Boston Celtics News and Rumors
Nets top short-handed Celts for 4th straight winAssociated Press, ESPN.com Joe Johnson made the tiebreaking basket with 3:03 left, Deron Williams and Brook Lopez each scored 24 points, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 102-97 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. |
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Rebounding problems linger for CelticsNov 15, 2012
The Celtics’ vulnerability on the defensive boards has been exposed this week. The Jazz had 18 offensive rebounds on Wednesday (a 98-93 Celtic win) and the Nets grabbed 18 (15 in the first half) on Thursday in taking a 102-97 victory. |
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Final: Nets 102, Celtics 97Nov 15, 2012
Fourth quarter, :24, Nets, 97-95: Paul Pierce missed two free throws, then hit a 3-pointer, the Nets calling a timeout, and clinching the result with free throws by Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. Fourth quarter, Nets, 95-92: Jeff Green's 3-pointer... |
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Rondo out against Nets due to sprained ankleNov 15, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo missed Thursday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets due to a sprained ankle. Leandro Barbosa started in his place. |
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Five Surprises of the Young N.B.A. SeasonNov 15, 2012
Jim Cavan, nytimes.com Rajon Rondo of the Celtics and Omer Asik of the Rockets have excelled. Ersan Ilyasova of the Bucks has not. |
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Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com The 76ers recently acknowledged that they don't expect to see Andrew Bynum providing a return on his $16.8 million salary until January at the earliest. The 7-foot center's dominance of the low post was supposed to transform Philadelphia into a tempo-co… |
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Roy Hibbert and the Indiana Pacers are struggling mightily in the face of increased expectationsNov 15, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com With the Chicago Bulls undergoing an unfortunate waiting period with star guard Derrick Rose on the shelf, and the Boston Celtics seemingly rebuilding on the fly after watching Ray Allen take his senior act down to South Beach, the Indiana Pacers were e… |
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Leandro Barbosa sparks Celtics past JazzNov 15, 2012
Leandro Barbosa stepped up and helped spark the Celtics to a victory. |
