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Avery Bradley Likely Done For Season

On the back of a horrific game six performance, Gary Washburn of the Globe piled on with more bad news: Avery Bradley is almost certainly done for the season. Washburn: A source close to Bradley told the Globe that it’s in the “high 90s” percentile that Bradley will be shut down and will perhaps need [...]

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Game 6 Will Be Wednesday Night at 8pm on ESPN

After the Thunder finished up their series by routinely dismantling the Lakers last night to send them packing in five games, a time has been announced for the C’s-Sixers Game 6 on Wednesday night. It will tipoff shortly after 8pm on ESPN. Looking ahead in the postseason, if the C’s do win Game 6, and [...]

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4 days ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

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4 days ago

Celtics-Sixers Game 5 Tips off at 7pm

A note to all you local C’s fans out there that may be attending the game tonight at TD Garden. The game will start just after 7pm and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. However, unlike most TNT regular season games during the season, the tip will not come 15-20 minutes after the scheduled start [...]

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12 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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12 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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Game 50/82: Magic (32-19) @ Celtics (37-12): Open thread

Orlando at Boston
TD Garden
2:30 PM
ABC

Offensive Efficiency:
Orlando: 106.5 points/100 possessions (9th)
Boston: 105.8 points/100 possessions (11th)

Defensive Efficiency:
Orlando: 99.8 points allowed/100 possessions (5th)
Boston: 98 points allowed/100 possessions (2nd)

Probable Magic starters: Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, Ryan Anderson, Dwight Howard

View from opposing bench: Magic Basketball

What to look for:

Today we get to see another installment of Kendrick Perkins vs.  Howard. Do you think there’s a player/team that Perkins gets more motivated for than Dwight and the Magic? I don’t think so. Dwight will have to be careful not to get into foul trouble, though, because the already-thin Magic frontcourt has been without Brandon Bass for a few games.  That means potentially significant minutes for Malik Allen and Earl Clark, which should play to the Celtics’ favor.

I won’t go as far as to call this an “important” game. It’s not. But a loss would be frustrating for both teams. Losing two straight home games is generally not the momentum you want with the Heat and Lakers coming into town. As for Orlando, the Magic have been playing .500 basketball for almost a month now (7-7 in their last 14 games). 

Prediction: Celtics 105 – Magic 101

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