BOS - Celtics

Mike Woodson continues to say the shoulder of Carmelo Anthony is "fine" but it's hard to believe that based on his shooting the past 3 games

Woodson: “We are not getting into our offense quick enough. We are laboring... We have to pick our pace up. That’s on me.”

Doc on Bass: "Brandon was the star of the game as far as I'm concerned. He just defended. Did it over and over and over again."

Raymond Felton with an efficient double-double for New York with 15 points on 7-for-14 shooting and 10 assists on the night. Knicks

Doc: "I don't know what we’re doing wrong in beginning of the 3rd qtr, but we gave up those back-2-back 3s... both on blown def assignments"

Celtics wasted a good chance to take Game 1 with awful fourth-quarter offense, too many turnovers. Anthony scores 36, Knicks win 85-78.

Meaningless: Raptors 114, Celtics 90: They got out healthy. That’s all that matters. Plus we got... http://t.co/gV4RhGqyYW Celtics #nba

In what may be the Celtics' most dominant win of the season, they beat ORL 120-88. 7 C's scored at least 12 pts, led by Courtney Lee's 20.

A Jeff Green injury update: http://t.co/V5ecEoCtbr|Jeff Green POSTERIZES Birdman|Jeff Green dunks on Chris Andersen during the Miami Heat's 109-101 win over the Boston Celtics.

Crazy Nets Stat: Gerald Wallace is 3-for-35 from 3-point range dating back to March 6. WOW.

10 different Celtics scored at least 6 points in a balanced effort to defeat Wizards 107-96. Bass led w/ 20p, Wall had 16 & 10a.

Celtics shot 32.5 percent (14 for 43) in the second half, losing to CLE 97-91. Bad loss.

Celtics beat Pistons 98-93. Nice game for Monroe. Great game for Green.

Brandon Bass on Nikola Pekovic looked like high comedy tonight.

Knicks bench has outplayed Celtics bench. They have more pts 50-32 and more rebs 22-11. Led by Chris Copeland with 22 points, 3 treys and 5 boards.

Doc on having Rondo on bench: "The rehab is very lonely. All by yourself or with some stranger. It's tough but he's made the commitment."

Celtics retake the lead with a Jeff Green layup. They haven't led since early Q3! Up 93-92 with 0 sec left.

The next time I make the Mario Balotelli-J.R. Smith connection don't argue, just listen. I've done hours of research on this subject

Celtics fans leave unhappy but you have to give them credit for being loud all night

Lee was taken to the locker room, was carried off court after Mayo 3-pointer Celtics Mavericks

Hornets retake the lead. Up 87-86 with 0 sec left.

Pierce missed the three-pointer. Heat got rebound and timeout. 1.9 seconds left. Heat 105, Celtics 103. Probably it.

Celtics return the favor from this week & blow out the Bobcats, 105-88. Terry leads the C's w/ 15 pts, while S. Randolph grabs 8 rebs.

Celtics are dominating the boards. They've got 47 rebs (14 off 33 def) vs 33 rebs (7 off 26 def) for Raptors. Kevin Garnett leads with 7 rebs.

The Celtics fall in Charlotte, 100-74, as they make a season-low 27 FGs. Green/Crawford scored 14 apiece. Gerald Henderson: career-high 35.

Russell Westbrook makes the pretty dish to Ibaka in the lane for the lay-in and that should do it. OKC leads 89-79 with 37 seconds left.

Celtics beat Hawks in OT, 107-102.

With his 10 boards tonight, Kevin Garnett now has the 10th most rebounds in NBA HISTORY (13,774). Every other player in Top 10 is HOFer.

Celtics beat 76ers on the road, 109-101.

Celtics beat Warriors at home, 94-86.

Randy Foye got an open 3 but was falling away. Al Jefferson knocked off Courtney Lee with the screen. Decent play, all things considered.

Dagger? Sure feels like it. Wesley Matthews knocks down his 5th 3-pointer of the night with 53.6 remaining. Blazers up 92-86

Fab Melo's missed FTs means all Staples Center fans get 2 free tacos because Celtics fall short of 100 points

Paul Pierce has fouled out in Denver to finish off one of his worst shooting nights of the season. Just 2-of-14 from the field.

Celtics out of timeouts - need a clean inbounds here up 69-68 with 10.8 to go.

Bismack Biyombo is handing out tickets to the block party. Racking up 4 blocks and 8 boards while keying the Bobcats defense.

Celtics win 118-114 in triple OT. Now let's see how much they have left in Charlotte

Jeff Green ties season high, scores 19 points for third time this season. CelticsTalk

Celtics beat Raptors on the road, 99-95.

