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4 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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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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A Steady Decline: Celtics 73, Spurs 94

ESPN Recap • 48 Minutes of Hell • Pounding the Rock For the first time in a long time, the Celtics absolutely,...

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Game 73/82: C’s (47-25) vs. Spurs (43-28)

Offensive Efficiency:  Boston: 107.3 points/100 possessions (T-14th) San Antonio: 109.9 points/100 possessions...

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Sunday Notebook: Optimism from the Pessimists, Health Updates, Pierce and Hondo

• Injury news first: Perk is out for today’s game against the Spurs, per the Globe. Nate Robinson is...

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Dear, Sheed: This Can’t Happen in the Playoffs. Love, Me.

The Celtics have crept up to 10th in defensive rebounding percentage after falling as low as 17th this season. It...

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Saturday Notebook: Rondo’s Thefts, Roly-Poly Pierce, Reflections on Gil, Looking Ahead

• The big historic news of the night was obviously Rajon Rondo breaking Rick Fox’s single-season steals...

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Half is Enough: C’s 94, Kings 86

ESPN Recap • Sactown Royalty • Cowbell Kingdom Pace: 92 possessions (average) Offensive Efficiency: 102.2...

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Perk Inactive Tonight: Sheed Will Start.

Update: The prognosis is a sore left knee for Perk. His status is day to day.  Update #2: He’s out Sunday,...

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Game 72/82: Kings (24-48) @ C’s (46-25)

Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 107.4 points/100 possessions (14th) Sacto: 105.4 points/100 possessions...

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Something Different: A Strong-Side Overload

We saw the C’s do something on defense against Denver they rarely do: overload the strong side in a...

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Are the Celtics Playing Their Best Basketball of the Season?

[Editor's Note:  I have to admit, I have been known to make a mistake here and there in posts.  These mistakes...

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