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Celtics Get Back in Right Direction With Victory in Toronto

By ⋅ January 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Two straight losses didn’t have the Celtics in good spirits, but they got right back on track by beating the Toronto Raptors 93-79 on the road. Rajon Rondo returned, too. Happy days are here again! Though Rondo wasn’t the biggest contributor to the box score, eight assists and presence greatly helped. It was pretty close [...]

Celtics Underestimate LeBron-less Cavs, Fall 95-87

By ⋅ October 27, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

The Cleveland Cavaliers were expected to be a complete afterthought in the NBA this season after they lost their star, LeBron James, to the Miami Heat this summer. However, on Wednesday night, they proved that they shouldn’t be forgotten just yet and beat the Celtics 95-87. The Celtics led after every quarter until the end [...]

Celtics 2010-2011 Preview: Centers

By ⋅ October 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

When Kendrick Perkins trashed his knee in last year’s NBA Finals, help at the center position shot straight to the top of the Celtics’ offseason wishlist. One of the Celtics’ great strengths in last year’s improbable playoff run was their ability to frustrate opposing big men. With Perkins, Rasheed Wallace, Kevin Garnett, and small doses [...]

Welcome to the Celtics (Bench), Semih Erden

By ⋅ October 17, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

With the Celtics preseason well under way, rosters are starting to take some-sort of shape. While Doc Rivers plays around with some players and moves others, Turkish center Semih Erden figures to have some kind of role with the Celtics. We all know that Kendrick Perkins is out a couple months due to knee surgery, [...]

Is This Doc’s Best Celtics Team Yet?

By ⋅ October 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

With the 2010-11 NBA Season just about to get underway, Doc Rivers recently discussed how he felt thats this upcoming Celtics team could be one of the best teams he has had to coach in his career. Sure, there are plenty of personalities and a great deal of talent on the team, but will they [...]

Kendrick Perkins Hoping for New Contract With the Celtics

By ⋅ September 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Gary Washburn of Boston.com reports that Celtics center Kendrick Perkins wishes to remain a Celtic after completing the last year of his contract this season. By his standards anyway, Perkins was having a solid year and playoff run, averaging 10.1 points and 7.6 rebounds (regular season) before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Game 6 [...]

End of the Road for Brian Scalabrine?

By ⋅ August 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Not every fan favorite player has to be the best player on the team. That’s certainly the case for Brian Scalabrine. Scal has become one of the most popular players on the Celtics amongst fans during his five years with Boston. He’s not the flashiest, the biggest, the strongest, or the best shooter on the [...]

Celtics Have Interest in Eddie House?

By ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another day, another Celtics rumor. This time, Julian Benbow of Boston.com reports that the Celtics have discussed the possibility of bringing Eddie House back into the mix. House, 32, was with Boston from 2007 up until the All Star break last season. Throughout that stint with the Celtics, House played in 209 regular season games. [...]

Shaq Looking to Join the Celtics?

By ⋅ July 26, 2010 ⋅ One comment

In a day and age where players are now becoming more vocal about where they want to play, the Big Cactus, Big Aristotle, or which ever nickname you prefer, Shaquille O’Neal reportedly wants to join the Boston Celtics. Tim Povtak, of Fanhouse, initially reported the story Friday. O’Neal, 38, is entering season his 19th season in the [...]

Celtics, Marquis Daniels Agree on Deal

By ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Following his worst season in the NBA, Marquis Daniels signed a one-year deal to stay in Boston for the 2010-2011 season. Daniels, 29, scored an abysmal 5.6 points-per-game in just 51 games last season. After the Celtics signed the former Dallas Maverick and Indiana Pacer last September, many thought he was going to be a [...]

Why Celtics Fans Should Love “The Decision,” Part I

By ⋅ July 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re like me, you were sick of “The Decision” before it was even made. The hype of the last two years all collapsed into a 24-hour revolving door of rumors with no validity and endless speculation. “The Decision” came, it went, and I couldn’t be happier it’s finally over. Cleveland feels betrayed, okay I [...]

Celtics Sign Jermaine O’Neal

By ⋅ July 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics signed Jermaine O’Neal to a two-year $12 million dollar deal. O’Neal, 31, averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds per game for Miami in 2009 in his first full season with the Heat. With 14 years of experience in the NBA after coming out of Eau Claire High School in [...]

Jermaine O’Neal to the Celtics?

By ⋅ July 8, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

According to Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are reportedly one of the finalists to sign free agent big man Jermaine O’Neal, along with the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks. The C’s and Nuggets are believed to have offered O’Neal a two-year deal at the midlevel exception for $5.8 million per year. Wojnarowski said that O’Neal [...]

Pierce’s Buzzer-Beater Has Celtics Thinking Sweep

By ⋅ April 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Paul Pierce scored 32 points, including a buzzer-beating 21-foot jumper, helping the Boston Celtics defeat the Miami Heat 100-98 at America Airlines Arena in Miami on Friday night. Through the first three quarters of the game, it was a familiar re-run episode of Celtics vs. Heat. Boston’s “Big Three” and Rajon Rondo, all in double-figures, [...]

Celtics Use Strong Second Half to Take Game 1 From Heat

By ⋅ April 18, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The Boston Celtics held the Miami Heat to just 32 points in the second half en route to an 85-76 Game 1 victory at the TD Garden on Saturday night. Unfortunately the victory may have been a costly one for the Celtics. Kevin Garnett was hit with two technical fouls after elbowing Quentin Richardson in [...]

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