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| Celtics take on Bulls in Windy City |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Boston Celtics will continue a three-game road trip tonight against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Boston has won nine in a row and opened the trek with Thursday's 104-102 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center thanks to Rajon Rondo's 21 points and 11 assists. "Clearly their game plan was that they weren't going to guard him," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said of Washington's defense against Rondo. "They were going to give him shots and he took them |
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| Celtics edge Wizards for ninth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
12/11/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Rajon Rondo poured in 21 points and dished out 11 assists, as the red-hot Boston Celtics won their ninth straight game with a 104-102 victory over the Washington Wizards. "Clearly their game plan was that they weren't going to guard him," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said of Washington's defense against Rondo. "They were going to give him shots and he took them." Ray Allen scored 18 points to surpass 20,000 points for his career. Paul Pierce eclipsed 19,000 career points wi |
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| Celtics pay a visit to Wizards |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The streaking Boston Celtics travel south down the I-95 corridor on Wednesday for the opener of a three-game road trip against the Washington Wizards in the nation's capital. The red-hot Celtics earned their eighth consecutive win in Beantown on Tuesday when Rajon Rondo scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter and barely missed a triple-double, finishing with 13 assists and nine rebounds, as Boston earned a 98-89 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Kevin Garnett posted 25 points and nin |
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| Celtics G Daniels has thumb surgery |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2009 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston Celtics guard Marquis Daniels has had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. The team announced that the procedure was performed Wednesday by Drs. Brian McKeon and Drew Terrono at New England Baptist Hospital. No timetable has been set for his return. The 6-foot-6 Daniels signed with the Celtics this summer after three years with the Indiana Pacers. He is averaging 5.7 points, 2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19 games this season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Pre |
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| Streaking Raptors meet struggling Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2009 |
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| ron is questionable for Wednesday's game with a sore left hip. Milwaukee will open a three-game homestand Wednesday versus the Raptors, Blazers and Lakers, and is 7-3 as the host this season. It suffered its fourth straight loss on Tuesday, when the Boston Celtics recorded a 98-89 win at TD Garden. Andrew Bogut finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Ersan Ilyasova tallied 19 points and rookie phenom Brandon Jennings scored 17 in defeat. "I think we |
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| Celtics' Daniels undergoes thumb surgery |
NBA Basketball |
12/09/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Celtics guard Marquis Daniels underwent surgery on Wednesday morning to have a torn ligament in his left thumb repaired. The Celtics said there was no timetable for his return. Daniels, in his first season with Boston, is averaging 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19 games. He spent the past three seasons with Indiana after playing his first three years with Dallas. |
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| Rivers on crooked ref: 'I'm so sick of that guy' |
NBA Basketball |
12/08/2009 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he's tired of hearing about disgraced referee Tim Donaghy. Donaghy was released from prison last month after serving most of a 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal. He appeared on ``60 Minutes'' on Sunday night. Rivers said he's ``so sick of that guy right now.'' The Celtics coach said he loves the NBA and hates that ``we're giving a guy like that credibility.'' Donaghy claimed on the TV show that he bet on NBA games based on his knowledge of other |
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| Sizzling Celtics shoot for 8th straight win vs. Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
12/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading Boston Celtics try to push their winning streak to eight games Tuesday, when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to TD Garden. Boston sits comfortably atop the weak Atlantic Division with a 16-4 record and posted its seventh win in a row on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the finale of a perfect four-game road trip. Kevin Garnett did his part with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Paul Pierce finished with 21 points and six boards for the Celtics, w |
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| Garnett, Boozer earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
12/07/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett and the Utah Jazz's Carlos Boozer were named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively, for the period ending December 6. In three games last week, all Boston wins, Garnett averaged 19.7 points on better than 70-percent shooting from the field. He also posted 7.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. On Friday, Garnett had a team-high 23 points in a win over Oklahoma City, the Celtics' seventh consecutive victory. Boozer p |
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| Warriors, Thunder clash in Okie City |
NBA Basketball |
12/07/2009 |
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| The improved Oklahoma City Thunder finish a five-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Golden State Warriors to Ford Center. The Thunder fell to 2-2 on the residency last Friday when Kevin Garnett had 23 points and eight rebounds to help the Boston Celtics take down Oklahoma City 105-87. Kevin Durant had a game-high 36 points while Russell Westbrook added 15 points for the Bobcats, who had won three of four coming into the game. "We got beat by one of the best teams in basketball," said Oklahoma City |
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