February 29th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Ray Allen scored 22 points and Kevin Garnett added 18 as the Celtics finally won on the road, beating the Cavaliers 86-83 on Tuesday to snap a five-game losing streak. Boston, which couldn’t hold a 16-point lead in the first quarter, avoided its first six-game skid since dropping seven in a row from April 4-15, [...]
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Kevin Garnett Doubtful For Wednesday vs. Pistons
UPDATE: Garnett participated in Celtics’ morning shootaround and his status for Wednesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons has been upgraded to probable. Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett is doubtful for Wednesday’s home contest with the Detroit Pistons with a right hip flexor suffered against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. He sat out practice on Tuesday, but coach [...]
Brandon Bass (Knee) Out 10-14 Days
Forward Brandon Bass, the Boston Celtics’ stellar sixth man, will miss 10-to-14 days with inflammation in his right knee, and if you bet on basketball, you can bet it could have been a key setback before Sunday’s 95-91 win against the Chicago Bulls. Rivers said the news came as a bit of a surprise to [...]
Moment of Truth: Pierce Reaches Milestone
Last night was a very special night at the TD Garden, as Captain Paul Pierce passed Celtics Legend Larry Bird on the Boston Celtics all-time scoring list. Heading into the game Pierce was just ten points shy of passing Larry Bird, who held the second place spot on the list with 21,791 total points. Fittingly, [...]
Celtics Blast Bobcats; 94-84
Game Notes: Rajon Rondo collected 14 assists for the second straight contest, Kevin Garnett led the team in scoring with 22 points on 10-15 shooting, and Paul Pierce tallied 15 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Ray Allen added 17, while Brandon Bass provided 13 off the bench. Stat: Celtics are the NBA’s first-ranked defense, [...]
Paul Pierce Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, respectively, for the week ending February 5. Pierce averaged 22.0 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds to help the Celtics get to 4-0 last week. He had 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 91-89 win over New [...]
