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Celtics' Pietrus OK for now, will need surgery
Celtics swingman Mickael Pietrus said Monday he will need offseason knee surgery, but is OK to play through the playoffs.

Hawks limp through playoff series against Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)

BOSTON (AP) The Atlanta Hawks seemed to have found the answer to their injury woes: a rejuvenated Tracy McGrady, who was putting together a playoff game reminiscent of his youth.

Celtics' Pietrus back, Allen out against Hawks
Boston Celtics swingman Mickael Pietrus, sidelined for 17 days after suffering a Grade 3 concussion last month in Philadelphia, will return to action Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks.

Rivers: Pietrus takes first step toward returning
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said before Sunday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers that Mickael Pietrus passed a baseline concussion test, the first step in his return to the basketball court.

Celtics' Pietrus (concussion) not near returning
Celtics swingman Mickael Pietrus still is suffering the effects of a Grade III concussion and will be out "a while," coach Doc Rivers said Sunday.

Bradley scores 23 as Celtics beat Wizards 88-76 (Yahoo! Sports)

Avery Bradley scored a career-high 23 points, and Paul Pierce added 21 points and eight rebounds for the short-handed Boston Celtics in an 88-76 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Boston was without guards Ray Allen (ankle) and Mickael Pietrus (head injury) but still had plenty to hold off the struggling Wizards.

Celtics guard Pietrus suffers head injury in fall
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Mickael Pietrus will spend the night in Philadelphia after suffering a questionable closed head injury during Friday's 99-86 loss to the 76ers at Wells Fargo Arena.

Agent: Celtics' Pietrus might have concussion
Initial tests performed Friday night on Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus suggest he escaped serious head injury, and his agent said Saturday morning that early indications are he might have a concussion.

Mickael Pietrus to be further evaluated
Mickael Pietrus did not show any immediate apparent effects from his hard fall and was cleared to return to Boston.

Celtics' Pietrus hits court in awkward fall
Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus left the court on a stretcher and will remain hospitalized overnight after an awkward collision late in the first half of Friday night's 99-86 loss against Philadelphia. Pietrus was listed as having a questionable closed head injury.

Celtics guard Pietrus hospitalized after fall
Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus left the court on a stretcher and was hospitalized after an awkward collision late in the first half of Friday night's game against Philadelphia. Pietrus was listed as having a questionable closed head injury.

Celtics guard Pietrus leaves game on stretcher (Yahoo! Sports)
Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus left the court on a stretcher and was hospitalized after an awkward collision late in the first half of Friday night's game against Philadelphia. Pietrus was listed as having a questionable closed head injury. Pietrus crashed to the court after he collided with 76ers guard Lou Williams on a drive down the lane.

Celtics guard Pietrus leaves court on stretcher
Boston Celtics guard Mickael Pietrus appeared to suffer a serious head injury during the second quarter of Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers and was taken off the court on a stretcher.

Celtics end Bucks' 6-game winning streak, 100-91 (Yahoo! Sports)

Paul Pierce scored 25 points to help the Boston Celtics snap the Milwaukee Bucks' six-game winning streak, 100-91 on Thursday night. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Mickael Pietrus scored 13 points for the Celtics, who were playing their seventh game on an eight-game road trip. With Thursday's win, the Celtics improved to 4-3 on the trip.

Garnett leads Celtics past Warriors 105-104 (Yahoo! Sports)

Kevin Garnett scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking jumper with 5.1 seconds left that led the Boston Celtics to a 105-103 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Brandon Bass added a season-high 22 points, Paul Pierce and Mickael Pietrus each chipped in 15 and Rajon Rondo dished out 14 assists for the Celtics, who have won their last two trips...

Rose returns, helps Bulls hold off Celts (AP)

Derrick Rose returned from a one-game absence to score 25 points and help the Chicago Bulls hold off a second-half charge to beat the Boston Celtics 88-79 on Friday night. The Celtics had trimmed a 52-33 halftime deficit to 67-66 on a 3-pointer by Mickael Pietrus with 10 minutes left in the game. Then Boston missed its next two shots, while Rose scored four straight points.

