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Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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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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9 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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9 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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9 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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It’s Official: Celtics sign Marbury

Things have become official on the Stephon Marbury front as the newest Celtic it is uncertain whether he will be in uniform wearing #8 for tonight’s tilt against the Pacers.

(Update: The suspension of Gabe Pruitt by the team for 2 games for his DUI arrest makes Marbury dressing tonight a more likely possibility)

Zach Lowe will preview that affair in the coming hours but in the meantime here are a couple links of interest regarding the man of the hour.

Stephon is saying all the right things upon an arrival in Boston in an interview with Marc Spears reflecting on his time in New York and what his role will be in Boston.

Starbury also made a 5 minute video as a farewell to his New York fans and looking ahead to his time Boston. I have to admit he looked incredibly genuine here about his excitement to come to Beantown and play a role in winning a championship. Judge for yourself here

One other unique look at what the addition of Marbury’s means for the C’s comes courtesy of the Wages of Wins Journal as they dissect the numbers to consider whether even a model citizen Marbury can help the Celtics chances of attaining another championship.

You can check out more Celticshub analysis of the potential impact the Marbury signing could have for the team by clicking here for Zach Lowe’s take and here for my own.

Full press release:
BOSTON – The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed free agent guard Stephon Marbury. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We are very excited to have a player of Stephon’s caliber joining our team. Our entire organization is confident in the belief that Stephon can play an important role in helping us to win another championship,” said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations.

Marbury, a 6’2″, 205lb guard, is entering his 13th season in the NBA and has posted career averages of 19.7 points and 7.8 assists per game. The former Georgia Tech product is third among all active players in assists with 6,396. The two time All-Star has averaged 20 or more points in a season seven times and has averaged eight or more assists nine times. During his career, Marbury has finished in the NBA’s top 5 in assists five times, and has finished in the top 10 nine times.

Marbury will wear #8.

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