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Rondo, Celtics Fall to .500 With Loss to Bulls

By ⋅ December 19, 2012 ⋅ One comment

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 [...]

Rondo, Pierce Lead Celtics in Loss to Harden and Rockets

By ⋅ December 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce led the Celtics in all categories good and bad as the Celtics dropped the first of their three game road trip, 101-89, to the Rockets on Friday. James Harden had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Chandler Parsons had a near triple-double with 15 points, 8 assists and [...]

Time to Rewrite The Truth About Paul Pierce?

By ⋅ December 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Ever since being drafted 10th overall by the Celtics back in 1998, Paul Pierce has been “the guy” in Boston. The closer. The Captain. The Truth. Even when he wasn’t the only All-Star on the C’s, whether in his early days of sharing the floor with Antoine Walker or with the recent reincarnation of the [...]

Christmas at the Garden

By ⋅ December 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

‘Twas Christmas at the Garden, and there was plenty of mirth. But someone was missing: Jesus Shuttlesworth. While the Celtics were happily giving each other gifts, Ray Allen’s in Miami, playing on the Heat’s second shift. Ray-ray left the Celtics; some found that uncouth. Players like Kevin Garnett, and of course The Truth!

Looking Ahead at the Celtics December 2012 Schedule

By ⋅ December 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With the first full month of the Celtic’s 2012-2013 season behind them, Boston holds a middling 11-9 record. At this point the Celtics are still — to put it lightly — a work in progress. A busy December schedule will be a pivotal step in Boston’s march toward a top playoff seed. The Story So [...]

Rondo Averages Triple-Double as Celtics Split Home-and-Home with 76ers

By ⋅ December 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It felt a bit like a baseball series. The Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 92-79, on Saturday in Boston, a night after losing to them by one in overtime in Philadelphia, 95-94. Rajon Rondo averaged a triple-double in the two contests with 11.5 points, 12.5 assists, and 11 rebounds per game. Rondo also recorded 6 [...]

Bass’s Second Half Pushes Celtics Past Timberwolves

By ⋅ December 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Brandon Bass rattled off eight straight points early in the second half to help the Celtics erase a five point halftime deficit and defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-94, Wednesday night. Bass finished with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 2 steals, while Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett both added double-doubles. Rondo finished with [...]

Stern’s Fining of Spurs Sets Dangerous Precedent for Celtics, NBA Coaches

By ⋅ December 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

David Stern has done it again. The NBA commissioner’s latest misguided show of power was his decision to fine the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 for doing a “disservice to the league” by resting four starters for last Thursday’s game at Miami. In that game, Gregg Popovich, one of the NBA’s most decorated coaches, managed to show [...]

Bucks’ Jennings Buries Celtics With Go Ahead Three

By ⋅ December 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Brandon Jennings hit a three from the top of the key to give the Bucks a two point advantage with 20 seconds to play, and they would hold on the beat the Celtics, 91-88. Paul Pierce missed two potential game tying shots in the final 20 seconds of regulation and led the Celtics with 19 [...]

VIDEO: Celtics Lose Big as Rondo and Humphries Get in Cat Fight

By ⋅ November 29, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Celtics lost to the Nets for the second time this season, last night, 95-83. Kevin Garnett finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, but the Celtics got horribly out-hustled in what was, with the exception of the stinker in Detroit, their most disappointing performance of the young NBA season. The Nets won because of [...]

Celtics Ride Garnett to Overtime Win Against Magic

By ⋅ November 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Kevin Garnett scored 26 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and helped the Celtics erase a seven point deficit late in the fourth quarter en route to a 116-110 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic. Paul Pierce finished with 23 points and had a chance to win the game in regulation, but his fadeaway over Arron [...]

Pierce Goes Toe-to-Toe With Durant as Celtics Beat Thunder

By ⋅ November 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This was the Celtics team we were promised in the preseason. Paul Pierce scored 27, and Jeff Green added 17 from the bench as the Celtics overcame the Thunder and 29 points from Kevin Durant, 108-100. The Celtics’ bench outscored the Thunder’s bench, 35-13. Rajon Rondo dished out 16 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds. Kevin [...]

Revisiting the Jeff Green-Kendrick Perkins Trade

By ⋅ November 22, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge has been much maligned for the 2011 trade-deadline deal that sent center Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City, and not without reason. In a way, the trade signaled Boston’s fall from championship contention to the second tier in the Eastern Conference pecking order, behind Miami, and succeeded in upsetting [...]

Rondo’s Big Night Can’t Save Celtics in Loss to Spurs

By ⋅ November 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Rajon Rondo scored 23 points to go with 15 assists, but it wasn’t enough to push a listless Celtics defense past the Spurs, 112-100. Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Tony Parker added 26 points and 6 assists for a Spurs team that shot 58 percent from the field and 50 percent [...]

What Did We Learn from the Celtics Loss to the Nets?

By ⋅ November 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Celtics dropped a tough one to the Nets in Brooklyn last night, 102-97. Paul Pierce, despite an efficient 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting, clanked two free-throws late in the fourth quarter that basically sealed the game for the Nets. Rajon Rondo missed the game due to a sprained ankle and Leandro Barbossa got the [...]

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