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If you missed tonight's 96-81 loss to the Detroit Pistons, consider yourself lucky. This was an absolute embarrassment. The Pistons dominated this game while shooting 38%. How is that possible? The Cs served up 22 turnovers and allowed 42 points in the paint. Detroit had a 46 to 15 advantage in free throws. It seems ridiculous [...]

Tip: 6 PM     Court: Palace of Auburn Hills    Watch it: CSN     Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Tom Washington, Brent Barnaky and Sean Wright  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 15-14 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 8-22 (5th [...]

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. “We made some bonehead plays,” Rivers said. “We leave Ben Gordon to trap. We rotate to Ben Wallace out to the 3-point line. We give up an offensive rebound on a [...]

Tip: 7:30 PM     Court: TD Garden    Watch it: CSN     Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Tony Brothers, Derrick Collins, Ben Taylor  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 15-12 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 8-22 (5th Central, 13th East) At [...]

Mr. Triple Double uncovered a fabulous video from 1991. Tommy Heinsohn and Bob Cousy are handling the play-by-play and color analysis for the Celtics and Pistons. Detroit, especially Dennis Rodman, is killing the Celtics on the boards. Here are some classic lines: Tommy: You gotta put an elbow in his face, Couz. Tommy: I hope [...]

Jermaine O'Neal awoke from his three game slumber and led the Celtics to a 96-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons. O'Neal scored 19 points on 7-9 shooting. He added 7 rebounds. He was a +25. All team highs on the night.  Paul Pierce debuted with 12 points, 5 assists in 23 minutes. He appeared very [...]

The NBA schedule won't officially be released until tonight, but, as usual, it's starting to trickle out early. Here's a look at a couple more games, including the Celtics home opener. Twitter / @IraHeatBeat: Heat home opener Dec. 27 a … via kwout Twitter / @gwashburn14: #Celtics' home opener will … via kwout So it's [...]

SLAM: When you were growing up, who was the one guy you had to watch on television? AD: Paul Pierce. I just really liked his game. He wasn’t the fastest, wasn’t the most athletic, but he was always able to get to where he wanted to get to and be able to score, and he [...]

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 natural inclination is to assume the Celtics will be looking for another defensive specialist, but with little drop-off on defense after Thibodeau's departure, Boston shouldn't limit [...]

Well, this was inevitable.  With Doc Rivers coming back and signing a long-term deal, Lawrence Frank had to look elsewhere for a head coaching job.  And since Detroit was really the only job left (sorry, Minnesota) it's no surprise that Lawrence got this gig.  Congrats to him.  He deserved it.  I think he'll do fine [...]