Boston Celtics News

Boston Celtics centre Michael Olowokandi will be sidelined two to four weeks because of a slight tear in his abdominal muscle, the team said Friday. Olowokandi had four points and four rebounds in Boston's 114-88 win over Indiana on Wednesday, but sat out Thursday's practice with pain in his stomach. He had an MRI exam Thursday night, revealing a small tear. ``It's worse than I guess we thought,'' Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. ``Michael actually wanted to get ...

Spider Edwards stood among the Celtics fans crowding City Hall Plaza to pay tribute Wednesday to Arnold (Red) Auerbach for his achievements on the basketball court, and all Edwards could think of was what his friend was like off it. Edwards worked the Boston Garden floor crew for 33 years, and a day didn't go by when Auerbach wouldn't stop to talk. ``Red was always a person that looked out ...

His genius was building a basketball dynasty in Boston, his gift was straight talk, his signature was the pungent cigar he lit up and savoured after every victory. Red Auerbach, the Hall of Famer who guided the Celtics to 16 championships _ first as a coach and later as general manager _ died Saturday. He was 89. Auerbach died of a heart attack near his home in Washington, according to ...

Paul Pierce scored 18 points as the Boston Celtics routed New York 113-89 Saturday night, handing the Knicks their first loss of the pre-season. Wally Szczerbiak added 17 points and rookie Leon Powe scored 16 for Boston (2-3). The Celtics shot 56 per cent from the field in building a 27-point halftime lead. Szczerbiak scored seven of his nine second-quarter points during a two-minute span near the end of the half, and rookie guard Rajan Rondo dazzled the crowd ...

Ryan Gomes scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and Leon Powe added 11 points and 15 rebounds to rally the Boston Celtics over the New Jersey Nets 94-90 in a pre-season game Wednesday night. The Celtics trailed 77-61 after three quarters and by as many as 23, but outscored the Nets 33-13 in the fourth quarter to improve to 2-3 in the pre-season. Vince Carter scored 23 points and Nenad Krstic added 21 ...

Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Eddy Curry powered his way to 19 as the New York Knicks remained unbeaten in the pre-season by beating the Boston Celtics 116-108 Tuesday night. Quentin Richardson, getting more playing time in the absence of small forward Jared Jeffries, added 15 points, including seven in the final quarter. Coming off a 23-59 season, the Knicks (3-0) moved halfway to a perfect exhibition season _ not to mention equalling the longest winning streak ...

Larry Hughes and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each scored 14 points and Damon Jones added 12 to help the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-82 pre-season victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Sasha Pavlovic added 10 points for Cleveland (1-1), which never trailed after taking the lead with 4:45 left in the second quarter. Anderson Varejao had six points and 11 rebounds. Wally Szczerbiak led the Celtics (1-2) with 21 points, 13 in the first quarter. He finished 7-of-8 ...

The Boston Celtics acquired swingman Luke Jackson, the 10th pick in the 2004 draft, from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday for centre Dwayne Jones. In two seasons since leaving Oregon, the six-foot-seven Jackson has averaged 2.7 points and 7.8 minutes in 46 games. He missed 32 games last season with a broken left wrist. Jones averaged one point and 2.2 rebounds in 6.2 minutes in 14 games for Boston as ...

With nine new faces on the Toronto Raptors' roster, chemistry may prove elusive in the early going this season. So, it was no surprise that longtime Spanish teammates Jose Calderon and Jorge Garbajosa took control in overtime Wednesday, as the newlook Raptors beat Boston 118-112 in an exhibition matchup, Toronto's first of the season at Air Canada Centre. ``These guys have been together for a long time. They know each other,'' Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell said ...

LeBron James watched most of Cleveland's exhibition opener, while Paul Pierce scored 17 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-93 victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night. James played just 17 minutes, scoring six points with two rebounds and three assists before being pulled by coach Mike Brown. He spent the third and fourth quarters on the bench, joking with teammates and jumping out of his seat when ...