Struggling Celtics reach for answers

Celtics coach, players reach for answers after third loss at home.

Weekend Dime: The All-Lefty Team

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The All-Lefty team starters Josh Smith and Lamar Odom are usually ready to mix it up underneath. ...

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Rondo floors it

...early in the third quarter, they put a renewed emphasis on defense and turned point guard Rajon Rondo loose. The result? The Celtics embarked on a defense-initiated, Rondo-fueled 14-1 run that...

Rondo's season-high 18 points pace Celtics past short-handed Warriors

Rajon Rondo scored 12 of his season high-matching 18 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a two-game skid with a 109-95 win over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

BOSTON - NOVEMBER 18: Rajon Rondo #9 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden...

Possible deal would send Nocioni to Boston

...turned out to be a James Posey-style Mr. Versatile for them -- after they just signed Rajon Rondo to a lucrative extension and with decisions about the futures of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen...

The next big trade? Here's a three-team possibility

...turned out to be a James Posey-style Mr. Versatile for them -- after they just signed Rajon Rondo to a lucrative extension and with decisions about the futures of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen...

ESPN NBA Awards Watch

Most Valuable Player Watch 1. Steve Nash, Suns G MIN FG% 3P% FT% STL BLK RPG AST PTS PER 11 32.7 .529 .457 .935 0.1 0.3 2...

Game notes from an ugly Friday the 13th

BOSTON -- A handful of leftovers after Atlanta's 97-86 win over Boston on Friday night at the TD Garden: FREAKY FRIDAYS: Forget that it was Friday th...

Rivers: 'They kicked our butts'

Hawks dominate on boards; Celts can't adjust.

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett shows how close teammate Rajon Rondo's shot was in the final second of the first half against the Atlanta Hawks during...

Defensive benchmarks could be tested vs. Hawks

...one of best defensive teams in history, so we gotta play every night consistently," point guard Rajon Rondo said. "We let Phoenix slip away; got into the running game that benefits them. [Wednesday], we...

Celtics' starts are startling

The Celtics' past three starts have been historic.

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