Celtics PG Rajon Rondo Traded To Mavericks
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – The Los Angeles Lakers have failed to acquire future free-agent Rajon Rondo after Celtics accepted an offer by Dallas Mavericks in a multi-player trade. Before accepting the...
View ArticleClippers Beat Celtics 102-93 For 8th Win In 11 Games
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 22 points, DeAndre Jordan had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Boston Celtics 102-93 Monday after losing most of a 23-point...
View ArticleLakers Snap Their 7-Game Losing Streak With 118-111 OT Win
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150223015530667AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (AP) –– Jeremy Lin had a season-high 25 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a...
View ArticleClippers Sign Former Nuggets Guard Robinson To 10-Day Contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent guard Nate Robinson to a 10-day contract. He most recently played for Denver, where he averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 assists and 1.2...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers: March 16th To March 20th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. In this week’s episode we start with Brad from Dallas,...
View ArticleClippers Beat Celtics 119-106 For 7th Straight Win
BOSTON (AP) — J.J. Redick scored 27 points, Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Boston Celtics 119-106 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive win. Blake...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: April 13th-April 17th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. Number 5: In this week’s episode we start with...
View ArticleBryant’s Double-Double Carries Lakers Past Celtics, 112-104
BOSTON (AP) — Kobe Bryant had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Los Angeles in likely his final game in Boston, leading the Lakers to a 112-104 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night. Bryant played 33...
View ArticleCeltics Rally Late, Overtake Clippers In Overtime, 139-134
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas had 36 points and 11 assists, including a fade away jumper that sent the game to an extra period, to help the Boston Celtics overtake the Los Angeles Clippers 139-134 in...
View ArticlePaul, Jordan Lead Clippers Past Celtics, 114-90
LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Chris Paul added 13 points and 14 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers cruised to a 114-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday...
View Article2016 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Preview
Tom Bogert, CBS Local Sports Eighty-two games have come and gone. The 16 “best” teams in the NBA are positioned for a run at the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Who will hoist it come June? We lay...
View ArticleNBA 2016-17 Season Preview: Eastern Conference
Bryan Altman Believe it or not the NBA season is nearly upon us. After an offseason chock full of free-agent drama, it’s time for teams to actually take to the court. With that in mind, we preview the...
View Article2017 NBA New Year’s Resolutions – Eastern Conference
By Rahul Lal So many of us set New Year’s resolutions every year as a way to better ourselves or become more successful in some way. Maybe I didn’t go to the gym as often as I set out to, but the...
View Article5 NBA Trades That Should Happen
By Rahul Lal The NBA trade deadline is one of the season’s most hectic times for teams. It’s their last chance to get that player who can give them an extra playoff push or more draft picks as they...
View ArticleThomas Scores 38 Points As Celtics Beat Lakers, 113-107
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and the surging Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-107 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Al...
View Article2017 NBA Second Half Preview – Eastern Conference
By Rahul Lal At this point of the season, with about two-thirds of the games played, every team is tired and struggling with injuries. Cue the NBA All-Star break, which amounts to a week-long hiatus...
View ArticleCeltics Send Lakers To Sixth Straight Loss, 115-95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 18 points and the Boston Celtics rode a 70-point first half to a 115-95 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Jae Crowder scored 10 of his 14 points in...
View ArticleGriffin, Paul Lead Clippers To 116-102 Victory Over Celtics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 26 points, Chris Paul added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 116-102 on Monday night. Jamal Crawford helped lift the Clippers...
View Article2017 NBA Playoff Preview – Eastern Conference
By Rahul Lal We had to wait until the last day of the NBA season to be able to determine which teams would fill out the Eastern Conference Playoffs but we seem to have a pretty competitive field in...
View Article2017 NBA Playoffs: What Have We Learned So Far?
By Rahul Lal The NBA Playoffs finished up the first round on Sunday, with the Utah Jazz holding off the Los Angeles Clippers to advance. It gave us plenty of memorable moments, including a battle of...
View ArticleKeidel: Can Wizards Overcome History?
By Jason Keidel So one team is playing it’s 30th Game 7. The other is trying to reach its first conference finals since 1979. One team is vying for its first conference finals since 2012, and has won...
View Article2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Preview
By Rahul Lal It’s finally time for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. After an incredible back-and-forth series between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, the DC curse holds, and Beantown...
View ArticleBiggest Moves Of The NBA Offseason
By Matt Citak This year’s NBA offseason has been a roller coaster ride of emotions. From the strongest draft class in recent years, to multiple superstars getting shipped out west, to a couple of...
