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BOSTON -- Together on the court. Together off the court. That's the recipe for success for the 2009-10 Boston Celtics .

Kevin Garnett scored 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting, Ray Allen delivered the big blow with a 3-pointer with 1:38 left and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Miami Heat 92-85 on Sunday night.

The Boston Celtics opened a yawning 5-1/2 game gap over Toronto atop the NBA's Atlantic Division with a 116-103 win over the Raptors on Friday.

Written by Matt Moore on Saturday, November 21, 2009 The objective of these is not to tell a narrative, it's to share different things I see.

Everywhere Kevin Garnett goes, he hears the same question: "How is your knee?" Celtics-76ers box score Garnett says he is tired of the question, and the knee is "100-percent healthy." Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was happy with the way Garnett has played so far this year even though his numbers are down.

Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics are still a work in progress. If that's the case, the Philadelphia 76ers probably have no desire to see the finished product.

Magic star Dwight Howard thinks Kendrick Perkins does as good a job defending him as any center in the league.

Who does the best center in the NBA, Orlando's Dwight Howard, hate facing more than anyone else? Boston center Kendrick Perkins , who held Howard to just 13.1 points per game in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

Nor was Doc Rivers wrong or right for leaving his point guard on the pine. But the situation is quite representative of the Celts' largest problem right now.

After finishing his chat with the media at large, he was asked directly if the Celtics [ team stats ] would have won last year's second-round playoff series against Orlando with Kevin Garnett in the lineup.

Kevin Garnett missed last season's playoff series against Orlando with a knee injury.

GoldenState Warriors at Boston Celtics Wednesday, November 26 7:30 PM ET Game #12, Home Game #7 TV: CSNHD, CSN Bay Area, NBA LP 758,759 Radio: WEEI TD Garden Referees: Scott Foster, Courtney Kirkland, Leon Wood The Celtics have been off since Saturday and the last time they had 3 days off, they dominated a very good Jazz team.. The Warriors are ...

Paul Pierce appears surprised that he prevented a backcourt violation in the first half.

With the Golden State Warriors in Boston for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff Wednesday, now's a great time to take a look at the stories coming out of both camps.

First the disclaimers: It is still painfully early in the season, and, to paraphrase former President Clinton, there is nothing wrong with the Celtics that can't be fixed by what is right with the Celtics .

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, left, drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Dahntay Jones during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Nov.

Although he resides in his home state as president of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird keeps close tabs on the team he always will be identified with, and he lauded its revamped roster.

Ray Allen is just getting over the 5 stitches he received courtesy of a Kendrick Perkins elbow during a walk through of some of the plays.

Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Atlanta continued its early season surge with a 97-86 win over the Celtics, snapping a seven-game regular season skid to Boston.

The Celtics had been able to count on three things this season - the solid play of their second unit, their ability to dominate the third quarter, and their tenacious defense.