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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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2 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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3 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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11 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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A Chance: Game 5 Open Thread

Here is the 12,195th-most important reason it would be great if the Celtics could win tonight: My Memorial Day Friday, as it stands right now, is full of promise: An early release from work, followed by a rooftop barbecue in Brooklyn followed by whatever New York City has to offer after that.

Currently not scheduled on Friday night: Returning home, firing up the laptop like a true nerd and watching nervously as the Celtics try to win Game 6  and avoid the hoops armageddon of a Game 7 in Orlando.

So, please, for all of Celtics Nation in a similar predicament: Come out tonight with urgency. Find ways to attack and disrupt Jameer Nelson on the 35 or so screen/rolls you know are coming. Play hard, Rasheed. Be a scorer again, Rajon.

These things will have to happen, because Orlando believes it can pull this off. And the Magic are at home, and they might be due to make a few of those open threes they missed in the early moments of Game 1.

The effort tonight is going to have be off the charts, and the execution is going to have to be damn near perfect.

Consider this the Game 5 open thread. Tell us what you’re seeing.

I am nervous—and not in a good way.

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