BOSTON — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 109-96 victory over the Celtics on Friday night, their first victory in Boston since 2004.Mo Williams scored 18 with eight assists for Portland, which earned its fifth consecutive victory.Jared Sullinger, who missed the last game with […]
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C’s coach Stevens tunes out talk of tanking
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Jared Sullinger was watching TV over the summer when he heard someone say that if the Boston Celtics relied too much on Jeff Green, they would only win two games all season.The Celtics forward recorded the comments on his phone and made sure Green saw them.“That same guy is probably biting […]
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Celtics land on Magic again
BOSTON (AP) — Avery Bradley scored 24 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic for the second time in four days, 120-105 on Monday night. Kelly Olynyk, Jordan Crawford and Jeff Green each had 16 points for Boston, which has won four straight after opening the season with four losses under first-year coach […]
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Celtics make Magic go poof
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Celtics are prepared to go through growing pains this season as they continue learn to adapt to life without franchise stalwarts Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.Coach Brad Stevens is ready for a long process, but will take a few wins like Friday night along the way.Brandon Bass had 16 […]
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Grizzlies gnaw away at Celtics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jerryd Bayless keyed a fourth-quarter rally, scoring all of his 15 points in the period to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 95-88 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Bayless was 6 of 7 in the quarter to help Memphis erase a six-point Boston lead with just under 9 […]
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Celtics: Rondo’s return up in air
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Rajon Rondo wove his way down the Boston Celtics practice court, stopping to interrupt an interview with Brandon Bass and another with Avery Bradley.Photographers hustled to take pictures, and reporters scrambled to get in position. After all, it’s the first time they’ve seen him in uniform since January.The Celtics point guard […]
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Celts trade Melo, get Greene
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have traded forward Donte Greene to the Boston Celtics for center Fab Melo.The team announced the deal Thursday.The 7-foot, 255-pound Melo played six games with the Celtics last season and averaged 1.2 points. He averaged 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and a league-high 3.1 blocks in 33 games for […]
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Celtics’ Sullinger visits Hadlock and makes pitch for upcoming season
PORTLAND — Jared Sullinger got caught up in traffic heading north on I-95 en route to an appearance at Hadlock Field during Wednesday night’s Portland Sea Dogs game. Fans waiting in a long line for the Boston Celtic’s autograph may have been disappointed by his late arrival. But they could console themselves with Sullinger’s proclamation […]
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Pre-4th fireworks: Celtics swipe Stevens from Butler
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics keep getting younger — on the coaching staff as well as the court. Less than a week after agreeing to trade Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets — and 10 days after shipping coach Doc Rivers to the Los Angeles Clippers — the Celtics hired Butler’s […]
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Huddle Up: Pierce took fans along for ride
Paul Pierce was one of the most fascinating players to ever wear a Celtics uniform. And one of the most human. Now that he is gone, traded to Brooklyn with the equally incomparable Kevin Garnett, human nature makes us appreciate him more than ever. It starts with what the great Boston Globe columnist (and Bath […]