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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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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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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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Celtics are close-minded for Game 6: Call it the first Game 6 1/2 in NBA history. The Celtics and Bulls have participated in the lengthiest five-game playoff series ever, twice going to overtime and once to double overtime. That’s an extra 20 minutes of playing time. And the extra sessions, combined with the excessive intensity caused by tight games, could start to take a toll. [Boston.com]

Don’t worry, they’re up to the minutes: Let’s take a minute to talk about minutes. You’ve got the three-minute egg, four-minute mile, six-minute abs, Minute Maid OJ, minute rice, UMass Minutemen, the Doobie Brothers’ “Minute by Minute,” and everybody’s favorite, the New York Minute. And then you’ve got those ever-expanding “minutes played” in the NBA playoff box scores. [Boston.com]

Backup plan hits snag: Celtics subs struggle for points, minutes: It was scary enough for the Celtics to be down by 11 points in the fourth quarter of Game 5, and they were more than a little wary as they flew to Chicago with a tenuous 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series with the Bulls. But if you’re looking for something truly frightening – a real nightmare of Causeway Street – how does 125-63 grab you? [BostonHerald.com]

Doc Rivers’ cure-all? Keep moving forward: Rivers holding things together for gritty Celtics: Back when he was young and everyone still called him Glenn, Doc Rivers’ face would flush when he got mad. “Red as a beet,” is how his uncle, Jim Brewer, described the phenomenon that took place in the back seat of his family car. Brewer’s father — known as Papa to the Rivers kids — would be at the wheel, Brewer in the front passenger seat, and Glenn and his older brother, Grady Jr., in the back. [BostonHerald.com]

NBA: No penalty for Rondo’s hard foul on Miller: The NBA said Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo won’t be penalized for his hard foul on Chicago’s Brad Miller in the closing seconds of Game 5. NBA commissioner David Stern said Wednesday night in Atlanta before the Hawks-Miami Heat game that no flagrant foul call on Rondo was the right call. [WEEI.com]

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