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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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7 hours ago

5-on-5: Predicting All-Star Reserves

I was a panelist on the 5-on-5 today at ESPN, choosing reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference all-star teams. I took two Celtics, as noted below. Hit the link to read the rest. 1. Which East and West point guards should be chosen as All-Star reserves? Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub: East: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo [...]

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2 days ago

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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3 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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Just One Game for KG, and Appreciating 60 Wins

According to the Globe, KG will play in only one of the final two remaining regular season games–not a surprise, given that they are back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bigger news: KG will not be under a minute limitation when he does return. 

He’s probably not going to play 40 minutes, but at least Doc isn’t explicitly limiting him to 15 minutes.

One last thing: Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that the Celtics, for the 13th time in their great franchise history, will finish the season with at least 60 wins. That’s not easy to do, especially when you someone of Kevin Garnett’s ability for two dozen games, when key role players miss huge chunks of the season and when the coach must integrate two new players into the second unit–including one who’s not exactly known for embracing basis concepts of team play and defense. 

Here’s Ray talking to the Globe about the accomplishment“It takes a great amount of focus [to win 60]. We have a bunch of selfless individuals. Regardless of who was in there, everybody focused on their job and what they needed to do to make this team better.”

And here’s the captain: “We’re a team that really doesn’t make excuses. We felt like that is what we were supposed to do regardless of our injuries and the guys that we throw out there. We have definitely been tested with the injuries we had to work with, but we have guys that are more than capable.”

Speaking of Pierce, I couldn’t let the day pass without highlighting what Erik Spoelstra told the Herald after Pierce’s white hot second half: “I don’t care what Paul’s 3-point percentage is. You get down to the last two or three minutes in the game, (and) he is one of the very best clutch 3-point shooters in this league.”

Congrats to the team on another great season. Now let’s get ready for (probably) Chicago.

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