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5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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9 hours ago

5-on-5: Predicting All-Star Reserves

I was a panelist on the 5-on-5 today at ESPN, choosing reserves for the Eastern and Western Conference all-star teams. I took two Celtics, as noted below. Hit the link to read the rest. 1. Which East and West point guards should be chosen as All-Star reserves? Ryan DeGama, CelticsHub: East: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo [...]

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2 days ago

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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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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