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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:11 PST |
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Quentin Richardson really dislikes the Celtics (Yahoo! Sports) I didn't think it was possible, but New York Knicks guard Quentin Richardson appears to hate the Boston Celtics...
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Thursday, Nov. 20 (AP)
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Celtics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Celtics will have Kevin Garnett in uniform for the tough
back-to-back Thursday and Friday against Detroit (home) and Minnesota
(away).
He wasn't allowed in the building Tuesday for the game against
the Knicks after being suspended for his actions in Saturday's
overtime win at Milwaukee.
The "incident" occurred with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter
after Garnett was called for fouling the driving Bogut, who then
struck Garnett hard on his follow-through. Garnett was seen throwing
his arms out, and, after a conference among the referees, each was
assessed a technical foul. In that it was Bogut's second tech of the game, he was automatically ejected. According to a source, the league was told by the...
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No Garnett, but Celtics still beat Knicks (AP)
It was quiet -- too quiet -- in the Boston locker room before the game. On the floor, the Celtics managed to replace Kevin Garnett's intensity just fine. "Not having a great player out there, you definitely miss him," point guard Rajon Rondo said after Boston beat the New York Knicks 110-101 on Tuesday night while Garnett served a one-game suspension.
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Celtics coach Rivers miffed at Garnett suspension (PA SportsTicker)Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers didn't hold back when asked about the suspension that left his team without his starting power forward Kevin Garnett against the New York Knicks.
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Rivers rails against Garnett suspension (AP)Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers wasn't too happy about being forced to play without All-Star Kevin Garnett against the New York Knicks. Garnett was suspended for one game for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday's game. "I was surprised. I thought it was a ridiculous suspension," Rivers said before Tuesday night's game against the Knicks.
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NBA Power Poll: Ranking teams, sizing up rookies (SportingNews.com)After Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start for the Warriors, it only seemed right to take a closer look at the rookies in this week's Power Poll.
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Rivers: KG's suspension "a joke" (Yahoo! Sports)Celtics coach miffed that the league disciplined Kevin Garnett harsher than Shaquille O'Neal.
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Garnett suspended 1 game; O'Neal fined $25,000 (AP) Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett was suspended for one game and Phoenix center Shaquille O'Neal was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for separate incidents over the weekend. Garnett was penalized for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday's game. Garnett will sit out Tuesday night when the Celtics host the New York Knicks.
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Celtics F Garnett suspended one game (PA SportsTicker)NEW YORK (Ticker) - The NBA on Monday suspended Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett one game without pay for striking Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut in the face in Saturday night's game.
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: Shattered dreams, broken promises (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Chivas Regal with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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Pierce, Allen pull through without Garnett (AP)
Ray Allen wasn't so sure Boston would be able to pull it out in overtime. The Celtics hadn't scored in nearly three minutes and were fading fast in their eighth game in 12 days. But Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer on a second chance, and he and Allen hit all six of their free throws, lifting Boston to a scrappy 102-97 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
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Nuggets beat Celtics 94-85 (AP)
Since his trade to the Denver Nuggets, Chauncey Billups has done something customary for him. Win. The Nuggets are 4-1 since Billups' arrived after a Nov. 3 trade with the Pistons. And on Friday night, the Nuggets added a statement game to their resume, beating the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics 94-85.
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For McGrady, hope and health go hand in hand (Yahoo! Sports)The Rockets have surrounded Tracy McGrady with a talented supporting cast. Danger, however, remains just an injury away.
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Power Poll: Point guard play makes big difference (SportingNews.com)Mo Williams has upgraded the Cavaliers' offense and moved the team into the top 5 of this week's poll.
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Behind the box score, where the C's did it again (Yahoo! Sports) Boston 103, Atlanta 102 On behalf of NBA junkies everywhere, I'd like to extend a sincere "thank you,...
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Suicide lines: Blazer rooks, the other Bynum, Pierce's hot hand ... (Yahoo! Sports) Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your buttered croissant.
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Celtics rally, send Hawks to first loss of season (AP)
The Atlanta Hawks have improved since losing to the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs last spring. Too bad for them that the defending champions haven't changed much at all. NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce hit a fallaway jumper with 0.5 seconds left to give Boston a 103-102 victory over Atlanta on Wednesday night, handing the Hawks their first loss of the season and their first since the...
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Pierce's huge fourth quarter lifts Celtics. (AP)
Paul Pierce walked into the postgame interview room with his right hand wrapped in ice, cooling down after a hot shooting final quarter. "We're cooling it down," Kevin Garnett joked after Pierce scored 22 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead Boston's 94-87 comeback win over the Raptors on Monday night.
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: From sea to shining sea (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Crown Royal with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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Message sent: Lakers tower above West (Yahoo! Sports)An impressive win over the Rockets shows the Lakers have toughened since their embarrassing NBA Finals exit.
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Celtics will be players for McDyess (Yahoo! Sports) A week after Andrew McDyess, Chauncey Billups, and Cheikh Samb were dealt to Denver for Allen Iverson, McDyess...
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Celtics dominate Pistons in Iverson's home debut (AP)
Allen Iverson was welcomed to the Motor City with a standing ovation so loud that the public-address announcer couldn't be heard. Then, the Boston Celtics quieted the crowd and spoiled Iverson's first game at home with the Detroit Pistons. Tony Allen scored 12 of his 23 points in the pivotal second quarter, lifting Boston to an 88-76 win on Sunday night.
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Question is, how long will 'The Answer' be in Motown? (Yahoo! Sports) As part of Allen Iverson's debut with the Detroit Pistons against the Boston Celtics Sunday, Reebok is passing...
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Pierce leads Celtics to 2nd straight comeback win (AP)
Slow starts are just temporary setbacks for the Boston Celtics. For the second straight game, the defending NBA champions trailed early then won by a big margin, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 101-89 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Paul Pierce on Friday night. "When you get used to winning, you're like, `We're going to get back in this game,"' Pierce said.
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Celtics' clamp down for 96-83 win over Thunder (AP)The Boston Celtics are getting to know what it's like to have everyone shooting for them. Paul Pierce had 20 points and nine rebounds, Ray Allen scored 18 points and the defending NBA champions clamped down on Oklahoma City after the Thunder's fast start to run away with a 96-83 victory Wednesday night.
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