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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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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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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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Respect the Beast

Dwight Howard in seven post-season games against Boston:

16.4 points per game

55 percent shooting (6.4-of-11.7 on average)  

6.6 free throw attempts/game

17.1 rebounds per game (4.1 offensive)

10 total assists

Dwight Howard in four post-season games against the Cavs:

22.75 points per game

61.5 percent shooting (on 13 FGAs per game)

9.5 free throw attempts per game

13.4 rebounds per game (3.75 offensive)

11 total assists

The FTAs and the assist numbers are actually the most interesting to me. They show that Perkins was able to defend Howard a) without fouling and b) without the kind of help that facilitates Orlando’s inside-out game. 

When people talk about the Magic being a bad match-up for the Cavs, it starts with the fact that Cleveland has no one that can guard Howard. The Celtics do.

Suddenly being a win away from eliminating Orlando looks pretty damn good, huh? 

Think the Cavs wish the C’s had finished the job? 

Oh, and Mo Williams is now 21-of-57 in this series. His two most accurate tosses of the series were his inbounds pass to LeBron to set up the Game 2 winner and his Clemens-esque beaning of Howard. Keep yapping, Mo.

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