Kendrick Perkins is on arguably the best team in the NBA, and by all accounts, the decision to trade Perk to Oklahoma City in a deal for Jeff Green really did not pan out.
He’s a multi-millionaire with a rich, long-term contract. He’s a former NBA champion.
Sure, life is great for Perk…unless we’re talking about what Blake Griffin did to him Monday night.
Watch the carnage (after the jump): Continue reading Video: Blake Griffin Dunks on Kendrick Perkins »
Tags: Blake Griffin, Kendrick Perkins, Video
The first quarter of the year has come and gone, and the Boston Celtics started this week well on their way to a pretty good grade. They mustered a dominant defensive performance and a massive comeback in a home-and-home against the Orlando Magic, then managed a quality win over a playoff-caliber Indiana Pacers squad that had already beaten them twice this season.
Then the C’s soured it all Sunday by giving up 12 unanswered points over the final 4:24 to gift a win to the Cleveland Kyrie Irvings Cavaliers, squandering a chance to get over the .500 mark.
The NBA: Where the opposite of amazing also happens.
In other words, so much for the honor roll. Let’s jump right in and see how much that one loss brought down the grades for this past week’s progress report. Continue reading Celtics Report Card: Leave it to Cleveland »
Tags: Chris Wilcox, Cleveland Cavaliers, E'Twaun Moore, Indiana Pacers, Kevin Garnett, Orlando Magic, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen
Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and hit the game-winner as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Celtics in Boston Sunday evening, 88-87. Ray Allen had 22 points for the Celtics in his first game back since missing 4 games with an ankle sprain. Paul Pierce added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists as the Celtics couldn’t extend their win streak to 5 games.
Irving Seals Win As Celtics Falter Down Stretch
The Celtics led Cleveland 87-76 with 4:24 to go in the game but couldn’t muster another point the rest of the game. Rookie Kyrie Irving sparked a 12-to-0 Cleveland run to end the game.
Irving scored 6 points in the game’s final 4 minutes and assisted on two other baskets. With 2 seconds left on the clock Irving drove around E’Twaun Moore and Brandon Bass to score the go-ahead bucket. Pierce was unable to get a shot off a possession later as time expired. Continue reading Irving, Cavs Score Final 12 Points, Steal Win From Celtics »
Tags: Alonzo Gee, Anderson Varejao, Boston Celtics, Brandon Bass, Cleveland Cavaliers, Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, kyrie irving, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen
After another week of action, things are starting to really heat up. Houston is rising, while Orlando is falling. Even Milwaukee’s getting in on the action. It looks like plenty will be shaken up in the rest of the season, so let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Sunday, January 29 at 8:00pm: Continue reading If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 5 »
Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Welcome to “The Atlantic,” a weekly column where we ‘trend up’ and ‘trend down’ news and notes from the NBA’s Atlantic Division.
The Boston Celtics are no longer the most disappointing team in the Atlantic Division – the Knicks are. Is Andrea Bargnani a top-10 power forward? Can the New Jersey Nets still make the playoffs? After a cool stretch, things are heating up again in the Atlantic.
Tags: Andrea Bargnani, Andrew Bogut, Boston Celtics, Brook Lopez, Chris Wilcox, Danny Ainge, Dwight Howard, E'Twaun Moore, Jodie Meeks, LeBron James, Mike D'Antoni, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Paul Pierce, Philadelphia 76ers, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Toronto Raptors, trade rumors
This week’s theme: Separation. Things are really starting to sort themselves out, and the top teams in each conference are playing fantastic basketball right now. Not to mention that after two weeks on top, the Chicago Bulls have been knocked off their #1 spot.
Continue reading SoB NBA Power Rankings: Week 5 »
Tags: Boston Celtics, Dwyane Wade, NBA, NBA Power Rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder
The Boston Celtics got double-doubles from Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, plus double-digit scoring from three more, coming all the way from 27 down to beat the Orlando Magic 91-83 Thursday night at the Amway Center. It was Celtics’ biggest comeback in 16 seasons.
Tags: Boston Celtics, Brandon Bass, E'Twaun Moore, Glen Davis, Hedo Turkoglu, Kevin Garnett, Marquis Daniels, Mickael Pietrus, Orlando Magic, Paul Pierce
