philadelphia 76′ers

After every game, we’ll take stock of how each individual performance affects the player’s overall value. Starters Offense:      Defense:      Overall: Monster numbers over 2 games:  23 points, 22 rebounds, 25 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks.  If he didn’t slip, who knows … maybe he’d have a game-winner under his belt too.  Offense:   [...]

A lot of people are making Philly out to be more than they are.  They are a totally re-vamped team, returning five players from last year’s team that took the Celtics to the limit in the playoffs.  The key acquisition walking through this summer’s revolving door, of course, is Andrew Bynum. He’s the reason some [...]

The sad fact of tomorrow night's game is that it really could be the last game of the "Big 3" era.  There's no guarantee that Ray Allen or Kevin Garnett come back.  And as confident as I am the Celtics are going to win, it's entirely possible they'll lose, too.  So with that in mind, [...]

I watch a lot of basketball.  I’ve watched so much of the Celtics that I could black out like Will Ferrell did in Old School and spew a steady stream of information that I’d never remember knowing.  As much as I like to goof around and keep the tone of things light, I’ve worked hard to get to [...]

The Celtics had a Super Bass-O-Matic Game 6, and they’re hoping to put Philly away and get a few days off before taking on Indiana or Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals. You can re-live last night’s fun and look ahead to how you think the rest of the series will go, as well as [...]

   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. “Once they picked up their intensity, I didn’t think we really played with a sense of urgency in the third or fourth quarter,” Pierce said. “That’s [...]

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. "After [Game 2] I came in and just said, ‘We’re not going to beat anybody — JV teams or high school teams — if we were not [...]

  I need a cigarette after the fourth quarter performance by the Boston Celtics.  I don't even know where to start.   Ok, I'll start with KG, the destroyer of men's souls.  29 points on 12-20 shooting, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.  And if you thought Hawks Game 6 was a "turn back the clock [...]

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. n most walks of life, being irritating isn’t a positive trait. But it’s one that comes in handy while battling for position in the paint. “Honestly, he’s [...]

The Celtics are trying to hold on to a lead in the Atlantic Division and maybe even improve their Eastern Conference playoff seeding. We'll regularly check in on the competition to see how things stand. Things have changed a little bit in the East.  Orlando and Philadelphia have both hit rough patches.  Orlando, playing without [...]