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20100305

Finley Joins Celtics for Stretch Run

The Celtics just got even older.

Guard Michael Finley, who turns 37 Saturday, will sign with them for the prorated veteran's minimum after having his contract bought out Monday by San Antonio. His agent, Henry Thomas, said in a phone interview Thursday afternoon his client is "excited'' about joining Boston.

"It's an opportunity for him to be in the rotation,'' Thomas said. "I think he'll get minutes. (The Celtics) have a need for a perimeter...

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20100222

Trip West Shows Celtics Not Yet Ready For Last Rites

DENVER -- Delivering last rites to the Boston Celtics has been a popular activity lately.

The Celtics had dropped five of eight and eight of 13 (choose your favorite dry spell) entering the All-Star Break. But they just went 3-1 on a West Coast road trip so put the shovels back in the shed for at least a little while.

The trip included a 95-92 win at Sacramento (OK, the Kings are lowly) and an 87-86 win at the Los Angeles Lakers (OK, the Lakers didn't have Kobe Bryant). But...

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20100219

Celtics acquire Nate Robinson, Marcus Landry from Knicks

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics announced today that the club has acquired guard Nate Robinson and forward Marcus Landry from the New York Knicks in exchange for guards Eddie House, J.R. Giddens and forward Bill Walker.

"Nate is one of the great athletes in the league and he brings a dynamic scorer to our team," said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations. "We have been seeking a second ball handler capable of penetrating the...

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20100218

Nate Robinson to the Boston Celtics?

The Celtics interested in a small New York Knicks guard? It couldn't be! The Boston Herald reports the C's are closing in on a deal in which the men in green would acquire three-time dunk champ Nate Robinson, with sharpshooter/cartoon star Eddie House serving as the apparent return package. (Due to Robinson's contract status, there'd have to be some other finagling, either through a third team or with other minor players involved.)

All reports have placed Boston in...

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20100209

Can Celtics Make Another Brilliant Ray Allen Trade?

In retrospect, Danny Ainge has executed no trade as brilliant as the one which in essence sent the fifth pick in the 2007 draft and Delonte West to Seattle for Ray Allen. It was a huge risk at the time: Allen had come off double ankle surgery, at age 31. The player the Celtics were purported to be leaning toward in the draft -- Yi Jianlian -- was a highly coveted mystery. It wasn't a no-brainer, like the Kevin Garnett-Al Jefferson deal.

Ray has been utterly healthy since...

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20100205

Reeling Celtics need answers

BOSTON -- Had the Celtics turned their 90-89 loss the other way, had they been celebrating their exit from the floor, it all would have been a mirage. On a cold Sunday when neither they nor the Lakers looked capable of playing to June, the Celtics demonstrated how far they've strayed from their championship success of two years ago.

Are they finished as contenders? Of course not.

Can they recover their old form over the next two months? Maybe not.

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20100203

End of the road for Celtics' Big Three?

The Celtics' Big Three has been reeling of late due to injuries and on-court play.

You know those other Celtics dynasties, the ones that stretched about a half-decade or longer? They had legs. By comparison, this one has toes.

Really, now: Doesn't it appear the KG-Pierce-Allen "run," if that's how it can be described, is done? After one championship?

The proud franchise experienced a resurgence two years ago when Kevin...

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