Celtics beat Heat 93-91 in overtime, tie series at 2-2

Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists, and scored the final three points of the Celtics' 93-91 overtime victory on Sunday that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.

Rondo, Celtics beat Heat 101-91, trail series 2-1

Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Friday, cutting Miami's lead in the series to 2-1.

Rondo leads Celtics to 85-75 Game 7 win over 76ers

Rajon Rondo helped his aging teammates keep their season going on Saturday night, finishing with 18 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Game 7 against the 76ers to lead Boston to an 85-75 victory and into an Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Miami Heat.

Garnett leads Celtics past 76ers, 92-91

Kevin Garnett scored 29 points, his most in the regular, or postseason this year, and added 11 rebounds to help Boston maintain home-court advantage in the best-of-seven, second-round series. Game 2 is on Monday in Boston before the series shifts to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4.

Pierce leads Rondo-less Celtics past Hawks, 87-80

Paul Pierce battled through another tough game to score 36 points and the Boston Celtics wiped out Atlanta's 11-point lead in the second half even without Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Smith leads Hawks past Celtics 83-74; Rondo tossed

Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks built a big lead early, then held on for an 83-74 victory over the Celtics in their opener of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday.

Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 97-92

Joe Johnson scored 30 points while Josh Smith had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who are in line to be the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, with Celtics No. 5.

Raptors hold off Celtics 84-79

DeMar DeRozan scored 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter and made four pivotal free throws down the stretch as the short-handed Toronto Raptors held off the Boston Celtics 84-79 on Friday.

Boston Celtics shoot past Miami Heat, 115-107

Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Kevin Garnett added 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Celtics made their first eight shots of the fourth quarter to hold off the Heat 115-107 on Tuesday.

Celtics go past Jazz 94-82

Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Boston to their fifth win in six games, downing Utah.