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If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 10

By ⋅ January 9, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re a full 10 weeks into the season now, coming up on the halfway mark, and the league is as exciting as ever. The eight playoff teams in each conference are beginning to separate themselves from #9-#15 a little, but within that top group, it’s still a veritable free-for-all for positioning. Of the 16 playoff [...]

Pierce Leads Celtics by Hawks with Furious Third Quarter

By ⋅ January 5, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The streaky Boston Celtics may be beginning to turn things around as they live on the fringe of the Eastern Conference top-eight. After pulling away from the Pacers on Friday to end a four-game losing streak, the Celtics topped the Atlanta Hawks, 89-81 on Saturday night. The Celtics trailed 38-53 at halftime, but outscored the Hawks [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 9

By ⋅ January 2, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

With 2013 finally here, everything is still as tight as ever. Yet again, a #1 seed changed hands, as did each #8, for that matter. No playoff team is more than a game away from at least one other team. Teams are going back and forth as much as they ever have, so let’s look [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 8

By ⋅ December 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

2012 is coming to a close, but it’s not doing much to change the volatility in the NBA standings. Both conferences have new leaders. The races to fill out the bracket are as close as ever. Truly, no team is safe, so let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Wednesday, [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 7

By ⋅ December 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming up on the end of the year, no one’s really separating themselves from the pack. The races for both #8 seeds are logjams. The West’s race for #1 continues to be a revolving door. Slides and rises continue to run rampant across the NBA, so let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 6

By ⋅ December 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Six weeks in now, and there’s still plenty to fight for. Neither #1 is at all safe, nor is any #8. Divisions, standings and everything else in the NBA is routinely getting tossed around without a moment to rest. With such volatility afoot, let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 5

By ⋅ December 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re now in December, and the NBA races are still as close as ever. Both #1s are still very close. The teams continue to endlessly jostle at the bottom of the playoff standings. Even Washington finally won a game. Anyone could jump or fall several spots in the blink of an eye, so let’s look [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 4

By ⋅ November 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re a month into the season now, and there’s no shortage of stories. Both conferences have new leaders, the races for #8 are as crowded as ever and the Wizards still have hope for a 0-82 season. It’s still a logjam up and down the standings, meaning anything can happen, so let’s look at what [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 3

By ⋅ November 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week is over in the NBA, and no team has yet to carve out any sort of niche for themselves. The top of the West is looking to be a revolving door, while the Knicks are holding onto the East for now, but Miami can never be counted out. We’re seeing which select teams [...]

Celtics Playoff Report Card: A Moment of Appreciation

By ⋅ May 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

If you had told me two months ago that the Boston Celtics would host the first two games of a second-round playoff series, I would have laughed. Or maybe I would have scoffed and said I’m just looking forward to Red Sox season. Either way, I would have been very, very wrong. Before the Celtics [...]

Garnett Leads Celtics to Series-Clinching Win

By ⋅ May 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Celtics clinched their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, winning a thriller Game 6 at TD Garden, 83-80. Kevin Garnett led the way for Boston, scoring 28 points and adding 14 rebounds.

Horford, Hawks Survive Celtics to Force Game 6

By ⋅ May 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Al Horford recorded 19 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, helping the previously lifeless Atlanta Hawks survive the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, 87-86, to force a Game 6. Rajon Rondo stole a Josh Smith inbounds pass with 10 seconds left in the game, giving the Celtics a chance to win the game. Horford and Smith [...]

Pierce, Rondo Help Celtics Crush Hawks in Game 4

By ⋅ May 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Atlanta Hawk Joe Johnson drained a jumper 19 seconds into Sunday’s Game 4 against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. The Hawks never led after that. What should have been a basketball game turned out to be a massacre. Between Paul Pierce‘s lethal shooting and Rajon Rondo‘s mesmerizing passing, the Celtics crushed the Hawks, [...]

Rondo’s Triple-Double Gives Celtics 2-1 Series Lead in Overtime

By ⋅ May 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Rajon Rondo had his 7th career triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Boston Celtics past the Atlanta Hawks in overtime, 90-84, Friday night at the Garden. The victory gave the Celtics a crucial 2-1 series lead over the Hawks in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Joe Johnson scored 29 points [...]

Under-reacting to Pierce’s Performance

By ⋅ May 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Let’s not overreact. Let’s not do what The Sports Hub’s Felger and Mazz did today. Let’s not pretend what happened in Game 2 was something more than it really was. Paul Pierce recorded 36 points and and grabbed 14 rebounds in Game 2 against the Hawks. Is 36 points impressive?  Sure.  Is 14 rebounds impressive? [...]

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