The Boston Celtics weren’t in the mood to celebrate their latest accomplishment. Playing without injured starters Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins, the Celtics became the first team in the NBA to reach 40 wins with a 104-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Boston (40-9), which finished last season with a 24-58 record, plans to save any celebrations for the postseason.
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The Jazz didn’t play like the hottest team in the NBA in the first quarter. The slow start didn’t stop Utah from winning its seventh straight game. Mehmet Okur had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat the Washington Wizards 96-87 Friday night to extend the NBA’s longest current winning streak. After digging out of a first-quarter hole, Utah used an aggressive defense and efficient offense to wear…
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Dwyane Wade took an alley-oop feed and sank an acrobatic layup. He hit a 3-pointer. He scored and scored, and the crowd roared, and a third-quarter surge left the Miami Heat on the verge of their first victory in nearly a month. Then came another collapse. Brandon Roy led a fourth-quarter comeback by the Portland Trail Blazers, who won 98-91 Friday to extend the Heat’s losing streak to 12 games,…
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A visit from LeBron James produced the first sellout in New Orleans Arena this season. The 17,623 fans who showed up perhaps noticed there was something else worth watching. Namely, their own team. David West had 27 points and 15 rebounds, leading the New Orleans Hornets to their fifth straight victory, 86-76 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
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