The Indiana Pacers aim to complete am impressive back-to- back sweep of the NBA’s two best teams Wednesday when the club arrives in Beantown to take on the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden.

Marc Berman of the New York Post: “‘My father is looking down on me,’ Stephon Marbury wrote in an e-mail to The Post last night.

Geoffrey C. Arnold of The Oregonian: “The combination of mounting losses and frustrated owners has already resulted in two head coaches losing their jobs early in this NBA season. The firings — likely just the beginning — illustrate a shifting NBA environment in which team owners and executives exhibit a ‘win now’ mentality and are less tolerant of losses regardless of other factors influencing the team’s competitiveness.

Stephon Marbury.

A battle of division leaders is on tap in Beantown tonight when the Boston Celtics welcome the Orlando Magic to TD Banknorth Garden.

Division leaders meet in Boston as Magic face Celtics

Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: “Eight years ago, in the wee hours of Sept. 25, Tony Battie was driving at breakneck speed to a Boston hospital. Paul Pierce, his Celtics teammate, was lying in his car, drenched in blood.

(By Tom Sorensen, tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com) The Charlotte Bobcats shot better than the Boston Celtics. They rebounded better.

Thanksgiving weekend has been fantastic. The eating, the family, all those things we all count on ..

Paul Pierce scored 19 points to help the Boston Celtics win their eighth straight game, 89-84 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.