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If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 18

By ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Celtics and Nets; no thanks. But otherwise, there’s been plenty to look at. Utah has been relegated back to #4 while Dallas has cruised up to #2. #8 Portland is 4.5 games ahead of #9 Memphis, so there’s some huge space developing there; it looks like we may have our final eight West teams. Out [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 17

By ⋅ February 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After another week, the brackets are shifting a tad. A little seed jostling here and there, made possible by winning streaks followed by losing ones. It enabled Phoenix to overtake Oklahoma City, and allowed Milwaukee to sneak in completely under the radar. The Cavs, despite a disappointing end to their winning streak, recovered enough to [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 16

By ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There was an All-Star break in the middle of last week, but there’s still plenty going on. The Lakers and Cavs are the clear favorites to meet in the Finals, while the Nets, despite a win in Charlotte Tuesday, are still on track to set the NBA’s all-time worst record at 8-74. And it seems [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 15

By ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve seen a lot of seed juggling over the past week. Utah’s former nine-game win streak helped, but Cleveland is opening a wide lead thanks to their active 12-game win streak. Two non-division leaders are in the #3 positions, because of Utah’s performance and Boston’s failure to capitalize on a rough Hawks’ loss. There’s still [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 14

By ⋅ February 4, 2010 ⋅ One comment

There’s been some movement over the past week, particularly in the lower seeds of the Western Conference, where the Grizzlies have faded back out of the race, 1.5 games behind the Blazers. The lower East seeds have kept playoff spots, but have shuffled the first round match-ups around. Also, remember when the Celtics lost only [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NBA Week 13

By ⋅ January 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The season’s cruising along, and it won’t be long before we’re talking playoffs. As expected, the Lakers have a comfortable West lead, and the Cavaliers are right back where they were last season. And thanks to some recent good fortune, so are the Celtics. The East’s final spots have stabilized nicely, while the West’s final [...]

Diagnosing the Ailing Celtics

By ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The NBA regular season is almost half-way over and the Boston Celtics sit at 27-13. The record has the Celtics atop of the Atlantic Division and leading the Toronto Raptors by 7.5 games. The Cleveland Cavaliers are the only Eastern Conference team with more wins than the C’s. Certainly, the Celtics are right where they want [...]

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 [...]

Rondo’s Triple-Double Leads Celtics Past Raptors

By ⋅ January 11, 2010 ⋅ One comment

While the rest of New England was watching the beloved Patriots fall to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the playoffs, there was a good basketball game going on. The Boston Celtics traveled to Toronto to take on the Raptors who hadn’t lost at home since December 11 against Atlanta. The Celtics never [...]

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 [...]

No Rondo. No Pierce. No Garnett. No Problem?

By ⋅ January 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The last time I was certain the Celtics would lose was during their franchise-worst 24-58 season in 2006-2007. Somewhere in the first half of the infamous 18-game losing streak, I stopped thinking the Celtics would lose every night, in part because teams usually don’t lose that many games in a row in any sport, period. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Celtics Down Raptors 116-103

By ⋅ November 28, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The Boston Celtics pushed their win streak to three with a convincing 116-103 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night.  The big question coming into the game was whether or not the Celtics could defeat an inferior opponent in convincing fashion.  It took a Kevin Garnett buzzer beater in overtime for the Celtics [...]

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