There are a number of contextually-appropriate ways to craft this post. One would be to forgo words entirely, and represent Chris Wilcox’s entire season with a series of videos. That would involve one part of this: For every eight parts of this: Note the headline on that second clip. Someone was so amused/enraged by Wilcox’s [...]

Here’s a sweeping general statement involving super specific statistics that may or may not mean anything: In the 1423 minutes Rajon Rondo played this season, the Boston Celtics were outscored by 1.3 points per 100 possessions. When he sat (including all contests after he tore his ACL), Boston was better than their opponents by 1.8 [...]

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

In his third year in the league, in which promising players often make brash leaps from benchwarmer to starter, from starter to star, Avery Bradley took a big step back. But his regression might be deceptive. When he returned to the Celtics’ lineup on January the 2nd after two in-season months recovering from offseason shoulder [...]

Not A Typo: Boston 87 Orlando 56

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Orlando Magic

Final
Recap | Box Score

Boston Celtics

	Kevin Garnett, PF 29 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 4-4 FT \| 10 REB \| 2 AST \| 14 PTS \| +26 A high energy KG submitted a double-double on top of stealing the ball five times and blocking two shots. Also quarterbacked an absurd defensive effort from the undermanned Celtics.
	Paul Pierce, SF 33 MIN \| 6-14 FG \| 6-6 FT \| 5 REB \| 7 AST \| 19 PTS \| +23 Another remarkable night for Pierce who has his swagger back and whose results on the offensive end are now matching his efforts. Remains a valuable creator on offense when Rondo’s out of the game. Doesn’t appear to be interested in being traded.
	Jermaine O’Neal, C 18 MIN \| 0-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 9 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| +5 JO neutralized Dwight Howard, took several hard charges and competed hard in 18 rough minutes. Nothing from him on offense, but that’s par for the course and, tonight, irrelevant.
	Sasha Pavlovic, SF 34 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 0 AST \| 9 PTS \| +20 Pavlovic came out of nowhere to play some superb defense and lay down some hard fouls to prevent layups. If we were grading solely on his performance versus expectations, he’d get whatever’s a level above the A he rightfully earned.
	Avery Bradley, SG 29 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 3 AST \| 6 PTS \| +21 A bounceback effort for Bradley after a bad game against Washington. His ball pressure completely undid Jameer Nelson, who was a disaster and while Bradley’s passing remains suspect, the rest of his game is rounding into shape. He’s making better decisions on offense, and can get up and down the floor like nobody else on this team (besides Rondo). A world of difference from the player we saw only two weeks ago.
	Marquis Daniels, SG 29 MIN \| 3-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 3 REB \| 5 AST \| 8 PTS \| +19 Daniels had his best game of the year on both sides of the court. Made a bunch of smart plays on offense on the way to 5 assists and played his share of smothering defense. He needed a game like this. Let’s see if he can build on it.
	Brandon Bass, PF 34 MIN \| 8-14 FG \| 3-3 FT \| 8 REB \| 1 AST \| 19 PTS \| +23 Bass was (broken record) terrific and (surprisingly) he got it done on both sides of the ball.
	Greg Stiemsma, C 10 MIN \| 1-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| +1 He’s got no feel on offense because he’s been sitting so much. But he did his job, which was to lay down a few fouls and play his part in the team defense.
	JaJuan Johnson, F 4 MIN \| 2-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| +5 A nice jam, and a few more minutes of run.
	E’Twaun Moore, G 19 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 0 REB \| 3 AST \| 6 PTS \| +12 His shooting has been terrible lately, but his defense is on an upswing.

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	Kevin Garnett, PF 29 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 4-4 FT \| 10 REB \| 2 AST \| 14 PTS \| +26 A high energy KG submitted a double-double on top of stealing the ball five times and blocking two shots. Also quarterbacked an absurd defensive effort from the undermanned Celtics.
	Paul Pierce, SF 33 MIN \| 6-14 FG \| 6-6 FT \| 5 REB \| 7 AST \| 19 PTS \| +23 Another remarkable night for Pierce who has his swagger back and whose results on the offensive end are now matching his efforts. Remains a valuable creator on offense when Rondo’s out of the game. Doesn’t appear to be interested in being traded.
	Jermaine O’Neal, C 18 MIN \| 0-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 9 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| +5 JO neutralized Dwight Howard, took several hard charges and competed hard in 18 rough minutes. Nothing from him on offense, but that’s par for the course and, tonight, irrelevant.
	Sasha Pavlovic, SF 34 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 0 AST \| 9 PTS \| +20 Pavlovic came out of nowhere to play some superb defense and lay down some hard fouls to prevent layups. If we were grading solely on his performance versus expectations, he’d get whatever’s a level above the A he rightfully earned.
	Avery Bradley, SG 29 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 3 AST \| 6 PTS \| +21 A bounceback effort for Bradley after a bad game against Washington. His ball pressure completely undid Jameer Nelson, who was a disaster and while Bradley’s passing remains suspect, the rest of his game is rounding into shape. He’s making better decisions on offense, and can get up and down the floor like nobody else on this team (besides Rondo). A world of difference from the player we saw only two weeks ago.
	Marquis Daniels, SG 29 MIN \| 3-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 3 REB \| 5 AST \| 8 PTS \| +19 Daniels had his best game of the year on both sides of the court. Made a bunch of smart plays on offense on the way to 5 assists and played his share of smothering defense. He needed a game like this. Let’s see if he can build on it.
	Brandon Bass, PF 34 MIN \| 8-14 FG \| 3-3 FT \| 8 REB \| 1 AST \| 19 PTS \| +23 Bass was (broken record) terrific and (surprisingly) he got it done on both sides of the ball.
	Greg Stiemsma, C 10 MIN \| 1-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| +1 He’s got no feel on offense because he’s been sitting so much. But he did his job, which was to lay down a few fouls and play his part in the team defense.
	JaJuan Johnson, F 4 MIN \| 2-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| +5 A nice jam, and a few more minutes of run.
	E’Twaun Moore, G 19 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 0 REB \| 3 AST \| 6 PTS \| +12 His shooting has been terrible lately, but his defense is on an upswing.

Painful Reminders (Part I): The Celtics Drafted JaJuan Johnson Instead of Jimmy Butler

Chris Wilcox: 2012-13 Final Grade

Rajon Rondo’s 2012-13 Final Grade

Avery Bradley Elected to NBA All-Defense Second Team

Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

Not A Typo: Boston 87 Orlando 56

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Painful Reminders (Part I): The Celtics Drafted JaJuan Johnson Instead of Jimmy Butler

Chris Wilcox: 2012-13 Final Grade

Rajon Rondo’s 2012-13 Final Grade

Avery Bradley Elected to NBA All-Defense Second Team

Paul Pierce’s Contract: Dispelling The Myths and Stating The Facts

Final Grade: Avery Bradley (C+)

Not A Typo: Boston 87 Orlando 56

Two Things We Saw

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