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Boston Celtics (18x NBA champions)

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Celts' Garnett suspended; Bogut's foul upgraded

The Boston Celtics will take a hit for Kevin Garnett's hit.
The NBA announced on Monday that the All-Star forward will be suspended for one game for hitting Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut in the face on Saturday.
Bogut didn't get off, however, with the league also upgrading the foul he committed that started the altercation to a Flagrant 1.
The incident happened late in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 102-97 overtime win in Milwaukee.
Garnett will sit out Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks in Boston.
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NBA notebook: Celtics top Knicks without Garnett

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:22 AM



Associated Press

Brian Scalabrine, who was in the starting lineup last night while Kevin Garnett served a one-game suspension, made a three-point shot with 1:14 left after the New York Knicks cut a 15-point second-half lead to four and the Boston Celtics won 110-101.
Paul Pierce scored 22 points, Kendrick Perkins had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 15 points, eight boards and seven assists for the Celtics, who were playing without Garnett for the first time this season.

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Notebook: Celtics still too tough for Pistons

Friday, November 21, 2008 3:12 AM




Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Boston Celtics to a 98-80 victory over visiting Detroit last night in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Iverson had 16 points and four assists for Detroit, which fell to 4-3 since he was acquired from Denver for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess. Iverson helped the Pistons beat the previously undefeated Lakers and snap Cleveland's eight-game win streak, but he hasn't changed their lot when it comes to the defending NBA champions.

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Celtics wipe out 14-point deficit

Thursday, November 27, 2008 3:25 AM



Associated Press
Ray Allen scored 25 points, Rajon Rondo had a season-high 22 and the Boston Celtics overcame a 14-point, third-quarter deficit in a 119-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors last night in Boston.

Paul Pierce had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which won its sixth consecutive game.
Rondo, a 6-foot-1 point guard, had eight rebounds and seven assists, running the offense to a season-high point effort.

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Celtics notebook
Team OK, but Pierce has better idea

By Julian Benbow
Globe Staff / November 26, 2008
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WALTHAM - According to their record, the Celtics are as good as they were last year at this point.
According to Paul Pierce, that's not necessarily good enough.
The league is better this year, which, by his estimation, means they have to be better as well.
"Last year was last year," said Pierce. "It's better teams in the East this year. It's better teams in the West. We're taking it one game at a time. We're not looking back at what we did last year because it's a different team."
Despite a tough stretch of scheduling and an offense that lagged behind their smothering defense, the Celtics have a 13-2 record that is the best in the Eastern Conference.
The offense is averaging 101.6 points since beating Atlanta, 103-102, Nov. 12, and Kendrick Perkins said it's starting to get where it needs to be.
"Our defense's been there," he said. "But it seems like offensively we're starting to really get it down pat. We're moving the ball, guys are taking their shots, guys are finishing around the basket. It just feels good right now."

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NBA notebook: Surge by Pierce powers Celtics

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:05 AM

Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth straight win, 107-88 over the visiting Orlando Magic last night.
Ray Allen scored 21 points, Rajon Rondo had 16 points with 12 assists and Kevin Garnett scored 15 points for the Celtics (17-2) in a win over a top Eastern Conference rival.
Rashard Lewis paced Orlando (13-5) with 30 points. Hedo Turkoglu scored 19 and Dwight Howard, the league's rebounding leader, had 14 points with 15 boards.

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CELTICS NOTES: Rivers named coach of the month

BOSTON ?
The NBA championship trophy made the rounds over the summer, winding up in central Florida for a few days.
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers kept the trophy in his suburban Orlando home, admiring the spoils that came with the franchise?s first title in 22 years.
?I set it at the breakfast table every morning,?? said Rivers before a 107-88 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. ?I didn?t have a party, I just kept it in the house. I just wanted to look at it and be very close to it.
?I refused to touch it (before winning the title). In my life, I never touched that trophy. I had been in the room with it a lot, I just didn?t think you should touch it unless you win it.??

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I can't honestly think of a time where I've seen a professional player cry. Not in a tears of happiness manner, or losing a championship. But crying in a temper-tantrum type way. I guess I remember a boxer doing it once.

Glenn Davis threw a temper tantrum and cried on the bench tonight. The Celtics bench let the Blazers back into it, and some of the starters had to come back in to hold the fort down.

KG ripped into the bench, primarily "Big Baby" Davis. Big Baby didn't want to partake in a timeout huddle, KG grabs him by the arm, puts him into the huddle, and verbally gets after the team.

Glenn at one point, rips his arm away from KG's grasp, walks to the end of the bench, yells an obscenity towards the huddle, and begins crying....for a moment.

Later in the game, the entire bench cheers a run by the Celtics, and Big Baby is the only player on the team sitting on the bench with a towel over his head sulking. At least it was more entertaining than the game...

Big Baby certainly lived up to the Big Baby moniker tonight.
 
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I can't honestly think of a time where I've seen a professional player cry. Not in a tears of happiness manner, or losing a championship. But crying in a temper-tantrum type way. I guess I remember a boxer doing it once.

Glenn Davis threw a temper tantrum and cried on the bench tonight. The Celtics bench let the Blazers back into it, and some of the starters had to come back in to hold the fort down.

KG ripped into the bench, primarily "Big Baby" Davis. Big Baby didn't want to partake in a timeout huddle, KG grabs him by the arm, puts him into the huddle, and verballt gets after the team.

Glenn at one point, rips his arm away from KG's grasp, walks to the end of the bench, yells an obscenity towards the huddle, and begins crying....for a moment.

Later in the game, the entire bench cheers a run by the Celtics, and Big Baby is the only player on the team sitting on the bench with a towel over his head sulking. At least it was more entertaining than the game...

Big Baby certainly lived up to the Big Baby moniker tonight.
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Celtics are the best team in the East...besides the Cavs. Cavs are gelling...bench is the best in the NBA. Boston isn't deep enough for a 7 game series with the Cavs. Redemption is coming
 
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Celtics are the best team in the East...besides the Cavs. Cavs are gelling...bench is the best in the NBA. Boston isn't deep enough for a 7 game series with the Cavs. Redemption is coming
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What did that have to do with his post?

I fortunately missed the game tonight. It's the 4th of a 5 game Eastern conference road trip and Boston is the best team(or at least top 2) in the NBA but I expected more. This is a good reality check though. We're good but we're definitely on the 2nd tier of contenders.
 
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