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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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3 days ago

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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3 days ago

Highlight: Rondo Leads The Break

I love this decision-making from Rajon Rondo. While leading the break, you can see him eyeballing Ray Allen, who runs the wing and spots up on the arc. The Sixers have a 1-2 disadvantage but are mostly concerned about Allen’s three balls, which allows Mickael Pietrus to make an unmolested baseline cut behind the defense. [...]

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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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Timeout! Two Up: Celtics 96, Knicks 93

ESPN Box Score • Knickerblogger • Posting And Toasting

The face of Kevin Garnett calling that timeout will live in Celtics’ playoff lore forever.  It was just another moment in a string of potential mind-etchers that will soon be forgotten.  Jared Jeffries (of all people) making the go-ahead bucket with  20 seconds to play?  Already forgotten.  Carmelo Anthony actually making the right plays down the stretch and hitting the open man after absorbing the double team?  Can’t remember. The Knicks getting offensive rebound after offensive rebound to give themselves extra chances? Meaningless.  Garnett’s backdown of Jeffries to hit the game winner? Ancillary.  Defense wins championships and Garnett’s deflection and subsequent gobble-up of that loose ball brought the Celtics one rung closer.

Hayes will be here shortly for more analysis but there are just a few bullets points I need to get off my chest:

  • Say what you want about Carmelo Anthony but his performance tonight was stuff of legend.  With New York down two of its best players, Anthony almost single-handedly won the game.
  • Rajon Rondo can’t shoot, but that doesn’t mean he can’t score or be elite.
  • Jeff Green: 12 minutes, 5 fouls, and one big three point shot.  Might be enough.
  • The Knicks shot 35.6% from the field and lost by three.  That cannot happen again.

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