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Banged-Up Pierce Finally Getting Healthy For Celtics

SALT LAKE CITY -- In case you didn't notice, Paul Pierce last week went on what he called a "vacation.'' Wait a minute. The Boston forward has averaged 28.0 points his past three games and Monday was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. That doesn't sound like much of a junket to Bora Bora. Actually, Pierce's...

Tricks of the Trade Create Loophole Big Enough to Drive Through

Imagine a league where a guy can spend his entire career with one team, be traded and then return to the original team. All in a month's time. Where's Ron Popeil when you need him? This scam tops the pocket fisherman. This is merely one of the wonders of the NBA, where amazing things happen in the oddest of ways. Two...

'Sheed's Threes a Problem for the Celtics

When the Celtics signed Rasheed Wallace over the summer as their big offseason acquisition, they may have thought they were getting a big man who would stretch the floor with his three-point shooting, and one who would force the centers on the other contenders to come out of the paint to try and stop him.But 13 games into...

Rajon Rondo Gets $55 Million Extension

There were two lingering questions for the Celtics coming into this, a season where they are widely expected to contend for a championship. The first was the status of Kevin Garnett's knee which appears to be just fine. You can notice a very slight hobble by Garnett after an ill-advised dunk, but that could just be...

Cavs Already Printing NBA Finals Tickets

The Cavaliers are one of three teams, along with the Celtics and the Magic, that most experts have favored to come out of the Eastern Conference. Cleveland, however, comes across as a bit more confident than the others. What gives us that impression? Only the fact that they've printed playoff tickets for every possible...

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The (Near) Perfect NBA Playoff Game

A funny thing happened at an NBA Playoff game this weekend and it wasn't even noticed.

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06/03/12 Doc Rivers Plays It Safe, Smart With Celtics' Lack of... Source: NESN Paul Pierce was in street clothes, while Rajon Rondo shuffled around in flip-flops.
06/03/12 Doc Rivers: 'I listen to my players' for adjustments Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA WALTHAM Every NBA coach makes adjustments between playoff games.
06/03/12 Ragtag bench sparking Celtics Source: The Eagle-Tribune - North Andover MA When Celtics coach Doc Rivers needs to give a member of his starting five a rest, he is left to choose from: â A 26-year-old rookie and former NBA Developmental League defensive Player of the Year (Greg Stiemsma). â
06/03/12 Tim Weisberg: Can the Celtics even it up? Source: The Standard-Times - New Bedford MA Celtics head coach Doc Rivers threw a number of new wrinkles into the game plan against the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but perhaps the biggest surprise came when he turned to his bench in the first quarter.
06/03/12 Not much has changed Source: Boston Mommy T oday is June 3, 2012, not May 9, 2011.