spencer hawes

One of my lasting memories of the Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76′ers series was thinking “How can we keep Spencer Hawes in this game.”  He was terrible in that series, and Doug Collins’ insistence on using him was part of the reason why the Celtics won. But Philly was undeterred by Hawes playing terribly in [...]

Whether you want to believe Game 5 turned when Philly missed a chance to put up 4 points after clear path foul or when KG got called for an offensive foul on Spencer Hawes is up to you.  Those were consecutive plays that happened over the span of 19 seconds, so arguing over it is [...]

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. “It doesn’t matter. All of their big guys are playing physical and bumping,” Garnett said. “You go through side picks and it’s physical. I can’t tell one [...]

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. “It’s important how we start games,” said Ray Allen. “If you look at Game 1 in Atlanta and you look at both Game 1 and 2 in [...]

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 [...]

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. Bothered by a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Pierce has averaged a lowly 10.5 points and converted just 5 of 20 field goal attempts [...]

Tip: 7:00 PM    Court: Wells Fargo Center    Watch it: CSNNE     Hear it: WEEI                            Referees:  Ken Mauer, Bennie Adams and Brent Barnaky  Get your tickets here The Matchup Record: 20-17 (2nd Atlantic, 7th East) Record: 22-17 (1st Atlantic, 4th [...]

The NBA lockout is more than a month old.  Both sides have met once since the lockout began.  And through it all, the NBPA's rank and file have largely been quiet. But one man has the guts to call out David Stern.  One player has stepped up to speak his mind, regardless of potential consequence.  [...]