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Celtics win-streak was halted at 6 games last night as they fell to the New Orleans Hornets 90-78 at TD Garden. C’s will try to get back to their winning ways Friday night against the Bulls. Tip-off is at 7pm EST. Check out some HD photos & GIFs from last night’s game via Hoop China: [...]

The fellas did a couple of shows over the past couple of weeks… spanning back to the Kevin Garnett vs. Melo Cheerios thing… Kurt and Dave also spent some time discussing how they would feel about Paul Pierce being traded. They also got into their usual predictions and such, as well as bringing back the [...]

At one point last night, I asked… Is Avery Bradley hurt or something?What am I missing here? — John Karalis (@RedsArmy_John) January 17, 2013 Turns out the answer was yes. According to coach Doc Rivers, the 6-foot-2 defensive star, has a rib injury that will keep him from practicing today. “He’s OK; not great,” said [...]

UPDATE: Leandro Barbosa denies this report: The original report is below: *** Leandro Barbosa was a last-minute signing, joining the team after they already had a full stable of guards. Predictably, Barbosa has been relegated to mostly a bench role, which, despite the glut of guards on the roster, he didn’t quite see coming and [...]

It appears the Hawks are engaged in trade talks for their enigmatic forward, Josh Smith: Multiple rival executives confirmed that the Hawks have participated in trade conversations with several teams regarding Smith, a 27-year-old game-changing defender when engaged. The Hawks face a dilemma with Smith, whose love-hate relationship with playing his entire NBA career thus [...]

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. With his team’s confidence maybe overflowing a bit too much amidst a season-high six-game winning streak, Rivers wrote, ‘Guard down,’ after Tuesday’s practice session. With that in [...]

The 6 game winning streak was fun while it lasted. Tonight the Celtics treated us to one of those mind-numbing, head-shaking, go-through-the-motion performances we’ve come to hate, yet accept. The result: a 90-78 loss to the Hornets. The Celtics managed just 78 points vs one of the league’s worst defenses. I don’t have a shot [...]

Tip: 8PM     Court: TD Garden     Watch it: CSNNE    Hear it: WEEI Referees: Ken Mauer, Derrick Collins and Kevin Cutler Spread: Boston -7.5 Boston Celtics Tickets The Matchup Record: 20-17 Record: 12-26 At Home:  13-6 On road: 6-13 Streak: Won 6 Streak: Won 1 Leaders Leaders Buckets: Pierce (19.6 ppg) Buckets: Eric Gordon [...]

adidas and the NBA unveiled this year’s All Star jerseys (likely to be worn by Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett if the voting stands) Here’s what adidas says about them: the uniforms take inspiration from Houston’s rich aeronautical history and the speed of the jet planes that dot its skies. The uniforms’ eye-catching impact camo [...]

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.  ”That doesn’t make a lot of sense to radically change the team when you’re trying to compete to win it all,” Ainge told Dickerson. “We have been [...]