The Detroit Pistons will be without three key players against the Boston Celtics.

With Chris Duhon mired in a slump and Larry Hughes in Mike D’Antoni’s doghouse, Nate Robinson is the best playmaker the Knicks have these days.

AP Photo Boston Celtics Big Three member Kevin Garnett exhibits the emotion that is a signature of his intensity whenever he takes the court. WALTHAM — The familiar voice kept echoing through the gym where the Boston Celtics were running a scrimmage.

The Celtics’ Paul Pierce bangs his ailing knee at practice.

Now that the basketball season is fully in motion, we can take a look at what’s going on so that you can get your NBA tickets . You shouldn’t miss your favorite team playing down the stretch.

The NBA has fined Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers $25,000 for an argument with officials that led to two quick technicals and an ejection.

At various times, Gerald Wallace has led the NBA in various obscure stats. Today, he adds one more title: Most tribute songs by this guy .

Andrew Bogut had one of those nights that makes you say, “Oh, I can see why this guy was a number one pick.” As Jeremy Schmidt of Bucksketball describes, the uber-competitive Bogut Friday night traded blows with Brad Miller and even yelled at the Spalding . In Portland, there’s nothing like a little schadenfreude watching a certain superstar struggle. Andrew R.

Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks (-2, 196) The Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics visit the Atlanta Hawks on ESPN, renewing acquaintances in what is becoming one of the better rivalries in the NBA. History lesson Atlanta gave the Ce…

Wayne Winston is a professor at Indiana University and for nine years was Mark Cuban’s stat guru for the Dallas Mavericks. Winston’s book “Mathletics” explains much of his work — complete with formulas and spreadsheets. In a series of interviews at the beginning of the season, Winston discussed many of the findings of his adjusted plus/minus system, including the Mavericks’ kryptonite (and a follow-up ), the player of the decade , buzzer-beating 3s , and coaching decisions .