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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

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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Irresistible Force Meets Very Movable Object: C’s Demolish Bobcats 93-62

ESPN Box Score • Queen City Hoops • Rufus On Fire

Pace: 88.7 (very slow)

Offensive Efficiency: 104.8 points/100 possessions (middle-of-the-pack)

Defensive Efficiency: 69.9 points/100 possessions (beyond elite; it was as if the C’s were playing a group of middle school girls).

This is how it started:

And this is how it ended:

In between, the Celtics toyed with their overmatched foes from North Carolina in a game reminiscent of the many blowouts during the 2007-08 championship season. The Celtics quietly built a 42-32 halftime lead by holding the Bobcats to 0 points on the fast break and 0 points from behind the arc. Then Boston choked off the lifeless Charlotte offense (34.5 efg%) in the third quarter and this thing devolved into a rout, and a tenth straight Celtics win.

Ray Allen and Glen Davis paced the C’s with 16 points apiece, Rajon Rondo held DJ Augustin scoreless and Kevin Garnett managed another double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) in 23 easy minutes. In addition, Semih Erden got some serious run tonight, tallying 41 regular and garbage-time minutes, and registering 10 points and 7 rebounds.

In summary – it was everything you could possibly want from a mid-December game against an inferior opponent. The Celtics continue their torrid stretch and with each passing win, they position themselves better for the playoffs.

Next up – almost four full days off before a meeting with the red-hot New York Knicks (did I just write that?) on Wednesday night.

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