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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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So, Just The Four All-Stars Then…

Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo were added to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team Thursday night.

One Of These Men Will Not Represent The C's At The All-Star Game

The Celtics quartet was chosen by vote of the coaches, who select the reserves for both the Eastern and Western teams. While there could be some sour grapes around the league when Eastern Conference Coach Doc Rivers rolls out 80% of the C’s starting lineup at the Staples Center later this month, each of the four picks is defensible, given their individual contributions to arguably the best team in the league.

For Garnett, the all-star selection is his 14th straight. The Celtics Power Forward has returned to form in 2010-11 on both sides of the floor. He boasts a 21.59 PER, his best since the 07-08 season, and continues to spearhead the Celtics’ punishing defense, both tangibly and intangibly.

For Allen, who was not selected to the game last season, and Pierce, who was, the nods are their 10th and 9th respectively. Both Allen and Pierce are having superlative seasons shooting the ball. Allen is flirting with a 50-40-90 season and both he and Pierce are shooting career highs from the field and the 3-point arc.

Rondo’s second all-star appearance is built on his 12.5 assists/game, and elite ability to run an offense stocked with future hall-of-famers.

Joining the four Celtics on the east bench will be Al Horford and Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks, and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat.

In the western conference, the Clippers’ Blake Griffin makes his first all-star game in his first year in the league, along with San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli, L.A.’s Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas, Russell Westbrook of OKC, and Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz.

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