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| Pierce scores 27 as Celtics cruise past Bobcats |
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03/03/2010 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Paul Pierce scored 27 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 104-80 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Nate Robinson had 16 points, including three 3-pointers in a 90-second span bridging the first and second quarters to key a 16-0 run, for the Celtics. Kevin Garnett added 12 points as Boston won its second straight and beat up on Charlotte for the third time this season. Tyrus Thomas had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bobcats, losers of five of six, and |
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| Celtics hope to get back on track vs. Bobcats |
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03/03/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Celtics have lost two in a row as the host and will try to regain homecourt supremacy tonight versus the Charlotte Bobcats at TD Garden. Boston is 16-11 in Beantown this season and split six games at home last month. It put the brakes on a two-game slide with a 105-100 victory at Detroit on Tuesday, as Ray Allen finished with 18 points and Rajon Rondo chipped in 15 points and 11 assists to lead the charge. Boston welcomed back Paul Pierce from a three-game absence because of a t |
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| Pistons and Knicks meet at MSG |
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03/03/2010 |
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| the road for two games and will try to stop a four-game slide tonight against the New York Knicks at historic Madison Square Garden. Detroit lost the last three tests of a four-game road swing before returning home to suffer a 105-100 setback to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Jonas Jerebko led Detroit with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince both notched 15 points. "We have to become better as the season winds down at not just finishing plays, bu |
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| Celtics and Pistons battle at The Palace |
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03/02/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Celtics hope to put an embarrassing loss behind them when they pay a visit to the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Boston just went 1-2 on a three-game homestand and suffered a 104-96 loss to the lowly New Jersey Nets on Saturday from TD Garden. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds, while Marquis Daniels chipped in 16 points and Rajon Rondo added 13 points and 17 assists in the loss. "I still believe in this team. I just know for a fact we're |
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| Shaq-less Cavs host Knicks |
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03/01/2010 |
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| ome bad news after learning that center Shaquille O'Neal will undergo surgery on his injured right thumb. A time table for his return will be revealed following the surgery. The injury occurred in the first half of Thursday's 108-88 triumph over the Boston Celtics. In 53 games this season, O'Neal is averaging 12 points and 6.7 rebounds. Losing has been pretty much the norm this season for the Knicks, who sport a lowly 2-12 record in the previous 14 games. In Saturday's 120-109 loss versus the Memphis Grizzlie |
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| Shaq to have surgery on thumb |
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02/28/2010 |
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| re for additional evaluation on his significantly sprained right thumb and will have the surgery on Monday at Union Memorial Hospital. The time table for his return will be revealed following the surgery. The injury occurred in the first half of Thursday's 108-88 triumph over the Boston Celtics. O'Neal was going up for a shot when Boston's Glen Davis came up with a block, but Davis' hand made contact with the thumb, bending it backward. In 53 games this season, O'Neal is averaging 12 points and 6.7 rebounds. |
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| Shaq to have thumb examined again |
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02/28/2010 |
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| l travel to the National Hand Center in Baltimore for additional evaluation on his injured right thumb. An MRI taken Saturday confirmed O'Neal suffered a significant sprain. The injury occurred in the first half of Thursday's 108-88 triumph over the Boston Celtics. O'Neal was going up for a shot when Boston's Glen Davis came up with a block, but Davis' hand made contact with the thumb, bending it backward. It is not yet known when O'Neal, who missed Friday's win in Toronto, is expected to return. In 53 games |
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| Nets upend Celtics for sixth win of the season |
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02/27/2010 |
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| Boston, MA (Sportsbooks) - Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points and Devin Harris scored 23, as the New Jersey Nets notched by far their biggest win of the season with a 104-96 road win against the Boston Celtics. Courtney Lee added 21 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained left ankle, while Kris Humphries and Keyon Dooling logged valuable minutes off the bench, ending with 11 points each. Humphries also grabbed 10 boards as the Nets used free throw shooting to pull off the win. Lope |
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| Celtics shoot for 13th straight win over lowly Nets |
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02/27/2010 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Expect the Atlantic Division's remake of Beauty and the Beast this afternoon as the first place Boston Celtics host the cellar- dwelling New Jersey Nets. The Celtics play the beauty is this version, having beaten the ugly-duckling Nets 12 straight times. A win this afternoon against New Jersey, which is a miserable 2-27 on the road and still on pace the challenge the NBA's worst team ever, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, would give Boston a series sweep over the Nets for the third consecut |
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| Cavs head up north to battle Raptors |
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02/26/2010 |
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| work) - Coming off one of their most impressive performances of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers wrap up a short road trip with tonight's clash against the Toronto Raptors from the Air Canada Centre. The Cavaliers head to Canada after besting the Boston Celtics last night in a battle of two of the Eastern Conference's top teams, using 36 points from superstar LeBron James and a huge fourth quarter to exit TD Garden with a 108-88 victory over the Atlantic Division leaders. Cleveland trailed by one point hea |
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