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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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1 day 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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1 day 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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2 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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3 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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4 days ago

5 Questions With Landry Fields

I talked with New York starting guard Landry Fields prior to the Celtics-Knicks game at the TD Garden.  Here is what the 2nd year man out of Stanford, who is averaging 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists had to say. 1.  I’m sure you guys are frustrated with your record to this point of [...]

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The Biggest Celtics Game in 23 Months: Game 6 Open Thread

It seems like much more than 48 hours have passed since the Celtics victory in Game 5. All the speculation over LeBron’s semi no-show and What It Means For The Sport of Basketball And The City of Cleveland. All the keyboard-mashing over LeBron’s “disgraceful” or “disappointing” or “awful” or “spirit-less” 3-of-14 jumper-fest.

Finally: Game 6 is here. Or it will be in two hours or so. It’s indisputably the biggest game the Celtics have played since the ’08 Finals, though that’s not really saying much. I’ve had a day-long case of Butterflies In My Stomach for the first time since Game 6 of the ’08 Finals—that glorious, glorious Game 6.

You know the Butterflies—the combination of excitement and fear you get for the occasional huge playoff game. Excitement because, tonight, the Boston Celtics could eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs. Fear because if they don’t, they face the prospect of having to win in Cleveland for the third time in four games. Cleveland lost at home six times in the regular season.

Consider this your open thread. Is LeBron coming out with an aggression that borders on the reckless? Can the Celtics weather that and stay close early against the best first-quarter team in the league? Have the C’s changed anything in their defense against LeBron? Are the Cavs going small? Big? Without Mo Williams?

Does Rasheed Wallace already have four fouls?

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