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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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Boy, That Preseason Was Quick: Raptors-Celtics Open Thread

It’s our last chance to see Doc go 15 deep tonight as the C’s host the Raptors in the much anticipated preseason finale. A few quick things to look for, as the team’s rotation begins to come into focus for this squad.

– E’Twaun or Avery? These two are in a bit of a dog fight for some potential minutes out of the gate at the two spot off the bench. Moore put on a bit of a show Sunday in Toronto during the final two minutes. Will he be able to continue separating himself from the pack to try to push his way into the rotation to start the season? Tonight should give us a better indication. If both don’t perform, it could be neither for Doc, but with Paul Pierce on the mend, chances are one of these two will be line for minutes as the regular season begins.

-Minute Watch: With not much time to whip the guys into shape, look for the starters to see significant time once again tonight. How much is anyone’s guess, but 20+ shouldn’t be out of the question with three days rest before the season opener Sunday.

-Bench Chemistry: Doc has been raving about the majority of his new additions, but the role players have minimally time to mesh before this season kicks off. Pay attention to the lineup combinations Doc tries tonight, as he deals with the potential of trying to play the bench unit without more than a starter for periods of games this year.

As always, tell us what you’re seeing out there. Full coverage on the way during the postgame.

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