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Greg Stiemsma’s Contract To Become Fully Guaranteed

The C’s gave their 26-year-old rookie a vote of confidence before Tuesday’s game. By not waiving the seven-footer, Stiemsma’s contract will become fully guaranteed on Friday, allowing the shot blocker to breath a little bit and perhaps unpack some boxes for good in Beantown. Here’s Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston with some reaction from Stiemsma and [...]

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2 days ago

5 Questions With Kemba Walker

I had a chance to talk with Bobcats rookie Kemba Walker prior to the Celtics game against Charlotte on Tuesday night.  Here is what the UConn star, who is averaging 12.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game had to say. 1. How much communication have you had with Michael Jordan this year? Walker: [...]

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2 days ago

I Am Awesome!

Yes. This is a “pat myself on the back” post because a) I’m a jackass and b) I predicted something correctly. Back on January 8th, I predicted that the next ten games will tell us everything we need to know about this Celtics’ team. If they struggled, it was time to blow it up. If [...]

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3 days ago

Pierce Wins Eastern Conference Player Of Week

One day before he’s scheduled to pass Larry Bird for second on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list, Paul Pierce won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. Pierce averaged 22 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds in four Boston wins, playing point forward in Rajon Rondo’s absence. Pierce is only 9 points behind Bird [...]

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4 days ago

Garnett’s Wondrous 3-point Rant

Via ESPN Boston’s Chris Forsberg, who knows a great, playful rant when he hears one, here’s Kevin Garnett discussing his not-so-newfound aptitude for three-point shooting after the C’s took down the Grizzlies. “When I walk around the streets, y’all stop acting like y’all shocked that I can shoot 3’s. Everybody in Boston, everybody in the [...]

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4 days ago

5 Questions With O.J. Mayo

I talked with Memphis guard O.J. Mayo prior to the Celtics-Grizzlies, Super Bowl Sunday game at the Garden.  Here is what the 4th year man out of USC, who is averaging 12.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2 assists per game had to say. 1. You started every game your first two years in the league, [...]

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Kevin Garnett left game with right knee injury

UPDATE: Here’s what Doc Rivers had to say after the game, per Boston.com: “He wanted to run but we have a long season and I’m not taking a risk by putting him on the floor. We would have loved to have him, obviously, it probably would have made a difference. Unless he’s close to 100 percent, I’d rather have him healthy for the playoffs. That’s how I look at it.”

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And suddenly the complaints about the bench seem pretty silly. Brian will have more on this later, but here’s the quick and ugly: KG is hurt, and it appears to be a right knee injury.

He went up for a lob in the second quarter and landed on his left leg in what looked like a run-of-the-mill botched lob. But something happened to his right leg, and KG came up hopping on his left foot. He hopped directly to the locker room.

KG warmed up before the second half, hoping to play, but he shut it down pretty quickly. For now, the team is terming the injury a “knee strain,” whatever that means.

The broadcast team initially reported KG would have an X-ray tomorrow, but Danny Ainge wouldn’t confirm that during an interview with Cheryl Miller early in the third quarter.  Ainge did say KG is sore, and that the knee has been bothering Garnett for “a couple of weeks.”

Fingers crossed, everyone.

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