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ESPN IllustrationAre Kevin Garnett and the Celtics the best team in basketball?The Boston Celtics vaulted into the top spot in ESPN.com's NBA power rankings this week, climbing one spot to vault the stumbling Los Angeles Lakers. Here's more from cura...

In last week's Celtics Mailbag, a reader asked about Boston's turnovers since losing Rajon Rondo for the season. Here's what we found: In the 43 games before Rondo tore his ACL, the Celtics had a team turnover percentage of 15.3 percent (11th best i...

Somehow, bad injury luck has saved the Celtics' season.

On the same day that Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge dubbed him "the best player on the team," Rajon Rondo landed at No. 12 on ESPN.com's #NBArank balloting, earning the highest spot of any Boston player. Hop HERE to view...

Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagePaul Pierce celebrates his late-game 3-pointer against the Heat in Game 5.The Boston Celtics were clinging to a one-point lead with little more than a minute to play in Tuesday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals when Pa...

With help from our friends at ESPN Stats and Info, a look at what history tell us about the 2-0 hole the Boston Celtics are facing against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals: * Entering this series, teams that have led 2-0 in a best-o...

An afternoon dose of closeout data with a tip of the cap to the folks at Elias Sports Bureau: * A lopsided Game 5 victory could aid the Celtics' cause. Boston is the 47th team to win Game 5 of a best-of-seven series that was tied 2-2 by 15+ points...

Steve Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Celtics are aware of the playoff seedings, but trying to focus on their own play.BOSTON -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers admits he's not quite sure of the best way for his team to attack the final month of the season as...

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge called Rajon Rondo the team's "best player" and reaffirmed on Thursday that he's not actively trying to trade his 26-year-old point guard. During his weekly call to Boston sports radio WEEI (9...

MIAMI -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers knows everyone is shoveling dirt on his team, but Rivers remains unwaveringly optimistic that his team will respond with its best effort with its back against the wall in Wednesday's Game 5 of an Eastern Conference s...

The Boston Celtics trail the Miami Heat, 2-0, in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. What does history tell us about teams that find themselves in an early two-game hole? Here's the breakdown with help from ESPN researchers: * In ...

Celtics coach Doc Rivers talks about his team's high defensive energy right from the start Friday night against the Knicks and how the Celtics won because "they kept the game simple." "I thought it was one of our best jobs at setting picks maybe t...

What makes the Knicks a dangerous first-round matchup for the Celtics?

Calling Celtics vs. Knicks the best first-round matchup in the East, Tim Legler points out that New York is the hottest team in the NBA right now and that it could come down to whether Boston can set the pace and keep it a low-scoring series. "Ev...

Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Big (defensive) Four: Garnett, Rondo, Pierce, and Davis.It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the teams with the best defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possession) in the league would stack multiple p...

Steve Babineau/Getty ImagesQuick huddle up: Who's going to emerge as the No. 1 seed in the East?Which team has the best chance of capturing the top seed in the East? ESPN Boston and ESPN Chicago made the argument for each city, now you be the judge i...