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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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Winning Ugly: C’s 84, 76ers 80

ESPN Box Score • Philadunkia • Liberty Ballers

The C’s once again had a hard fought battle with the Sixers, pulling this one out yet again in the closing moments, albeit in much less dramatic fashion. And unlike the team’s win in Philly two weeks back, this game was nearly unwatchable for the first half and was easily the team’s worst offensive performance on the young season (shot a season low 38.4%).

Just how lucky were the C’s to get away with this win? Let’s count the ways:

1) Pierce, Nate, and KG were in foul trouble much of the game
2) The C’s shot just 25 percent in the fourth quarter
3) Philly at one point had a 29-7 edge in free throw attempts.
4) The ghost of Tony Battie came back to haunt Boston with 10 points.

On point number three, I was pretty pissed not to be listening to the CSN broadcast, because I can’t imagine the goodness coming out of Tommy’s mouth at that point.

Still, when push came to shove this team managed to find a way, as they have done for 14 straight games. It wasn’t pretty, but it doesn’t have to be when you’ve won 14 in a row. These guys were due for a stinker but still overcame it. Despite being inept offensively, they played well defensively for 36 minutes (not second quarter) and took care of the ball (just 10 turnovers!).

That’s enough from me for now, Hayes takes you home with a full recap on the way…….

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