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LeBron James and Memphis guard Tony Allen headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

If it seems as though the best defensive players come from teams committed to playing team defense, you are not mistaken

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2013

With head-to-head league playoffs starting in many ESPN.com leagues, Neil Tardy identifies some of the better matchups to exploit in Weeks 20-21 of the fantasy basketball season. Features team-by-team schedule strength.

Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesPlayers like Courtney Lee and Avery Bradley are ready for some downtime during the All-Star break.BOSTON -- With the sting of injuries never stronger in the wake of losing three important rotation players to...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics guard Avery Bradley underwent another set of X-rays on Saturday to check on the status of the rib injury he suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets and kept him out of Friday's loss to the Chicago Bulls, coac...

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley underwent another set of X-rays on Saturday to check on the status of the rib injury he suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

BOSTON -- Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley will sit out Friday's visit from the Chicago Bulls due to a rib injury suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Leandro Barbosa will take Bradley's spot in the starting lineup. An hour b...

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley will sit out Friday's visit from the Chicago Bulls due to a rib injury suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley sat out Thursday's practice session with what coach Doc Rivers termed a rib injury suffered in Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets. Bradley will be a game-time decision for Friday's visit f...

In 2010, Boston ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned the tables, sending the Celtics into the offseason.

Bradford Doolittle says the Boston Celtics are better with Rajon Rondo, but they've shown they can survive without him.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2012

Neil Tardy evaluates the fantasy basketball period of April 9-15 and highlights teams and players to target due to their friendly schedules.

US PresswireAvery Bradley starts over Ray Allen.After returning to the starting lineup Wednesday night following a six-game absence due to lingering right ankle soreness, Celtics guard Ray Allen has been moved to a reserve role for Thursday's tilt ag...

The C's, despite losing to the Spurs, still feel good about their improved play.

ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford asked one NBA GM to give him his top 20 for Thursday's NBA draft, and he had Baylor's Ekpe Udoh (No. 10, Indiana Pacers) and Texas' Damion James (No. 17, Chicago Bulls) and Avery Bradley (No. 18, Miami Heat) all going in th...

There are a number of NBA players who don't have the prototypical size to match their natural positional skill set, but there are many more talented players who never got a chance because of that fatal "tweener" moniker. David Thorpe examines why.

Blog | Conversation | June 20, 2010