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Pierce, Celtics down Lakers in Howard's return

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.

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Celtics forward Kevin Garnett became only the 16th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points during Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

nba.com

Dwight Howard has started for the Los Angeles Lakers after missing three games with a sore right shoulder.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol is expected to be out a minimum of six to eight weeks with a tear in the plantar fascia of his right foot, the team announced.

purpleandgoldblog.com

The only true rivalry in the NBA will have its first showcase of the season in Beantown tonight. The Lakers (23-26) and Boston Celtics (25-23) are dealing with key injuries, but the purple and gold will most likely be without their 2 star big men. The C…

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 …

purpleandgoldblog.com

The only true rivalry in the NBA will have its first showcase of the season in Beantown tonight. The Lakers (23-26) and Boston Celtics (25-23) are dealing with key injuries, but the purple and gold will most likely be without their 2 star big men. The C…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

ESPN got in front of Dwight Howard today after Lakers shootaround to ask him about Kobe Bryant‘s comments implying that Dwight needs to suck it up and play through his shoulder pain. Not surprisingly, Dwight’s not amused: The comments from Steve Nash …

Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com

After hitting gold with their last couple of collections, Million Dollar Ballers might’ve outdone themselves again. Their latest collection honors the greatest frontcourt ever to strap on goggles: the Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and Kurt…