BOSTON (AP) With a deafening cheer and a shout of ''Let's go, Pats,'' Paul Pierce was back in Boston on Super Bowl Sunday to give Celtics fans one last chance to celebrate the player who helped the NBA's most-decorated franchise return to the top of the league.
NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns both are headed in the wrong direction, so when they play each other Monday night at the Smoothie King Center, one will escape with temporary relief and the other will continue its ugly free fall.
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks, trying to atone for a rare and very lopsided loss at Utah, will try to beat the Jazz for the eighth time in the past 10 home meetings on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA -- Going head to head against one of the biggest and strongest teams in the NHL, Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol decided to sit defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who is 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, and rookie forward Travis Konecny, who is 5-foot-10, 175 pounds.
NEW YORK (AP) Kyle Lowry played through illness and injury to finish with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his ninth career triple-double, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-95 on Sunday.
BOSTON (AP) Eric Fanning scored nine of his 11 points in the second half including the first five of a 13-0 run after the break to start Boston University on its way to a 75-58 victory over Lafayette on Sunday.
BOSTON (AP) Paul Pierce was back in the starting lineup against his former team on Sunday as coach Doc Rivers gave him a chance to say farewell to the Boston fans.
As his Washington Capitals teammates chased shutout king Peter Budaj, backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped all 38 shots he faced to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on Sunday.
