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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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March Madness in Ohio: Celts vs. Cavs

While the NCAA basketball landscape endures its annual bubble-popping Tournament for the next two weeks, it’s hard to think the Celtics won’t be experiencing that sort of pressure in terms of home court advantage in the playoffs.

The season-long quest could possibly end tonight.

Whether that’s a tribute to the predictability of the Associate, or the relatively less amount of parody than the college game: there’s no denying that NBA Titles are built in March — three months ahead of the actual time that confetti flies from the rafters.

For the Celtics, it’s D-Day. As in Do-or-Die-in-the-helms-of-an-opposing-arena-come-playoff-time Day.

At some points, doesn’t it feel like this whole home court stuff overtakes everything? The NBA has become so predictable that Opening Night felt like the beginning of a yearlong head-to-head battle against the Cavs.

At some points, it felt like the out-of-town scoreboard was more important in the Garden than the actual games.

And now, assuming that the NBA’s predictability continues through the last 20 games – and who has reason to believe otherwise? – it’s very possible that tonight’s game could determine much, much more than just a tally in the win or loss column.

A loss would virtually grant King James the right to Game 7 in Quicken Loans Arena, essentially burying the Celtics from any tiebreaker scenario at the end of the season for Playoff home court advantage.

Traditionally, the University of Dayton in Ohio has hosted the NCAA Tournament’s play-in game, better recognized as the kick-off to the Madness.

Tonight in Ohio, it’s more madness debut: Cavs vs. Celtics, the game that gets its own special pregame video intro.

Harsh shift in bodies

It’s like if a guy not only won a free plasma TV, but then sold it on eBay for double its value.

That’s how the Cavs feel by not only picking up Joe Smith in time for tonight’s game, but also facing a KG-less Celtics squad.

Garnett faces another week recovering from a strained right knee.

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