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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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Jermaine O’Neal (rest) Will Not Play Tonight

A quick update from the TD Garden, where the Celtics will tipoff from the TD Garden in about a half hour. For those two or three remaining Troy Murphy fans out there, get your pom poms out, as Jermaine O’Neal will be getting the night off to rest his knee, before a busy week next week according to Doc Rivers.

“He wanted to play, but I didn’t think he should play,” Rivers said. “We have three games early next week, so I thought this would be a good game to rest him.”

Ultimately this move does make the most sense, especially since Rivers hinted at trying to rest Kevin Garnett for a game sometime next week earlier in the week. That decision will likely be based on how the team fares in Miami on Sunday, in its quest to wrap up the number two seed in the Eastern Conference, leaving tonight as the best option to give another O’Neal a blow in the midst of a five games in seven nights stretch.

Von Wafer will dress tonight in Jermaine’s place tonight, and Murphy will likely see his first significant action since returning from a sprained ankle earlier this week. One last gasp for the “prized” buyout acquisition to show the coaching staff something before the playoffs arrive. If he can’t put up points against the Wiz, he can’t do it against anyone.

My eyes however will be on Wafer, who I hope will see some floor action after battling a brutal calf injury the past few weeks. Von was playing well before he went down on both ends of the floor, and I feel his energy and athleticism could be of use to this team going forward.

Doc also addressed his postgame “meeting” with Rajon Rondo in Chicago but we’ll save that for the postgame.

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