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Celtics Lose Fourth Straight Game

Mar 30, 2005 10:25 PM EST

The Boston Celtics continued their dry spell on Wednesday, losing to the Dallas Mavericks 112-100 at home, their fourth straight loss.

Dirk Nowitzki had 36 points and 9 rebounds, while Keith Van Horn had 21 points coming off the bench.

Paul Pierce scored 21 points while Antoine Walker had 18.

Boston should get back on the winning track on Friday as they visit Atlanta.

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Rasheed Scores 31 Points In Overtime Win Over Boston

Mar 27, 2005 4:52 AM EST

Rasheed Wallace scored seven of his season-high 31 points in the overtime period to help Detroit end a three-game losing streak with a 105-99 victory over the Celtics.

``We really needed this one after the game in Boston,'' he said. ``We couldn't let them get us twice.''

Rip Hamilton played a career-high 49 minutes, while scoring 22 points.

Boston fell to 5 1/2 games behind the Pistons for the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

``It's too late in the season to be losing like this,'' Celtics guard Gary Payton said. ``We can go from third seed to sixth or seventh in a hurry.''

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Knicks Not Planning On Signing Walker This Summer

Mar 24, 2005 3:19 PM EST

Now that Antoine Walker is back in Boston, the Knicks' pursuit of the forward will likely be unsuccessful. Isiah Thomas would have been a frontrunner to land the forward had he stayed through the end of the season in Atlanta.

Walker now appears very likely to resign with the Celtics, as they have become one of the hottest teams in the NBA since he has returned. The Celtics can also pay Walker more than any other team.

Former Knicks president Scott Layden also tried on several occasions to acquire Walker when Walker was first with Boston. In the days after the Knicks drafted Michael Sweetney, Boston turned down the Knicks' offer of Latrell Sprewell and Sweetney for Walker.

The Celtics have won 11 our of the 13 games that Walker has appeared in this season.

Walker is averaging 20 points and 9.3 rebounds per game this season.

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Celtics Mar 2005 Archive

  • Walker Shoots 5 For 20 In 25-Point Loss At MSG

    Yahoo! | Mar 23, 2005

    Coming into the game winners of 11 of their 12 games, Doc Rivers wasn't suprised to his Celtics slip up versus the Knicks, losing 107-82.

  • Celtics Win 7th In A Row

    Yahoo! | Mar 20, 2005

    The Boston Celtics got the same result on Saturday night as they have on their previous 6 outings, a victory, beating the Hornets 113-100.

  • Celtics Stop Rockets Streak, Extend Their Own

    Yahoo! | Mar 18, 2005

    The Celtics got a season high 22 points from Mark Blount to get their season-best sixth straight victory, a 103-92 win at Houston.

  • Celtics Win 5th In A Row, 9th Out Of 10

    Yahoo! | Mar 17, 2005

    Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker each scored 24 points, and the Celtics nearly blew a 16-point fourth-quarter lead before pulling out a 110-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

  • Rivers: "I Still Think Kwame Is Going To Be An Excellent Player."

    Boston Globe | Mar 14, 2005

    Kwame Brown will be a restricted free-agent this offseason and Doc Rivers is one person within the NBA who hasn't given up on the young player.

  • McGrady And Pierce Earn Weekly 'Player Of The Week' Award

    Press Release | Mar 14, 2005

    Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce and Houston Rockets’ Tracy McGrady today were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 7 through Sunday, March 13.

  • Pierce Wins It In Double-OT

    Yahoo! | Mar 11, 2005

    Paul Pierce scored 38 points, hit the game-winning jumper with 23 seconds left and deflected Tayshaun Prince's 3-point attempt on the Pistons' last possession as the Boston Celtics defeated Detroit 115-113 in double overtime Friday night.

  • McHale Gets Boston Win

    Yahoo! | Mar 7, 2005

    Latrell Sprewell made the game-winning shot to give his coach a special win.

  • Payton Rejoins The Celtics

    ESPN | Mar 4, 2005

    Gary Payton has rejoined the Boston Celtics one week after he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Antoine Walker.

  • FleetCenter Renamed TD Banknorth Garden

    Boston Globe | Mar 4, 2005

    ''Today the Garden lives," said Richard Krezwick, the FleetCenter's president and chief executive, as he unveiled plans yesterday to rename the arena the TD Banknorth Garden.

  • In Race For Payton, Celtics Confident Of His Return

    The Boston Globe | Mar 3, 2005

    The Boston Celtics are very confident that Payton will re-sign with the team, especially with Antoine Walker in the line-up.

  • Employee No. 8 Reappears at FleetCenter

    ESPN | Mar 3, 2005

    The newest and oldest Boston Celtic tore off his warmups upon his return to the FleetCenter Wednesday night to a standing ovation, revealing the familiar No.

  • Payton Set To Return To Boston

    Boston Herald | Mar 1, 2005

    If Gary Payton clears waivers, his agent Aaron Goodwin has implied that he would return to Boston.