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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. But when Pierce airballed a jumper with 18.9 seconds left with the Celtics trailing by a point, no one on the court apparently realized they were not [...]

 That was a roller coaster game. The Celtics led big. The Hawks led big. Each team made runs over the final 15 minutes that had you thinking "we got this!" When the dust settled, the Celtics had the ball with 10 seconds remaining and a chance to win it… but Rajon Rondo coughed up the [...]

Tip: 8:00 PM    Court: Philips Arena   Watch it: CSN, TNT  Hear it: WEEI          Referees: Dan Crawford, David Jones and Tom Washington Get your tickets here The Matchup   Record: 3-1 Record: 1-3 On road: 1-1 At home: 1-1 Streak: Won 3 Streak: Lost 3     Leaders  Leaders Buckets: Pierce (23.3 ppg) Buckets: Joe Johnson [...]

Enjoy some pics from last night's thrashing of the Hawks. KG enjoying Gino & top play GIFs after the jump.. [...]

Twitter / @SherrodbCSN: #CelticsTalk: #Celtics Ave … via kwout We'll have to see how the shoulder injury affects his game, but Avery Bradley will give it a go tonight.  Though he'll be limited.  Ray Allen is also in, which is a nice surprise because I would have bet he'd be out after playing 37 minutes [...]

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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 Atlanta. Instant Reaction: It's a tough loss to swallow, but read the title. The Hawks were without their three best front court players and were still in it. It would have [...]

Twitter / @GlobeGaryDzen: Josh Smith out tonight. Ex … via kwout It's official.  Josh Smith is out. Ray Allen has gone through warm ups… completed his entire routine… and he's getting dressed. Stay tuned. [...]

tmi.me – WojYahooNBA: Atlanta's Josh via kwout I am a bit surprised by this… the knee must be worse than I thought. I'm still keeping an eye on him.  He's still officially a game-time decision… so we'll see.  I'd be surprised if Woj was wrong, though. [...]

Via the Globe: Ray Allen participated through the entire [shoot around]and is considered a game-time decision after missing the past 11 games with bone spurs in his right ankle. Allen also made it through the team's entire practice Thursday, offering hope that he can return to the lineup. That's certainly more than Ray has been [...]