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(Video) Rajon Rondo Continues To Dominate In Postgame Interview

Rajon Rondo is a tremendous player, but he tends to have a little bit of an issue scoring the ball late in games. I won’t go as far as saying he is scared, but he does pass up shots and defer to teammates in crunch-time….well a lot. Last night though may have been his coming [...]

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4 days ago

Video: Full Kevin Garnett Reaction After Game 1

Garnett followed up his season-best effort against Atlanta in Game 6 with a new season-high in points and another sensational double-double, as well 60 percent shooting (12-of-20) from the field. Over his past two contests, Garnett is averaging 28.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, two steals and four blocks a game. After the game, KG was candid [...]

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4 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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4 days ago

NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels’s off-ball foul at the end of Thursday’s game. At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels’s foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who [...]

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7 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

Boston will face off with the Hawks on Thursday night at 8pm at TD Garden. The broadcast can be seen on TNT or CSN locally. There was a risk that it would be a 6pm tip for Boston-Atlanta, if the Nuggets failed to extend the series last night against the Lakers. That would have created [...]

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8 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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The C’s Need a Better Match(up) Maker

Win against the Clippers? Check. Alright now this to-do list gets tricky. The Celtics are about to face their...

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Enough: C’s 95, Clips 89

ESPN Recap • ClipperBlog Pace: 93 possessions (a tick above average) Offensive Efficiency: 102.1 points/100...

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It’s Going to Be a Long Three Weeks

Ray Allen for Monta Ellis and change?  Ugh. It’s going to be a long, long three weeks until the trade...

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Game 42/82: Clippers (20-23) @ C’s (28-13)

LA Clippers at Boston 7:30 P.M. EST. TD Garden Local TV/Radio: CSN/WEEI Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 108.1...

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Anatomy of an Offensive Rebound: Portland

The Celtics allowed 16 offensive rebounds against Portland, and they’ve dropped  to 16th in the league in...

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A Word To Everyone: We Know Tommy Heinsohn is a Homer

The League Pass package has been on a free trial the past few days, meaning we’re getting more than the...

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Sunday Notebook Addendum: The Rise of Perk, TA Sounds Giddy, and Is Rebounding a Crisis?

A couple of bonus items from Sunday’s papers: • The Herald’s Steve Bulpett has a nice item in which...

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Sunday Notebook: KG Feeling Good, Nash Praises Rondo, Update on Scal

•Lots of C’s coverage this morning around the region, with the C’s coming off a big OT win Friday...

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Saturday Notebook: KG’s Back, Marquis is Close, Doc Eases Up on Baby, a Word on Conan

• You know why Kevin Garnett is a great player and a great teammate? Things like this (via...

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Ray-Demption: C’s 98, Blazers 95 (OT)

• ESPN Recap • Blazers Edge • Bustabucket • Portland Roundball Pace: 94 possessions (slightly above...

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