Blake Griffin (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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 »

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Ray Allen looks dejected as the Cavs ruin an otherwise impressive week for the Celtics. (Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports, AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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 »

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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 »

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Thunders vs Bulls: Week 5's prediction for the NBA Finals

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 »

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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.

Continue reading The Atlantic, Week 4: Celtics’ Confidence and Andrea Bargnani Trending Up »

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SoB NBA Power Rankings: Week 5

January 28, 2012 at 2:32pm in Celtics, Featured, NBA
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City take the #1 spot. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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 »

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Paul Pierce controls the ball against Hedo Turkoglu during Thursday's game against the Magic in Orlando. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)

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.

Continue reading Celtics Complete Biggest Comeback in 16 Seasons Against Magic »

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