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NBA-Celtics grind out ugly victory over slumping Bulls

February 14, 2013 02:46
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics avoided another last-ditch loss against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday when they eked out a scrappy 71-69 home victory in a low-quality encounter between two injury-ravaged teams. Last month, Marco Belinelli sealed a 100-99 victory for the Bulls with three seconds left but his potential game-winning basket in the latest match-up was blocked, before Taj Gibson missed an attempted three-pointer as the clock ran down.

NBA-Celtics suffer another setback, lose Barbosa for season

February 13, 2013 10:32
Feb 12 (Reuters) - The injury-plagued Boston Celtics suffered another setback when guard Leandro Barbosa was declared out for the rest of the season with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, the National Basketball Association team said on Tuesday. The Brazilian sustained the non-contact injury late in the third quarter of Monday's loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. For Boston, it was the third season-ending injury in less than three weeks.

NBA-Celtics win fourth straight without injured Rondo

February 3, 2013 19:30
Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics withstood a furious comeback from the Los Angeles Clippers for a 106-104 win on Sunday to record their fourth consecutive victory since losing starting point guard Rajon Rondo to injury. Paul Pierce drained a crucial three-pointer with two seconds remaining, pushing Boston's edge to 106-101 after a big lead was trimmed to two points in the final minute, and the home team survived despite Jamal Crawford's game-ending three-pointer.

NBA-Celtics' Rondo out rest of season with torn ACL

January 27, 2013 17:30
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo needs surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and is expected to miss the rest of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the struggling team said on Sunday. The loss of Rondo, Boston's third-leading scorer and leader in steals and assists, is a crushing blow to a Celtics team that has lost six of its last seven games and is battling for a playoff spot.
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