How Does a Guy Who Can't Dribble Drop 27 Points in One Half?
November15, 2005As the Garden fans stood and applauded Raef LaFrentz , and as his teammates offered high-fives, there was an NBA scout at Sunday night's Celtics-Rockets game who offered the following...
View ArticleCeltics Clobber Yao and Rockets
November14, 2005You had to feel sorry for the fans in the corner sections of the TD Banknorth Garden who had come expressly to cheer their man. There was a group with a Chinese flag. There was another...
View ArticleGomes Got Game?
November16, 2005AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Ryan Gomes probably wants to forget the night of Nov. 4 at the TD Banknorth Garden. That night, he recorded the first DNP-CD of his NBA career. Celtics coach Doc...
View ArticleCeltics fall to Pistons
November16, 2005AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Once again, the Celtics proved they could play with the Pistons. But not for an entire game.After leading by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, the...
View ArticleOld Bill Russell Makes Appearance in Documentary
November17, 2005The hard-driving Bill Russell of yore shows up, ever so briefly, in "Iconoclasts," the Sundance Channel documentary that premieres tonight. He reminisces, at one point, about his...
View ArticleJustin Reed a Pit Bull on D
November18, 2005WALTHAM Justin Reed admitted yesterday he once barked like a pit bull at an opponent while playing for the University of Mississippi. Reed's intimidating intention was to illustrate...
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Poor Luke
“I probably had too much to drink the night before,” Luke Walton recalled. “So I came in, I was a rookie, I thought I felt good, but he could smell some alcohol on me, and Kobe informed the rest of the...
View ArticleTony Allen on the Mend
November18, 2005WALTHAM Tony Allen, the second-year Celtics guard who has not played this season while recovering from surgery on his right knee, said yesterday he expects to return to practice within...
View ArticleRay Allen Drops 32, as Sonics Dump Celts
November17, 2005As he changed into his David Stern-approved attire after the game, Rashard Lewis heard noise in the building. The game was long over. The home team had been beaten like a drum. By all...
View ArticleMike James can Score the Rock
November19, 2005Mike James isn't the type to bristle, but he came close when asked about recent high-scoring performances. He scored 38 points against Philadelphia Wednesday and 36 against Seattle...
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Jalen Rose, Raptors Fall to 0-9
November19, 2005No one has to tell Jalen Rose how the NBA really works. He's been around. This is his 12th season and he's been to an NBA Finals and he's been on a team that has begun the season with...
View ArticleGrand Jury Indicts Tony Allen
November17, 2005A Cook County grand jury indicted Tony Allen on three counts of aggravated battery for his alleged role in a fight that escalated into a shooting at the White Palace Grill in the West...
View ArticleAllen Iverson: Danny Likes What He Sees
November 20, 2005Is there anyone playing better basketball, anywhere, than Allen Iverson?"I've never seen him play better," Boston basketball boss Danny Ainge said. "Right now, he's the best player in...
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The Horford Era Begins
- Kevin Garnett was 31 when the Boston Celtics acquired him in the summer of 2007, and 32 when they won Banner 17 the following June. By the time Danny Ainge had persuaded Kevin McHale that Garnett...
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Gerald Green Already Making Most of his Time "at the End of the Bench"
-Readers of this blog no doubt will recall a three-week stretch (Ok, I realize it felt like three months) where I posted articles about what Gerald Green has been doing since being dealt for the Big...
View ArticleThe defense needs work
November20, 2005 And now for the hard part. The Celtics finished arguably the easiest stretch of their schedule one game below .500 after defeating Toronto Friday night and enjoyed yesterday off from...
View ArticleBig Al Out of Shape
November21, 2005When the Celtics practice, Doc Rivers always sees that the players are given a chance to rest. Well, not all of them. Al Jefferson still keeps working, trying to get back into shape,...
View ArticleLeBron too Much for C's
November23, 2005 CLEVELAND -Too much LeBron James. There really is no other way to describe what happened to theCeltics last night.Just as the Celtics put themselves in position to tie the Cavaliers in...
View ArticleDelonte Day-to-Day with Hip Pointer
November23, 2005CLEVELAND -- Suffering from a left hip pointer, Delonte West hobbled through the visitors' locker room after the Celtics' 115-93 loss to the Cavaliers last night at Quicken Loans Arena....
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