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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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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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8 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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The Five Paul Pierce Trades John Carroll Suggested

A couple days ago, ESPN Insider’s John Carroll wrote a piece suggesting that Danny Ainge should trade Paul Pierce, as well as presenting what he believes are the five “best fits” for trade partners.

Who’s this John Carroll guy, right? Why does he think he’s qualified to talk about Paul Pierce’s value? Listen, pops: John Carroll was the Celtics’ interim head coach in 2003-2004. He coached Paul Pierce. Did you coach Paul Pierce? You did? Oh, sorry Mr. O’Brien. Didn’t recognize you with that haircut. No, it’s nice.

This is an Insider article, so I don’t want to post the commentary or else ESPN might send its enforcer after me (it’s Sage Steele). So below are the unedited trades Carroll put forward. Carroll notes that “ancillary players” may have to be included for the salaries to work out.

1. Pierce to the Atlanta Hawks for PF Josh Smith
2. Pierce to the Memphis Grizzlies for SF Rudy Gay
3. Pierce to the Indiana Pacers for SF Danny Granger
4. Pierce to the Utah Jazz for Paul Millsap and future draft pick or Enes Kanter
5. Pierce to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin and Patrick Patterson/Jordan Hill

What do you think? Don’t yell at me, I’m just posting them.

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