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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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1 day 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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2 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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3 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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Thursday “Morning” Links

Celts carve up Magic from inside out: Kevin Garnett just sat there, impeccably dressed as always, once again removed from the biggest games of the year. Minus their best player, the Celtics did the logical thing: They took away Orlando’s best player. Last night, Dwight Howard might as well have been wearing a jacket and tie, too. [Boston.com]

Looking like their old selves: Order was restored to the hardwood universe last night when Eddie House and the Celtics demolished the Orlando Magic, 112-94, in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The highlight of the night at the Garden? House draining a succession of ridiculous long-range missiles? Rajon Rondo splitting the paint and throwing down a dunk in the second-half rout? Not for me. My favorite part of this evening came during a timeout late in the first quarter when the Jumbotron flashed the images of former Celtics in attendance while “Glory Days” spilled out of the sound system. [Boston.com]

Eddie House a party for Celtics: Sub leads spirited effort to get even: The difference, according to Doc Rivers, isn’t in the adjustments. It’s in the quality of execution. Last night it was apparent in the way that Kendrick Perkins and Glen Davis made Dwight Howard’s life in the paint uncomfortable, and Rashard Lewis was crowded into missing the big shots he made in Game 1. [BostonHerald.com]

Good point by Ray Allen: Individual effort not what matters: For most of last night the Big Three was reduced to the Lonely One. Fortunately for the Celtics, Lonely came up Big. With Kevin Garnett in street clothes and Paul Pierce in enough foul trouble that he would play just 16 minutes, it fell to Ray Allen to remind the young whippersnappers from Orlando who the Boston Celtics really are. [BostonHerald.com]

Wow… Just Wow: The challenge in blogging about sports is that sometimes you have to try to describe the indescribable. You are forced to put words to something that leaves you speechless. That’s where I’m at with Rajon Rondo at this point. I don’t know what else to say about him that doesn’t sound like a cliche. [CelticsBlog.com]

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