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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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7 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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8 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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Doc on Not Fouling, and other post-Game 4 quotes

Doc Rivers instructed the team to foul someone on the Bulls before they could attempt a three-pointer at the end...

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Fouling With The Lead 101

It’s baffling that Sunday’s Game 4 lasted as long as it did. Because if either team executed simple...

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Frozen Moments: The Game that Nearly Killed Me

You’ll recall that the goal of Frozen Moments is to find a play outside the frenzied final minutes of a...

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Game 4: Not enough

Double OT Woes: Bulls tie up series 2-2 Tweet

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Preview: Celtics vs. Bulls, Game 4

Today, the Celtics look to get out of the windy city and not have to come back until next...

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Sibling Rivalry?

After a few days of reading article after article by people who dissect games for a living, I was surprised to see...

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Quotes of the Day

Gotta love the Captain’s mindset. Per the Globe: “Personally, I don’t want to come back to...

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The Tony Allen Situation

I’ve been hesitant to write about the Tony Allen death threat situation, only because the early stories had...

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Celtics in full bloom

April is always a frustrating month in Boston, primarily because of the climate. The spring weather frustrates...

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Well, then: Celtics 107, Bulls 86

You’re going to hear a lot today about how the Celtics won this game by re-establishing their defense and...

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