Paul Pierce News

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.

It's exceedingly hard to be gracious at a time like this, not that it's ever been a strong suit.

Many hoped the mission this season was to lose as many games and get the highest draft pick as possible.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis says he won't need surgery on his broken left hand and expects to remain as involved as possible with team activities while he heals.

Paul Pierce drives on the Rockets' Francisco Garcia last Friday, when Pierce sustained the hand injury that was finally diagnosed properly as a fractured metacarpal on Monday.

The question that Kris and I get all the time, be it on Twitter or on the site, is about the option that the Atlanta Hawks have on the Brooklyn Nets picks, specifically regarding lottery protection.