Dirk's late layup gets Mavs past Celtics (AP)

Delonte West dribbled down the clock and then did what a Dallas point guard does: He got the ball to Dirk Nowitzki for the winner. Nowitzki drove past Kevin Garnett for the go-ahead layup with 5.1 seconds left, scoring 16 points Wednesday night to lead the Mavericks to a 90-85 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Veteran swingman Pietrus signs with Celtics
The Celtics signed Mikael Pietrus after the veteran swingman cleared waivers Saturday night.

Phoenix waives Pietrus after settling on buyout
The Phoenix Suns have waived veteran swingman Mickael Pietrus.

Suns' Pietrus exercises one-year player option
Suns swingman Mickael Pietrus exercised the one-year player option on his contract.

Suns' Pietrus exercises player option (AP)
Phoenix Suns swingman Mickael Pietrus exercised the one-year player option on his contract Tuesday. Phoenix acquired Pietrus on Dec. 18 in a six-player trade with the Orlando that brought Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, a first-round draft pick in this week's NBA draft and cash considerations from the Magic in exchange for Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark.

Pietrus' tips for Valentine pimps
Over the past few days, Suns guard Mickael Pietrus went on quite the rant about women and love.

Stoudemire wins in return to Phoenix (AP)

Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points in his first trip back to Phoenix since leaving for New York, and the Knicks buried the Suns with 17 3-pointers in a 121-96 rout Friday night. Raymond Felton had his first career triple-double with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as the Knicks handed the Suns their second-worst home loss in 11 years.

Magic get Arenas, Turkoglu, Richardson (AP)
The Orlando Magic acquired troubled guard Gilbert Arenas from the Washington Wizards and Hedo Turkoglu and Jason Richardson from the Phoenix Suns in a major roster shakeup Saturday. Orlando traded forward Rashard Lewis for Arenas, then sent Vince Carter, Mickael Pietrus and backup center Marcin Gortat to Phoenix.

Magic win without sick Howard, 3 others (AP)

Brandon Bass scored a career-high 27 points, and the Orlando Magic overcame a stomach virus that sidelined four key players to beat the Detroit Pistons 104-91 Friday night. Orlando was without star center Dwight Howard, and Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus were also unavailable because of the stomach bug.

Orlando Magic missing Dwight Howard, Mickael Pietrus, Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick vs. Detroit Pistons
The Magic are without four players, including center Dwight Howard, because of a stomach virus that has left the team short-handed for its game against Detroit on Friday night.

Howard, 3 Magic teammates out with virus (AP)
The Orlando Magic are without four players, including center Dwight Howard, because of a stomach virus that has left the team short-handed for its game against Detroit on Friday night. Howard and Mickael Pietrus will miss both this game and Orlando's game at Milwaukee on Saturday night. Guards Jameer Nelson and J.J.

Magic keep rolling thanks to boost from bench
Mickael Pietrus scored 13 points, J.J. Redick had 10 points and the two reserves combined to help the Orlando Magic pull away for a 90-79 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

Magic bench keys 90-79 win over Pistons (AP)

Mickael Pietrus scored 13 points, J.J. Redick had 10 points and the two reserves combined to help the Orlando Magic pull away for a 90-79 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Rashard Lewis had 20 points, and Vince Carter added 13 in a win against a Detroit franchise that has caused Orlando headaches for years.

Magic win despite resting starters (AP)

Brandon Bass had 16 points and nine rebounds, Quentin Richardson scored 15 and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats 86-73 in a preseason game Thursday night despite playing mostly reserves. J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus added 12 points apiece to help Orlando cruise to its 18th straight preseason victory.

Pietrus hopes to play after spraining ankle
Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus expects to play in the second-round series opener against Atlanta after missing practice with a sprained left ankle.

Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus plans to play with sprained ankle
Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus expects to play in the second-round series opener against Atlanta after missing practice with a sprained left ankle.

