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Garnett says he wants to retire with the Celtics

ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Thursday that despite rumors to the contrary, he doesn't expect to trade Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

boston.com

Dwight Howard starts, but it’s not enough to propel a beaten-up Lakers squad past the Celtics, who stomp their rivals behind a strong night from their veterans and yet another balanced scoring effort.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Paul Pierce scored 24 points and led a third-quarter surge as the Boston Celtics routed the Lakers 116-95 on Thursday night in Dwight Howard's return for Los Angeles.

boston.com

Two historic rivals looked to turn back the clock Thursday night at TD Garden, but only one team kept pace as the Celtics ran away to a 116-95 win.

boston.com

Two historic rivals looked to turn back the clock Thursday night at TD Garden, but only one team kept pace as the Celtics ran away to a 116-95 win.

boston.com

By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff With a turnaround jump shot with 8:09 remaining in the second quarter of Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Celtics forward Kevin Garnett reached 25,000 points for his career. Garnett entered the game...

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard will play against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after missing the previous three games with a sore shoulder.

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

There still is not a better rivalry in the NBA than Celtics vs. Lakers, a feud that manages to entertain out of some deep, decades-old obligation to spite one another even when the teams are just OK or when one’s internal bickering is more fun than its …

boston.com

Boston.com Celtics writer Gary Dzen takes your questions on Celtics-Lakers, the NBA trade deadline, Rajon Rondo, and more Thursday at 1 p.m.

boston.com

Consider the roller coaster the Celtics have been on: a 4-game losing stretch, then a roll of 6 wins followed by a 6-game skid before a 5-game win streak.

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The Raptors swingman says he believed offseason knee surgery would help his chances of re-signing with Boston, but it didn’t happen.