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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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3 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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Did somebody say there was a basketball game tonight?

Today was quite the busy day as Celtics fans waited with bated breath for the news of who was coming and who was going.  The result was a bit anti-climactic for my taste but lost among all the hearsay and conjecture was the fact that Celtics have a game tonight.

What’s more is that tonight isn’t some mid season take down of the Kings or the Sixers.  Nope.  Tonight the Celtics take on the Lakers in LA.

Fortunately, all signs point to Kobe Bryant being out for tonight’s game.  Unfortunately, the Celtics will have to deal with a rejuvenated Shannon Brown coming off easily the best game of his career.  We all want both the Lakers and the Celtics to be at full strength come playoff time, but right now, the Celtics need an emotional win- not at Arco Arena.   The Celtics need to go out and establish dominance on LA’s other star players.  Rondo/ Newbie Nate (if available) have to also send a message to Brown that his very impressive stat line is not going to become a regular thing- at least not against the Celtics.

There’s really no need to go into things about what the Lakers do or don’t do well (sorry to say they don’t do many things not well (how’s that for a double negative!?)).  All Celtics fans know this team inside and out.  That being said, here are some things to keep your eye on tonight:

  • Will this be a game Ron Artest shoots the Lakers out of?
  • Will this be the game Kevin Garnett returns to form (at least enough to push Gasol around)?
  • How will the Lakers go against one of the NBA’s top teams without Bryant?
  • Will Nate be available tonight and how will he do in his debut?

I know I’ll be staying up late to watch this game for a lot of reasons.  The biggest will probably be the chance to see what the Celtics bench offense looks like. The smallest being seeing Jack Nicholson act like he can do whatever he wants during the game.  The most reverent and saddest will be the vacant seat on the bench where number 50 should be.

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