... images of Boston coach Doc Rivers bathing in Gatorade, Kevin Garnett kissing Boston's midcourt leprechaun logo and Paul Pierce hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy have stuck with them. The Lakers want to make them go away. "We're upset about ...

... the Boston Celtics didn't need Kevin Garnett to beat the Phoenix Suns 128-108 on Sunday. Ray Allen scored 31 and Paul Pierce 26 in Boston's first game since Garnett went down with a strained muscle in his right knee that is expected to sidelined ...

... s second quarter, not second OT. Ray Allen followed his 51-point Game 6 performance with 23 on Saturday night, Paul Pierce added 20 and Boston pulled away from Chicago just before the half to finish the Bulls off 109-99 a rare regulation ...

... point guard Rafer Alston. He was suspended by the NBA for slapping Eddie House in the back of the head in Game 2. Paul Pierce broke out of his series slump to score 27 points, and Rajon Rondo added 15 for the defending champion Celtics, who ...

... Seriously, they let a team win a game 7 in Boston? And when I say the word "let," I mean just that: It seemed like Paul Pierce and company laid a big egg in this game. I'm sure they played hard, but it didn't seem that way while watching ...

... NBA champions, who avoided heading to Orlando down 0-2 and assured themselves of at least one more game in Boston. Paul Pierce of the Celtics scored three points in 16 minutes, hitting a 3-pointer for the first basket of the game but he picked ...

... clanking. Orlando shot just 36.6 percent from the floor and was a dreadful 17-for-31 on free throws. Boston's Paul Pierce made three straight jumpers to give the Celtics a 73-72 lead with 4:51 remaining, the kind of push the has consistently ...

BOSTON Paul Pierce hit a shot. Then LeBron James answered. Pierce hit another and so ... which they've led 3-2. "Today it was basically get the ball to Paul Pierce and get the hell out of the way," Kevin Garnett said. Garnett added ...

BOSTON Paul Pierce grew up in Los Angeles watching the Lakers play the Celtics for NBA titles. Now he's the captain of the Boston team that is ...

BOSTON Kevin Garnett took a behind-the-back pass from Paul Pierce, slammed in the dunk to make the lead three dozen points and then slashed his hand across his throat to signal what the Atlanta ...