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smokeyboy found this 1 day ago on www.boston.com
| | It’s difficult to gauge just how useful these blowouts against inferior teams are — beyond the value of a victory in the Celtics’ race for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics are now tied with the Hawks for that spot — and the right to avoid LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. But whether last night’s 109-97...
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Danny Ainge: Kevin Garnett can’t do...
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smokeyboy found this 1 day ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | The Kevin Garnett you’re seeing now isn’t the same Big Ticket who gained the Celtics admittance to the Garden rafters two years ago. You know it; the Celtics know it.
But Danny Ainge believes it is as much about the logical career progression for someone who’s played 1,184 games as it is his right knee issues. The C’s general manager acknowledges Garnett...
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Paul Pierce finds groove as Celtics...
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smokeyboy found this 2 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | Just about everything is close, according to Doc Rivers.
The return to playoff form is so imminent, the Celtics coach thinks he can almost touch it. The defensive rotation? One game away. And Paul Pierce, from what Rivers can see, is one degree removed from his former - or at least better - self.
The Knicks won’t argue.
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Tony Allen hopes time will come
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smokeyboy found this 3 days ago on news.bostonherald.com
| | A week ago, Tony Allen was looking over his shoulder wondering how the presence of Michael Finley would affect his playing time.
He’s not wondering anymore.
“It’s already evident, isn’t it?” Allen said. “It’s already evident.”
He didn’t play when Finley was getting his first look in Milwaukee and he’s gotten 7-10 minutes...
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Celtics fire on all cylinders
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smokeyboy found this 4 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | Kendrick Perkins walked through the locker room before last night’s game against the Pistons with a bottle of 5-Hour Energy in his hand.
If the company is smart, it will hatch a marketing campaign with the Celtics as spokesmen. Because after crushing the Pistons, 119-93, at the Garden energy was the buzz word.
“There was a lot more energy in the building,” Kevin...
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Celtics no match for LeBron-led...
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smokeyboy found this 5 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | The answer is as self-evident as it is troubling. When attempting to decipher the reason for the Celtics’ 104-93 loss to the Cavaliers yesterday, it is hard to ignore the obvious.
They’re just not as good a basketball team.
Remember the good old days when the Celts didn’t play hard enough and you could hang your hope on what could be if they did?
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Celtics must step up
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smokeyboy found this 8 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | Unable or unwilling?
It’s a question we’ve been asking all season with the Celtics, and it is the operative query as they drool all over themselves on the way to the playoffs.
From this vantage point, the Scales of Shamrock tilt nauseatingly toward the latter. Watching the Grizzlies repeatedly beat them to loose balls in Wednesday’s loss was nothing less than an...
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Memphis claws up feeble Celtics
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smokeyboy found this 9 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | Once upon a time, the Celtics were tough. Once upon a time, they intimidated opponents with their relentless defense.
Indeed, the Celts used to be scarier than a Toyota in the rear view mirror.
But that has changed.
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Glen Davis draws Bucks’ ire
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smokeyboy found this 10 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | An unruly guest, in the eyes of the Bucks at least, just might have helped Milwaukee get its house in order last night.
Technical fouls were called on Bucks rookie guard Brandon Jennings and Glen Davis when the latter hard-fouled the former with 8:03 left to play and the Celtics leading, 70-68.
Jennings stood over the fallen Davis in a menacing pose, and Big Baby jumped up,...
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Relentless defense critical to Celtics
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smokeyboy found this 11 days ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | If the Celtics don’t establish a consistently higher level of play and go on to make a serious run at the championship, they might regret their actions from the final six minutes Sunday.
By playing with their old toughness and intensity, they outscored the Wizards 20-4 and won. In so doing, the Celts reminded their followers of the game that lurks inside them. They have thus given...
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