Back & forth with Celtics and Clippers trading baskets. Celtics beat Clippers 106-104.

Celtics beat Magic at home, 97-84.

Celtics beat Kings at home, 99-81.

LeBron is keeping Heat in the game with 34 pts (14-31 FG), 3 treys and 7 assists. Celtics lead 100-98, 2nd OT.

Devin Harris with the twisting layup, and Hawks are on 10-0 run in 2OT. Boston fans filing out of @PhilipsArena Hawks

We should've been going to STAT in the post in the clutch tonight, not good decisions IMO

Cavs beat Celtics at home, 95-90.

Pistons were much, much better than the Celtics tonight. If all goes well for Detroit, this game will matter a lot for a playoff spot.

Bulls beat Celtics in OT, 100-99.

Normally solid Vasquez from the line, makes only 1-2 #Riversd

3 point shooting: Charlotte: 4-11 ... Avery Bradley: 4-7

Rockets are leaving points at the line, making just 5-14 (35%) of their FTs. Led by Omer Asik with 0-6 from the stripe.

Celtics beat Suns at home, 87-79.

Kevin Garnett hits a free throw to put Celtics back up by 6 pts, 102-96 with 24 sec left. This one might be over.

Celtics beat Hawks on the road, 89-81.

#GinoTime - Celtics lead the Pacers 90-70 with 2:35/4th. Pierce has 13, KG has 18 and 7 rebounds, and Rondo has 18 points, 7 assists.

Grizzlies beat Celtics on the road, 93-83.

It's Cousins first triple double of his career.

. Jarrett Jack03's 3 puts the Warriors up by 21 with 3:30 left in the game #LetsGoWarriors

I hope VDN just told Doc he had a bad team.

Paul Pierce has 10 assists. That's one straight in double figures, 45 more to tie Magic Johnson for the NBA record. We'll keep track.

Y'all the elbow was incidental. Boston, they start calling that, you all foul out in about ten minutes.

Celtics beat Cavs at home, 103-91.

That was the 4th time Noah assisted on a Carlos Boozer basket tonight.

Spurs beat Celtics at home, 103-88.

Rockets beat Celtics at home, 101-89.

Back & forth with Celtics and Mavericks trading baskets. Celtics beats Mavericks 117-115.

KG leads the way with 19 pts on 9-11 shooting. Rondo: 7 pts, 11 ast, 9 reb. Green 16 pts off the bench. C's win big: 92-79

Whoa, Courtney Lee airball followed by Evan Turner doing big things. 3.9 seconds left for Celtics to steal this puppy back.

Tonight's difference? Look no further than second chance points for Boston. First half: 2. Second half: 14

Terry misses a three and Boston fouls Sanders. He makes 1 of 2 and Boston gets ball back with 9 seconds left. Here we go!

C's destroy Blazers at TD Garden, 96-78. Green drops 19, while Terry has 17. Pierce contributes 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists in victory.

Jason Terry has missed a ton of those potential momentum shifting "big shots" this year. Which is kind of funny, considering.

Glen Davis misses a three and it's Celtics ball with 3.4 seconds left in overtime. Brandon Bass shooting free throws. #WeWill

Celtics beat the Thunder 108-100 at @tdgarden, as Pierce drops 27. Jeff Green adds 17 off the bench; Rondo has 16 assists.

Spurs win 112-100. Shoot 58 percent, 56 points in the paint, 17-0 on 2nd chance points. Parker 26, Splitter 23, Duncan 20/15.

The PistonsPistons defeat the Celtics 103-83 on Greg Monroe's 20 points & 13 boards. Sullinger lead Boston with 16 off the bench.

The Celtics win 107-89 after a dominant 2nd half. Rondo dishes 20 assists, Sullinger notches 1st career dbl-dbl, Terry scores game-high 20.

Celtics outscored 28-18 in the 4th. Horrible execution down the stretch.. plus key missed FT's. Just an ugly quarter

KG with a big bear hug for Jeff Green and Leandro Barbosa as the buzzer sounds. They deserve the love tonight.

Brandon Bass trying to plunge tge dagger. Bulls down 6, 99-93 very late. Can't go 0/4 from the line in the last 2 minutes.

Great job by the C's down the stretch. Put up 32 4th Q points to beat the Bucks 96-92

The 76ers defeat the Celtics 106-100 on Evan Turner's 25pts & 11rbs and Jrue Holiday's 21pts & 14asts. Rondo w/ 14pts & 20asts.

C's will win this. Solid D in closing mins. Bass made up for slow start tonight with big finish. No Green/Lee in meaningful 4th or OT.