View ArticleKeidel: LeBron James, Cavaliers Still No Threat To West
By Jason Keidel Normally the NBA trade deadline is like the NFL — a hollow ritual of salary cap-clearing moves. Only baseball has real sizzle around the league’s deadline to deal players. Not so this...
View ArticleMarcus Smart’s Thumb Injury May Hinder Celtics’ Playoff Hopes
By Matt Citak The Celtics’ season could not have gotten off on a worse note. Before the first quarter of the first game was complete, Boston had lost their big free-agent acquisition, Gordon Hayward,...
View ArticleDon’t Sleep On The Celtics
By Matt Citak As the famous sports saying goes, “it ain’t over till it’s over.” But heading into Monday’s Game 1 between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, it sure seemed like Boston’s chances...
View ArticleKeidel: Is LeBron Playing The Best Basketball Of His Career?
By Jason Keidel It’s hard to think of another endeavor we follow more fervently and fickly than sports. Consider the NBA playoffs. Just a week ago, we were ready to crown the Philadelphia 76ers as the...
View ArticleThe 2017 NBA Offseason And The 2018 Conference Finals
By Matt Citak The 2017 NBA offseason was one of the craziest in recent memory. We saw one blockbuster trade after another go down, with many superstars exchanging their old jersey for a new one. Jimmy...
View ArticleCavaliers-Celtics: LeBron James, Terry Rozier And The Matchup Game
By James Herbert Cleveland, OH (CBS Sports) — The Boston Celtics don’t quite look like the Boston Celtics anymore. At their best this season, they were known for not merely their tough defense — they...
View ArticleCavaliers Vs. Celtics Final Score: LeBron Carries Cleveland To 4th Straight...
(CBS Sports) — The best two words in sports are Game 7. On Sunday, the Cavaliers came back from an early 12-point deficit to hand the Boston Celtics their first home loss of the postseason. Cleveland...
View ArticleLakers Win Over Celtics 129-128 With Rondo’s Buzzer-Beater Jumper
BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James won’t be playing alongside Anthony Davis this season. But he does have a team he’s hoping can build on a big win over its longtime rival. Rajon Rondo hit a 20-foot jumper as...
View ArticleLeBron’s Clutch Jumper Sends Lakers Past Celtics 114-112 Ahead Of Kobe Bryant...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points and put the Lakers ahead on a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds to play, and Los Angeles split its season series with the Boston Celtics with a...
View Article‘I Have A Lakers Sweater I Used To Wear Everyday To School,’ Says Paul Pierce
(CBSLA) — Paul Pierce is an NBA legend known best for his long tenure with the Boston Celtics. During those 15 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star 10 times over and led the Celtics to an NBA Finals win in...
View ArticleCeltics Edge George-Less Clippers 119-115 Behind Tatum’s 34
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum led a 3-point shooting spree and scored 34 points, helping the Boston Celtics hold off the Clippers 119-115 on Friday night without Paul George in the Los Angeles...
View ArticleWalker’s 25 Lift Celtics Over Kawhi-Less Clippers 117-112
BOSTON (AP) — Kemba Walker had 25 points and six assists, and the Boston Celtics took advantage of a late scratch of All-Star Kawhi Leonard and held off the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Tuesday...
View ArticleLakers Welcome Back Fans At Staples Center, Hosting Boston Celtics Thursday
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – When the Lakers hosted the Boston Celtics Thursday evening at Staples Center, they were greeted by something they haven’t seen for more than a year: fans in the stands. The state...
View ArticleJaylen Brown Scores 40, Celtics Beat Lakers As Staples Welcomes Back Fans
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored four of his 40 points in the final minute, and the Boston Celtics blew most of a 27-point lead in the fourth quarter before holding on for their fifth straight...
View ArticleTatum Scores 37 Points, Celtics Beat Lakers In LeBron’s Return From Injury
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles 130-108 on Friday night in LeBron James’ return to the Lakers’ lineup. Marcus Smart had 22 points and Dennis Schroder...
View ArticleClippers Barely Hold Off Celtics To Seal Victory, 114-111
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Clippers held off the Boston Celtics defeating them without star Paul George, 114-111 George missed his second game of the season with a bruised elbow. Without...
View ArticleEric Bledsoe Has big 4th Quarter, Clippers Hold Off Celtics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a key 3-pointer down the stretch, to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Boston Celtics 91-82 on Wednesday...
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