his right shoulder, Al Horford […]
Gordon Hayward’s season-high 30 points help Celtics beat Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — Gordon Hayward had a season-high 30 points and added nine rebounds and eight assists, helping the revived Boston Celtics win their third straight game by staving off the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-109 on Saturday night. Hayward, now in a bench role after starting the season slowly, scored 11 of Boston’s final 15 points over […]
Irving, Celtics rout Cavs 128-95
BOSTON (AP) — After stumbling through a late November slump, the Boston Celtics scored a season-high for the second game in a row. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points in the first three quarters and was one of seven Boston players in double figures as the Celtics routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-95 on Friday night. “It […]
Irving’s 26 points pace Celtics past Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kyrie Irving closed out a 26-point, 10-assist performance with a 3-pointer and a tough baseline fade over Anthony Davis, and the Boston Celtics pulled away late for a 124-107 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Jayson Tatum, who scored 20, threw down a right-handed dunk while being fouled […]
Kemba Walker stays hot as Hornets upend Celtics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA’s new scoring leader was determined his latest big night wouldn’t go to waste. Kemba Walker scored 43 points, giving him 103 in his last two games, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back to beat the Boston Celtics 117-112 on Monday night. Walker followed up his NBA season-best, 60-point effort in […]
Kyrie scores 43, Celtics beat Raptors in OT
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving had a season-high 43 points, scoring 17 in the last 8:06 of the fourth quarter to force overtime and then making or recording an assist on every basket in the extra period Friday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Irving had 11 assists, […]