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(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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4 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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4 days ago

The Enemies List: Philadelphia, Part II

Before every playoff series this season, we’re doing some rundowns on the opposing roster for each team. Now that the Hawks have been dispensed with, we’re onto the Sixers. Here’s Part II. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Andre Iguodala: There are five guys in the league who have a claim on the title of [...]

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4 days ago

NBA: Hawks Should Have Had Free Throw on Last-Second Foul

Mike Fratello had it right: the NBA announced today that Al Horford should have been given a free throw on Marquis Daniels’s off-ball foul at the end of Thursday’s game. At the time, ref Eric Lewis ruled that Daniels’s foul had occurred after the throw-in, making him probably the only person in the arena who [...]

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7 days ago

Game 6 Time Set For Thursday Night

Boston will face off with the Hawks on Thursday night at 8pm at TD Garden. The broadcast can be seen on TNT or CSN locally. There was a risk that it would be a 6pm tip for Boston-Atlanta, if the Nuggets failed to extend the series last night against the Lakers. That would have created [...]

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9 days ago

Atlanta Shakes Up Starting Five For Game 5

Desperate times call for desperate measures and after a blowout in Game 4, Atlanta’s head coach Larry Drew is going to shake things up a bit and add some bulk to his starting five at each position. Kirk Hinrich and Jason Collins will head to the bench, while Marvin Williams will be inserted at small [...]

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It’s So Rondo! Celtics 94 Wizards 86

ESPN Box Score  • Truth About It  • Bullets Forever

The Celtics and Wizards always seem to entertain and tonight was no exception. The Celtics shot 50% from the field, held a feisty Washington team to 41% and registered 26 assists, which is usually a sign the guys are working in concert.

The story of the game was Rajon Rondo, who had a glorious offensive game, recording a triple-double, pushing tempo and completely eviscerating the Wizards’ defense (that’s more a testament to Rondo than a knock on Washington as they were really competing out there tonight. Rondo was just too smart and too quick).

The Celtics’ PG took all but one of his ten shots in the paint, constantly found guys for wide open layups and would have had even more than 14 assists had the Wizards not smartly fouled to force Boston’s finishers to the foul line.

Kevin Garnett came out looking for his shot tonight and it paid off. KG only played 28 minutes tonight but he managed 24 efficient points in that time, with a few coming off of gorgeous Rondo passes. While KG got beat to more than a few contested boards by the Wizards’ bigs (JaVale McGee had 14 rebounds), he pulled down 9 of his own. It’s safe to say Doc Rivers would take this game from Garnett every single night if he could get it.

There’s plenty more to say about this one, and a fantastic highlights package on your way tomorrow morning, the bulk of which is courtesy of Mr. Rondo.

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