C's Ride Garnett to Victory
11/3/10AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - As if Richard Hamilton (foot), Chris Wilcox (hamstring), Will Bynum (hamstring), Jonas Jerebko (Achilles' tendon), and Terrico White (foot) weren't enough, the Celtics last...
View ArticlePierce Reaches Milestone
November 4, 2010In the midst of chaos, a choppy game the Celtics didn't deserve to win, the controversy caused by close friend and teammate Kevin Garnett, and his own offensive malaise through three...
View ArticleTruth Drops 28, 5, and 4 in OT Win
November 4, 2010The Celtics showed all the symptoms of back-to-back-itis. Sluggishness (their flight from Detroit landed at Hanscom Field at 1 yesterday morning). Sloppiness (Rajon Rondo and Paul...
View ArticleSquisy Sparks Win
November 6, 2010The Celtics couldn't nail down their nail-biting victory over Chicago last night until overtime, when the big dogs came out and ripped a 110-105 win out of the hands of the Bulls.But...
View ArticleDelonte and Nate
November 10, 2010MIAMI - Between Nate Robinson and Delonte West, West is the calm oneRobinson is the free spirit and the free scorer. West is the playoff-tested floor general raised in the system of...
View ArticleDirk, Dallas Down C's
November 9, 2010DALLAS - One play was a breakdown by a team built on defense. The other was simply a tough shot by a player paid $20 million a year to take tough shots. The first play, though, was the...
View ArticleNate Comes Out Smokin'
November 22, 2010TORONTO - Going with Nate Robinson as the fill-in for an injured Rajon Rondo yesterday, the one concern for Celtics coach Doc Rivers was that Robinson would see the stars around him in...
View ArticleShaq: 2010-11 Celtics Best Team I've Played For
November 25, 2010The Celtics did not have many contingency plans for their point guard crisis. No Rajon Rondo (hamstring) to start the game. No Delonte West (broken wrist) in the second half. Nate...
View ArticleSpry Shaq Simply Too Much
November 25, 2010On a downer of a night in which the Celtics lost Delonte West for perhaps several weeks to a broken wrist, they depended on a man who had declared his team-carrying days were...
View ArticleShaq Drops a Waltonesque 16 & 9 in 22 Minutes
November 27, 2010Shaquille O'Neal has a bucket list at age 38. He realizes the end is not only near, but fast approaching. If your name isn't Robert Parish or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, centers don't play...
View ArticleSquis and Baby Lead the Way
December 1, 2010CLEVELAND - In a small way, last night's game against the Cavaliers was a test for the Celtics' second unit. It recently has been rocked by injuries - first to Jermaine O'Neal, then...
View ArticleRondo Drops 23, 12, and 5 in W
December 1, 2010CLEVELAND - The plan seemed brilliant. They always seem brilliant when you draw them upRajon Rondo didn't make the All-Star team because of lights-out shooting. Defenses don't exactly...
View ArticleCeltics Ride Rondo (12, 19, & 6) to Victory
December 4, 2010When Celtics coach Doc Rivers saw Rajon Rondo go down in a heap with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter of last night's 104-92 victory over the Bulls, he naturally feared the worst....
View ArticleHealthy Garnett Posts 9th Double-Double (20&17) of Young Season
December 4, 2010Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau talk as much now, if not more, than they did when Thibodeau was Rivers's lead assistant in Boston, and when they chatted each other up before Thibodeau's...
View ArticleShaq-Fueled Celts Start 16-4
December 7, 2010In the Celtics locker room, the trainer's room is like the players lounge, with everyone passing through at some point. The Celtics have had more bodies on the table than they ever...
View ArticleCelts' Bench Keys Rout
December 6, 2010NEWARK - The Celtics were unexpectedly thin with Rajon Rondo sitting out with a bad hamstring, their lead over the Nets was a slim 2 points going into the second quarter yesterday, and...
View ArticleC's Carve Up Bobcats, Extend Streak to 10
December 12, 2010CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When he looked at the halftime numbers, a part of Doc Rivers legitimately wanted to be upset.The 38.9 percent shooting from the fieldThe 2-of-9 shooting from 3-point...
View ArticleBig Three Play Big in W
December 16, 2010NEW YORK - The Madison Square Garden stage hadn't been this big in years. Winning streaks stage left. Scoring streaks stage right. Stars in the front row. Singers. Actors. Directors....
View ArticleCelts Make it 14 Straight
December 23, 2010Any ordinary game day, and Ray Allen wouldn't have gotten out of bed until 8 a.m. But yesterday, thanks to the holiday season, he had man-of-the house duties.He had to be up at 5:45 to...
View ArticleShaq Continues Waltonesque Contributions in W
December 23, 2010When Shaquille O'Neal stepped to the foul line for a pair of important shots with 4:33 remaining in last night's 84-80 victory over the 76ers, he received some coaching from Red Sox...
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