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Paul Pierce is starting today’s game and is continuing the trend of coming back from injury with more body gear than you went out with.  I don’t know what possessed him to sport dual knee pads when he injured his instep but I think KG had something to do with the style change.
Speaking of style, [...]

Categories: Boston Celtics, Celtics Beat, Lee Herman, Orlando Magic, Weekly Recaps 2009-10

Rebounding, turnovers and free throws.  Rebounding, turnovers and free throws.  REBOUNDING, TURNOVERS AND FRIGGIN FREE THROWS.  The Celtics deserved to lose this game.  Eddie House’s toe on the line twos didn’t help, but that is irrelevant.  You are always going to get that from House because he is the master of the long deuce and [...]

Categories: Boston Celtics, Celtics Beat, Lee Herman, Orlando Magic, Weekly Recaps 2009-10

It’s fitting that I will be the guest on 4 Sport Boston’s podcast this week. These guy’s are partially responsible for me getting into the internet talk realm as I guested on their show several times before the Celtics Late Night Show was even a thought.
The show begins at 10 pm and will feature Bruins [...]

Categories: Boston Celtics, Nick Gelso, Orlando Magic, Uncategorized

Welcome to my Christmas Day running recap.  With Pierce out for the next two weeks, KG and Ray Allen are really going to have to step up their scoring and bear the brunt of the minutes.  The Celtics have been Grinched their last four Christmas games but have only lost one game on the road [...]

Categories: Boston Celtics, Celtics Beat, Lee Herman, Orlando Magic, Weekly Recaps 2009-10

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The Celtics must perform this Christmas. With Paul Pierce now hurt, the team must deliver a Christmas miracle. They have to beat the team right behind them in the East, the Orlando Magic. Though they are 4-1 in their last five, the C’s have faced sub-par competition and now without their [...]

Categories: Alex Curtis-Slep, Boston Celtics, Game Previews, Orlando Magic, Uncategorized, dwight howard

The ballad of Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson deepened today, when D12 spoke out in support of his lil’ buddy, who’s currently stewing in Coach D’Antoni’s doghouse. Per the Orlando Sentinel:

“We were just having fun. It shouldn’t matter what you do before the game; it should matter what you do during the game,” Howard said. “I want Nate to play.”

Categories: Interviews, NBA Players, Orlando Magic

Thanksgiving has passed, but we’re still in the midst of the holiday season, so it feels like an appropriate time to thank Mike D’Antoni for the following bit of underrated news that caught my attention today, via the New York Post…

Categories: NBA Players, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic

Today’s batch of links, including Bucks vs. C’s previews galore, the Brandon Jennings hype machine chugs along, KG is the player of the week, an examination of Tim Donaghy’s claims, Danny Granger’s injury status and more.

Categories: Boston Celtics, Celtics Players, Injuries, Interviews, Kevin Garnett, Links, NBA Officials, NBA Players, Orlando Magic, Today's Headlines

Given his age, his talent, and his role as one of the non-LeBron superstars of the future, I’m willing to cut Dwight Howard slack for a lot of his shenanigans. However, a new report surfaced today of a Howard behavior that is totally inexcusable and downright nasty…

Categories: NBA Players, Orlando Magic, Shawn McGrath, Uncategorized

As much as the Boston Celtics players said that they were not anticipating revenge on the Orlando Magic last night, I found it hard to believe. As fans, we were ready for a full out onslaught, unleashed by players chipped out and ready to prove that they were the better team last spring. The additions [...]

Categories: Boston Celtics, Nick Gelso, Orlando Magic, Uncategorized