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Avery Bradley Likely Done For Season

On the back of a horrific game six performance, Gary Washburn of the Globe piled on with more bad news: Avery Bradley is almost certainly done for the season. Washburn: A source close to Bradley told the Globe that it’s in the “high 90s” percentile that Bradley will be shut down and will perhaps need [...]

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2 days ago

Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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3 days ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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3 days ago

Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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11 days ago

(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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12 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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Did You Know: Everything’s Bigger in Texas!

• Stephen Hawkins, AP: “Not only bigger in Texas. The biggest.” 

• Sam Amick, Sacramento Bee: “Everything about the event was grand, with the locals boasting that they had lived up to their motto that everything is bigger in Texas.” 

• Julian Benbow, Boston Globe: Everything’s bigger in Texas, but this was ridiculous – the scoreboard at Cowboys Stadium made the basketball court look like a sandbox.

• Eddie Sefko, Dallas Morning News: You have to give credit to Jerry Jones. He saw an opportunity to be different with the huge video board and it captured the fancy of fans, who truly embrace the idea of everything being bigger in Texas.

• Bethlehem Shoals, Fanhouse: Everything’s bigger in Texas, and this Caron Butler swap is no exception.

• Dirk Nowitzki, pre-game welcome to fans: “Everything is bigger in Texas.”

• John Hollinger, TrueHoop: Since everything’s bigger in Texas, as Dirk Nowitzki reminded the crowd before the start of the biggest All-Star Game ever, let’s focus on another thing that became even bigger as a result of tonight: The idea of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James playing together in Miami next season. 

• AP, two days before the game: When it comes to the NBA All-Star Game, everything is bigger in Texas.

• Bob Cooney, Philadelphia Daily News: They really do do things bigger in Texas. And Sunday night at the NBA All-Star Game, the players noticed.

Alas, it’s hard to write anything good about a game the players obviously don’t care much about winning, even as the game is coming down to the buzzer. Maybe it was all the silly fouls in the last 20 seconds, but the game never felt as intensely competitive as prior All-Star games that were close with fewer than five minutes left. 

No matter: We get back to real basketball tomorrow, with the C’s first chance to look at Tyreke Evans up close. If you haven’t watched ‘Reke yet, you’re in for a treat—and a fun defensive challenge for Rondo.

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