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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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The Ghost of Dino Radja in Antawn Jamison

I was reading Cavs The Blog today to find out how the Bobcats managed to wallop Cleveland by 17 points on Friday,...

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Did You Know: Everything’s Bigger in Texas!

• Stephen Hawkins, AP: “Not only bigger in Texas. The biggest.”  • Sam Amick, Sacramento Bee:...

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Sorta Small Saturday Notebook: Red’s Platform, House and the 3-Point Contest, Jamal Crawford Should Still Die of Gonorrhea and Rot in Hell

A brief Saturday notebook, since we covered the trade rumors in an earlier post today.  • A bunch of news about...

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Single Game Stat of the Year

From last night’s Blazers-Lakers game in Portland: Kobe Bryant: 14-of-37, 2-4 (free throws)= 32...

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Another Reason to Watch Rondo: Can Jameer Nelson Defend PGs?

One of the major themes of this season has been the notion that the Orlando Magic struggle to contain opposing...

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New Year’s Notebook: And You Thought the C’s Were Messed Up Right Now

* Let’s start with the story that is going to be the biggest story in the NBA for the next couple of weeks...

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Injury Update: Baby Injury Likely “Not Serious,” Pierce Return Date Unknown

Per the Globe’s Celtics Blog:  Celtics vice president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Tuesday...

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Are the Nets an NBA Team?

Update: So apparently this is fake, and I’m a moron. Kudos to Mike for fooling me and for possessing an...

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How Old Is Too Old…

…to receive a Nerf-style basketball hoop and accompanying mini-ball (both decorated with the Celtics logo)...

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Sunday Shoveling Notebook: Technicals Are Bad!

Two good things about living in a city during a massive snowstorm: 1) I don’t have a car anymore; 2) I live...

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