Magic F Pietrus expects to play Game 1 (AP)
Orlando Magic forward Mickael Pietrus expects to play in the second-round series opener against Atlanta after missing practice with a sprained left ankle. Pietrus sat out Monday after he sprained the ankle a day earlier in practice. But he said he would play Tuesday night in Game 1 against the Hawks, even if the ankle is a sore.

Magic beat James-less Cavaliers 98-92 (AP)
Mickael Pietrus scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter and Jameer Nelson hit a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes, leading the Orlando Magic to a 98-92 win Sunday over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who rested LeBron James for the playoffs Pietrus was a matchup nightmare in the playoffs last season for Cleveland, averaging 13.9 points in the Eastern Conference finals when the Magic beat...

With LeBron resting, Nelson, Magic edge Cavs
Mickael Pietrus scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter and Jameer Nelson hit a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes, leading the Orlando Magic to a 98-92 win Sunday over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who rested LeBron James for the playoffs.

Magic easily roll past Wizards 121-94 (AP)
Dwight Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards 121-94 on Wednesday night. J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus added 16 points apiece to pull Orlando within a half-game of the idle Los Angeles Lakers for home-court advantage in case of a possible NBA finals rematch, the only thing really left at stake for the Magic.

Howard leads Magic to victory in Dallas (AP)
Dwight Howard dominated inside with 17 points, 20 rebounds and five blocked shots, and his Orlando teammates converted 14 of 24 attempts from 3-point range as the Magic atoned for an earlier loss to Dallas with a 97-82 victory over the Mavericks on Thursday night. Reserve Mickael Pietrus had 24 points, making all six of his 3-point attempts, and Vince Carter added 19 points to help the Magic win...

West's 40 help Hornets rally past Magic (AP)

David West scored 40 points and the New Orleans Hornets erased an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 100-93 on Friday night. Marcus Thornton scored 18, including a 3-pointer that made it 96-86 with 51 seconds to go. Fellow rookie Darren Collison added 16 points. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26, but scored only five points and only one of his eight dunks came after...

Magic G Nelson, F Pietrus to miss game (AP)
Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson and forward Mickael Pietrus were sidelined against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night with injuries. Nelson hyperextended his left knee in the Magic's win at Detroit on Sunday. He is day to day. Jason Williams started in Nelson's place. Nelson had surgery to repair torn cartilage in the knee in November.

Magic blow 16-point lead but win in OT (AP)

Jameer Nelson scored six of his 21 points in overtime and the Orlando Magic recovered after blowing a big lead to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 106-95 on Saturday night for their third straight victory. While the Bobcats had won nine straight at home and entered 18-4 on their home floor, the Magic's experience showed late despite a recent streak of bad play.

Wade, Beasley help Heat rout Magic (AP)

Dwyane Wade had 25 points and seven assists, Michael Beasley added 22 points and the Miami Heat were in control throughout an easy 104-86 victory over the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic on Thursday night. Dorell Wright and Quentin Richardson each scored 11 points for the Heat, who beat their Southeast Division rivals for the second time in two meetings this season.

Carter, Magic stop Warriors for fifth straight win
Vince Carter had 27 points and seven assists, Mickael Pietrus scored a season-high 22 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 126-118 on Saturday night.

Carter helps Magic rally past Warriors (AP)

Vince Carter had 27 points and seven assists, Mickael Pietrus scored a season-high 22 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 126-118 on Saturday night. Dwight Howard added 17 points and eight rebounds, and Jason Williams had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists. The Magic, who outscored the Warriors 17-4 down the stretch, have won five straight to improve to...

Lewis leads surging Magic past Knicks (AP)

Rashard Lewis scored 17 of his 20 points in the third quarter, helping the Orlando Magic pull away for an easy 118-104 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Mickael Pietrus had 17 points as Orlando scored 41 points in the decisive third quarter.

