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Celtics Come up Short Against Lowly Rockets

By ⋅ January 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

You would think the Rockets wouldn’t pose a challenge to the mighty Celtics, but there you go. Boston dropped the game, at home no less, to the Yao-less Rockets 108-102. Boston got a 9-4 lead early, which was their biggest of the night. Houston responded by getting the next seven. They danced back and forth [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 9

By ⋅ December 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week down, and despite the Christmas loss, the Celtics still have a comfortable lead. They and the Heat will be able to feast on first round jobbers at this rate. It looks like the Spurs will have a relatively easier time too; teams 2-6 in the West have each lost their last game, and [...]

Celtics Fall to Rockets in OT

By ⋅ April 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Celtics (47-28) lost their third game in a row on Friday night, falling to the Houston Rockets (38-37) 119-114 in overtime at the TD Garden. On this night it wasn’t Kevin Durant, but Luis Scola who did his best Michael Jordan impression, scoring 27 points and snatching 11 rebounds in the win over [...]

Celtics Remaining Schedule: Scuffling for Seeds to End the NBA Season

By ⋅ March 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

With just over two weeks left in the season, teams are engaging in their last minute pushes to improve their position. Except for the Celtics, that is, who were embarrassingly slaughtered from start to finish by the Spurs on Sunday. When an opponent can look like the UConn women against you, that’s never a good [...]

Celtics Take off Over Rockets

By ⋅ March 20, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Coming into Houston tonight, the Celtics needed a win to start this difficult road trip off on the right foot. They did just that with a 97-84 win over the Houston Rockets. The Celtics have managed to put together three quality wins in a row. Could this possibly be the “turning point” that everyone has been talking [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 12

By ⋅ January 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

With the season about half over now, plenty of teams are worthy of attention. Who would have thought the Bobcats would be #5, especially after a 39-point obliteration of Miami? Memphis is knocking on the door out West, and New Orleans, New York, and Milwaukee aren’t that far out either. The Celtics can’t hold a [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 11

By ⋅ January 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Teams have started to settle into their positions as we approach the half-way mark of the season, but plenty of spots are ripe for the taking. Only three teams are not within 5.5 games of a playoff spot. The Bucks are not in a playoff spot, but are 2.5 games away from #5. Similarly out [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 10

By ⋅ January 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A full ten weeks into the season, plenty of surprises are still in place. The Bobcats and Bucks are still hanging onto playoff spots, as are the Thunder. Even the Clippers, who were up by nine at the half “at home” against the Lakers late, are just three games out of the brackets. And the [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 9

By ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming up on the end of 2009, the NBA season still has plenty of excitement left. Three East teams are still sub-.500 and in the playoff picture. The Lakers are taking control of the West while the East is once more up for grabs. A six-game Cavaliers winning streak is the longest active one in [...]

SoB NBA Power Rankings: 12-30-09

By ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Hello loyal readers, and welcome to the second edition of Sports of Boston’s bi-weekly NBA Power Rankings. We decided to set it up a little different this week. Four of our experts (Andrew Kipp, KC, Teddy Byrne, and John Scullane) ranked who they think are the top 10 teams in the NBA . The teams [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 8

By ⋅ December 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Some interesting moves have occurred this past week. The Bulls just can’t seem to get their act together. The surging Knicks are just half a game out of a playoff spot. After winning their first ten home games, the Suns have lost their last two. The Lakers and Celtics both look to be getting back [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 7

By ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What fun we’re having. The Celtics are starting to build a mini lead in the conference. Three sub-.500 teams are in the playoffs, giving the best teams a virtual bye. The Lakers are doing just as well as everyone thought, but they’re not running amok with the West. Yao-less Houston is still pushing for a [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 6

By ⋅ December 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Things are hot, with both conferences’ 8 seeds leading their closets contenders by half a game. The West is once again making its case for the elite conference, with not one team below .500 team in sight of a playoff spot. Speaking of which, the Nets actually won last week. Twice. And they’re only 15.5 [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 4

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

We’re a month through the NBA season, and plenty of strong teams are vying for early winning streaks, pride, and momentum. The Suns are holding off the perennially dominant Lakers in the West (with the Nuggets and Mavericks not far behind), while the Hawks are beating out the Big Three teams (Celtics, Cavaliers, and Magic) [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 3

By ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s been fun so far, with plenty of surprise teams making a run at the brackets in the early going. And the Nets have turned into the Detroit Lions of basketball, starting 0-12. Wouldn’t 0-82 be awesome to see? Despite the roughness of the two-game stretch, the Celtics are jumping back to where we expected, [...]

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