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(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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4 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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4 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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4 days ago

NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels’s off-ball foul at the end of Thursday’s game. At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels’s foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who [...]

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7 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

Boston will face off with the Hawks on Thursday night at 8pm at TD Garden. The broadcast can be seen on TNT or CSN locally. There was a risk that it would be a 6pm tip for Boston-Atlanta, if the Nuggets failed to extend the series last night against the Lakers. That would have created [...]

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9 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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The Association: Episode 3

If you missed “The Association,” click here for the link. Unfortunately, if you are hoping that tonight’s episode will cheer you up in some way, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you that probably won’t happen.

A lengthy segment on Kendrick Perkins‘ rehab was painful to watch. On the night when Perkins expected to play for the first time, he knew off the top of his head that it had been 224 days since his last NBA game. He talked about how nervous he was to play again in front of the home fans. And you could tell how excited he was to re-unite with the team after an emotional journey back from injury.

At the end of the show, there was a preview of the next episode, which airs relatively soon on March 16. Looks like there is going to be a lot of locker-room reaction from the team in the aftermath of the trade. I’m hoping ESPN will also show the Celtics’ reception of Jeff Green the first time he walks into the locker room. Because that could be a little awkward.

Other highlights of the show include:

  • We get to see another side of Kevin Garnett tonight, who responds to all the recent criticism that he has been “crossing the line” when it comes to trash-talking. Sometimes we forget how soft-spoken and relaxed KG is off-the-court.
  • Ray Allen breaks the 3-point record. Not much additional footage that we haven’t seen before, but still fun to re-visit.
  • All-Star festivities. Best part is when they show the East locker room and all the Celtic and Heat players are on the opposite side of the room with no interest in mingling.

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