The Celtics get in win column w/ 89-86 W over the WizardshWizards on Pierce's 27, Rondo's 12/12. Carwford lead Wizards w/ 21 off the bench

Brandon Jennings has destroyed the Celtics all night. 21 pt and 13 assists.

Gotta give it up to Ray Allen. Comes up with 19 points off the bench in his Heat debut. Has to be a bitter pill for Celtics to swallow.

76ers beat Celtics on the road, 88-81.

No matter who comes off the bench for the Celtics, they have massively upgraded over last season.

Is the Barclays Center playing the Jackson's "Show You the Way to Go" as the fans depart? I love this place!!! Celtics Nets

Kris Joseph misses a critical trey that would've won it for Celtics at the buzzer. Nets win a close one on the road 97-96!

76ers beat Celtics at home, 107-75.

Only Knick who didn't play is guard Oscar Bellfield. Woodson went with veterans Prigioni and Kidd instead. Fun game.

Props to the Heat. They needed 7 games to beat an old, injury riddled team. Celtics

Pretty cool "Let's go Celtics" chant going on here with the fans who remained. Consider this their send-off.

Miami loses 94-90. Now it has to win in its house of horrors. LeBron and Wade combine for 57. Celtics play with poise down stretch.

Boston is playing Marquis Daniels, Keyon Dooling and Mikael Pietrus right now.

Re @JCameratoNBA's last tweet about Marquis: Last season in Toronto Doc said biggest surprise of Marquis was his bball IQ/vision. Celtics

Two crazy Rondo threes, then Ray Allen airballs one. Lawler's Law was contradicted. 2012 is upon us. Abandon all hope.

LeBron has three 32+ pts and 13+ reb games in this postseason. Last player to do that? Amare Stoudemire in 2005.

"Thanks for playing Evan Turner." --Doc Rivers, while hugging Doug Collins

now is the time when you want Ray Allen to foul out.

Celtics Bass In The Spotlight Take Game 5: Brandon Bass stepped up today and stepped up big, with his team down... http://t.co/J5JX4ixH

76ers are 22 for 43 in second after going 9 for 39 in first half. Celtics are 11 of 32 in second half #blownopportunity

Also: Philly wasn't up for this. W/ ~ 7 mins left in 3rd, Bradley fell over going for defensive rebound and still beat every 6er down floor

76ers with the W in Game 2, 82-81! @MalikRose, I need to make a fast break to Philly Wednesday! Home court advantage... #showyaluv

Iguodala just nailed a BIG 3 & Jrue Holiday calmly knocked down 2 FTs to pull 76ers within 1 of Celtics (92-91). BOS ball 3.4 secs left.

Celtics beat Hawks at home, 83-80.

Go as far as possible, then look for the ball! RT @seth_rosenthal: That was actually the set Larry Drew called

McGrady leaves court hobbling. Looks like he landed awkwardly on Rondo's foot on shot attempt. Celtics Hawks

Paul Pierce put Celtics on his back tonight erupting for 36 pts & 14 rebs lifting BOS over Hawks_Hawks 87-80 tying the series at 1-1.

You can say its an immature move by Rondo but I like the fire... They suspend him for game 2 I'm coming for you David Stern

.... Reminds me of back in the day writing about Ryan Gomes and pre-"living-in the-shadows" Tony Allen.

#Hawks beat the Celtics BENCH/2nd string by 6!!! No Rondo/KG/Allen/Pierce for the game. Smh! Atlanta is still garbage

The @Celtics are the Atlantic Division CHAMPS for the 30th time after a 102-98 win vs @Orlando_Magic. Paul Pierce starred w/29 pts, 14 asts.

CARMELO ANTHONY 35 Pts, 12 Reb, 10 Ast, 2 Stl, second career triple-double #BULLY http://t.co/10BK8oTM

Perhaps more important than the record of this back-to-back-to-back stretch is the fact that KG/Pierce/Allen did not play tonight. #Celtics

Hollins is going to foul out in less than 3 minutes played. Why didn't we trade for Hickson or Camby again?

#Raptors beat #Celtics at home, 84-79.

C's win in OT over the Hawks, 88-86. Rondo drops 19th triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 20 assists. KG: 22, 12 rebounds

#HEATgame Final: @MiamiHEAT 107 - @celtics 115. @KingJames 36pts 7asts & 7rebs, @DwyaneWade 20pts & 5asts, @ChrisBosh 13pts & 9rebs.

76ers 72 PT 27-69 FG (.391) 16-20 FT (.800) 2-11 3P (.182) 35/9 RB 13 AS 3 BL 9 ST 11 TO 17 PF (05:19 4th, Celtics)

Celtics defense shuts-down Pacers. Indy shoots 35% from the floor..

Rondo for 3 is not the shot you want at the end of the game.

