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8 days ago

(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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8 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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8 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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8 days ago

NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels’s off-ball foul at the end of Thursday’s game. At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels’s foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who [...]

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12 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

Boston will face off with the Hawks on Thursday night at 8pm at TD Garden. The broadcast can be seen on TNT or CSN locally. There was a risk that it would be a 6pm tip for Boston-Atlanta, if the Nuggets failed to extend the series last night against the Lakers. That would have created [...]

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13 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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For the Sweep: Celtics-Pistons Preview

There’s a lot of nice historical trivia for hoops buffs to like in this one. For example: • As of this...

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Celtics loss to Clippers used as marketing focus

Here’s an advertisement that popped up on a southern California newspaper’s Web site: Lame? Very....

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Marbury Era: Day 1

Well, the debut of Stephon Marbury in green has come and gone, and most people seem pretty happy with it. Peter...

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Oh Baby! C’s win in Marbury’s debut

Celtics 104, Pacers 99 A five-point home win over a mediocre Indiana team missing two of their best players...

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Welcome, Stephon: Now please, don’t mess it up: Celtics-Pacers Preview

Celtics: 46-13; Off. Eff. 110.8 (6th); Def Eff. 100.3 (1st) Pacers: 25-35; Off. Eff. 107.1 (18th); Def Eff 109.0...

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It’s Official: Celtics sign Marbury

Things have become official on the Stephon Marbury front as the newest Celtic it is uncertain whether he...

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Additional Thoughts on Marbury: What Does it Mean for KG?

Over the past 24 hours, we’ve gotten some great reporting and analysis on everything from what skills...

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Pruitt’s homecoming ends with DUI

Per the Associated Press: LOS ANGELES — Boston Celtics guard Gabe Pruitt apologized Thursday after he was...

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Snapped back to reality

Clippers 93, Celtics 91 If the Celtics lose against a 15 win team, and no one is awake to see it, did it really...

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Food for Thought: Was the KG trade unfair?

TrueHoop today posts excerpts from a very candid interview Dirk Nowitzki did with a German magazine, in which...

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