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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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3 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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4 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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12 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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How About that Fourth Seed?

According to Bucksketball, Andrew Bogut is out for the year with a broken hand and a dislocated elbow (warning: Shaun Livingston type video).  I am sure his elbow has been relocated back to where it should be but he will be in no condition to play this season.

Obviously, you can not ever wish harm on any other player; primarily because it’s sadistic but also because it cheapens any potential gain that may come at the expense of that injury.  Season ending injuries like this one spark an endless tangent of “what ifs” that  can never be proven definitively- but that doesn’t stop fans from revising history (seriously, Laker fans are still crying about Andrew Bynum in 2008).

All told, what does this injury to Bogut do for the Celtics and our collective worries about ending up with the fourth seed in the playoffs?

It pretty much assuages them, right?  I would say so.  The Bucks are an exciting team and have been playing very well to close this season, but  without Andrew Bogut, the Celtics have to feel a lot better about any playoff seed.

Bogut was a thorn in the Celtics’ side every time these teams faced off.  In two games, Bogut averaged 25 points and 15.5 rebounds.  That is domination.  That will not easily be replaced.

So how do you all feel?  With Bogut out, would you rather face the Bucks in the first round or do they still have enough to make a run at the C’s?

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