Boston Celtics timeline
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Boston Celtics defeat Miami Heat, 105-98
Last year's championship season involved 26 playoff games for the Celtics. Coach Doc Rivers's program has the Green possibly playing even more... Read more
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Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics, 107-76
CLEVELAND - The Celtics' best friend in their championship run last year could end up being their biggest foe this time around. A season after... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 100-98
PHILADELPHIA - The Big Three were slated to take it easy last night. Ray Allen was suspended, Kevin Garnett had been sent home, and Paul Pierce was... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Washington Wizards, 115-107
BOSTON --Eddie House sank five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics ended the Washington Wizards' terrible season with a 115-107... Read more
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Chicago Bulls defeat Boston Celtics, 105-103
Paul Pierce predicted that defending their NBA title would be among the toughest tasks the Celtics ever face. And that was before they lost their... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 118-115
The Celtics' home-court advantage has produced an overtime loss and last night's last-gasp, 118-115 victory over the Chicago Bulls. That would not... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 107-86
CHICAGO - The Celtics felt like the playoffs had started without them. If so, the faux Celtics were replaced last night by the hard-edged,... Read more
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Chicago Bulls defeat Boston Celtics, 121-118
CHICAGO - The Celtics went from Game 3 efficiency experts to fumbling away chance after late-game chance in a 121-118 double-overtime loss to the... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 106-104
The Celtics' Big Three were reduced to one last night. But it was the Bulls who ended up staggering at the end of the game, the finishing blows a... Read more
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Chicago Bulls defeat Boston Celtics, 128-127
CHICAGO - The gods of overtime got some payback on the Celtics last night. Or maybe just the odds of overtime are playing catch-up. In their... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 109-99
No overtime. No problem. The most closely contested and longest playoff series in NBA history concluded last night, the Celtics taking a 109-99... Read more
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Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 95-90
The Celtics rallied late in the season to edge the Orlando Magic for the No. 2 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. But they might have... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 112-94
The Celtics found a cure for the post-Chicago blues they had been experiencing since eliminating the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. A... Read more
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Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 117-96
ORLANDO, Fla. - This has been a postseason on the brink for the Celtics. After a first-round series with Chicago that was the most closely... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 95-94
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Celtics set up nearly every option possible in a half-court set on their final possession against the Orlando Magic last night.... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 92-88
Celtics coach Doc Rivers talked about his team grinding out results. The last two games have been more like crunching them out. The Celtics... Read more
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Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 83-75
ORLANDO, Fla. - This time, it was the Celtics' turn to shut themselves down. After rallying for two successive victories, Boston squandered a... Read more
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Orlando Magic defeat Boston Celtics, 101-82
The Celtics could not get their Game 7 mojo working last night. The Magic took a 101-82 victory in the deciding contest of their Eastern... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Cleveland Cavaliers, 95-89
CLEVELAND - The Celtics might have felt the fates, as well as the season-opening dates, were going against them before last night. First, there... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 92-59
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... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 118-90
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... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat New Orleans Hornets, 97-87
Celtics captain Paul Pierce, who led Boston with 27 points in tonight's 97-87 win over New Orleans, praised point guard Rajon Rondo's play after... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 105-74
New Orleans guard Chris Paul and the Celtics' Rajon Rondo were expected to be fined by the NBA, but the fines might not exceed the normal amount... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 92-90
Someone finally solved the Celtics' defensive puzzle. The Minnesota Timberwolves shot 52 percent from the field -- the first Celtic opponent to... Read more
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Phoenix Suns defeat Boston Celtics, 110-103
The Celtics lost their first game of the season tonight in seven tries, leading Kevin Garnett to fall back on the mantra "it is what it is" after... Read more