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The Big Three lost their biggest piece when Kevin Garnett's knee problems ended his season in March.

The Boston Celtics hosted the New Jersey Nets today in their third preseason game.

People don't understand why guys keep coming back, why a lot of older players who played for the Celtics keep coming back.

Just about everyone believes that the 2009 Boston Celtics are even better than the 2007-2008 championship team.

Two years ago, Doc Rivers shined a spotlight on the wall where he hoped the Celtics [ team stats ] ' next championship banner - the franchise's 17th - would hang in the team's practice facility.

Paul Pierce has rarely been shy and that's certainly the case again when he makes this declaration about his Boston Celtics : "Obviously I think we're the team to beat." More on that -- and Pierce's opinions on a variety of topics, including the possibility of the NBA locking out the referees -- in a moment.

The Celtics are just about complete for the 2009-10 season, and whaddya know? Garnett is back healthy.

18. a oeLast year, they played courageous ball. You had only six guys playing in 14 games, and they just ran out of gas.a On Rasheed Wallace: a oeI love him,a Maxwell said.

18. a oeLast year, they played courageous ball. You had only six guys playing in 14 games, and they just ran out of gas.a On Rasheed Wallace: a oeI love him,a Maxwell said.

Cedric Maxwell has never been afraid to speak his mind, which is exactly what he did after speaking to a group of young basketball players at Al Pettway's Worcester City Hoops camp yesterday at Worcester Tech.

By Zach Lowe , CelticsHub.com @ August 3rd, 10:16 pm Leave a reply>> Here's the deal, Shelden: You can play for the Boston Celtics provided you stop taking jump shots unless absolutely necessary.

There's growing speculation that Ben Wallace might return to the Pistons. The team wants another frontcourt player, and Wallace could be signed for the veteran's minimum of $1.3 million.

The 2009-10 NBA season won't commence for months, but judging by the furious activity at the head of the league's class, only a fool would deny that games are being won and lost as we summer.

Enough already - Rasheed Wallace isn't coming to Boston to "rehab" his image. What exactly is the image that Wallace needs to fix? One of a long, athletic big man who makes equally big shots? A quintessential teammate who never puts himself first? Ask around, and that's what you'll hear about Wallace.

Celtics I want to call Sheed and KG the odd couple, but they're just too similar.

Rasheed Wallace ... charg .... er .... shoots over the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce during a game when Sheed played for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Celtics [ team stats ] delegation, spearheaded by the Big Three, met with Rasheed Wallace this afternoon in Detroit, according to two well-placed league sources close to the negotiations, and offered the free agent center a contract.

There was a firestorm of activity surrounding Gary Tanguay's statement on Sports Tonight on Monday.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lakers coach Phil Jackson passed Celtics patriarch Red Auerbach Sunday night for the most NBA titles with 10.

Doc's Take, Antoine and More... Here's Doc on the bench: Q: The one thing the Celtics hit on last year was bench guys you brought in, including James Posey, P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell.