The Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce and the New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Dec 30.
Pierce led the Celtics to a 4-0 week averaging 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals including a season-high 37 points at Seattle on Dec. 27. He helped lead the Celtics to their first undefeated four-game West coast road trip since the 1992-93 season bringing the Celtics to eight straight wins on the road, the longest such streak since the 1980-81 season.
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After his right hamstring felt tight yesterday morning, Celtics' guard Rajon Rondo missed last night's 110-91 victory over the the Lakers.
Rondo suffered the injury late in the first quarter of Boston's 104-98 victory at Utah Saturday night.
The second-year guard said he felt fine following a workout at the Staples Center before last night's game and had hoped to convince Coach Doc Rivers to play him.
Rivers, however, decided to sit Rondo, who hadn't missed a game this season.
"I don't want to [sit out], but it's a long season," Rondo said before the game. "It's one game, but it's a big game."
"Still, it's a long season. I don't want to further my injury."
Rondo is averaging 9.4 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.9 rebounds through 28 games.
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Can the Boston Celtics make history this season and join the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as the only teams in NBA history to win 70 games? Phil Jackson, the resident expert on this matter, isn't certain yet.
Jackson coached that Chicago team to a 72-10 record and the fourth of his six championships with the Bulls. The Celtics entered Sunday on pace for a NBA-record 73 victories. Will it happen?
"I don't want to guess," Jackson said. "It's so difficult. They have Detroit in their conference. Teams have injuries, and they wear down. It's just too hard to say. When we're in March, we can talk about it."
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Celtics Dec 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Dec 31, 2007
They have a lot of tradition between them, and they brought back one blast from the past on Sunday that some might argue could have remained in the time capsule.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 29, 2007
Phil Jackson pulled even with Red Auerbach in regular-season victories, 5 1/2 seasons after tying the Celtics coach for the most NBA championships won.
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ESPN | Dec 28, 2007
As always, Ray Allen arrived at KeyArena hours early, getting his pregame shooting completed before anyone started arriving.
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ESPN | Dec 27, 2007
One dominating stretch in the second quarter turned out to be enough to carry the Boston Celtics to a win in their first West Coast game this season.
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Boston Globe | Dec 22, 2007
Massachusetts' own Travis Best would love to come home from overseas to help out the Celtics.
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Boston Globe | Dec 21, 2007
"Gary called me and said, 'Hey, I'm reminding you that the Celtics are a team I feel like I can help,' " said agent Aaron Goodwin.
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ESPN | Dec 21, 2007
Fourteen-year veteran Chris Webber is close to returning to the NBA, with the Pistons his likely destination, a source close to Webber told ESPN.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 20, 2007
Chauncey Billups delivered 28 points, including two clutch free throws, as the Pistons dealt the Celtics their first home defeat of the NBA season on Wednesday.
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Boston Globe | Dec 19, 2007
Guard Ray Allen said he hoped to return to the Boston Celtics' lineup Wednesday after missing two games with a sore right ankle.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 18, 2007
The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has requested waivers on forward Brandon Wallace.
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nba.com | Dec 17, 2007
he Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec.
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ESPN | Dec 16, 2007
A lingering ankle injury will cost Celtics' shooting guard Ray Allen another game.
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The Boston Globe | Dec 16, 2007
Celtics' guard Ray Allen missed his second straight game with a sore right ankle against Toronto today.
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Boston Globe | Dec 15, 2007
Rookie guard Gabe Pruitt is back with the Celtics.
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Sports Illustrated | Dec 15, 2007
Celtics' guard Ray Allen sat out Friday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of a sore right ankle -- the first time any of Boston's new Big Three has been out of the starting lineup.
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Boston Herald | Dec 14, 2007
Celtics' Coach Doc Rivers said today at the team's shootaround that center Kendrick Perkins (sore toe) will play against the Bucks tonight.
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SI.com | Dec 13, 2007
At the time of the Kevin Garnett trade, Gerald Green was regarded as a significant part of the deal for the Timberwolves.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 13, 2007
Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference, while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets lead Western Conference players after the first returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile.
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ESPN | Dec 12, 2007
Celtics' center Kendrick Perkins said part of his bed fell on his right big toe Monday night, and he might miss the Celtics' game Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings.
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Boston Herald | Dec 9, 2007
Several hours after removing an offensive poll question, ESPN.
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Boston Herald | Dec 8, 2007
The poll, drawing on the sports world's currenty enmity toward Boston, asked users to vote for the event they would rather see happen.
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ESPN | Dec 8, 2007
The Boston Celtics are tearing apart teams at home like the days when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish roamed the fabled parquet.
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NBA.com | Dec 3, 2007
The Boston Celtics’ Doc Rivers and the San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 3, 2007
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have assigned rookie guard Gabe Pruitt to their NBA Development League affiliate Utah Flash.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 2, 2007
The Celtics easily overcame a slow start.
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New York Daily News | Dec 1, 2007
Quentin Richardson is not backing down from his remarks that he was not in "awe" of the Celtics' Big Three.
