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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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4 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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13 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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Game 13/66: Raptors (4-10) @ Celtics (4-8) Open Thread

Toronto at Boston
7:30 PM
TD Garden
CSNNE

Offensive Efficiency:
Boston: 101.1 points/100 possessions (20th)
Toronto: 96.9 points/100 possessions (28th)

Defensive Efficiency:
Boston: 104.2 points/100 possessions (21st)  
Toronto: 103.5 points/100 possessions (17th)

Probable Toronto Starters: Jose Calderon (PG), DeMarr DeRozan (SG), James Johnson (SF),  Ed Davis   (PF), Amir Johnson (C)

Injury Report: Andrea Bargnani (questionable), James Johnson (probable), Aaron Gray (out), Jerryd Bayless (out)

View From The Opposing Bench: Raptors Republic

Don’t let that artist’s rendering of the Toronto Raptors fool you.  These Raptors can dunk zee basketball.  Guys like DeMar “DeDunk” DeRozan and Amir Johnson are high fliers certainly capable of throwing the ball through the hoop with authority.  Now let’s explore what the Raptors don’t do very well.

Here’s a short list:

  • score efficiently
  • rebound offensively
  • block shots
  • play fast paced

Guess what the Celtics’ don’t do well?  All of the above.  The Raptors and the Celtics are pretty comparable this season.  Two things the Celtics have going for them:  they can shoot the deep ball and  haven’t lost to Washington.  Toronto can not check off either feat.

WHAT IT MEANS TO THE C’s

I am going to go out on a limb and say the Celtics need to blow the Raptors out tonight.  Not just for their win total.  Not just so everyone will stop talking about major overhauls.  The Celtics need a blow out win to remember what success feels like.  This group has felt a lot of success over the last four years and very few stretches of sustatined suck.  With that in mind, a single-digit win over a Raptors with only 3/5th’s of their starting rotation isn’t going to make the lockerroom any more inviting to meek part-time journalists.

Celtics’ fans should watch this Raptors team with caution.  The Raps have tried to build through the draft and through free agency and have hovered south of .500 for much of their existence.  The C’s may be facing some tough decisions this season but luckily, those don’t need to be made tonight.

Celtics 105, Raptors 82

 

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