Paul Pierce News

Charles Barkley had a good line a couple of weeks back. I mean, when does he not have one, really? But he was calling the Knicks-Nets game for TNT.

The coach who led the Celtics to the 2008 NBA title returned for the first time with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night and beat Boston 96-88.

Nov 23, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo leaves the court after defeating the Atlanta Hawks 94-87 at Philips Arena.

Kris Humphries deserves more minutes for the Celtics. He is a proven veteran who averaged a double-double in consecutive years with the New Jersey Nets.

The Nets' Joe Johnson drives past the 76ers' Thaddeus Young, on his way to scoring 37 points in Brooklyn's 130-94 win Monday at the Barclay Center.

When the Nets all but pawned their future for Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in a blockbuster trade last summer, the idea was for Pierce to anchor a star-studded lineup that would contend for a championship.

We are about a quarter of the way through the season, and man has the Atlantic Division been a complete surprise.

The most interesting part about Doc Rivers ' return to the Garden Wednesday as coach of the Clippers was that while fans were happy to see him, few wished he were still coaching the Celtics.

Although the Brooklyn Nets started the season abysmally, there is still plenty of time for its flashy roster and first-year head coach to rectify their shortcomings.

Following the departures of head coach Doc Rivers and franchise cornerstones Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett , there wasn't much expected of the Boston Celtics .

No one thought the Boston Celtics would be a competitive team this year while All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo was out rehabbing from a torn ACL.

As part of what's quickly becoming a tradition for sports figures leaving a city or a team winning a championship, former Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has taken out a full-page newspaper ad thanking fans and teammates for his sevens seasons.

Last Sunday, the Boston Celtics blew out the New York Knicks in the most lopsided game of the NBA season.

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.