Heat top Magic on Beasley's putback dunk (AP)

Michael Beasley dunked a missed shot by Dwyane Wade with 1.6 seconds remaining, lifting the Miami Heat to a 99-98 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Wade's jumper was short, and Beasley soared in the air to take the rebound and seal the victory, which didn't come without controversy.

Carter's 26 lift Magic past Celtics (AP)

Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night. Dwight Howard grabbed 15 boards and Mickael Pietrus added 14 points for Orlando, which won the rematch of last season's Eastern Conference semifinal for its fourth consecutive victory.

Magic roll 88-72, drop Nets to 0-9 (AP)

Dwight Howard had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Matt Barnes added 13 points and 13 rebounds and the Orlando Magic put away the winless New Jersey Nets 88-72 on Friday night. New Jersey got a triple-double from point guard Rafer Alston, the first triple-double of his career, but the Nets fell to 0-9. They are the NBA's only winless team.

Magic hand Suns first loss, 122-100 (AP)

Ryan Anderson had 20 and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard scored 25 and the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 on Wednesday night. Playing without injured Vince Carter and suspended Rashard Lewis, the Magic built a 23-point lead in the third quarter to pull away from the Suns.

Magic remain perfect in preseason (AP)

Ryan Anderson scored 22 points to help the Orlando Magic remain unbeaten in the preseason with a 121-86 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night. Mickael Pietrus had 19 points for Orlando (5-0) and teammate Vince Carter scored 13 of his 18 points in the first quarter in the game played at Wichita State's Koch Arena.

Howard has double-double as Magic win (AP)

Mickael Pietrus scored 19 points and Dwight Howard and J.J. Redick each had 15 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 102-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in a preseason game on Monday night. Howard also had a team-high 11 rebounds in 24 minutes as the Magic remained unbeaten in four exhibition games.

Magic lose Pietrus indefinitely to broken wrist
Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist on a dunk against Detroit on Monday.

Pistons end Magic's 7-game win streak (AP)

Rodney Stuckey led a balanced attack with 19 points and the Detroit Pistons won their fourth straight with an 88-82 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night. The Magic had won seven straight and were playing a Detroit team that was missing Richard Hamilton (groin), but they trailed for nearly the entire game.

Magic's Pietrus is out 3-5 weeks with thumb injury
Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out three to five weeks because of a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Magic lose G Pietrus for at least 3 weeks
Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out three to five weeks because of a torn ligament in his right thumb. Pietrus averages nearly 13 points and is one of the Magic's main 3-point shooters. He hurt his thumb against Philadelphia last week. Pietrus played with the injury against the Wizards on Thursday but an MRI revealed the damage Friday. The injury leaves an already thin Magic backcourt even thinner.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Foxsports/rss/NBA/~4/469563513" height="1" width="1"/

Magic top Bobcats despite Howard's woes (AP)

Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 90-85 win Sunday night over the Charlotte Bobcats. Mickael Pietrus scored 18 points, Rashard Lewis had 17 and Jameer Nelson had 15 for Orlando. All-Star center Dwight Howard was shut down by Charlotte's defense, scoring just four points, and fouled out for the first time this season with 3:18 remaining.

Magic hand Mavericks fifth straight loss (AP)

Rashard Lewis scored 23 points, including the tying and go-ahead points on free throws with 10.9 seconds left, to give the Orlando Magic a 102-100 victory over the careening Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The Magic trailed for all but a few seconds over the first 45-plus minutes, but clutch baskets by Jameer Nelson and a pair of tough 3-pointers by Mickael Pietrus put Orlando ahead.

Howard helps Magic win fourth straight (AP)

Dwight Howard had a season-high 31 points and 16 rebounds and also blocked three shots to help the Orlando Magic win their fourth straight game, 106-81 over the winless Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Howard, who leads the NBA in blocked shots, hit 11 of 13 shots and nine of 14 free throws. Mickael Pietrus added 18 points, and Keith Bogans had 13 for Orlando (4-2).

Magic win sixth straight, beat Grizzlies (AP)

Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu each scored 22 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 101-90 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night in the final preseason game for both teams. J.J. Redick, competing for time at shooting guard, added 15 as the Magic cruised to their sixth straight preseason win.

