Boston head coach Doc Rivers knew about Rajon Rondo’s ACL injury prior to the Celtics-Heat game on Sunday. However, the Celtics players didn’t know about the severity of the right knee injury Rondo suffered on Friday against the Atlanta Hawks until after the Heat game. Moments after the Celtics defeated the Heat 100-98 in double … [Read more…]
With 28 seconds left in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Miami Heat had a double-digit lead and the Boston Celtics were running on fumes. Celtics coach Doc Rivers knew it was time to wave the white flag and pull his starters off the court. ‘We had nothing left,” Rivers said. ”That’s … [Read more…]
Paul Pierce pulled a Tebow-esque fourth quarter Tuesday night in Atlanta as the Boston Celtics captain took it upon himself to make sure the series was knotted at one game apiece heading to Boston for the next two games. Pierce, the 2008 NBA Finals MVP, came through when the Celtics really needed him most, especially … [Read more…]
Something is missing from the Boston Celtics and the team’s All-Star point guard senses it too. After the Celtics were embarrassed by the Bulls and Heat, both games on national TV, Rajon Rondo admitted that his team is not the same battle-tested unit that flipped the switch during last season’s playoffs and made it back … [Read more…]
When I think of signature basketball moves, the first one that comes to mind is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sky hook. Kareem’s sky hook may be the most unstoppable shot in the history of the sport. It’s beautiful to watch, extremely deadly and that unique shot – many times replicated but never successfully duplicated – is the … [Read more…]
For those keeping score, it’s 4-1 in favor of teams retaining their own free agents. As of July 5, four big-time free agents have have decided to stay with their old teams: Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Rudy Gay and Joe Johnson. The only free agent who has officially signed with another team is Amare Stoudemire. … [Read more…]
As the clocks in NBA cities struck midnight on July 1 signifying the beginning of the free-agent signing period, the much anticipated flurry of exodus was tempered a bit with reports that more than half of the free-agent class of 2010 appear to be sticking with their old teams. Doc Rivers’ decision to return to … [Read more…]
They stopped dribble penetration. They protected the paint. They rebounded the heck out of the ball. They took charges. They put a hand in the face of every shooter. They got to loose balls. And they took away the other team’s air space and made it a very uncomfortable night. If you think I’m referring … [Read more…]
Ron Artest was at the TD Garden when the Boston Celtics crushed the L.A. Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals. He went to the Lakers locker room to seek out Kobe Bryant, following the Lakers’ star all the way to the showers. Artest told Bryant, and anyone else who would listen, that … [Read more…]
When a player is feeling good about his game, he tends to do a lot of talking. Paul Pierce must be feeling good about his game lately because he’s making a lot of noise. After the Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic, 95-92, in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference … [Read more…]