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(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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Finding A Way: Game 6 Open Thread

I don’t have anything witty to say, so I’ll just toss up some links if you want some pre-game reading:

(7:55 p.m. update)
Just got out of the locker room. Everyone is dressing for tonight with the exception of Marquis Daniels, who Doc says could be out for awhile. Brian Scalabrine will take his place on the active roster. Glen Davis also fielded questions by reporters, noting he did not lose a tooth in his collision with Dwight Howard’s elbow.

Rasheed Wallace also worked up a full sweat in the team’s pregame walk through and appeared to be moving well as he served himself in the dining room pregame. Feel free to insert joke here.

All in all, felt like a fairly loose but focused locker room tonight. A full recap to follow in just hours. —B Robb

• Here’s an ESPN roundtable where seven experts answer various questions about tonight’s game, including whether an Orlando series win would be better characterized as a Boston collapse or a Magic comeback. Four of the seven experts pick Boston to win the series. 

• In that ESPN roundtable, Marc Stein says that Rajon Rondo has “curiously lost some zip,” making Stein the latest NBA watcher to wonder if Rajon is hurting. Other that have mentioned it include SI’s Ian Thomsen, yours truly, and Sebastian Pruiti at NBA Playbook, who notes that the Magic are punishing Rondo when he tries—and fails—to be a factor on the offensive glass. 

To my eyes, Rondo appeared to be having trouble changing directions in Game 5. Jameer Nelson had great success getting Rajon moving one way and then darting the other way around a screen. 

But Rajon continues to insist he is fine, and Danny Ainge went on WEEI earlier today and said (among other things) that he is not aware of any cramps or spasms bothering Rondo. 

I will close my eyes and believe. 

Not just in Rondo, but in the team, and in the idea that they can limp to one more win against Orlando, tonight. 

Do you still believe? Consider this your open thread. Tell us what you’re seeing. How’s Rondo look? How is Doc dealing with a (potentially) much thinner big man rotation? Is Glen Davis OK? Any defensive adjustments on Orlando’s screen/roll attack? 

Have at it.

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