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Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images The Celtics and 76ers meet in a winner-take-all Game 7 in Boston on Saturday night.The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics continue their storied playoff rivalry as they meet Saturday night (ABC, 8 ET) in Boston for...

Drew Hallowell/NBAE/Getty Images Paul Pierce knows how to convince the officials. HoopIdea wants to #StopTheFlop. To spotlight the biggest fakers, we present Flop of the Night. You can help us separate the pretenders from the defenders -- details b...

Eric Hartline/US PresswireAndre Iguodala and the 76ers got past Paul Pierce and the Celtics in Game 6.PHILADELPHIA -- Rapid reaction after the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 82-75 in Game 6 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series We...

Walking down the back hallway of the TD Garden toward the media scrum arranged around Doc Rivers before Monday night's Celtics-Sixers game feels a tiny bit like being in an unpretty NBA version of one those long Wes Anderson panning shots crammed ful...

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The Celtics' trademark half-court defense faltered, and it cost them Game 4.

Can't spell chameleon without C's: Which team will show up for Game 4 in Philly?

Brian Babineau/NBAE/GettyAndre Iguodala has done a solid job limiting Paul Pierce's offense this series.PHILADELPHIA -- One of the secrets to Paul Pierce's offensive success in Wednesday's Game 3 win? Whenever No. 9 wasn't in front of him, Pierce att...

Howard Smith/US PresswirePaul Pierce spent much of Game 3 hanging out around the rim.PHILADELPHIA -- The cynic will wonder if maybe Celtics coach Doc Rivers was just baiting us all. Or maybe he was just trying to use a little reverse psychology on hi...

Drew Hallowell/Getty ImagesCeltics captain Paul Pierce had extra energy early on in Game 3.PHILADELPHIA -- Rapid reaction after the Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday ni...

After struggling in Boston, the Celtics exploded for a Game 3 rout in Philly.

Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

ESPN Boston's Chris Forsberg says the Celtics' playoff struggles against the 76ers have been mostly on the offensive end, and that it has a lot to do with the injuries to their key shooters, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. "That puts more pressure on g...

Do you remember how Paul Pierce got the nickname "The Truth"? Shaquille O'Neal does. In fact, he came up with it during a game in Los Angeles over a decade ago. In the video above, Shaq and Pierce reflect on that game and more. "That was...

Celtics coach Doc Rivers said "everybody's good" ahead of Game 3 of Boston's second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA -- With Celtics captain Paul Pierce playing on one leg, Boston need someone else to deliver in the clutch in this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers:...