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6 hours ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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20 hours ago

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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9 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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10 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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Taking a closer look at Celtics-Lakers

After taking a full day to digest Thursday night’s results, and revisiting the final quarter and overtime...

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Putting it all together

Celtics 110, Knicks 100 This game has to be considered one of the most impressive victories of the season for...

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What a difference a quarter makes

Celtics 110, Knicks 100 Check back Friday morning for an...

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Celtics vs. Knicks: Halftime Update

After both teams came out shooting the lights out in the 1st quarter, the Knicks and Celtics fell drastically back...

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Rondo a key factor tonight vs. Knicks

Celtics 41-10 vs. Knicks 21-27 Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 110.9 (5th in NBA), New York: 107.1 (16th) Defensive...

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The real 3-point contest snub . . .

Trigger-happy Big Baby also quick on leaving the...

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That was unpleasant

Lakers 110, Celtics 109 (OT) Let’s say it up front: The Lakers were better tonight. We could sit here and...

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The Christmas party ends tonight

Boston (41 – 9) vs. LA Lakers (39 – 9) 8:00 PM ET, TNT Three things to watch for tonight: The...

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Thursday 2/5 morning links

Globe: This matchup can’t be matched Lakers again forced to do without injured Bynum Celtics eager for...

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How the Flu could have determined home court

As I write this, I’m in the morally uncomfortable position of rooting (really hard, actually) for the Knicks...

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