Boston Celtics Game Reports

Iguodala helps Sixers end 12 game skid

BOSTON (AP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers said goodbye to their 12-game losing streak and Allen Iverson all on the same night. Andre Iguodala scored a career-high 31 points and had nine assists to help Philadelphia beat the Boston Celtics 98-83 on Friday night, just hours after the trade of their troubled superstar became official. Iguodala topped the career high of 27 points he hit twice in the previous five games as the Sixers adjusted to life without Iverson. Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Philadelphia, who earned their first victory since beating Chicago on Nov. 24. Al Jefferson had 20 points and 14 rebounds and Gerald Green had 20 points and nine assists for Boston.

Warriors stop Celtics streak at 5

BOSTON (AP) -- The Golden State Warriors looked as if they were going to blow a large lead for the second time in three nights. This time, Baron Davis had an answer. Davis scored 31 points, and Mickael Pietrus added 16 to lead the Warriors to a 96-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Davis was 11-of-16 from the floor and added eight assists to help the Warriors snap an eight-game road losing streak and win for only the second time on the road this season. Andris Biedrins had 12 points and nine rebounds. After blowing an eight-point fourth-quarter lead Monday night in a 105-97 loss to New Jersey, the Warriors survived a late Boston push to improve to 1-3 on its season-high six-game trip. Boston outscored Golden State 24-20 in the final quarter, but Davis bailed the Warriors out with nine points, including three key free throws. "You just get tired of losing," said Davis, who turned the ball over eight times while shooting just 10-of-25 for 25 points against the Nets.

Celtics Beat Bobcats for 5 straight…Szczerbiak injured…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Paul Pierce scored 35 points and hit the clinching jumper in the final minute to lead the Boston Celtics to their fifth straight win, 106-100 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Pierce hit the go-ahead free throws with 2:06 left and a fadeaway 17-footer with 39 seconds remaining, part of a 10-0 run to give the Celtics a 102-97 lead. Al Jefferson added 22 points for the Celtics, who recovered after blowing a 12-point halftime lead. It's Boston's longest winning streak since it won seven straight in March 2005.

Celtics top Answer-less Sixers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The only Answer the Philadelphia 76ers have is on the trading block. The Sixers still can't find one to their losing streak, dropping their ninth straight game, 101-81 to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Paul Pierce and Ryan Gomes each scored 18 points, and Tony Allen had 16 for the Celtics, who won their third straight game and moved to .500 on the road. Al Jefferson added 13 assists for Boston, which is suddenly making a run at the wretched Atlantic Division lead. Maybe adding someone like Allen Iverson (aka "The Answer) to the roster could put them on top of the worst division in basketball. The Celtics are one of the hot rumored destinations for Iverson, who was inactive for the fourth straight game while Philadelphia tries to trade the former MVP.

Pierce’s Buzzer Beater Beats the Nets 92-90

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Paul Pierce was confident as the seconds ticked down and ball was in his hands for the final shot. Pierce hit the buzzer-beater Saturday night and the Boston Celtics rallied from an early 20-point deficit to beat the New Jersey Nets 92-90 and snap a five-game losing streak. "I knew I was going to be able to get it off," Pierce said. "I had a smaller guy in Jason Kidd on me. I just got to my sweet spot, elevated and knocked down the shot."