This Tuesday night. Miami Heat. Oklahoma City Thunder. You won’t want to miss this. But beforehand, do remember how the Heat got there—with an incredibly impressive victory over the feisty Boston Celtics. Here’s Yahoo! Sports on the Game 7 recap: “LeBron James finally got a Game 7 victory, on his third try. Next up, the NBA finals – and his [...]
Quite simply, the Boston Celtics refuse to stick to the generally-accepted script. They refuse to die. Most observers — from the casual to the hardcore — figured that the Miami Heat would have a fight on their hands during these Eastern Conference Finals, but that they would eventually, and comfortably dispatch the Celtics on their way back to the NBA [...]
The Boston Celtics threw their best punch at the Miami Heat last night, and in the end, it simply wasn’t enough. The Heat survived a legendary performance from Rajon Rondo (44 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds), solid contributions from Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, and yes, benefitted from the referees’ whistles (Miami took 47 free throws, to Boston’s 29.) Everyone [...]
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the rest of their supporting cast felt comfortable on the basketball court last night, in leading the Miami Heat to an easy Game 1 victory over their archrivals from Boston. The Celtics — what with all of their injuries, lack of speed and a loudly ticking clock — know they have to be more physical [...]
Despite establishing one of the more bitter playoff rivalries recently, there’s at least one thing the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics can agree on entering their Eastern Conference finals showdown: Leave the excuses at home. Both teams are coping with major injuries that have knocked key players out of the series, as well as nagging bumps and bruises affecting other [...]
When Game 6 between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers tips off tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly, the arena is sure to be rocking. Yes, the fans will show up in droves because, with the Celtics leading the East Conference Semifinals 3-2, it’s potentially the last home game of the season for the Sixers. And, yes, the fans [...]
Sean Williams, the former Boston College center who has spent the majority of his last two years moving between Austin of the NBADL and the Dallas Mavericks, is about to sign with the Celtics for the last three games of the regular season and the playoffs. According to a league source, Williams is in Atlanta, and is expected to join [...]
John Hollinger (Insider) has been messing around with the NBA’s new advanced stats tool, and has noticed that Boston’s defense over the last 15 games has been just about the best defense of the Kevin Garnett era, all things considered. Many tweaks have led to this. One of the keys, though, has been starting Avery Bradley: Add a heavy dose [...]
Boston Celtics forward Chris Wilcox is scheduled to have surgery for an enlarged aorta and will miss the rest of the season. The team announced Wednesday that the surgery should allow him to resume his career next season. The operation is scheduled for March 29 at the Cleveland Clinic where another Celtics forward, Jeff Green, had season-ending surgery for an [...]
Ten of the NBA’s top sophomores (yes, Jeremy Lin included) will convene in Orlando on Friday night to kick off All-Star weekend with the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge (the rebranded version of the rookie/sophomore game). Celtics second-year guard Avery Bradley was not one of the sophomores voted in by NBA assistant coaches, which certainly wasn’t a surprise, but Friday’s game [...]
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