Avery Bradley News

Avery Bradley usually isn't compared to Larry Bird. During one shot tonight, that changed.

Win consecutive games after dropping nine straight and your season has renewed optimism.

The undefeated Maine Red Claws, with their rookie-heavy lineup, return to the Portland Expo Saturday night at 7 to play the Idaho Stampede.

Mid-December is when playoff aspirants start making deals, and the former Net is just one player on the Celtics roster with a place in Danny Ainge's trade portfolio.

To this point in the season Boston Celtics combo-guard Jordan Crawford has performed admirably in Rajon Rondo's stead, averaging 12.8 points on career bests of 45.7 and 38.6 percent shooting from the field and three point range, respectively.

Avery Bradley usually isn't compared to Larry Bird. During one shot tonight, that changed.

While some fans would have preferred a lesser start to the season in looking ahead to next year's draft, a start to 20013-14 that would rival the Milwaukee Bucks or Utah Jazz , the team has been fun at times and won eight of their first 20 games.

The Boston Celtics have proven that this team can beat weak teams of the East. However, when it comes to playing playoff-tested teams with winning records, the Celtics find themselves 2-6.

Using SAP's statistical interface on NBA.com, we will take an in-depth look at how the team has performed at each of the four 20 game quarters of the season.

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Thursday that point guard Rajon Rondo was still a long way from returning to the court.

After two days' rest, the Boston Celtics were back at the TD Garden and we all expected this team to be sharp and ready to pounce on the Milwaukee Bucks .

Jeff Green is a skilled offensive player, armed with incredible athleticism that'll break the rewind button on your remote, and advanced hand-eye coordination possessed by only a handful of human beings.

REASON TO SMILE: Jordan Crawford and Avery Bradley share a laugh during the waning moments of the Celtics' 108-100 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks last night at the Garden.

Here are two plays you may have missed Tuesday night in the midst of the reaction from the New York Yankees' signing of Jacoby Ellsbury and a pretty solid night of Big Ten/ACC Challenge college basketball games.

Avery Bradley tossed in a seemingly impossible shot against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, catching the ball on a hop and flipping it over He wasn't showboating, either.

Avery Bradley is most well known for his defense, but tonight, it was something he did on offense that has everyone talking.

The narratives that followed Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett out the door first captured the hoops world's attention.

It's rare to see a promising young player get traded from a playoff team to a rebuilding squad and end up with less playing time on their new team.

After snapping their longest losing streak in over 16 years in the opener of a home-and-home set with the Celtics, the Bucks will try to win consecutive games for the first time this season in Boston on Tuesday night.

The injury-depleted Milwaukee Bucks have been a doormat for just about everyone in the first month of the season.