Die-hard Boston Celtics fans who have been following the team for at least 25 years will remember the Jason Kidd-led New Jersey Nets teams of the early 2000s. This Nets squad was a main rival of the Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker-led Celtics.

Pierce said the writing was already on the wall in 2012 when the third member of Boston's "Big 3," Ray Allen, left the Celtics for the Miami Heat. Although they kept pushing and even made it to the first round of the 2013 playoffs, their performance against the New York Knicks was enough to convince Pierce that their days were already numbered.

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Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season.Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won ...

One of the NBA’s worst teams made the Celtics sweat Tuesday night at the Barclays Center. Boston committed a season-high 20 turnovers — including eight by Jaylen Brown and another seven from Derrick White and Payton Pritchard — and trailed the Nets ...

Despite a new head coach, the Washington Wizards and prospects Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly were terrible last season. In the summer, DC shipped out Jordan Poole for an aging but still good CJ McCollum, and they also added former Bucks star Khris Middleton. It has made no difference, and DC is again near the bottom of the standings.

Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season. Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season. Derrick White added 15 points for the ...

The Boston Celtics’ performance in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Saturday night was a boatload of success. Jaylen Brown continued his MVP argument with a 50-point explosion. Derrick White dropped a cool 29 to complement JB.