The Official Celtics Thread

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Celtics Tie Record, Win 18th Straight

Rajon Rondo scored 18 of his 26 points in the third quarter to help the Boston Celtics tie a franchise record with their 18th straight win, beating the New York Knicks 124-105 Sunday night.

The win improved Boston's record to 26-2, matching the NBA mark for the best start by a team with two losses. The Celtics can break the record at home against the Phildelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

Coincidentally, Boston tied the Knicks and 76ers at 26-2. New York did it in 1969-70 and Philadelphia in 1966-67. Both teams went on to win NBA titles.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/21/ap/sportsline/main4680776.shtml

 

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Celtics 110, 76ers 91

The Boston Celtics set a franchise record with their 19th consecutive victory on Tuesday night, getting 18 points apiece from Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-91.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281223002

 

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Lakers snap Celtics' winning streak

Kobe Bryant had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final three minutes, and the Lakers beat Boston 92-83 Thursday to snap the Celtics' franchise-record 19-game winning streak.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-12-25-lakers-celtics_N.htm

 

[Dolphan7]

Woohoo Lakers! A little different playing the Lakers at full strength huh Boston!

 

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Bobcats sink Celtics in OT

The Charlotte Bobcats went small and came up big against the Celtics last night.

The backcourt combination of D.J. Augustin and Raymond Felton made the difference as the Bobcats took a 114-106 overtime victory, the Celtics' fifth loss in seven games. Augustin (20 points) and Felton (25) spearheaded the offense, combining to outscore the Celtics, 15-9, in overtime (Emeka Okafor added a Bobcat dunk) and disrupt things defensively.

The Celtics (29-7), who play host to Houston tonight, continued to falter on the road; they had a 10-1 road record before visiting the Lakers Dec. 25 and have now lost five of their last six away from home.

"When they went to a two-point-guard system, that was really effective for them," Celtics captain Paul Pierce said. "They beat us off the dribble, pick-and-roll, just driving and kicking.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/01/07/bobcats_sink_celtics_in_ot/

 

[Dolphan7]

See what the Lakers started?

 

[BAMAPHIN 22]

LeBron scores 38 as Cavs clobber C's, improve to 19-0 at home

http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/400553

LeBron James scored 38 points, harassed Paul Pierce all over the floor and strengthened his case to be the league's MVP front-runner as the Cavaliers, playing with a bottled-up intensity reserved for the playoffs, improved to 19-0 at home by beating the staggering Boston Celtics 98-83 on Friday night.

http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/400553http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/400553


http://www.sportsline.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090109_BOS@CLE

 

[CedarPhin]

Cleveland is winning the whole thing this year.

 

[MelbournePhin]

orlando will win the east

 

[BostonFinFan13]

Cs will be back. We are just going through slump. Tonight was a good start to the turnaround.

 

[Dolphan7]

Seems like whenever the Lakers beat the Celtics this season, it caused a mini slump for them. Good news......they won't have to face the Lakers anymore this year.