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Celtics Disappear in Second Half, Fall to Deng-Led Bulls

By ⋅ April 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Luol Deng had 26 points, six rebounds and four steals, as the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls defeated the Boston Celtics, 93-86, Thursday night in Chicago. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 22 points and eight rebounds, but could only muster five points in the second half. With the loss, Boston now trails Indiana by three [...]

The Atlantic, Week 8: The Trade Deadline Approaches

By ⋅ March 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to a special NBA trade deadline edition of “The Atlantic!” Let’s “trend up” and “trend down” the latest rumors. Will the Big Three be broken up? Can Philly land a superstar to put next to Andre Iguodala? Will the Nets trade Deron Williams? The trade deadline is a week away: what are the teams [...]

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

By ⋅ February 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Celtics Fail to Rebound, Lose Ugly Game to Bulls

By ⋅ February 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer scored 23 points apiece, while Rajon Rondo had 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls wore the down the Boston Celtics, 89-80, Thursday night in Chicago. Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics and Joakim Noah pitched in 15 and [...]

Celtics Report Card: A Week to Forget

By ⋅ February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The NFL season is over. As if that wasn’t miserable enough, the Boston Celtics were unable to vanquish their most hated and bitter rivals (the Los Angeles Lakers), losing when Pau Gasol’s ugly mug and disgusting neckbeard scared the ball away from the basket at the end of overtime. Then they couldn’t even bounce back [...]

Rondo’s 32 Points, Triple-Double Lead Celtics Over Bulls

By ⋅ February 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The shortened NBA season presents different obstacles for every team on a week to week basis, as each game has slightly more significance than in previous seasons. This week the Celtics have a challenge of their own: playing the Eastern Conference leading Chicago Bulls twice in five days. On Sunday, Bulls star Derrick Rose was [...]

NBA Eastern Conference Preview, Part 2: Playoff Teams

By ⋅ December 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After previewing the Eastern Conference’s non-contenders in Part 1, Sports of Boston concludes with a look at the likely playoff-bound teams.

Celtics’ Schedule Released, Play Heat, Bulls Four Times

By ⋅ December 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the theatrics of the lockout finally over, basketball fans are ready for the games to be played. Well, it’s now time to break out your calenders and circle the marquee games. The Celtics announced their 2011-12 schedule Tuesday night, a compacted 66-game schedule that will span from Christmas Day against the Knicks until the [...]

Rose, Bulls Topple Celtics 97-81

By ⋅ April 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics struggled to find their offensive rhythm against the Chicago Bulls as they fell 97-81 Thursday night at the United Center. Derrick Rose stole the show once again for the Bulls, whose magic number is now one game to clinch the top spot in the East. Rose scored 30 points on 9-16 shooting and [...]

Rose, Thibodeau-Led Bulls Trample Celtics

By ⋅ January 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

On Saturday night against the Bulls, the Celtics were finishing up a stretch of five games in seven days. They ripped through the first four games, going 4-0 with wins over Toronto twice, Minnesota, and San Antonio. Saturday’s game was also the second night of a back-to-back, and with this aging team with older legs, [...]

Rondo, Garnett Help Celtics Corral Bulls

By ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Now that the NBA can resume as normal after the first “LeBron Bowl,” the Celtics got back to business Friday night doing the things they do best: play solid defense, protect the ball, and let Rajon Rondo run the show. The Celtics point guard did just that, ringing up 19 assists and three steals against [...]

Celtics Fend Off Bulls in OT

By ⋅ November 6, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Kevin Garnett poked the ball away from behind Joakim Noah as he dribbled up the court with just a few seconds left in overtime to seal the win for Boston in a 110-105 final against the Chicago Bulls. Another overtime game (the second in as many games for the Celtics) for these two teams who [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Supersized Edition

By ⋅ August 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Nobody likes a whiner. So I won’t start off this week’s “Couch Potato Report” whining about why there wasn’t a “C.P.R.” last week. I won’t tell you that my awkwardly big feet kicked the switch of my surge protector underneath my computer, powering down my PC and leaving my unsaved, nearly completed article left as [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Red Sox, Wrestling, and The Manliest Movie EVER!

By ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The dog days of August continue, and as the days start to get shorter and shorter, the menu of sports programming gets larger and larger. Thursday night, we were finally able to enjoy the birth of another Patriots season, with the Pats topping the reigning champion Saints in their preseason opener. Preseason football is about [...]

Ten Things I Hate About “The Decision” Pt. 2

By ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

(And now, the exciting conclusion:) 6. What We Missed Out On “I couldn’t stop running it over and over and over in my mind: the vague and distant suspicion that we never understood what happened that night.” – Patrick Kenzie, “Gone Baby Gone” Here were the possible storylines coming out of free agency: LeBron goes [...]

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