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NBA Finals: Lockdown defender Jrue Holiday was pivotal piece to Celtics’ championship puzzle

June 18, 2024 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Joel Embiid posted a question on social media after the Boston Celtics took a 3-0 lead in the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. “Did the Bucks give them the championship?” Embiid said referring to the offseason move that led to Damian Lillard coming to Milwaukee and sending Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Jrue Holiday, Kyrie Irving, milwaukee bucks, NBA Finals

2022 NBA Christmas Day games: Only 3 of the 5 matchups are worth watching

December 23, 2022 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Christmas Day for basketball fans is the unofficial start of the “real season,” when contenders begin to separate themselves from the pretenders. Seven of the top 10 teams and seven of the 10 best players in the NBA are playing on Christmas Day. There’s no shortage of star power when ABC starts its live marathon … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Christmas Day, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, golden state warriors, L.A. Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, milwaukee bucks, NBA, New York Knicks, philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns

Defensive genius: How Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell changed the game of basketball

August 6, 2022 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Bill Russell, who died on July 31, 2022 at the age of 88, didn’t need to remind folks how great he was. The man had a championship ring for each of his 10 fingers plus 1 more for good measure. If owning championship rings is the standard in recognizing the greatest basketball player of all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, NBA best defensive players

OMFB NBA forecast for 2018-19: LeBron-less East opens door for Raptors, Celtics

October 27, 2018 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

When LeBron James left The Land and took his talents to Hollywood to play with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Eastern Conference finds itself in virgin territory. Teams from the East are finally free from the chokehold King James has put on the conference the last eight years. The floodgates are wide open and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, milwaukee bucks, philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors

With addition of LeBron, young L.A. Lakers could present big problem for Golden State Warriors

August 17, 2018 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

When ESPN released its annual statistical model projecting win totals for the upcoming NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were left out of the playoff picture. That had many basketball experts scratching their heads because the Lakers enjoyed the best offseason of any NBA team this summer, landing the most coveted free agent on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: 2019 NBA Finals, Boston Celtics, Brandon Ingram, golden state warriors, Kyle Kuzma, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers

2017-18 NBA Eastern Conference predictions: Cavs, Celtics rivalry heats up

October 10, 2017 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

If you need to know why Kyrie Irving left Cleveland for Boston, just listen to LeBron James’ press conference on media day. James, the man many consider as the best player on the planet, runs the show in Cleveland. He’s the king of Ohio. He’s got the ball in his hands on the court, he’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, NBA Eastern Conference

Clear winner in Celtics, Cavs blockbuster trade

September 18, 2017 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Whenever you have blockbuster trades in the NBA, the best way to evaluate who won and who lost is by asking this question: which team got the best player? When the Philadelphia 76ers traded Wilt Chamberlain to the L.A. Lakers in 1968 for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff, who got the best player … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Isaiah Thomas, Kyrie Irving

What Rondo trade means for Mavericks

December 19, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves around the NBA by trading for Rajon Rondo. The Mavs acquired the All-Star point guard by giving up role players Brandan Wright, Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson and draft picks to the Boston Celtics. The Celtics will reportedly receive a first-round pick in the 2015 draft and a second-rounder in 2016. … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Bill Simmons, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Danny Ainge, jalen rose, Rajon Rondo, Rick Carlisle

NBA Atlantic Division Preview

October 9, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Before Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets, New York was all about the Knicks. The Knicks play in the most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden, while for years the Nets played their home games at the Izod Center. Even the name sounds cheap. Who buys Izod? The Knicks have a rich hoops history, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors

Stevens could face rough road in Boston

July 4, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Boston Celtics dropped an atom bomb on the news wire Wednesday when the 17-time NBA champions hired Butler University coach Brad Stevens to succeed Doc Rivers as head coach. Apparently the Celtics didn’t learn their lesson. They did the exact same thing 16 years ago when they lured Rick Pitino out of Kentucky. How … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens, Butler, Dick Vitale
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