Evans, Law lift Hawks over Magic (AP)

Reserve guards Maurice Evans and Acie Law scored 17 and 20 points respectively, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 118-101 Monday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 22 points. Olympian Dwight Howard had 17 points, five rebounds and eight blocks. The block total matches Howard's regular-season best.

Magic sign, introduce ex-Warriors SF Pietrus
The Magic introduced Mickael Pietrus after signing him away from the Warriors.

Report: Pietrus to sign with Magic
The Orlando Magic will sign Mickael Pietrus to a multiyear deal, Florida Today reported on its Web site Tuesday. The deal is set to become official when the NBA's free-agent signing period opens Wednesday. Magic general manager Otis Smith confirmed the deal to the newspaper, and it's expected that Pietrus will immediately slide into the starting shooting guard spot with Orlando, which reached the Eastern Conference semifinals this past season.

Report: Magic to sign SG Pietrus (AP)
The Orlando Magic will sign Mickael Pietrus to a multiyear deal, Florida Today reported on its Web site Tuesday. The deal is set to become official when the NBA's free-agent signing period opens Wednesday. Magic general manager Otis Smith confirmed the deal to the newspaper, and it's expected that Pietrus will immediately slide into the starting shooting guard spot with Orlando, which reached the...

Report: Magic to sign Pietrus away from Warriors
The Orlando Magic will reportedly sign Golden State swingman Mickael Pietrus on Wednesday.

Wright's fast start picks up Warriors (AP)

Brandan Wright got Golden State off to a quick start by eclipsing his career high in scoring before the end of the first quarter, Mickael Pietrus scored a season-high 23 points, and the Warriors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-97 on Friday night. Wright, a little-used rookie, scored 11 of his 12 points -- one more than his previous best scoring game -- in the first quarter of his third start, and...

Barnes can't play due to inactive list snafu
Golden State forward Matt Barnes was ruled ineligible Saturday night against Milwaukee because of an error made when the Warriors turned in their active and inactive lists. Barnes was not placed on either list when the team turned them in before the game. Instead, guard Mickael Pietrus was named on both lists, and was eligible to play. Barnes has played in 36 games, starting 12, and is averaging 7.7 points. He was not on the bench during the game.

Barnes ineligible for Warriors' game (AP)
Golden State forward Matt Barnes was ruled ineligible Saturday night against Milwaukee because of an error made when the Warriors turned in their active and inactive lists. Barnes was not placed on either list when the team turned them in before the game. Instead, guard Mickael Pietrus was named on both lists, and was eligible to play.

Warriors coast to sixth straight win (AP)

Really, it wasn't Golden State's hot start that set the KeyArena scoreboard ablaze. The Warriors were rolling before a spotlight on the scoreboard caught fire Sunday night. Seattle firefighters extinguished the flames, but not Golden State's offense. Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington led the Warriors with 20 points apiece, and the highest-scoring team in the NBA jumped to a 19-point lead in the...

Davis' triple-double lifts Warriors (AP)

In a rare instance of double triple-doubles, Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors got the better of Caron Butler and the Washington Wizards. Davis had 33 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, Stephen Jackson scored 28 points, and Golden State beat Washington 123-115 on Friday night, ending the Wizards' six-game winning streak.

Warriors complete 2-game sweep of Lakers (AP)

Kelenna Azubuike scored 22 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-106 on Thursday night, completing a sweep of the teams' two-game exhibition series. Marco Belinelli had 18 points, Mickael Pietrus added 17 and Troy Hudson 16 for Golden State, which beat Los Angeles 111-110 on Tuesday night.

Warriors re-sign Mickael Pietrus
The Golden State Warriors have re-signed restricted free agent Mickael Pietrus, it was announced today by Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. “We’re pleased that we were able to re-sign Mickael,” said Mullin.  “We’ve stated all along this off-season that we like Mickael and [...]

Mickael Pietrus, G/F - GS
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