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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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1 day 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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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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2 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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4 days ago

5 Questions With Landry Fields

I talked with New York starting guard Landry Fields prior to the Celtics-Knicks game at the TD Garden.  Here is what the 2nd year man out of Stanford, who is averaging 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists had to say. 1.  I’m sure you guys are frustrated with your record to this point of [...]

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Notebook: Pierce Questionable for Tonight

The Truth’s left knee injury (classified now as a bruise) doesn’t sound serious, but he is questionable for tonight’s game at Indy. Here’s the latest, via the Globe:

Paul Pierce’s status for tonight’s game at Indiana had not been determined after he sustained a left knee bruise in a 97-86 loss to the Hawks last night.

“The knee is a little tender but I’m just going to rest it and, usually, it kicks in when you slow down,’’ Pierce said. “So, hopefully it’s not too bad and I’m just going to see how it feels tonight.’’

You can bet our old friend Jim O’Brien will have the Pacers geared up to run tonight. Only one team this season is playing at a faster pace than Indy, and they know they’re facing an older team on the second night of a home-road back-to-back. 

Doc and the C’s Harvard sleep deprivation nerds experts apparently circled this Pacers game at the beginning of the season as among the year’s toughest. Per the Herald:

“It’s an 8-7 – 8 p.m. start the first night and 7 the next,” he said. “(National) TV games always go longer, so you have that working against you, and then you have to get on the plane and have the early start the next night.

“I had our sleep-deprivation guy look at the schedule and point at the game that would be most difficult to win, and he said the Indiana game. But our bench is deeper now, and hopefully that will help.”

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