Paul Pierce News

One of the best coaches in the NBA is a lifer, but even Doc Rivers was a novice once.

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett share a championship with Doc Rivers and a bond that didn't break when they ended up on opposite coasts.

Since the return of Deron Williams and Brook Lopez-the Nets' "two main pieces," according to shooting guard Joe Johnson-things haven't been quite so abominable for the NBA's most expensive team.

As usual, the thousands of words and breaths spent on the will-they-boo-or-cheer debate -- and I'm among the convicted, this time -- dwelled entirely on the wrong point.

He wasn't supposed to be this good. Not this fast, anyway. When Brad Stevens took over as the head coach of the Boston Celtics this offseason, nearly Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens coaches from the sidelines during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden.

Jeff Green's look after the Celtics' 96-88 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers last night at the Garden said it all.

Oklahoma City made it 12 wins from 13 games with a 116-100 win at Memphis on Wednesday, with Russell Westbrook scoring 27 points for the Thunder.

Police and school officials say American University's campus in the nation's capital is on lockdown after police received calls about a man with a gun.

The Boston Celtics entered the 2013-14 season with devastatingly low expectations.

The Atlanta Hawks haven't gotten past the second round of the playoffs yet, like all of the franchise's previous entries, but there are plenty of ways to count this current run as a success.

Doc Rivers made his return to the TD Garden on Wednesday morning as an opposing coach for the first time in 10 years.

Paul Pierce has returned from his fractured hand for the Brooklyn Nets , but he didn't jump back into the starting lineup against his old squad.

Grantland's Zach Lowe interviewed Brad Stevens yesterday as the Boston Celtics prepared for their reunion with Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in Brooklyn.

Though not quite a Mighty Mouse, point guard Deron Williams, after a nine-game absence due to a sprained ankle, shed his alter ego suit-and-tie and put on his superhero uniform Tuesday night in an effort to save his Nets from slipping further behind in the Atlantic Division.

Shawn Hughes and Kiers Gloady had pins, but Washington couldn't overcome four forfeits in a 62-12 nonsection wrestling match against Yough.

A week after sending his most experienced assistant into basketball's Siberia-a consulting role-the NBA's least experienced coach was still talking Tuesday about the decision.

Last night was a strange one across the Association. Despite 43 from Steph Curry, the Charlotte Bobcats upset the Golden State Warriors , the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards played an awful game that ended 75-74, and DeMarcus Cousins dropped 32 points and 19 rebounds to lead the new-look Kings over the Dallas Mavericks .

Only six men have coached a Celtics championship team. Names like Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones and Tommy Heinsohn are in the Hall of Fame and icons in the city of Boston, a city with its fair share of sports legends.

With yo-yo handles and next-level court vision, Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams should be a natural addition to the NBA 's collection of no-brainer superstars.

After the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics completed their blockbuster trade last summer, few likely expected Boston to be atop the Atlantic Division with Brooklyn fighting to stay out of last place.