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17 hours ago

Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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1 day 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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2 days 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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10 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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10 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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10 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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Monday morning links

  • Magic bring along some big concerns: With the Celtics thin up front because of the loss of Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe to knee injuries, they will have to figure out a way to slow the Magic’s giant front line if they hope to win this playoff series and return to the Eastern Conference finals. “They’re a tough matchup at the [forward spots],” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “That’s the toughest matchup for us. That Howard guy’s pretty good, too, obviously.” [Globe]
  • Exhausted options: After losing Game 6 in triple overtime to the Chicago Bulls last week, Celtics captain Paul Pierce looked and acted tired. Pierce barely caught up to Joakim Noah to commit his sixth personal foul, his expression indicating he might not be able to take another step. [Globe]
  • Even without Howard, Magic have options: After struggling late in the regular season and slogging through much of their first-round series against Philadelphia, the Magic rediscovered the wide-open, free-ranging style that made them so formidable. [Globe]
  • Reserves go to work: Celtics coach Doc Rivers lost faith in his bench during the last two weeks. As his reserves continually came up short during the team’s first-round playoff series against Chicago, he cut their minutes back to single digits. [Herald]
  • Two Home Debacles: [CelticsBlog]

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