Archive for November, 2008

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

November 30th, 2008

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics have shown their championship form the past two games against a couple of Eastern Conference run-of-the-mills.
The casual observer might not have seen that, but apparently coach Doc Rivers did.
Now, the Celtics will try to show their top form against a legitimate [...]

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

November 30th, 2008

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics have shown their championship form the past two games against a couple of Eastern Conference run-of-the-mills.
The casual observer might not have seen that, but apparently coach Doc Rivers did.
Now, the Celtics will try to show their top form against a legitimate [...]

Pierce helps Celtics beat Bobcats (AP)

November 30th, 2008

Pierce helps Celtics beat Bobcats (AP)

With two NBA All-Stars as teammates, Paul Pierce knows he doesn’t have to shoulder the scoring load every game. Pierce was ready when coach Doc Rivers called on him in the Boston Celtics‘ 89-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Pierce [...]

Knicks ring up 82 first-half points in win vs. GS

November 30th, 2008

Knicks ring up 82 first-half points in win vs. GS
Magic lose G Pietrus for at least 3 weeks Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out three to five weeks because of a torn ligament in his right thumb. Pietrus averages nearly 13 points and is one of the Magic’s main [...]

Blazers have come a long way under McMillan

November 30th, 2008

Blazers have come a long way under McMillan With a solid coach and a wealth of young talent, the Blazers are looking like contenders once again, Charley Rosen says.
Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
With a back-to-back Friday at home against Philadelphia and Saturday at Charlotte, the [...]

Bryant, Lakers defeat Mavs to improve to 13-1

November 30th, 2008

Bryant, Lakers defeat Mavs to improve to 13-1
Blazers have come a long way under McMillan With a solid coach and a wealth of young talent, the Blazers are looking like contenders once again, Charley Rosen says.
Streaking Celtics shoot for seventh straight win vs. Sixers [...]

Around the league / Balanced Celtics outlast Warriors

November 29th, 2008

Around the league / Balanced Celtics outlast Warriors
Ray Allen scored 25 points, Rajon Rondo had a season-high 22 and the Boston Celtics overcame a 14-point, third-quarter deficit in beating the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, 119-111. Paul Pierce had …
Court Awareness: Thursday Review After investing $161M in [...]

Back from injury, Parker leads Spurs over Grizz

November 29th, 2008

Back from injury, Parker leads Spurs over Grizz
Celtics earn 7th straight win by crushing Sixers
Celtics beat 76ers for seventh straight win (AP)

Ray Allen had a stretch of 11 straight points in the third quarter Friday. Rajon Rondo had a hand in all [...]

Celtics earn 7th straight win by crushing Sixers

November 29th, 2008

Celtics earn 7th straight win by crushing Sixers
Knicks suspend Marbury for one game The New York Knicks needed Stephon Marbury to play, then suspended him a game and docked him nearly $400,000 in salary Friday after claiming he refused.
Slow offense suits Shaq, but maybe not Suns He may find the [...]

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

November 29th, 2008

Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics have addressed Kendrick Perkins’ penchant for picking up technical fouls with their starting center. Now they’re talking with the league office in hope of getting a few of them taken off the books.
Perkins was hit with his eighth tech Sunday in [...]