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@the_real_nash (Steve Nash) Hey Cleveland! How pumped are you for the Phoenix/Golden State game tonight? 3:32 p.m. @SpearsNBAYahoo (Marc J. Spears) You know some craziness expected when CNN is reporting live from Quicken Loans Arena four hours ...

Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports: "Kobe Bryant is pursuing his sixth NBA championship, a benchmark that would match Michael Jordan's career total and immediately launch a debate about how the Los Angeles Lakers star measures up to the league's greates...

Paul Pierce and the Celtics expect to return to prominence with a healthy KG, Marc Spears writes.

Frank Dell'Apa and Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Rajon Rondo said he was going for the ball on the last significant sequence of the Celtics' 106-104 overtime win over Chicago last night. And the officials agreed, awarding Bulls ce...

With KG injured and Ray Allen sidelined with six fouls, Boston turned to Paul Pierce for help -- and he came through, writes Marc J. Spears.

With KG injured and Ray Allen sidelined with six fouls, Boston turned to Paul Pierce for help -- and he came through, writes Marc J. Spears.

Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "You have to respect Kevin Garnett's toughness. But if the Celtics hope to win another title during his time in Boston, the soon-to-be 33-year-old with three years and approximately $55 million remaining o...

Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Tonight's game isn't bringing back memories of last season's first-round playoff series for everybody. 'I wouldn't consider it a rivalry,' Rajon Rondo said. 'I don't think much...

Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Hawks.com currently offers a chance to watch highlights from last season's Celtics-Hawks playoff series. The video describes tonight's game in Atlanta as a 'renewed rivalry.' If you didn't know better, you would h...

Healthy, Celtics guard Ray Allen is showing off the form that has made him one of the game's all-time great shooters, writes Marc J. Spears.

Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "David Stern witnessed the Celtics win an NBA championship during his first year as the league's commissioner in 1984, as well as two years later. While green as a commissioner back then, Stern loved rubbing elbows...

It took Celtics coach Doc Rivers one season to quiet all his doubters, writes Marc J. Spears.

As Game 1 showed, the winner of the East finals could be determined by the 'Sheed vs. Garnett battle, writes Marc J. Spears.

The Celtics have a laundry list of successful accomplishments this season, but sweeping the Texas Triangle could be at the top, Marc Spears writes.

Doc Rivers tells Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe that he respects Al Skinner: "Rivers said he has an 'amazing amount of respect' for Boston College coach Al Skinner for developing three NBA players: Charlotte rookie forward Jared Dudley, New Jerse...

Ray Allen returned to play in Seattle, having left behind rookie Kevin for established star Kevin. Things have worked out so far, Marc Spears writes.