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 [...]

Too Small: Lakers 97 Celtics 94

Posted by Ryan DeGama on Mar 11, 2012 2781925 commentsToo+Small%3A+Lakers+97+Celtics+942012-03-11+23%3A09%3A54Ryan+DeGama

Boston Celtics

Final
Recap | Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

	Paul Pierce, SF 39 MIN \| 4-14 FG \| 4-4 FT \| 0 REB \| 9 AST \| 13 PTS \| +1 You might be feeling charitable because of the 9 assists and his role in facilitating the offense in the second half, but I see the huge zero under rebounding and the bad shooting. With a ravaged frontline, the Celtics need Pierce to play bigger.
	Brandon Bass, PF 43 MIN \| 7-12 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 8 REB \| 3 AST \| 15 PTS \| +3 Credible game for Bass, who pulled down 8 boards and hit a number of open shots (although not the one the C’s needed in crunch time). Despite his height, he did a decent job on the Laker bigs too. With Wilcox out, he becomes more important than ever.
	Kevin Garnett, PF 35 MIN \| 7-11 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 11 REB \| 5 AST \| 14 PTS \| -3 Doing yeoman’s work at center, even as he’s surrounded by shrimps (Bass) and D-Leaguers (Stiemsma).
	Ray Allen, SG 39 MIN \| 6-14 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 6 AST \| 17 PTS \| +3 Boston tried to hide him on defense but he couldn’t cover World Peace or Bryant effectively today without racking up fouls (Rivers eventually switched Pierce onto Kobe). Did have a better all-around game on the offensive end, and his shot started falling in the second half.
	Rajon Rondo, PG 40 MIN \| 10-18 FG \| 3-4 FT \| 2 REB \| 10 AST \| 24 PTS \| +2 Rondo shot 8-11 after a 2-7 start and handed out ten assists despite having lame-duck shooters around him much of the first half. Did a nice job handling the offense, especially considering Boston’s size disadvantage in the halfcourt.
	Keyon Dooling, PG 9 MIN \| 0-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -5 Look at all those goose eggs in the box score. He’s Mr. Irrelevant.
	Mickael Pietrus, SF 11 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 5 PTS \| -7 Feisty game for Pietrus, who also battled through an ankle injury to play 11 minutes. His shooting’s been a problem since his hot start. Was again today.
	Greg Stiemsma, C 14 MIN \| 1-1 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| -4 Did a nice job in short minutes and will have to continue to do so at least until the trading deadline.
	Avery Bradley, SG 8 MIN \| 2-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| -5 Interesting that he’s no longer in competition for minutes with Moore but Dooling. And he’s outperforming him too.

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	Paul Pierce, SF 39 MIN \| 4-14 FG \| 4-4 FT \| 0 REB \| 9 AST \| 13 PTS \| +1 You might be feeling charitable because of the 9 assists and his role in facilitating the offense in the second half, but I see the huge zero under rebounding and the bad shooting. With a ravaged frontline, the Celtics need Pierce to play bigger.
	Brandon Bass, PF 43 MIN \| 7-12 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 8 REB \| 3 AST \| 15 PTS \| +3 Credible game for Bass, who pulled down 8 boards and hit a number of open shots (although not the one the C’s needed in crunch time). Despite his height, he did a decent job on the Laker bigs too. With Wilcox out, he becomes more important than ever.
	Kevin Garnett, PF 35 MIN \| 7-11 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 11 REB \| 5 AST \| 14 PTS \| -3 Doing yeoman’s work at center, even as he’s surrounded by shrimps (Bass) and D-Leaguers (Stiemsma).
	Ray Allen, SG 39 MIN \| 6-14 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 6 AST \| 17 PTS \| +3 Boston tried to hide him on defense but he couldn’t cover World Peace or Bryant effectively today without racking up fouls (Rivers eventually switched Pierce onto Kobe). Did have a better all-around game on the offensive end, and his shot started falling in the second half.
	Rajon Rondo, PG 40 MIN \| 10-18 FG \| 3-4 FT \| 2 REB \| 10 AST \| 24 PTS \| +2 Rondo shot 8-11 after a 2-7 start and handed out ten assists despite having lame-duck shooters around him much of the first half. Did a nice job handling the offense, especially considering Boston’s size disadvantage in the halfcourt.
	Keyon Dooling, PG 9 MIN \| 0-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -5 Look at all those goose eggs in the box score. He’s Mr. Irrelevant.
	Mickael Pietrus, SF 11 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 3 REB \| 0 AST \| 5 PTS \| -7 Feisty game for Pietrus, who also battled through an ankle injury to play 11 minutes. His shooting’s been a problem since his hot start. Was again today.
	Greg Stiemsma, C 14 MIN \| 1-1 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| -4 Did a nice job in short minutes and will have to continue to do so at least until the trading deadline.
	Avery Bradley, SG 8 MIN \| 2-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| -5 Interesting that he’s no longer in competition for minutes with Moore but Dooling. And he’s outperforming him too.

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+)

Too Small: Lakers 97 Celtics 94

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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+)

Too Small: Lakers 97 Celtics 94

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