It's moments like this where I look at the 6-13 FT in the C's box score and shake my head

#HEATgame Final: @MiamiHEAT 72 - @Celtics 91. @KingJames 23pts & 4rebs, @DwyaneWade 15pts 8rebs & 3asts, @ChrisBosh 4pts 11rebs & 4asts.

I think folks are letting their dislike of KG cloud how good he has been. Everyone of you would love him on your team.

Celtics win going away 94-82. Solid performances all around by the C's starters

Paul Pierce drops season-high 36 pts and the C's knock off the Bobcats, 102-95. C's now tied w/ Sixers for 1st in Atlantic Division.

Ryan Hollins rebound! First in 15 mintues of floor time with C's.

Doug is looking out for everyone's health.

C's win convincingly in Milwaukee, 100-91. Pierce drops 25, while Bass grabs 10 rebounds. Stiemsma: 5 blocks. Rondo: 14 assists.

Hawks let the clock run out instead of fouling Pierce, a fitting end to a game I'll try to forget now.

What happened to pietrus? This would be a great spot for a shooter to be in the game.

Complete turnaround from previous 2 games - Kings blowout the Boston Celtics 120-95. #nbakings #celtics

Doc Rivers nearly hugged Ray Allen when he returned to th bench and told him he could re-enter the game #celtics

Excellent defensive possession there by the Lakers, forcing a terrible shot from Pierce from beyond the arc. POTG: Andrew Bynum.

C's led by as many as 43 points, and blow out the Trail Blazers, 104-86. Paul and Ray drop 22 apiece. C's head out for 8 game road trip Sat.

Evan Turner has struggled in garbage time, but still leads #Sixers offense with 26 pts (11-19 FG), 2 assists and a trey.

Like Rockets before them, Celtics just can't close the door. KG misses two FTs, Rockets ball down 95-92 with 46.5 left in OT.

Jeremy Lin finished today a minus 9 and Baron Davis a plus 10. #celtics win 115-111 in OT

Celtics beat the Nets, 107-94. Pierce drops 27 points, 8 assists, while Rondo has 14 points, 13 assists. Wilcox adds 14. KG: 20 pts, 10 rebs

Celtics hold on to beat the Bucks 102-96 thanks to big games from KG (25/10) and a triple-double from Rondo (15 points, 11 rebounds, 10 ast)

Thunder will move to 14-1 in OKC, and winners of 11 straight home games. 119-104 Thunder with the win over the Celtics.

An injury-riddled Celtics team falls in Dallas, 89-73. Pierce has 20 points, while Pietrus grabs 12 rebounds and has 4 assists.

#Pistons finish off Celtics, 96-81 at home. Double-double machine Greg Monroe had 17 points, 10 rebounds.

Monster game by Boozer, Deng, & Noah leads Bulls past the Celtics 89-80. Boozer 23pts 15reb, Deng 23pts 10ast, Noah 15pts 16reb. #BOSvsCHI

#CelticsTalk: Down by 13 with seconds to go, Doc leaves Rondo, Pierce, Allen on the court vs. #Pistons.

The Bulls had plenty of chances, but they couldn't make a big play without Rose. When Rose goes down who will step up? Thibs still looking.

#Raptors beat #Celtics at home, 86-74.

Ray's tip-in attempt is blocked and the C's fall to the Lakers, 88-87 in OT. Allen: 22 points, KG: 12 rebounds. Pierce: 7 ast. Kobe: 27.

Its over in Boston. #Bobcats fall 94-84 - 21pts for @reggiew55 and career-high 20pts for @D_Brown4, @KembaWalker 16pts #NBA

Celtics destroy Grizzlies, 98-80. KG has 24 and 9, while Pierce adds 21. Rondo has 14 assists. JaJuan Johnson: 10 points, 4 rebs off bench.

Celtics win over Knicks 91-89 in a wild game at @TDGarden. Pierce drops 30, grabs 7 rebounds. KG gets 10,000th defensive rebound, 15 points.

Celtics obliterate the Raptors, 100-64. Pierce has 17 points, 6 rebounds & 8 assists, while KG has 7 points, 5 rebounds in 17 minutes.

C's survive 4th quarter scare & hold on to a 93-90 win over the Cavaliers in Cleveland. Pierce drops 20, but Varejao has 20 pts, 20 rebs.

#Celtics down 88-87 with 2.1 left. Doc yells for Marquis Daniels. Interesting.

C's win their 4th straight game, knocking off the Pacers, 94-87. Pierce drops 28 points, grabs 10 rebounds and hands out 8 assists.

Before Monday's game, Avery Bradley called E'Twaun Moore over to his locker to watch game film. Rookie soaking up everything. #Celtics