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What the hell just happened? The Celtics unleashed a defensive buzz saw tonight on the Orlando Magic. The final score: 87-56. A Celtics team missing FIVE rotation players beat down the 11-win Magic. A Celtics team on the second night of back-to-back games throttled a team that hadn't played in two days. This was supposed to [...]

Tip: 7:30pm    Court: TD Garden    Watch it: CSN/NBA TV    Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Tom Washington, Leroy Richardson, Scott Twardoski  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 6-9 (3rd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 11-4 (1st Southeast, 2nd East) At Home: 4-5 On road: 5-2 [...]

Look closely at the :07 mark of the above video. After getting whistled for a foul, Glen Davis pulled down his shorts in protest. No diaper, just black spandex. Davis has been an unmitigated disaster on and off the court for the Magic. His shot selection has drawn the ire of Stan Van Gundy. He was [...]

Getty Images Remember when Glen Davis hired a shrink?  Apparently that shrink doesn't work in Orlando, because Glen Davis is still displaying that solid judgement and mental toughness he's known for. According to Nick Price, who was present at the game, an unidentified heckler shouted as Davis blew off autograph seekers, "…you'll be out of [...]

WEEI's Trags caught-up with free-agent acquisition Chris Wilcox and Big Baby's "replacement", Brandon Bass after today's long practice. Wilcox called the Celtics a "grimy" team and thinks he can "get down there and do a little work" down-low. Bass meanwhile is focused on getting a winter jacket…    [...]

Tony Dutt, the agent for Brandon Bass, spoke with CSNNE's Sherrod Blakely: "He's very excited about this opportunity in Boston," his agent Tony Dutt, told CSNNE.com. "Things didn't go quite like we thought they would in Orlando, but he has no hard feelings towards them. He's looking forward to being a Celtic." "He just needs [...]

UPDATE: Sherrod Blakely says it's a done deal. UPDATE: Marc Spears reports the trade will happen. Dan Duggan of the Herald has the scoop on this rumor: The Celtics have apparently decided that Glen Davis’ future is better elsewhere. According to a league source, the Cs are in discussions with Orlando to send Big Baby, [...]

From gang hideouts to tanning salons, Lakers fans are buzzing about reports that have their team pursuing both Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. I'm here to assure Celtics fans that the likelihood of Mitch Kupchak pulling off two mega-deals is remote. Except there's a massive gap between "want" and "possible." Put aside questions of how [...]

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. "I'm not at liberty to talk about it, but there's a huge possibility about me going to China or me going overseas to play basketball," Howard told [...]

An Orlando TV station is reporting that Dwight Howard is close to signing a two-year extension with the Orlando Magic. Crap. Apparently the two sides spent the holiday weekend hammering out the details. Crap. Howard continues to say that he wants to build a winner in Orlando: "I'm not trying to run behind nobody like [...]