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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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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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2 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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3 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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Finishing Off Strong

Alright so I refuse to read too much in to a preseason game but I will say that it was nice to see the Celtics bench beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The biggest thing to take from this game is what a shame it is that the NBA can only dress 12 guys. It seems like every player, right down to Giddens and Hudson. Everyone just seems to be gellin’ so well and every seems like they not only want to be on this team, but want to play hard as well. Only time will tell if this chemistry and team ball will translate in to the regular season, but all I can say is that I like what I see.

Another thing of note is that Marquis Daniels can completely abuse people if he wants to. He lulled Jamario Moon, a good defensive player, to sleep and just embarrassed him.

With every preseason game, the Celtics have been moving the ball around better and better and not only getting threes, but getting wide open threes.

The worst part about the preseason is that it is the preseason. The Cavs could have been trying different things, maybe out of their element- or maybe they were just out of sync tonight.

The only way to know for sure is to tune in Tuesday.

Can I get a HooHaww Tune In Tuesday?!

Box Score after the jump:


Box Score:
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