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Green scores 31 as short-handed Celtics roll

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jeff Green scored 31 points in his first start of the season, and the short-handed Boston Celtics routed the Phoenix Suns 113-88 on Friday night.

boston.com

Final: Celtics 113-88: A sparkling effort following two tough losses as the Celtics coast and were able to give Kevin Garnett a night of rest. Jeff Green was stellar with 31 points on 11-for-14 shooting with 7 rebounds and 4...

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By Baxter Holmes, Globe Staff PHOENIX – Thin on their frontline, the Celtics are close to signing 6-foot-9-inch D.J. White, a four-year NBA veteran who most recently played in China. The Celtics hadn’t officially signed White as of Friday, when...

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Jordan Crawford is not short on confidence, and nerves are rarely an issue for him on the basketball court. But the 24-year-old guard admitted he got a monster case of the butterflies when he learned he had been traded to the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

boston.com

By Baxter Holmes, Globe Staff PHOENIX -- Newly acquired guard Jordan Crawford will make his debut with the Boston Celtics here Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. Crawford will wear No. 27. "Just to come in, be myself, compete and...