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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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Young Players, Minutes, Coaches and Bill Walker

Henry Abbott (of TrueHoop) and Howard Beck (of The New York Times) are the chief protagonists is a bit of debate...

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Trashing Sheed, Wanting to Know More

In what might be a first, Bill Simmons, known in some circles as the unofficial spokesman for all Boston fans (a...

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It Could Be Worse*: C’s 115, Raps 104

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Game 78/82: Celtics (48-29) vs. Raptors (38-39)

Boston at Toronto 7:00 p.m. EST Air Canada Centre CSN/WEEI Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 107.4 points/100...

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Get The Ball To Ray!

I’m going to make this quick since, well, last night’s game doesn’t deserve much analysis....

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Links of Interest: DJ’s HOF Worthiness, Video Goodness, All-D Teams, UCONN!!!!

• You won’t read more polar opposite conclusions about Dennis Johnson’s qualifications than those...

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Inexcusable: Celtics 101, Knicks 104

ESPN Recap • Posting and Toasting • Knickerblogger Last night, I could not being myself to talk about the many...

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Game 77/82: C’s (48-28) @ Knicks (27-49)

Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 107.4 points/100 possessions (15th) New York: 106.9 points/100 possessions...

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Breaking Down The C’s 4th Quarter Near Collapse vs. Cavs

This year, the C’s have blown 13 double digit leads, which is tied for the 2nd highest total in the league....

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“When the Game Was Ours” Excerpt of the Day

“When the Game Was Ours” has been my morning subway ride reading for the last two weeks. I’m reading it in...

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