BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James led the new-look Cavaliers to a blowout in Boston with an individual performance reminiscent of the rivalry’s heyday. And this time, Paul Pierce was sitting courtside in street clothes, unable to do anything about it. With the former Celtics great waiting to see his No. 34 raised to the Boston […]
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Irving scores 27, Brown hits clutch 3 as Celtics edge Nuggets
DENVER — Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining and the struggling Boston Celtics edged the Denver Nuggets 111-110 on Monday night. Denver had a chance to win in dramatic fashion at the end but Torrey Craig’s tip-in of Will […]
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Kyrie and LeBron teammates again … in All-Star game
NEW YORK — LeBron James got Kevin Durant and reunited with Kyrie Irving in the NBA’s first All-Star draft. Stephen Curry picked James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s top two scorers, and grabbed his other two Golden State teammates in the selections Thursday. The draft was not televised, and neither James nor Curry would […]
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No Isaiah Thomas, no Gordon Hayward, but still plenty for Celtics, Cavs to play for
WALTHAM, Mass. — When Brad Stevens studied the video of Boston’s last game against Cleveland, he skipped over a handful of plays and put the sound on mute. “I didn’t want to watch the injury or what happened after it,” the Celtics coach said on Tuesday, a day before his team was to play the […]
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Isaiah Thomas has smashing debut as Cavs down Trail Blazers
CLEVELAND — Isaiah Thomas had one last wait. Sitting on the scorer’s table, Thomas could see the end of his seventh-month odyssey in front of him. And when the buzzer finally sounded and the Cleveland crowd erupted for a player it barely knows, Thomas took the last few steps onto the court and completed a […]
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Celtics rally from 26 down to beat Rockets
BOSTON — Al Horford made a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday night. Kyrie Irving scored 26 and Jayson Tatum finished with 19 for the Celtics, while Marcus Smart drew […]
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Tatum’s big fourth quarter helps Celtics top Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie Jayson Tatum said he is beginning to feel more comfortable with the NBA game. It’s beginning to show, too. Tatum scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-91 on Wednesday night. “Tatum stepped up for us,” said Al Horford, who […]
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Irving scores 25, Celtics cruise past Bulls
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 20 and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 117-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Jayson Tatum added 13 points, and Al Horford and Aron Baynes each had 10 for the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics (27-9) as all five starters were in double figures. […]
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Olynyk scores career-high 32 for victorious Heat in return to Boston
BOSTON — Kelly Olynyk scored a career-high 32 points in his rousing return to Boston, and the undermanned Miami Heat hung on Wednesday for a 90-89 victory over the Celtics. On a night when the Celtics honored their former forward in his first game back, the popular Olynyk received a standing ovation from Boston fans […]
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Around the NBA — Red wouldn’t like this: Celtics at home on Christmas
Red Auerbach would not like this. As legend goes, Auerbach never wanted his Boston Celtics to play a Christmas home game because team staff and arena workers would lose family time on the holiday. The Celtics often played on Christmas, but never at home. A “home” game on Dec. 25, 1964 against Detroit was played […]