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NBA Playoffs Preview: Celtics-Knicks Playoff History

By ⋅ April 20, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

At 3pm today, the seventh-seeded Boston Celtics will take on the second-seeded New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. This will be the fifteenth playoff series between the two teams, both of which were founding members of the Basketball Association of America back in 1946. Let’s take a look at the [...]

What We Learned This Week: Professor Paps, Peyton’s Place?

By ⋅ March 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

What We Learned This Week Week of March 3 – March 10   Peyton Manning Got Cut From a 2-14 Team What a scrub! I hope the poor guy can somehow catch on with another team. It will be strange to see Peyton Manning in another uniform (or another helmet) but Johnny Unitas with the [...]

The Atlantic, Week 5: Paul Pierce and a Recent Harvard Grad Trending Up

By ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Prepare for yet another installment of “The Atlantic,” Sports of Boston’s weekly look at who’s ‘trending up’ and ‘trending down’ in the NBA’s Atlantic Division! Paul Pierce is the hottest player in the Atlantic division, but do the Knicks have a new star? And are the Sixers on the brink of being considered a contender? [...]

Pierce Makes History, Celtics Handle Bobcats

By ⋅ February 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

2011 SoB Hall of Fame Inductee | Larry Bird

By ⋅ January 1, 2012 ⋅ One comment

In 2009, it was the Red Sox’ turn. Next year, it was the Bruins. This time around, it’s the Boston Celtics’ turn to send an athlete to the SoB Hall of Fame. That athlete is none other than the man himself, Larry Bird. In 13 glorious seasons, Bird won three championship rings. During the run [...]

Sorting Through the Rumors: Is Rajon Rondo Being Shopped?

By ⋅ December 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s become an annual NBA offseason gala event, the Rajon Rondo trade rumors. In a way it makes a lot of sense: Rondo has a ton of potential, but at the close of every season he leaves fans and management wondering if he is truly a piece you can build a championship team around. There have been [...]

Book Review: “When the Game was Ours” by Jackie MacMullan

By ⋅ June 3, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Jackie MacMullan’s When the Game was Ours is the story of Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird. The story starts with Bird’s and Johnson’s appearance at the April 1978 World Invitational Tournament in Kentucky, an electrifying few seconds in which the two future superstars and Hall of Famers hit each other with a series of [...]

The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth… Except for Everyone Else

By ⋅ August 19, 2010 ⋅ One comment

When asked what he thought of the newly-extended Paul Pierce last week, former center Robert Parish spoke quickly and emphatically: “I think Paul Pierce, the way he manufactures points is the best player the Celtics have seen thus far.” He was absolutely certain that when Paul Pierce retires, his number will be retired to the [...]

Celtics Pound Orlando for 3-0 Series Lead, One Win Away From Finals

By ⋅ May 23, 2010 ⋅ One comment

This game was over in the first quarter. This series was over and given a brilliant summation with just under 9 minutes in the first half, with an all-out hustle play by Rajon Rondo that would make Larry Bird proud, to dive and take the ball (and the series) away from Jason Williams and the [...]

The Aughts: The Greatest Sports Decade That Almost Never Happened

By ⋅ December 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

On the warm Sunday afternoon of October 11, just before 4 p.m., shortstop Erick Aybar settled under Dustin Pedroia’s pop up, ending the 2009 ALDS in front of a deflated crowd at Fenway Park. The inning was officially scored: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, Red Sox 6. Just like that, [...]

LeBron Petitioning to Retire Jordan’s No. 23

By ⋅ November 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

LeBron James is planning to initiate a petition in honor of Michael Jordan which would prevent any player in the NBA from wearing the number 23.  In other words, LeBron wants all 30 NBA teams to retire the number 23.  James is one of the many players around the league including the Suns’ Jason Richardson, [...]

Eddie House and the Celtics Tie Up Series 1-1

By ⋅ May 6, 2009 ⋅ One comment

If someone told me that Paul Pierce only played 16 minutes and only scored three points in a critical Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals I would have panicked immediately. The sad part about this statement is that most of it is true and Pierce was that ineffective due to foul trouble early in [...]

Celtics Make Comeback, but Still Fall Short to Magic

By ⋅ March 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Celtics, playing without Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo (sprained ankle), were down by as much as 22 points against the Magic, but got the game within three points late in the fourth quarter thanks to a tremendous effort from Ray Allen. However, after a missed three-point attempt to tie the game, a bad call [...]

Pierce Leads Celtics to Eastern Conference Finals

By ⋅ May 18, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

The Celtics lead the entire way today, but that did not stop the Cavs from providing a scare into the heart of every Boston fan around. Paul Pierce calmed all those hearts by performing in an spectacular fashion today as he and Lebron James clashed back and forth all game in a similar fashion to [...]

Celtics Sweep Season Series Against Knicks

By ⋅ April 15, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Once again the Celtics took another meaningless game and ran away with it. However, they would do it without the help of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett. Doc Rivers decided to give his all stars the night off again as the Celtics would go on to beat the Knicks 99-93 and sweep the [...]

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