Wonderful Wizards

The Celtics' regular season is far from over. But a league-record start has launched them into a race for home-court advantage in the postseason. And the significance of their Causeway Street court and a supportive crowd was apparent last night, as the Celtics recovered from a difficult road trip for a 108-83 win over the Washington Wizards, their 13th successive victory at TD Banknorth Garden. After concluding 2008 with three losses in four games in California and Oregon, the Celtics (29-5) were back to their old selves in their first game of the new...read full article

NBA Atlantic: Chink develops in Celtics armor

When the Celtics raced out to the best 29-game start in NBA history, a number of observers were already handing title No. 18 to Doc Rivers and Company. A 1-3 west coast swing didn't exactly knock the C's off the prohibitive favorite pedestal but it did reveal a few chinks in the team's armor, and gave hope to the other elite teams in the league like the Lakers and Cavaliers.
Boston finished its trip by squandering a double-digit lead in Portland on Tuesday against a Brandon Roy-less Trail Blazers club. The Celtics got no help from the officials in...read full article

Celtics try to get back on track in Beantown against Wizards

The Boston Celtics are probably glad to get back home where they will host the Washington Wizards tonight at TD Banknorth Garden. After winning a franchise record 19 straight games, the Celtics opened a four- game road trip out west with a loss against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. They dropped the next tilt in Golden State before ending the season-high skid with a victory over Sacramento on Sunday. Boston then fell back into the loss column after a 91-86 defeat to Portland on Tuesday, as Paul Pierce scored 28 points and Kevin Garnett...read full article

Report: Marbury Coming To Celtics?

Disgruntled New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury wants to play for the Boston Celtics, according to a published report. ESPN's Marc Stein says "Boston is Marbury's preferred destination if he manages to become a free agent and that the Celtics are indeed hopeful of signing him."

NOT AN EASY DEAL TO MAKE

The problem is Marbury's massive contract and his attitude.

Here's how Stein describes it:

"The 31-year-old hasn't officially played for New York since...read full article

Celtics to honor firefighters who helped teens in icy pond

Tonight, the Boston Celtics will honor two Natick firefighters who helped save two teens who fell into an icy pond last month. Lt. Michael Aries and Firefighter Brian Linton helped save two teens who fell into the water at Pickerel Pond on Dec. 20, and gave their rescue suits to the teens to keep them warm, said Fire Chief James Sheridan. The Celtic's will honor the two firefighters as part of the team's Heroes Among Us program. The pair will attend the Celtics-Wizards game, and will receive their due in an on-court ceremony during the...read full article

Celtics Interest is Light at End of Starbury Tunnel

It's funny how the world works sometimes. Stephon Marbury's reputation went from that of a promising young point guard to selfish prima donna when he forced a trade away from Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves 10 years ago. Now his last chance to redeem some measure of respectability appears to have come in the form of a team that features Garnett as its star. ESPN.com is reporting that the Celtics are interested in signing Marbury to provide depth now that P.J. Brown and James Posey have left the team. Brown is...read full article

Sources: Marbury, Celtics interested in deal

Nearly one year since Stephon Marbury last played in a regular-season game, signals are getting stronger that the New York Knicks' outcast will eventually make his comeback with the Boston Celtics. That still depends largely on Marbury's ability to negotiate his release from the Knicks after weeks of fruitless and oft-contentious buyout talks, but sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com this week that Boston is Marbury's preferred destination if he manages to become a free agent and that the Celtics are indeed hopeful of signing...read full article

Celtics get back to intense roots

There is nothing like a New Year's Day practice, full of some Boston Celtics intensity, to put a (1-3) road trip in the rear view mirror. Celtics coach Doc Rivers put the Green Team through an uptempo workout to start 2009, getting the team back to its roots after that rough West Coast swing that yielded just one win. "You lose a couple games, you can tell you kind of get that fight back into you," center Kendrick Perkins said. "I just think we need to get back to that intense Celtics basketball, high energy level and the defensive team that...read full article