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This week's Fan Friday features a name our readers should all be familiar with. Lee G., from Oregon, or as we here at RedsArmy know him, "Lee from Oregon". Lee was actually born and raised in Boston, and has been a Celtics fan all his life. Lee started watching the C's in the late 1960's [...]

By Henry Schwan When was the last time you saw anyone in the NBA box someone out for a rebound? Boxing out at the highest level of professional basketball is as extinct as the Woolly Mammoth. Case in point, the Celtics Thursday night loss to the Lakers. In fourth quarter crunch time, Pau Gasol and [...]

 Via Celtics YouTube People are making a big deal about 11/11/11.  So here, appropriately, is Bill Russell, holder of 11 championship rings.  He's talking Peter Stringer in a new interview about his statue and his passion for mentoring.  After the jump, more video of the G.O.A.T. in action [...]

"Easy" Ed Macauley, a Hall of Famer who spent six years with the Celtics and whose number 22 hangs in the rafters, passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Macauley came to the Celtics via the dispersal draft when the St. Louis Bombers folded.  He was an All Star in every season in Boston, [...]

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. The new development team includes a California investment fund backed by former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin “Magic’’ Johnson, who appeared at an event on the property [...]

Bill Russell's run in this tourney came to an abrupt halt last week when he ran up against Larry Bird.  Now, we have the matchup we anticipated.  #1 overall seed Larry Bird vs. #2 overall seed Paul Pierce.  This is an intense matchup.  Their names sit next to each other in many of the Celtics' [...]

Paul Pierce cruised past Kevin McHale to move into the finals.  The question is, who will he face in the ultimate 1-on-1 showdown?  Will it be top overall seed Larry Bird?  Or will it be upstart Bill Russell?  We'll find out today as those two face off for the right to face The Truth. (1) [...]

We're down to our Ultimate Final 4 after Larry Bird's dismissal of Kevin Garnett.  LB took almost 70% of the vote to sent KG home.  He'll move on to face Bill Russell, but first, Paul Pierce faces Kevin McHale to see who'll be the first to the Finals.   (2) Paul Pierce1-on-1 Advantage: Scoring, shooting, [...]

  The Gang's jaunt through time continues this morning as they fly back to 1969.  This time, they're celebrating the Celtics 11th World Title and the end of Bill Russell's career.   Please enjoy Gang Green's trip back to a time and place where basketball exists.  [...]

I thought the Paul Pierce/Ray Allen matchup would be closer, but it was a runaway for The Truth.  Pierce took 75% of the vote to move into the semifinals against Kevin McHale.  On the other side of the bracket, Larry Bird will face Kevin Garnett today for the right to go up against Bill Russell [...]