Paul Pierce

Ray Allen was a third wheel on an old sports car. With fellow aging stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, Allen and the Celtics some times seemed faster than their age, seemingly overwhelming opponents. That of course is the description fitting a Celtics team that fought its way to a 2007-2008 NBA championship. The Celtics of more [...]

The Boston Celtics are officially Rajon Rondo’s team, a reality that has been a long time coming. But the organization must be careful not to lean on him too hard, too soon. There’s no questioning Rondo’s abilities. He’s one of the league’s best ball-handlers and passers, he thrives in transition, breaks down defenses in his [...]

August 16, 2012 – Dan Favale We’ve watched a bounty of NBA teams improve their rosters dramatically this offseason, but the New York Knicks aren’t one of them. The Nets, Lakers, Sixers, Nuggets, Heat, Thunder and even the Hornets have managed to move forward, while the Knicks still seem stuck in an unhealthy mindset. What [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

June 11, 2012 – Dan Favale The NBA finals kick off Tuesday night in Oklahoma City where the Thunder have an opportunity to accomplish something special. [...]

May 25, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Saturday night, we’ll find out who moves on to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. If it turns out to be the Philadelphia 76ers, it will mean an especially unexpected upset, even for how tame the Boston Celtics have shown to be on any given night. [...]

May 2, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors No Ray Allen. No Rajon Rondo. ‘No Problem’ says Paul Pierce. The Truth led the C’s to a brilliant fourth quarter run and scored 36 points in the game to snatch a win on the road in Atlanta, tying the series at one game a piece. But the [...]

April 30, 2012 – Dan Favale Rajon Rondo was ejected late in Game 1 of the Boston Celtics’ first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks Sunday night, and a crippling suspension could follow. [...]

April 2, 2012 – Dan Favale On Sunday, The Celtics dismantled the Heat, a bona fide championship contender, in a game that had postseason implications and energy. But does it matter? Boston’s victory was lopsided. Rajon Rondo locked down the perimeter while putting up another triple-double, Brandon Bass had a double-double, Paul Pierce chipped in [...]

March 5, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Sundays in the NBA serve as a capstone of sorts for the week that was. Things can be put into place for the week ahead and story-lines, though they don’t go away, can at least be reset depending on what happened. Rajon Rondo, with all the trade questions surrounding [...]