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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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9 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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An Answer? Game 2 Open Thread

You all know the odds—that teams that go up 2-0 in best-of-seven series have gone on to win nearly 90...

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Sunday Notebook: People Who Think Paul Pierce “Faked” His Injury in ’08 Might Want To Read this

• Danny Ainge gave a rare interview to Dan Shaughnessy of the Globe and revealed that both Paul Pierce and Ray...

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If Ya’ll Haven’t Seen It Yet…

Be sure to check out a quick piece I wrote for ESPN’s Daily Dime.  In it, I talk about how Thursday...

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The Kobe Conundrum

There is a growing sentiment already that Boston has to use someone other than Ray Allen to defend Kobe Bryant, at...

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Saturday Morning Notebook: A Fake Gasol-KG Controversy, Health Updates, Match-Up Talk

• Let’s start with health: ESPN Los Angeles reports that Andrew Bynum’s knee isn’t getting any...

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Thibodeau Update: Chicago Looks Likely

The Herald reported last night that the Bulls are close to offering their head coaching job to Thibodeau, and Marc...

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Coaching Update: Ainge Talks Doc, Thibodeau

Since the Boston Herald reported months ago that Doc Rivers might step down at the end of this year, we’ve...

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C’s Biggest Game 1 Problem? At The Rim

There has been a lot of blame thrown around around after the game 1 debacle amongst Celtics fans, much of it...

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The Struggles of KG

Kevin Garnett scored 16 points in Game 1, his highest scoring game since the Cleveland series. But if you watched...

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Game 1: A Statistical Disaster

It’s a recipe for disaster: giving up a good shooting percentage and allowing a lot of offensive rebounds....

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