Paul Pierce waves to the TD Garden crowd after passing Larry Bird in scoring (AP/sports.yahoo.com)
Paul Pierce had 15 points, nine assists and eight rebounds Tuesday night, moving into second all-time in Celtics’ scoring as the Celtics coasted to a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Kevin Garnett continued his strong play for the Celtics with 22 points and seven rebounds. Reggie Williams led the NBA worst 3-22 Bobcats 21 points and 5 assists.
Going into Tuesday’s game, Pierce trailed Celtics legend Larry Bird by nine points on the franchise’s all-time scoring leader board. Pierce drained a three-pointer with 10:23 to go in the third quarter to pass Bird and become the second leading scorer in Celtics history. The Celtics immediately fouled the Bobcats on the other end of the court to give Pierce a moment to take a bow at center court as the TD Banknorth Garden erupted.
The 10th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, Pierce has scored 21,797 points as a member as the Boston Celtics. Pierce now trails only John Havelicek, who scored 26,395 as a Celtic.
Tags: Boston Celtics, Brandon Bass, Charlotte Bobcats, John Havlicek, Kemba Walker, Kevin Garnett, Larry Bird, Los Angeles Lakers, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Reggie Williams
Rob Gronkowski and Matt Light were caught on camera partying shirtless on stage with LMFAO at the Patriots after-party just hours after losing the Super Bowl on Sunday night/early Monday morning.
Is there anything wrong with this picture?
I have a few different feelings about this… Continue reading Video: Gronkowski, Light Party Shirtless After Super Bowl Loss »
Tags: Matt Light, Rob Gronkowski, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVI
Had to sit down and watch the game again without a crowd where men were yelling for a beer and wives yelling for people to be quiet during commercials. They still lost, sorry to say. Some thoughts and observations are below…
Tags: Connelly's Top Ten, Top Ten
Bruins fans have gotten use to seeing David Krejci centering a line with Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton on his wings. With Horton out of the line up due to a concussion, Rich Peverley jumped up to fill his spot. The first and only game that the Lucic-Krejci-Peverley played together was a loss against Pittsburgh, all three forwards recorded no shots on net.
As the center, Krejci has to get his wingers chances and still needs to look for his own offense. Krejci found himself centering a line with Benoit Pouliot and Zach Hamill in a win against Washington. Krejci has never been a player that can put up points every night, he is one of the more streaky regular season Bruins. Continue reading David Krejci Demoted to Third Line Center »
Tags: David Krejci, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, Rich Peverley
The Boston University Terriers (17-8-1) and Boston College Eagles (17-10-1) each advanced to next Monday’s Beanpot final, dispatching the Harvard Crimson (7-7-9) and Northeastern Huskies (11-12-3) respectively at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Continue reading Boston University, Boston College Advance to Beanpot Final »
Tags: Beanpot, Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern University
Do you ever get the feeling like there’s no one on earth who loves you? That feeling that you’re completely alone in the world, completely abandoned by people who once cared so much for you?
I bet that Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles fans feel that way all the time. These two franchises had so much to look forward to at one point in their history: World titles, All-Star players and recorded-setting teams are now all gone. The fans of these teams have nothing left but to watch the Angels, Rangers, Red Sox and the Yankees dominate their respective divisions. There isn’t much to brag about or look forward to if you’re a Baltimore or Oakland fan. Almost as if the grace of God is non-existent.
And if anyone in either city still even believes in God, they’re about to have one more reason to abandon faith because Manny Ramirez may be headed to one of these two sorry, sorry franchises. Continue reading Manny Ramirez’s Return: Orioles or A’s… Why Bother? »
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Red Sox
After going 4-0 last week, the Boston Celtics were already potentially poised to put up some straight A’s. They had their revenge (93-90 over the Cleveland Cavaliers), wiped out the dinosaurs (a 36-point drubbing of the Toronto Raptors), got gritty in MSG (beating the New York Knicks 91-89), and proved themselves against a younger, more athletic opponent (topping the Memphis Grizzlies 98-80). That left the Celtics at 13-10, the first time Boston has seen the right side of .500 since they were 4-3.
Then Super Bowl XLVI happened.
(Excuse me while I go drown my pain in unintelligible Kurt Cobain lyrics and grungy power chords.)
Without rehashing the gory details, let’s just move ahead with this week’s grades, with the important caveat that I am clinically depressed from Sunday night’s devastating loss. Just know I will be assigning massive grade inflation simply to assuage my severely bruised and battered ego. I need something to hold onto, both literally (to support myself) and emotionally (my tear ducts no longer function properly). Continue reading Celtics Report Card: Forgetting Football Ever Existed »
Tags: JaJuan Johnson, Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Report Card
