Kendrick Perkins News

The Celtics closed yesterday's practice with a short-lived free throw contest. Kendrick Perkins, representing the green team, missed the first attempt.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers was driving home from his son's Amateur Athletic Union game at the end of the summer when co-owner Steve Pagliuca called him, presumably to talk basketball.

The Boston Celtics maintained their perfect start to the season by trouncing the Philadelphia 76ers 105-74 in a dominant defensive display on Tuesday.

The Celtics [ team stats ] didn't like losing at home to the Suns on Friday, but at least intellectually they had to be able to accept defeat against a high-quality team.

Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets Saturday, November 7 7:30 PM ET Game #8 Away Game #4 TV: CSN HD, YES HD, LP 751, 752 Izod Center Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Joe Forte, Eli Roe The Nets are traditional rivals of the Celtics as we think back to the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals where the Nets defeated the Celtics in a hotly contested 6 game series.

Doc Rivers is a Chicago guy and he likes his Bears. Not the current version of the Bears, but the one that featured Mike Singletary and the Fridge.

It wasn't as though Kendrick Perkins asked for the game tape. He didn't go looking for the boxed set.

The Celtics had little choice but to agree on a contract extension with Rajon Rondo.

Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:27am EST - Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights has a shot blocked by the Boston Celtics guard Lester Hudson as Celtics forward Shelden Williams follows play during the fourth quarter of NBA basketball action in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 3, 2009.

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Coming off a career season, Glen Davis wasn't supposed to start this season suspended by the Celtics.

Now that Rajon Rondo's pockets will be fatter thanks to a new multi-year contract, he can focus on leading the Boston Celtics to a 5-0 start tonight against the Atlantic Division-rival Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.

The Celts will unveil a new-look squad when they take the floor in Cleveland tonight , with versatile reserves Rasheed Wallace and Marquis Daniels making their official debuts in Green.

Proud point guards Chris Paul of the Hornets and Rajon Rondo of the Celtics had to be separated as the final buzzer sounded on Boston's 97-87 victory last night.

There was strong support for, if disappointment with, Glen Davis within the Celtics dressing room last night.

Glen "Big Baby" Davis was suspended for his second consecutive game last night after breaking his right thumb in a fistfight.

Can you get a technical foul for just giving a look? Apparently, that answer is yes.

A night earlier they had someone else's home opener to worry about. The Cavaliers went giddy Tuesday in Cleveland, throwing a 13-2 haymaker at the Celtics over the first three minutes before losing when they discovered all of that early energy burns off.

The transformation of Rasheed Wallace is complete, the enemy of the people now serving as the man of the hour.

Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston parquet and slipped on it, putting a bigger scare into the Celtics than the Charlotte Bobcats could.

They plan to perhaps get out of the lottery or improve on last year's win total, maybe target the playoffs.