Khris Middleton adds 21 points and nine rebounds to help Milwaukee defeat short-handed Boston.
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Suns earn fourth straight win at Celtics’ expense
Devin Booker had 25 points and eight assists, and Deandre Ayton added 23 points and 18 rebounds to lead the suddenly resurgent Phoenix Suns past the Boston Celtics.
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Pistons halt Celtics’ eight-game run
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.
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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 […]
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Former UMaine star Jim Boylen takes over as coach of Chicago Bulls
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls came into the season thinking they would start to climb in the wide-open Eastern Conference with a promising group of young players. A coaching change wasn’t part of the plan. The skidding Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg on Monday and promoted associate head coach Jim Boylen in hopes of turning around […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Kyrie Irving scores 17 points, Celtics rout Bulls
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving had 17 points and seven assists as the Boston Celtics, back home from a dreadful road trip, routed the Chicago Bulls 111-82 on Wednesday night. Jaylen Brown scored 18 points and Jayson Tatum added 14 for the Celtics, who lost the final two games on a 1-4 swing that ended out […]