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The young New Orleans Pelicans were down by 22 points early in the second half. Undeterred, they chipped away, eventually forcing overtime and defeating the Brooklyn Nets.

If you were watching the Boston Celtics battle the Miami Heat yesterday, you learned that Celtics All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo would be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. However, his teammate Paul Pierce didn't learn of the news until a live postgame interview. Pierce's face could...

For the second consecutive year, the Miami Heat will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. They punched their ticket Saturday night with a rousing Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics by the score of 101-88. LeBron James was the headliner again, putting in...

The first 5 games of the Eastern Conference Finals were competitive, hard fought contests. Game 6 in Boston was not. The Miami Heat, facing elimination, absolutely dominated the Celtics from start to finish, beating Boston 98-79. LeBron James (pictued left) played like an NBA MVP, putting up historic numbers. He went...

The Boston Celtics love when the critics doubt them. Tuesday night, they played with the heart of a champion, beating the Miami Heat in South Beach by the score of 94-90. Boston now leads the Western Conference Finals 3 games to 2, with a chance to close out at home. The heat is now squarely on the Heat as they face...

Heat guard Dwyane Wade got a clean look for a potential game-winning three point shot at the end of overtime, but the ball bounced off the iron as time expired, allowing the Celtics to procure a 93-91 win. With the victory, Boston ties the best-of-seven series at 2-2. Rajon Rondo took a shot at Miami going into halftime, then took...

Boston's Big 4 of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Rajon Rondo combined for 78 points, propelling the Celtics to a 101-91 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat went small on defense, and Rondo took advantage by...

The 8th seeded Philadelphia 76ers refuse to go away. Tuesday night in front of their home crowd, they topped the Boston Celtics 82-75, forcing a decisive Game 7 in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Jrue Holiday (pictured above) made the Philly fans feel like it was a Holiday with his play, finishing with

The Boston Celtics figured they could "flip the switch" in Games 1 and 2 of their playoff matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. It cost them in Game 2. However, in Game 3, the switch was flipped on from start to finish, as Boston cruised to an impressive 107-91 over Philly. Kevin Garnett was a monster, finishing with...

The Miami Heat have put the Boston Celtics in a 2-0 hole in their best-of-seven series after an impressive 102-91 victory. A 14-0 by Miami late in the fourth put the Celtics away. The series now shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Saturday night.

The Boston Celtics made clutch free throws late to defeat the Hornets 89-85 at the Hive Saturday night. The soldout crowd in New Orleans left the arena unhappy, as the Hornets fell to 7th in the Western Conference, only one game back of Portland and a game and a half back of Denver.

The Hornets David West and Emeka Okafor are left off the all-star team, as is Minnesota Timberwolves Forward Kevin Love. Clippers PF Blake Griffin is the only rookie selected to the all-star team.

In the month of December, the Hornets were Jekyll and Hide, with Jekyll being New Orleans, and Hide being any opposing arena. Today however, the Hornets played like they were at home, beating the Boston Celtics in Massachusetts. Boston owns the best home record in the league, but it didn't matter, as the Hornets end the 2010 calendar year with an 83-81 victory.