Patrick O'Bryant News

The Celtics came into last night's game against Golden State as the best defensive team in the NBA in both points allowed and field goal percentage.

The Golden State Warriors will be at the Garden Wednesday night, and Celtics center Patrick O'Bryant is hoping for an opportunity to do his thing against his old team.

Those were some good times in Dubs land. MP2's "Happy New Year! Happy New Year!" still cracks me up.

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According to their record, the Celtics are as good as they were last year at this point.

The Celtics defense and rebounding effort were big in this win. The bench defense was the best effort from them so far this season.

The Allen Iverson trade looked good for the Pistons when they handed the Lakers their first loss of the season and snapped Cleveland's eight-game winning streak.

Paul Pierce is known to his fans as The Truth, but his teammates have recently given him a new nickname - Superman.

The Denver Nuggets, renewed by the re-acquisition of Chauncey Billups, played toe-to-toe with the NBA Champs.

They want to play as a team and treat each other as equals. But when it comes to scoring, they now know Paul Pierce [ stats ] is a little more equal than everybody else, if you get the drift.

Are we about to witness a hi-jacking? How about an player interception? The Boston Celtics have watched the recent trade news with the eye of a high flying eagle tracking it's unsuspecting prey.

The Celtics are a game behind last year's pace, but they started finding a groove during their first road trip.

The Celtics [ team stats ] , like every other contender, were intrigued by Monday's trade that sent Allen Iverson [ stats ] from Denver to Detroit for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb.

Game thoughts: Tonight was KG's 1000th game, making him the youngest player to play in 1000 games.

Banner No. 17 is up in the rafters, and win No. 1 is in the books. NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce scored 27 points as the defending champion Boston Celtics followed an emotional ring ceremony and banner raising ...

Pats pass rusher Jarvis Green didn't look the least bit scary as he entertained 300 Brockton boys and girls at Network Health's Halloween party.

In 50 weeks, the Boston Celtics made two blockbuster trades, united three strutting superstars and claimed their first championship in 22 years.

The only difference this year is the loss of James Posey, so a repeat title is very possible for Kevin Garnett & Co.

Patrick O'Bryant blocks a shot by Knicks center Eddy Curry during the second half of their preseason game in Boston.

After watching the preseason, I no longer am worried about the Celtics' mindset and their motivation.