The Celtics, playing without Paul Pierce, had enough to hold off Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat last night at the Garden. Frank Dell’Apa  has Tony Allen making a big play on Wade with the game on the line, ensuring the Celtics victory. Mark Murphy  has the Celtics making the needed plays in the...

The Celtics once again held a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter on their opponent, yet could not finish the job. This time, it was Kobe Bryant sinking them with a jumper with 7.3 seconds to go, and the Celtics finished their “rivalry week” set of games again Orlando, Atlanta and the...

A couple of notes from today: The Beanpot is coming up over the next two Monday nights, and once again NESN has the complete coverage. Coverage begins with Beanpot Hockey Tournament presented by SBLI beginning on Monday, February 1st.  The first game pits Boston College against Harvard at 5:00 PM followed...

AP Photo The idea that the Boston Bruins could play the 2010 Winter Classic in Fenway TPark and lose to the Philadelphia Flyers would have been tough to accept. The setting, sounds and atmosphere set the table for a home-team victory. Fortunately, for us, the Bruins obliged with a, yes, classic comeback...

AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack In a game that seemed ready to go their opponents’ way, defense and Rajon Rondo saved the day for the Boston Celtics in an 86-77 win over the Orlando Magic on Christmas Day. Paul Pierce was suddenly sidelined for two weeks or less after a surgical procedure on his knee...

There was a little panic at 7:17 at the Garden last night. And not the usual panic that ensues when the Jumbotron finds and displays someone inhaling a tray of nachos, either. No, this panic came about when the C’s came out to play Indiana without Kevin Garnett in the pregame layup lines. They...

David Duprey / Associated Press It wasn’t pretty. But an unpretty win is better then an unpretty loss, especially when (for a few days at least) we can relax knowing that Randy Moss is still willing and able to be a functioning member of the New England Patriots. On a cold but sunny afternoon...

AP Photo Boston team’s lost two games on Friday that both could have been won. Each team led early and then fell behind before losing in the end. Philadelphia stopped the Celtics’ 11-game winning streak with a 98-97 decision. Elton Brand led all scorers with 23 points and eight rebounds,...

Fenway slowly becomes a rink. AP Photo. Both the Bruins and Celtics resume their schedules tonight after one day off from competition. Bostonist can’t muster much of a complaint about either team except to say it’s probably better for them that they have games to play since things are going...

Elise Amendola / Associated Press Our long regional nightmare is over! After a five-game local losing streak, the Celtics - finally, eventually - shook off the civic torpor and wound up blasting the Golden State Warriors 109-95. Not that it was as easy as the 14-point win sounded. Golden State (a) isn’t...