Paul Pierce News

Over at ESPNBoston , Jackie MacMullan reminisces with Doc Rivers about his glory days with the Celtics, watching the deteriorating Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from afar and the future of the Clippers.

Prior to the 2013-14 NBA season, numerous teams - like the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns - traded talented starters in an attempt to improve their draft status in 2014.

It seems the Nets get no style points or jumps in Power Rankings from their win over the lowly Bucks .

You might know that in recent days, the Dallas/Ft. Worth metro area, of which I am a resident of, has been hit with a good amount of ice, sleet, and freezing rain.

Deron Williams , who was expected to practice today, did after Billy King said that he was likely going to play Tuesday against the Celtics .

Tuesday night the Celtics head to Brooklyn to play the Nets . Paul Pierce won't be playing as he recovers from a fractured hand, but Kevin Garnett will be there.

Those words, recent words spoken from the spout of Brad Stevens , helped describe his philosophy for growth.

Inexplicable success has found the Boston Celtics , a rebuilding team fit for tanking, without Rajon Rondo .

Denied the services of Rajon Rondo , Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett , Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has his team at a respectable 10-12 mark after Sunday's blowout of the host New York Knicks .

The first-place Celtics begin a two-game road trip in the Big Apple with a rare noontime start against the Knicks.

In the midst of so much bad news, the Nets continue to get positive feedback about the potential return of Deron Williams from his sprained left ankle.

Now that the debris from Danny Ainge's demolition project has settled, fences have to be mended.

We are seeing the LaMarcus Aldridge that we had always dreamed about. A highly skilled versatile inside/mid-range scorer with excellent decision making of when to score and when to pass to an open teammate.

The Boston Celtics may own a losing record, but first-year coach Brad Stevens has guided them into first place in the Atlantic Division.

The Celtic's Rajon Rondo drives to the hoop in a game against the Hawks in January.

Denver Nuggets' Ty Lawson, center, drives for the basket as Boston Celtics' Brandon Bass defends in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

Coming into this season, the Boston Celtics season was very unpredictable. Some "fans" expected them to tank; others figured that, once Rajon Rondo returned, the team would fight for a playoff spot.

Following a home-court loss to the hapless crosstown rival New York Knicks , the Brooklyn Nets have lost four of their last five games.

COULD USE THE HELP: Injured Net Deron Williams, seen on the bench taking in another loss, this time to the Pistons in November, could return soon.

If you're thinking first-year Nuggets coach Brian Shaw might see some sentimental value in coaching his first game against the team he was drafted to play for all those years ago, think again.