Doc Rivers and Jeff Green on Celtics' 92-86 win over Knicks keeping the series alive. Knicks lead series 3-2.
Doc Rivers on the Celtics' season-ending loss to the Knicks.
2013 8:07 PM ET BOSTON (AP) Kevin Garnett walked over to the Boston bench, nursing a sore hip and Celtics coach Doc Rivers asked repeatedly if his big man needed a break. KNICKS 2, CELTICS 0 'Melo, Knicks do it again to Celtics Gardner
just short. Kevin Garnett trudged toward the bench to a standing ovation, and he stopped quickly to whisper in coach Doc Rivers ' ear. Rivers shook his head, muttering ''damn'' as a six-year run of championship-level basketball in Boston
and Paul Pierce could be heading for retirement, or they could be trade bait to kickstart a rebuilding effort. Coach Doc Rivers also wouldn't commit to another season with the Celtics after they were eliminated from the playoffs Friday night with
Collins for taking such a bold step. Others went way, way overboard in the heat of the moment. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers made comparisons to Robinson, who became the first black major leaguer in 1947. TV pundit Star Jones referenced Rosa
0-3 deficit to win a playoff series. Needing to win four straight games to stay alive in the playoffs, Celtics coach Doc Rivers talked to his team about the Red Sox and their comeback against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL championship series
playoff series victory since 2000. ''We didn't panic and that's something we've done, but we didn't,'' coach Doc Rivers said. ''I thought once the game got back to that five, six area, our guys were good again.'' KNICKS 3, CELTICS
record in the league and to do it the way we have, he's overlooked.'' Maybe, maybe not. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers - who knows what it's like to win a title and then try to hold it together for another title run with largely the same
awesome'' teammate who set good screens. Paul Pierce adds that Collins told him Monday morning he was gay. Coach Doc Rivers says Collins informed him a few days ago, but learning the news was a ''nonfactor'' for him. The Celtics practiced