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Evaluating The Celtics/Clippers Trade Possibilities

It’s an ever-changing landscape on the trade market right now, with multiple reports coming in that talks between the Celtics and Clippers involving Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers are heating up yet again as we suspected. With an endless flurry of reports and tweets hitting the web at every hour, it’s time to separate the [...]

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3-on-3: Will Doc Rivers Return Next Season?

With the Doc Rivers coaching watch heating up to a fever pitch in the past few days with a countless number of credible reports, we decided it’s time to get our crew back together and address the speculation. 1. On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you Doc Rivers will coach the Celtics next [...]

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Rajon Rondo Reads Mean Tweets About Himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Despite all the rehab, Rajon Rondo is finding ways to keep busy this offseason. Just a couple weeks after appearing on E!’s Fashion Police show, the point guard was back on TV last night, in a fun segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live called Mean Tweets. In it, celebrities, or in this case NBA players, read [...]

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22 days ago

Why Are People So Eager To Trade Paul Pierce?

The whispers around Paul Pierce’s future with the Celtics continue to surface in the fourth week of Boston’s offseason. Unconfirmed report after unconfirmed report has circled in, stating anything from Pierce’s house being on the market, to the team being “likely” to buy him out. Locally, plenty of Celtics fans seem resigned to the fact [...]

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25 days ago

Terrence Williams Tells His Side of the Story on Arrest

It was a tough start to the offseason last week for Terrence Williams. After standing out as one of the bright spots on the Celtics roster late last season, he was taken into custody last week with the disturbing allegation that he pulled a gun during a domestic dispute with his son’s mother and her [...]

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26 days ago

Video: Rajon Rondo on E! Fashion Police

What has Rajon Rondo been up to this offseason beyond rehabbing his ACL injury? Rubbing elbows with Joan Rivers, that’s what. Just one summer after spending some time showing off his fashion sense in an internship with GQ, Rondo went one-on-one with Rivers on E’s Fashion Police, since well he has some time on his [...]

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Game 76/82: Celtics (53-23) @ Sixers (40-37) Open Thread

Boston vs. Philadelphia
TD Garden
7:30 PM EST
CSNNE

Offensive Efficiency:
Boston: 106.5 points/100 possessions (18th)
Philadelphia: 106.9 points/100 possessions (17th)

Defensive Efficiency:
Boston: 100.2 points allowed/100 possessions (1st)
Philadelphia: 104.8 points allowed/100 possessions (8th)

Probable Sixers starters: Jrue Holiday (PG), Jodie Meeks (SG), Andre Iguodala (SF), Elton Brand (PF), Spencer Hawes (C)

View from the Opposing Bench: Philadunkia

Thumbnail: Tonight the Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers in what will in all likelihood serve as a preview for the Celtics first round playoff opponent.  If you saw ESPN’s 5-on-5 today, you may have read a few words from wisdom from Brian Robb about this potential matchup:

“Athletic teams have given Boston fits for the past couple of years, and this squad certainly fits the bill. With a balanced starting lineup, a top-10 defense and an explosive bench, the Sixers have the pieces to hang with Boston or Miami in the first round, as long as Lou Williams recovers from his hamstring injury in time.”

BRobb, as per usual, hits the nail on the head.  This season, the Sixers have given the Celtics the most trouble out of any Eastern Conference playoff team.  I know that sounds weird to read but it’s true.  Each game has been incredibly competitive with a total point differential of 8 points  in three games.  Eight points!

Despite the likely impending playoff matchup, neither team is playing with a full deck.  Shaquille O’Neal is out with a strained right calf muscle and coach Doc Rivers will likely play an assortment of semi-injured bigs tonight, including guys that won’t crack the playoff rotation (ahem, Troy Murphy).  Still, all in all, tonight’s game should be pretty fun and is a very winnable game even if Rivers limits the minutes of his starters.

Prediction: Celtics 102, Sixers 96

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