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6 days ago

Terrence Williams Arrested on Gun Charges, Following Domestic Dispute

Terrence Williams was on the verge of coming back to the Boston Celtics next season after being one of the few bright spots of the Celtics’ postseason. Now, that journey is just an afterthought. According to a report from the Kent Reporter, a newspaper in Williams’ home state of Washington, the point guard was arrested yesterday [...]

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7 days ago

Kevin Garnett Will Avoid Foot Surgery

As we await Kevin Garnett’s decision about whether or not he will play a 7th season with the Boston Celtics, an important physical limitation has been avoided for the big man. After laboring through the last couple months of the season with a foot/ankle injury, which caused him to miss much of the regular season, [...]

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9 days ago

Danny Ainge is Waiting on Talking Future with Kevin Garnett

Yesterday was a good day in Boston. We found out Doc Rivers would definitely be coming back as a head coach, the Bruins won in overtime, and the Sox had a big comeback as well. As the first big decision of the Celtics offseason came in though, a brighter light begins to shine down now [...]

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10 days ago

Jeff Green’s 2012-13 Final Grade

Unless we’re discussing the eight or nine best players in the world, it’s impossible to separate a contract’s price from a player’s expectations, value, and overall performance. Jeff Green is the manifestation of this theory. In August he was guaranteed $36 million over four years, even though he didn’t play a single game during the [...]

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10 days ago

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

On June 23rd, 2011, Brian Robb and I stood around a high top bar table in Tommy Doyle’s in Kendall Square.  Before us lay one of the biggest mounds of buffalo chicken wings I had ever endeavor to make disappear.  These 25 cent flappers- one of the few indulgences afforded to the participants of our [...]

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11 days ago

Chris Wilcox: 2012-13 Final Grade

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: Tweet

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It’s The “W” That Counts: Celtics 89 Bucks 83

ESPN Box Score • Bucksketball • Brew Hoop The starters eased their way into this one in the first quarter,...

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A Good Story, Well Told

How great has this year’s Celtics team been at keeping us glued to our computer and TV screens? The...

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A Case Of The Premature Ginos: Celtics 115 Suns 103

ESPN Box Score • Valley Of The Suns • Bright Side Of The Sun This one was over at halftime. Until it...

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Center Stage: Replacing Perk’s Minutes

The Boston Celtics of the Big Three Era have never been on the cutting edge of positional flexibility. All around...

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Jazz See Green, Sing Blues: Celtics 107, Jazz 102

ESPN Box Score • Salt City Hoops • SLC Dunk Now that we got those terrible puns out of the way, how about...

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Game 58/82: Celtics (42-15) @ Jazz (32-28) Open Thread

Boston at Utah 9 P.M. ET Energy Solutions Arena CSNNE Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 104.8 points/100...

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Kurly Green and the Mean Machines

The Celtics won their first game last night since the trade that sent Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City. Still,...

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Sunday Notebook: KG On Building Chemistry, Krstic’s Rebounding, Golden State Wanted Perk Too?

A few news and notes from around the web after the first win of the Green/Krstic era. We’ll start with some...

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Game 57/82: Celtics (41-15) @ Clippers (21-38) Open Thread

Boston at Los Angeles 10:30 P.M. ET Staples Center CSNNE Offensive Efficiency: Boston: 104.8 points/100...

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Jeff Green & Nenad Krstic First Comments As Celtics, Update on Shaq, Perk Out 2-3 Weeks in OKC

Lots of news and notes to go through this evening, before the new-look Celtics make their debut tonight against...

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