Dirk vs Chris Wilcox may be an impossible matchup. Vince Carter has never been known for his defense and even less for fighting through screens on defense. Ray has struggled in recent games and hopefully Ray will get hot in this game and put up some...

Pistons. Key matchup: Dirk Nowitzki vs. Boston power forwards: Nowitzki has traditionally torched the Celtics no matter who Boston uses to defend him. He has a career average of 27.0 points per game against the Celtics, his highest against any team. ...

The Mavs are home for the next three games. They are 12-5 in their building this season. Boston, meanwhile, is struggling and lost its third straight game on Sunday, falling to the Detroit Pistons, 96-81. Paul Pierce netted a game-high 18 points, Chris...

A look at the team's overall slam leaderboard through 30 games: Brandon Bass - 21 Jermaine O'Neal - 19 Chris Wilcox - 18 Kevin Garnett - 17 Paul Pierce - 7 JaJuan Johnson - 7 Avery Bradley - 3 Mickael Pietrus - 3 Marquis Daniels - 2 Sasha Pavlovic - 1...

"But that has also let us set up the rotation so that we are getting great minutes off the bench from Jonas (Jerebko) and Body (Wallace)." Without Garnett and Bass, former Pistons player Chris Wilcox was inserted into the starting lineup. "We just...

The Mavs are home for the next three games. They are 12-5 in their building this season. Boston, meanwhile, is struggling and lost its third straight game on Sunday, falling to the Detroit Pistons, 96-81. Paul Pierce netted a game-high 18 points, Chris...

“But that has also let us set up the rotation so that we are getting great minutes off the bench from Jonas (Jerebko) and Body (Wallace).” Without Garnett and Bass, former Pistons player Chris Wilcox was inserted into the starting lineup. Paul Pierce...

"But that has also let us set up the rotation so that we are getting great minutes off the bench from Jonas (Jerebko) and Body (Wallace)." Without Garnett and Bass, former Pistons player Chris Wilcox was inserted into the starting lineup. Paul Pierce...

Temper, temper: The Celtics had a running dialogue with the officials over the foul disparity. It reached a boiling point when point guard Rajon Rondo was ejected with two quick technical fouls in the third quarter. Former Piston Chris Wilcox and coach...

The foul disparity had the Celtics chirping all night. Late in the third quarter, Boston point guard Rajon Rondo was so incensed after a noncall that he was quickly hit with two technical fouls and ejected. Coach Doc Rivers and former Piston Chris...

Hills— Former Pistons forward Chris Wilcox has fond memories of his two years in Detroit, although he didn't make the impact that he hoped for. "A lot of great guys on that team, I still stay in contact with all of them," said Wilcox, who started for...

(44) knocked the ball from his hands as Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ORG XMIT: CXA107 Chicago Bulls center Omer Asik (3) reacts...

Jonas Jerebko added 13 points and six rebounds off the bench, Brandon Knight scored 12 points, Tayshaun Prince had 13 points and six rebounds and Jason Maxiell finished with six points and 10 rebounds. The loss was Boston’s third straight. Paul Pierce...

Boston fell behind by 13 points at the half. Kevin Garnett missed the game due to personal issues. The Celtics shot 44.4% from the floor with 6 of 16 coming from the field. They were extremely sloppy with 24 turnovers. Paul Pierce led Boston with 18...

Jonas Jerebko added 13 points and six rebounds off the bench, Brandon Knight scored 12 points, Tayshaun Prince had 13 points and six rebounds and Jason Maxiell finished with six points and 10 rebounds. The loss was Boston’s third straight. Paul Pierce...

The Pistons also had a 29-6 edge in second-chance points. The Pistons led 55-42 at halftime, but they could have been ahead by 20. Detroit took 29 free throws in the first half -- the Celtics had only 10 -- but missed 12 of them. Doc Rivers and former...

Celtics center Chris Wilcox was once again thrust into the starting lineup during Sunday night's contest against the Pistons. Wilcox, who got the start in place of the Kevin Garnett, finished with 14 points and six rebounds in the 96-81 victory. He made...

He has left the team to deal with a family matter. Doc Rivers just said he knew this was coming as of last Thursday, and he’s leaving it to Garnett as to when he’ll rejoin the team. With Brandon Bass (sore left knee) still out, Chris Wilcox started at...

The Pistons also had a 29-6 edge in second-chance points. The Pistons led 55-42 at halftime, but they could have been ahead by 20. Detroit took 29 free throws in the first half — the Celtics had just 10 — but missed 12 of them. Doc Rivers and former...