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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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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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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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“Win Every Game Before the All-Star Break”

Yikes. That’s the team’s goal, according to Paul Pierce (via ESPNBoston’s Chris Forsberg):

“We set a goal of winning every game before the All-Star break,” said Pierce. “It’ll be nice to get everybody back into it. We’ve played pretty much the whole season without a healthy [roster]. We’ll get everybody back and get rolling. It’s a long NBA season.”

For the record, the C’s have eight games before the All-Star break, including six against winning teams and the next three against Orlando (on the road), Atlanta (road) and the Lakers (at home). 

So, yeah…the chances of living up to Pierce’s goal are slim. But I like the attitude. 

Doc’s perspective on the next three games is the healthier one:

“You want to win them and they’re special games because they’re against good teams, which makes it a lot of fun,” said Rivers. “Having said that, you can’t use it as a measuring stick, at least I can’t, because you don’t know what those other teams are going through. The Lakers might be on a long road trip, or Orlando could be playing well — or not playing well — and same with Atlanta.

“In the playoffs, you’re getting the best of that opponent,” Rivers said, adding that this stretch is a measuring stick “for this moment, maybe this month, but it won’t matter when you get to the playoffs.”

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