Monthly Archives: October 2016

I don't care about the Cavs comeback from a 22-point deficit in the 3rd quarter. Two plays defined this game. Kevin Garnett's turnaround jumper with 1:04 remaining that stretched the lead to 4. And twenty seconds later, Jermaine O'Neal stuffed Anderson Varejao to preserve that lead.  The Celtics were outscored 32-17 in the 4th quarter. [...]

Tip: 7:00pm    Court: Quicken Loans Arena    Watch it: CSN      Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Joe Crawford, Bernie Adams, and Karl Lane  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 9-10 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 8-11 (4th Central, 9th East) On road: [...]

The Herald reports Jermaine O'Neal will play after going through morning shootaround today. But… Doc Rivers said moments ago at the Celts’ morning shootaround here that Rajon Rondo will remain out with a sprained right wrist. But he added the point guard could be back tomorrow against Toronto or Friday agaist New York. So still [...]

  Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  It's the timing.  It's the timing of the play, it's the timing of when I got the pass, the late rotation.  If all that comes together at [...]

I often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics after playing the Celtics. Here's a dose of 'enemy chatter' from Cleveland. In his 14 NBA seasons, Jamison has heard trash talk reduced to a whisper, he said. Big talkers such as John Starks and Charles Barkley are gone. Rabbit-eared referees are quicker [...]

After every game, we'll take stock of how each individual performance affects the player's overall value. Starters Avery Bradley:  His D wasn't nearly what it was in the last Orlando game, and the 5 turnovers (a couple of them were really bad) were a problem.  And if E'Twaun Moore is going to play like he [...]

So last night's choke job against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home was how shall we say, not great.  While the return of Ray Allen was great to watch, including him draining threes as if nothing happened to him, blowing a significant lead late in the fourth quarter never leaves you feeling good for days after [...]

The Celtics had pissed away an 11 point lead but they still had a chance to win.  All they had to do was stop the Cleveland Cavaliers one time and they could go home with a winning record.   But they didn't.  Kyrie Irving split the defense, laid it in, and now all that great [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  And, for Pierce, there also was frustration about a lack of fourth-quarter playing time, the 14th-year veteran openly wondering if things might have been different if he played [...]

"Part of me fears a let down.  The Celtics coming off a stretch of impressive wins over good teams to get back to .500 now face a lesser opponent." That part of me was right.  I should have listened. The Celtics gave up a season-high 54 points in the paint, the last two coming on [...]