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Weary Celtics hold off Nets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It never got out of hand. Brook Lopez drilled a 19-footer, Rafer Alston drained a 3-pointer from 25 feet, and in less than a minute, the Nets gave the Celtics a nice little pop on the chin.

N.J. youth movement impresses Celtics’ Rivers

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - At the end of every season, Doc Rivers gathers up his coaching staff to talk about the draft. The previous year’s draft. It’s sort of like a fantasy draft, only everyone has on their hindsight goggles.

Bird-Johnson book reveals binding friendship

Larry Bird has been nudged back into the spotlight once again because of his relationship with Magic Johnson .

Celtics bounce back to keep Nets winless

Boston's Big Three against New Jersey's Great Eight had the look of a mismatch. Instead, the Celtics had to work hard to keep the injury-decimated Nets winless.

Sunburned

The Phoenix Suns played their style of basketball last night. And, for much of the game, the Celtics did the same thing. The result was a 110-103 Suns’ victory, ending the Celtics’ six-game winning streak to start the season.

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■ When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at the Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).

Quick fix is to show more patience on offense

A trip to New Jersey is usually not something the Celtics are enthusiastic about. But, after a 110-103 loss to Phoenix, the team started looking forward to tonight’s game against the Nets.

Stoudemire stating his case

Still a pup in the game of life at age 26, Amar’e Stoudemire wears his NBA experience on his face. A bushy beard. A reflective tone. An understanding that these may be his final days in Phoenix.

Suns knock Celtics from unbeatens, 110-103

Jason Richardson and the Phoenix Suns had no trouble putting their only loss of the season behind them, even against unbeaten Boston.

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■ When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Garden. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).

Garnett blocks out nostalgia

Celtics coach Doc Rivers usually does not call Kevin Garnett’s number early on when the team plays in Minnesota. Garnett, Rivers realizes, will be so hyped to be playing in his old home that he will “probably shoot it over the glass.’’

Celtics able to keep the Timberwolves away from the door

The Minnesota Timberwolves finally solved the Celtics’ defensive puzzle. They shot 52 percent from the field last night - the first time an opponent bettered 42 percent this season - but it wasn’t enough as Boston took a 92-90 victory at the Target Center.

Jefferson proves difficult assignment

Al Jefferson got the jump on his former teammates last night. But in the late going, the Celtics solved Jefferson and the Timberwolves in a 92-90 victory.

Garnett helps Celtics remain undefeated

Even when Kevin Garnett isn't scoring at a high level, he can find so many other ways to affect the outcome of a game.

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■ When, where: Tonight, 8, at Target Center, Minneapolis. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).

Skirmish of Celtics’ Rondo, Hornets’ Paul gets NBA review

The NBA office has not made a determination regarding an inquiry into a conflict between New Orleans guard Chris Paul and the Celtics’ Rajon Rondo Sunday night.

Celtics keep the beat going by thrashing Sixers

The Celtics starters continued to play less and enjoy life more last night.

Pierce keeps Celtics undefeated

Rasheed Wallace keeps making his hometown his stomping ground. Wallace rooted on the Phillies at Game 5 of the World Series and he popped by to watch Philly boxing great Bernard Hopkins train for an upcoming bout.

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■ When, where: Tonight, 7, at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia. ■ TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850).

Celtics, Rondo agree on 5-year, $55 million contract extension

During a Sunday afternoon phone conversation between Bill Duffy, the agent for Rajon Rondo, and Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, the two hashed out a five-year, $55 million contract extension for Rondo, ensuring he will stay in Boston well into the next decade and exempting him from the uncertainty of free agency.

Rondo inscrutable - and indispensable

Rajon Rondo already had his ring and now he has his money. Would it be asking too much for him to just settle down now and play some basketball?

Rondo agrees to contract extension with Celtics

Rajon Rondo says he has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Celtics, keeping the star point guard from entering the market as a restricted free agent after the season.

Rondo, Paul make their points - loudly

Chris Paul is wily enough to understand when he’s being prodded and provoked, and that happened twice in a 30-minute period last night at TD Garden.

Pierce stings his foe

It was just basketball. Not a superhuman effort. Not a singular display of greatness. Just an observation of a weakness, and player taking advantage of a mismatch.

Celtics point guard Rondo not sweating contract matters

A day before the deadline to extend players in the fourth year of their rookie-scale contracts, point guard Rajon Rondo said he wanted to be a Celtic for life - but added that life would go on if he wasn’t.

Celtics beat Hornets 97-87 to improve to 4-0

Chris Paul gets the individual accolades. Rajon Rondo has the team success. Together, it's enough to make each player a little envious.

Celtics point guard Rondo has repositioned himself mentally

There was a stretch of games on the road last February that almost seemed to be booked with the sole purpose of challenging Rajon Rondo.

