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| Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 25 points and eight boards in Friday's 74-69 loss to the Cavs in Game 6. He also chipped in two assists and two blocks in the losing effort. |
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| Rajon Rondo scored 20 points and the Boston Celtics found a way over come a slow start and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night. |
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| Kevin Garnett was 12-of-20 from the field and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe, scoring 26 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win of the Eastern Conference finals. |
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| Paul Pierce led all scorers as the Celtic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-89 on Wednesday night to move within a win of the Eastern Conference finals. Pierce scored 29 points and hit critical free throws down the stretch. |
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| While Kevin Garnett is generally seen as the "man" in Beantown, Paul Pierce is still the team's captain. And at this point in the series, it's time for the captain to step up from his 2-for-14 shooting performance in Game 4. |
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| Kevin Garnett and the Celtics have underestimated the Cavs ability to play defense. In Monday's Game 4 loss, Boston didn't have one player score over 20 points. Garnett recorded a Double-Double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. |
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| Boston point guard Rajon Rondo has scored in double-figures in every home game this postseason, but hasn't hit double-figures in his past two road games and had no assists in Game 3 in Cleveland. |
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| Kevin Garnett headlines this year's NBA All-Defensive Team, according to the AP. Garnett was also previously named Defensive Player of the Year. |
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| The Celtics suffered their first loss of the Eastern Conference semifinals as the Cleveland Cavaliers took Game 3, 108-84. None of the members of the starting lineup did much to rave about, but guard Ray Allen was especially atrocious, going 4-of-12 from the floor, a pathetic 0-of-5 from the three-point line, and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe to finish with 10 points. |
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| Kevin Garnett recorded a double-double in Thursday's 89-73 win over Cleveland in Game 2. Garnett scored 13 points and 12 boards, with four assists, one steal, and one block. |
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| Ray Allen hit only four of 10 shots on the night, but he added seven free-throws to total 16 points in the Celtics 89-73 victory over the Cavs. |
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| Paul Pierce rebounded from a 2-for-14 effort in Game 1 to score 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting in Game 2. |
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| Forward Kevin Garnett has been named First-Team All-NBA, according to the Boston Globe. He also previously won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, as he averaged 18.8 points, 9.2 boards, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game this season. |
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| Ray Allen missed all four of his shots and all three of his three-pointers in the Game 1 win over the Cavaliers. He didn't make it to the free-throw line and shockingly scored zero points. |
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| Kevin Garnett paced the Celtics with 28 points in their Game 1 win over the Cavaliers. KG added eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals. He shot 13-of-22 from the floor. |
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| Paul Pierce is nursing a lower back sprain and right hip sprain, but will fight through his injuries to play in the next round against Cleveland, according to the Boston Globe. Pierce said he feels fine despite having just one day off between series', and added, "The back is doing a lot better. The hip is a little sore from Game 6 in Atlanta. I don't think it will have an effect on me." |
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| Kevin Garnett racked up a double-double in Sunday's 99-65 blowout win over the Hawks in Game 7. Garnett led Boston with 11 boards, and scored 18 points, with three assists, one steal, and one block. |
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| Paul Pierce led Boston to a convincing 99-65 win in Game 7 on Sunday, as he scored a game-high 22 points, with eight boards, three assists, and two steals. |
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| Paul Pierce is expected to play in Game 7 against the Hawks, according to the Boston Globe. Pierce injured his right hip during Game 6 Friday night in Atlanta. Coach Doc Rivers said, "Pierce was the only guy that didn't go through walkthrough yesterday. Not because he couldn't, it's more that if he's hurting, no one is going to have him walking around on the floor. But I expect him to be fine."
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| Paul Pierce did not participate in Saturday's walkthrough because of a right hip bruise sustained in a collision with Hawks' forward Marvin Williams in the fourth quarter of Game 6, according to the Star Tribune. Pierce is still expected to play on Sunday. |
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| Ray Allen dropped 20 points in Friday night's loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta's win forced an improbable Game 7 in Boston.
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| Kevin Garnett paced the Celtics with 22 points on Friday night but it wasn't enough as the Atlanta Hawks beat the top-seeded Celtics 103-100 on Friday night. |
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