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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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“No Basket! Celtics Win!” How Instant Replay Helped The C’s Beat LA

With all the hoopla surrounding instant replay and the Brad Miller non-buzzer beater last night in the Bulls-Nuggets game in Chicago, I figured it would be a good time to take a stroll down memory lane.

The year was 2002 and the Celtics were up against the Defending Champion Lakers. Kenny Anderson and Antoine Walker led the way with a young Paul Pierce for the Green against Shaq, Kobe and company, a year after Shaq had given PP his “Truth” nickname. The Celtics had battled all the way back from a double digit deficit in the final minutes of the 4th quarter in The Staples Center, bringing us to a riveting conclusion.

The clip shows the final two minutes of the contest, including an replay review of Kobe’s final shot, which was just as close if not closer to the buzzer than Brad Miller’s was from last night. You guys can be the judge on that.

In any case, I have had this clip stored in my YouTube favorites for awhile, so now seems like as good of a time as any to break it out. The non-buzzer beater takes place at 1:29, but in all honesty, the entire 3:30 clip is worth watching from Toine’s bank 3 giving the C’s the lead with 1 second left, to the C’s giddy celebration to the locker room when the final shot was ruled to be no good. Enjoy.  

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