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Haslem, Battier out for Heat-Celtics game
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are expected to play Friday when the Miami Heat host the Boston Celtics. All three have recently missed time ...
Heat wrap up home-court throughout NBA playoffs
All the Miami Heat did was set a franchise single-season record for wins with four games left to play, clinch the top overall spot in the NBA and ...
Good to be Louisville's Pitino these days
It's good to be Rick Pitino these days. Top-seeded Louisville is playing for the national championship, giving Pitino a chance to be the first coach ...
Knicks rout Celtics 108-89 for eighth straight win
Closing in on one goal of ending Boston's division title reign, the New York Knicks added another. While they were finishing off their second victory ...
Pat Riley to Danny Ainge: Shut up
Miami Heat President Pat Riley has added another chapter to his rivalry with the Boston Celtics. After LeBron James complained about calls and Boston ...
Garnett to miss at least a week with ankle injury
Boston's Kevin Garnett is expected to miss at least a week with inflammation in his left ankle as the Celtics practice patience with their 36-year-old ...
Heat beat Celtics 105-103 for 23rd win in a row
The longest winning streak in NBA history is still 10 victories away for the Miami Heat. So it will be a while before Dwyane Wade really focuses on ...
Heat beat Boston 105-103 for 23d win in a row
LeBron James and the Miami Heat escaped Boston with their 23rd win in a row. All that's in front of them now is the NBA record for consecutive ...
Garnett misses Heat game with injury, illness
Kevin Garnett is out of the lineup for the Boston Celtics as they try to stop the Miami Heat's 22-game winning streak. Garnett has the flu and a ...
Heat head to Boston looking to make it 23 in a row
No extra motivation needed when the hated Heat come to Boston. LeBron James' 45-point masterpiece on their own floor that kept them from reaching the ...
Heat pull away from Raptors, win 22nd straight
Back where their winning streak started on Super Bowl Sunday, the Miami Heat kept rolling right into March Madness. Now it's on to Boston to face the ...
Heat win 18th straight, roll past Pacers 105-91
It's not a LeBron James winning streak. It's a Miami Heat winning streak. If there was any confusion on that point, the reigning NBA champions might ...
Thunder grind out 91-79 win over Celtics
In a reunion with his former Boston teammates, Kendrick Perkins and the Oklahoma City Thunder got just the kind of victory he enjoys most.
Pierce lifts road-weary Celtics over Jazz in OT
The Boston Celtics weren't too tired after playing five games in seven days back and forth across time zones. They had enough left to play overtime ...
NBA trade deadline features only minor moves
The only trade involving Dwight Howard came last summer. The potent scorers that moved did so long ago. There was no eye-catching activity left for ...
Lakers beat Celtics 113-99 on emotional night
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics. Playing their first game since Buss died, the ...
Bryant, Kupchak endorse Buss heirs
Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mullens, Bobcats end Celtics' win streak 94-91
All in all, Monday proved to be a painful night for the Boston Celtics. Not only did the Celtics have their seven-game losing streak snapped at the ...
Celtics on 7-game roll _ even without Rondo
Things appeared pretty grim for the Boston Celtics just a few weeks ago. Rajon Rondo went down with a torn knee ligament, and the team's playoff hopes ...
Celtics outlast Nuggets in 3 OTs with 118-114 win
The Boston Celtics relied on their veterans to help them win the matchup of the NBA's two hottest teams. Paul Pierce had 27 points, 14 rebounds and ...
Celtics rout Lakers 116-95 for 6th straight win
The familiar "Beat LA!" chant started in the third quarter. It's easier to do that now than it was during most of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.
Celts now 4-0 without Rondo, top Clippers 106-104
The Celtics keep rolling without Rajon Rondo. Not even a late comeback by one of the NBA's best teams could keep Boston from beating the Los Angeles ...
Loss of Rondo for year hurts Celts playoff chances
The Celtics' grip on the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference already was slipping. Now they'll have to hang on without Rajon Rondo.
Celtics' Rondo tears right ACL; season over
Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The news came ...
Allen ready for his return to Boston _ with Heat
Ray Allen has played in Boston as an opponent 15 times before. He knows what it's like to play under the fabled Celtics banners, knows exactly how the ...