Visitors are again picked on by Celtics

The 2007-08 Celtics were specialists in administering the coup de grace to opponents. If they had a team down at the half, that team died a slow death in the second half. Of the 57 games in which those Celtics held a halftime lead, they won 49 of them. When they were ahead going into the fourth quarter they were ...

Celtics elect not to suspend Davis

Celtics president Danny Ainge announced yesterday that rather than suspend Glen Davis for an early-morning fight with a childhood friend Monday that left Davis with a broken right thumb, he would rather levy a fine and allow Davis to remain with the team while he recuperates.

Not close this time: Celtics rout Bulls 118-90

Kevin Garnett was an impressed spectator while he was still on the court. Paul Pierce scored 20 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 118-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the teams' first matchup since last spring's thrilling seven-game playoff series.

Celtics decide not to suspend Davis

The Boston Celtics elected not to suspend forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis after an early morning fight with a childhood friend the day before the season opener left him sidelined for at least five weeks with a broken right thumb.

Celtics, Bulls renew rivalry

It wasn’t as though Kendrick Perkins asked for the game tape. He didn’t go looking for the boxed set. He didn’t search for highlights on YouTube. He wasn’t trying to relive the magic.

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(2008-09 statistics) ■ When, where: Tonight, 8, at TD Garden. ■ TV, radio: CSN, ESPN, WEEI (850 AM).

A fistful of Bird history

Big Baby got into a fight with a friend at 4 a.m., broke his thumb, and won’t be able to play until at least December. He is young and foolish and he hurt the team. The Celtics owners are mad at him. Fans are mad at him.

Home security

It wasn’t the same at all. The Charlotte Bobcats, more or less, were made of the same pieces - a Hall of Fame coach in Larry Brown, a relentless scorer in Gerald Wallace, and a pair of talented point guards in Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin.

Davis not around for Celtics, but not left out either

With the Celtics taking the court last night in front of the hometown crowd for the first time this season, president Danny Ainge made it a point to show that even though Glen Davis was absent, he is still part of the team. Ainge told the operations crew to include Davis in the pregame introductions.

Many stops started with Perkins

The Celtics seemed content working on their perimeter game last night. In the second quarter of their 92-59 win over Charlotte, the Celtics appeared to be on the way to outscoring the Bobcats without the benefit of a 2-pointer, until Kendrick Perkins flipped in a jump hook with 3:52 remaining.

Guests didn’t show up

Two games into the 2009-10 season and we’ve already had two great staple games of Celtics Past.

Versatility was on display

The question that illuminated like a “vacancy’’ sign at a seedy motel following a 92-59 win over the Charlotte Bobcats was whether the Celtics are good enough to use games to experiment with styles.

Garnett returns to Boston in easy win over Bobcats

Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston parquet and slipped on it, putting a bigger scare into the Celtics than the Charlotte Bobcats could.

Big 3 gets best of Big 2 as Celtics top Cavs 95-89

LeBron James was in MVP form on opening night. The star of stars. Once again, his teammates -- especially the new big guy -- let him down.

Pierce powers Celtics past Cavs in season opener

The reunited Big Three -- and Rasheed -- are one up on the Big Two.

Only Game 1, but win vs. Cavaliers already Celtics benchmark

Oh, sure, it looks simple and obvious now. One team was fully ready for an NBA opener, and one team wasn’t.

Opening salvo

The Celtics might have felt the fates, as well as the season-opening dates, were going against them before last night.

It’s time for Celtics’ Baby to grow up

We started with “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,’’ and he was, in fact, a promising rookie.

Celtics’ Davis has surgery

An argument with a childhood friend over an interaction with his girlfriend has shelved Glen “Big Baby’’ Davis for two months, angered team officials, and hindered the Celtics’ depth as they begin the season.

Garnett stands tall again in return to the Celtics

CLEVELAND - All of that pregame talk about this being another game, just the first in a bridge to the second season that begins in late April, resonated last night for about six minutes. The Celtics responded from an early flurry and defended themselves in a brutal duel against the Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

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(2008-09 statistics) ■ When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Garden.

Hope for deal as Celtics’ Ainge, Rondo’s agent meet

Twenty-four hours and face-to-face talks have changed the complexion of the Rajon Rondo contract negotiations and there’s hope the point guard could sign a long-term extension before Saturday’s deadline.

Pierce powers Celtics past Cavs in season opener

Shaquille O'Neal has learned the ropes in his 17 NBA seasons. There's one lesson that has endured since he was a raw rookie.

Celtics' Davis has surgery on thumb after fight

Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis had surgery on Tuesday to repair his broken right thumb after fighting with a childhood friend while riding in an SUV less than two days before the season opener.

Cavaliers open about rivalry

The Cavaliers harbor no hard feelings, just respect for their newest Eastern Conference rival, the Celtics. Not even the brutal seven-game playoff series two years ago and the near brawl last week during an exhibition game could spark any ill feelings toward the Celtics.