The Boston Celtics (28-24) have won eight of nine games after an ugly 71-69 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday nigh from the TD Garden. Both teams were without their star point guards, and offensive woes were the theme of the night as the Bulls suffered 22 turnovers and Brandon Bass had a game-high [...]
The Boston Celtics lost their third straight contest and fell to 12-12 on the season with a 100-89 loss to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Tuesday. The Celtics made it interesting in the third quarter thanks to their point guard Rajon Rondo, who finished with 26 points and 8 rebounds, but the [...]
It wasn’t always easy, but the Celtics took a lead early and never relinquished it en route to a 101-96 victory over the Bulls on Monday in Chicago. Rajon Rondo led his team out of the gates early with his play on both ends of the court and finished with a team-high in every statistical [...]
Sometimes in basketball you can win shooting worse than your opponent. You can get beat in the paint, you can turn the ball over too much. You can even do all three and still win. Because sometimes, all you need is Kevin Garnett. Garnett scored 24 points on 11-for-15 shooting, including a jumper with the [...]
With the threat of injury a big concern for the Boston Celtics this season, seemingly every player on the current roster could find themselves in Doc Rivers’ rotation at some point. So far in this young season it’s been a struggle for the likes of Avery Bradley, E’Twaun Moore, and Sasha Pavlovic to prove they are [...]
A man was arrested for his role in an altercation outside a Lowell nightclub early Saturday morning. Eric Valarezo, 31, was charged with disorderly contact after police said he attempted to punch Rondo outside Brian’s Ivy Hall on Merrimack Street in Lowell. Rondo’s entourage, which included fellow NBA players Nate Robinson, Josh Smith and Rudy Gay, [...]
Former Celtic Nate Robinson, currently with the Oklahoma City Thunder, was cited for urinating in public just before 2 a.m. Friday. He was reportedly peeing on bookstore in White Plains, New York. Robinson was taken to police headquarters and has been ordered to show up in court on June 22. The offense typically carries a [...]
With newly acquired Thunder guard Nate Robinson having knee surgery that will cause him to miss 4-6 weeks, and with Kendrick Perkins out for Oklahoma City as well since February 22 with knee problems of his own, Celtics Nation has to wonder: is it possible Boston got the better end of the recent trade? Did [...]
At the NBA trading deadline, the Celtics surprised everyone by trading off 5 players, including Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson in exchange for Jeff Green, Nenad Krstic, a draft pick, and cash. They also dealt away Luke Harangody, Semih Erden and the injured Marquis Daniels. Just for reference: The other Kendrick Perkins.
In a deal made just in time for the 3:00pm EST trade deadline, the Celtics have traded Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic. In this deal, the Celtics have let go a center who has questionable durability. They also get red of a guard who isn’t always used much, thanks [...]
A little “Perk” from everyone. On the night when Kendrick Perkins made his season debut, the Boston Celtics came away with the 112-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Perkins made his much anticipated debut Tuesday night after going down in Game 6 of the NBA Finals last season with an ACL injury. Perkins wasn’t the [...]
With Kevin Garnett out and Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine (O’Neal) out as well, the rest of the team needed to step up. And they stepped up enough to beat the Bobcats 99-94. Things started as a slug-fest; Boston could only managed a four-point lead early, but Charlotte kept it close. Some clutch shooting, including three [...]
For the first half of the game, Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ primary offensive weapon, scoring 21 points to keep Boston ahead of the Sacramento Kings. Pierce didn’t play much in the second half (he finished with 25 points), but he didn’t have to. A 33-18 third quarter built an insurmountable Celtics lead, powering Boston [...]
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 [...]
After an initial minute and a half, Toronto was no match for Boston, who defeated the Raptors 122-102 to take the season series, 5-1. After Toronto took a 4-2 lead (their only one of the night, which they held for all of 21 seconds), Boston rattled off two buckets to go up 9-4. Toronto closed [...]