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8 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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8 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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8 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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8 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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11 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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13 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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Forget Wins, It’s Time For Rest

I’m not interested in Paul Pierce’s huge game last night, or all the blown assignments that led to...

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Late Season Joyride

It’s impossible to ignore at this point: the prospect the Celtics could ride this unprecedented defensive...

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Flipping the Slip: Boston’s Late-Season Surge

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Praise and Playoffs(?) for Pavlovic

Ryan hinted at this last night in his recap, but I think it bears repeating.  Given Sasha Pavlovic’s recent...

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Stiem Engine Chugging Along

I have been lightly jabbing Ryan ever since the Sacramento game when he offered his not-so-delicate scouting...

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The Bradley Effect: Looking at 5-Man Units

How fun is it to actually have a starter controversy to deal with? I don’t remember the last time it...

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Celtics Getting Far Less Charitable with Opponents

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2nd Annual Fun with ESPN’s Playoff Simulations Robot

Not as fun as last year! Mathematically, 1% as fun. The Playoff Simulations Robot rolled into ESPN.comtown...

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The Ryan Hollins Reclamation Project

Ryan Hollins is 27 years old and he’s terrible. It’s possible you haven’t noticed this because...

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Avery Bradley: Death by a Thousand Cuts

What a game from Avery Bradley last night against one of the worst teams in basketball! He’s made some big...

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