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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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Men Of Glass: Celtics 86 Pistons 82

ESPN Box Score • Piston Powered • Detroit Bad Boys

It’s the rebounds, silly.

The Celtics pulled down a couple of huge rebounds in crunch time to secure the win over a Detroit Pistons team that just wouldn’t go away (until the C’s made them leave, in large part thanks to 14 rare offensive boards).

First, Rajon Rondo grabbed a key offensive rebound, setting up a long Ray Allen jumper to push the Celtics ahead 84-82. On the ensuing Detroit possession, Kevin Garnett ripped down a defensive rebound of a Rodney Stuckey miss and was immediately fouled. From there, the C’s held off the Pistons for the win.

Paul Pierce led the C’s with 22 points and Shaquille O’Neal also had a throwback game for the Celtics, bringing energy on both sides of the ball. He finished with a 12-12 double-double in 25 minutes and after his second good game in the last three, might have his early-season groove back.

Additionally, we got word tonight that Jermaine O’Neal will not undergo surgery and instead will spend the next four weeks strengthening muscle groups around his knee in hopes of being able to put in consistent minutes through the end of the playoffs.

On a down note, Marquis Daniels left the game with a sprained ankle and did not return. CSNNE’s Jessica Camerato tweeted that she spoke to him after the game and he suggested he’d be playing Friday night.

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