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8 days ago

Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

The first domino to fall this offseason is Paul Pierce’s contract. Until Danny Ainge figures out what he’s doing there, little else matters. As we wait for this decision, we also must face the rest of the offseason, which means it is also rumor season. With that time of year, comes plenty of information floating [...]

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8 days ago

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

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9 days ago

Danny Ainge Expects Doc Rivers & Kevin Garnett To Return, Unsure About Paul Pierce

A long, challenging offseason awaits Danny Ainge this summer. Before he dives in head first, he joined Salk and Holley on WEEI-FM 93.7 to discuss the multitude of decisions facing him this offseason, as well as the progress of Rajon Rondo in his rehab from ACL surgery. A few of the notable highlights from the interview. Ainge [...]

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9 days ago

Suns Hire Away Celtics’ Assistant GM Ryan McDonough

In one way or another, there will be change this offseason in Boston. That process started in the past couple days, with the first piece moving out coming as a name most C’s fans might not be familiar with. Yet, it was Celtics’ assistant general manager Ryan McDonough, one of Danny Ainge’s top lieutenants, who [...]

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10 days ago

Doc Rivers Finishes 13th in Coach of the Year Voting

It was a tough season for the Boston Celtics, and that includes for head coach Doc Rivers. The long-time coach battled to find the right fit for a lot of new pieces that were both underperforming and/or failed to pick up his schemes on both ends of the floor. Naturally, an unfortunate plethora of injuries [...]

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11 days ago

Overconfident Answers To Offseason Questions (Part 1)

It seems like every offseason since 2010 we’ve been through this: a myriad of questions and concerns about the Celtics’ roster that usually involve the possibility of the core of the team being dismantled. As we head into the summer of 2013, we’ve got a whole batch of questions, many of which will be familiar.  [...]

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Green hang on: Celtics 107, Warriors 103

ESPN Box Score

How exactly was that a 2-point game with 20 seconds to go?

The Celtics shot 53% from the field, but nearly let an 18-point lead disappear as the Warriors rallied behind Monta Ellis‘ 41 points. Paul Pierce and Ray Allen each scored 27 points, with Ray shooting lights-out in the first-half, and Pierce picking apart Golden State’s defense down the stretch.

The story of the night, though, was Jeff Green. He scored 21 points on 8-11 shooting, and showed a lot of versatility. Scoring inside. Scoring outside. Leading the 2nd unit. Fitting in perfectly with the starters. And for the first time, I thought to myself, “Maybe that trade really was the right move.”

With Glen Davis out, Green was Doc Rivers’ choice for ”the 5th crunch-time guy.” Not sure who Doc will choose when Big Baby is healthy, but if Green continues to perform like he did tonight, it will be hard for Doc to keep him off the court.

I’ll be back with the full recap a little later.

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