Monthly Archives: October 2016

In the 1st quarter of today’s game vs the Spurs, Boston suffered some shooting woes, going 9 of 25 from the floor. But Marcus Thornton’s two trey balls late in the 1st had Boston right on the Spurs’ heels. It was 25-22 San Antonio after 1. Boston’s starters got off to a relatively slow start, [...]

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. #Celtics coach Brad Stevens tells Globe he’s considering lineup changes & center could be a target. “We’re 4-9. We’ve all gotta play well.” — gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) [...]

Jared Sullinger had himself another double-double performance on Friday, as Boston’s big man scored 23 points to go along with 10 rebounds in the Celts’ loss to Chicago. Sullinger also did a decent job defending the Bulls’ Pau Gasol, despite Gasol’s height and reach advantage. In 33 minutes, Gasol was 6 of 19 & had [...]

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 very frustrating, in particular this game,” Rondo said. “If I make my free throws, I think we win the game.” Rondo hit side iron on his [...]

The Celtics once again struggled in the 4th on Friday afternoon and dropped a game to the Chicago Bulls by the final of 109-102. Joakim Noah put up a monster stat line for the Bulls, finishing with 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks. Jimmy Butler led the way in the scoring column [...]

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 Marcus Smart asked out of practice early Wednesday, he decided to skip the Celtics’ brief workout Thursday, delaying the rookie guard’s return to the lineup. Coach [...]

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. Boston is hoping Smart’s return to the lineup can help a Celtics squad that’s trying to get back on track after losses in five of their last [...]

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. [Smart] made it clear afterwards that he’s inching closer to getting back on the court, with a “high possibility” of returning to practice on Wednesday. In doing so, [...]

Celtics fan or not, this woman has a lot of nerve to approach Paul Pierce for an autograph during a game! If this was me, I get tasered and banned from all NBA arenas. (h/t JohnnyNBA) [...]

The Celtics are off till Friday, so we’ve got plenty of time to look back at the 94-88 loss to Portland to see what we liked and didn’t like before looking ahead to Friday afternoon’s game. Four Up: 1. Team Defense The Celtics looked, for the first time all season, completely engaged on the defensive [...]