Rajon Rondo received his first career ejection during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons for throwing the ball at a official Sean Wright.

Rondo felt he was fouled. The official did not blow his whistle, and Rondo started to argue his case. He then underhanded the ball at the official, hitting him in the chest.

On Monday, the NBA decided to suspend Rondo for two games (starting against the Mavericks Monday), but does the punishment fit the crime?

Check out the video for yourself: Continue reading Video: Rajon Rondo Throws Ball at Referee, Gets Suspended »

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics let a home game slip away against the then 8-22 Detroit Pistons. Strike one.

The next night, the C’s couldn’t manage to replicate their Sunday afternoon performance against the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls, losing 89-80 and allowing Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer 23 points each and a combined 60 percent shooting. Strike two.

Finally, Boston couldn’t even avenge Wednesday’s despicable loss to the Pistons, falling on the road by double digits between 22 turnovers and 31 fewer free throw attempts than Detroit. Swing and a miss, strike three. A classic Carl Crawford at-bat, with the terrible-shooting Pistons playing the proverbial third-strike pitch in the dirt..

So with that 0-3 record in mind, let’s see how the Celtics graded out this past week. (Hint: Not well.) Continue reading Celtics Report Card: Three Strikes and You’re Out »

In all fairness, the Detroit Pistons (11-22) have been doing much better as of late. However, the Boston Celtics losing five of six games – including two to the Pistons in the last week – does not inspire confidence in the fans.

The Celtics’ 96-81 loss at the Palace of Auburn Hills Sunday evening punctuates the question marks for the Celtics this year as a contending team. Any remaining hopes of a championship seem close to gone.

After a 4-20 start to the season, the Pistons have come back nicely, winning seven of their last nine games. They defeated the Celtics 98-88 last Wednesday, and another win against the veteran team shows that the youngsters in Detroit appear ready to come together and win ballgames.

Continue reading Celtics Bludgeoned by Pistons… Again »

Another week down, and Chicago is losing ground. They’ve lost their hold on the East, but they’re still getting a solid top two spot. The Thunder still have a good lead out West, but they’ll have to pick up their game to keep that hold on the lead going. With the West being a stronger conference record-wise, the Wildcard race out West is also more entertaining, with the East’s top eight pretty much set right now. With all the drama, let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Sunday, February 19 at 2:45pm: Continue reading If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 8 »

We’re nearly halfway through the season in ‘The Atlantic’, Sports of Boston’s weekly ‘trending up’ and ‘trending down’ of the news from the NBA’s Atlantic division.

Can Rajon Rondo‘s hot play get the Celtics offense back on track? Do the 76ers have one of the worst starting backcourts in the NBA? What does Brook Lopez‘s return mean for the Nets? Lots of questions this week in the Atlantic.

Continue reading The Atlantic, Week 6: Rondo, Lin and the Nets’ Trainers »