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The Thunder’s Russell Westbrook is having a tough go in the NBA Finals. His play has been erratic and he’s drawing criticism for his stubborn attitude. Sound familiar? The Globe’s Gary Washburn draws a comparison between Westbrook and Rajon Rondo. The difference is… Rondo gets criticized for his lack of aggression, while Westbrook is blasted [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat might be the toughest NBA Finals to call in quite some time.  They are alternately very similar and quite different.  They each boast a 1-2 punch that can be both explosive and inconsistent.  But, as usual, this will be a series that comes down to match-ups, and I [...]

Keyon Dooling says the Celtics are aware of the “Beat the Heat” t-shirts sold by the NBA.com store. Rest assured this information has been shared in the Celtics locker room, though Keyon Dooling chose to respond maturely this morning. “Oh yeah I saw it last night, (but) I think that’s a part of the game. [...]

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. Q: One other thing going back to the history of the league and the history of it repeating itself, Kareem when he got Magic was invigorated.  That [...]

As the end of this crazy, compressed regular season comes to a close; what may turn out to be the most exciting postseason in recent memory is set to begin. Both conferences have clear cut favorites but each with a handful of question marks and potential upsets awaiting them. Unlike previous seasons, we are hard [...]

Ron Artest deserves a hefty suspension for this despicable act. I'm thinking 10 games. Maybe more, considering his history of violence.  What do you think? Update: Here's the statement Artest issued to the media: "During that play I just dunked on (Kevin) Durantand (Serge) Ibaka and I got really emotional and excited and it was unfortunate that James [...]

Supermodel Kate Upton attended Wednesday night's Thunder/Suns game with her uncle. The guys at Daily Thunder uncovered some interesting shooting statistics related to Upton: Kate Upton, the Sports Illustrated cover girl, was in the house sitting next to Aubrey McClendon who is her uncle or something. Fun fact: Shooting at the basket where Upton sat [...]

  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 Oklahoma. Go back and watch the Celtics’ discipline. It is amazing. They play the same way whether they’re up by 10 or down by 20. They don’t [...]

I didn't watch enough of this game to offer legitimate analysis, but I will give the Celtics a boat load of credit for cutting a 27-point deficit (83-56 with 6:35 remaining in 3rd quarter) to 6 points late in the 4th quarter. The Celtics had two sloppy turnovers (Pietrus bad pass and KG's drop) that [...]

Tip: 7:00 PM     Court: Chesapeake Energy Arena   Watch it: CSN, ESPN     Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, Nick Buchert  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 15-16 (3rd Atlantic, 8th East) Record: 25-7 (1st Northwest, 1st [...]