The Boston Celtics

Last night Denver came out on a mission knowing this could be the biggest game in their team's history. Denver has never been to the finals and having game 1 and 3 in their grasp and handing it over to LA by bad plays at the end of the games gave the Lakers a 2-1 series lead going into this game. 

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The Western Conference playoff started last night between #1 seed LA Lakers and #2 seed Denver Nuggets. Denver has been playing well since they got C. Billups who is able to take some pressure off C. Anthony. C. Anthony s one of the best players in the league, but with K. Bryant and L. James, Carm does not get much credit.  

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So once again we face the win or go-home game seven situation. This Orlando series has been a mixture of blowouts, come-backs, and some good battles; tonight's game is all or nothing. If we consider the history of the Boston Celtics, this game is in the bag...every time the Cs are in game 7, their record is 20-5. At home they are 17-3. Orlando is 1-1 in this situation and 0-1 on the road.

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Last night's Celts versus Orlando Magic game was different from the other games in this series. The Celtics came out looking determined to win this one and end the series in 6. The Cs had the lead the whole entire game (biggest lead 12) until the last 3 minutes. This is the first time during this playoff that a Cs lead in the 4th did not lead to a close out. Rondo had a good night scoring 19 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals, and so did Perkins scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and 3 blocks. But it wouldn't be enough with Ray Ray only scoring 5 points and Davis 6 points -- this is not what C-Nation is used to! The Cs bench did play great Defense though, especially Scalabrine, and if he can keep that up, it will be huge in game 7.  But no offense from the bench -- I was hoping to see House step up when Allen was off, but no such luck.    Their "Superman" D. Howard had the night that Magic fans were waiting for and scored a game high 23 points and game high 22 rebounds and with help from R. Lewis scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, it was just enough to give the Magic the win 83-75.  I thought that when the Cs were up 8 with 9 minutes left in the game, we were leaving with a win, but Pierce and Allen were 3-15 in the second half and that's what cost us. Pierce played an overall good game, scoring 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists keeping the Cs in the lead the whole game. But right down the stretch when Pierce usually single-handedly closes out the other team, he just didn't have it  and no one else stepped up. The Cs handed this game to the Magic!!! Pierce missed two free throws in the last 3 minutes and then the Celts just couldn't score and Orlando took advantage. They got the lead with under 3 minutes and kept it, sending this series to a game 7. Another crazy series but as Dato, G, Jon, KC, Rach, Ro,JR, Bobafet, Even-Murray, and I said from the start, this was going to a Game 7!!!( Rach has believed from the beginning that this series iwould be just like last year's, and she's right.) This will be back in Boston Sunday night at 8:00 where the Cs franchise is 32-0 in game 7. MIT believes the Cs are a lock. The Professor and I believe it's going to be a battle and could come down to the last possession. We will see Sunday. So Go Celts, get your green on; you don't want to miss this one!!!

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The Boston Celtics, for the second game in a row, made a comeback after trailing throughout 3 quarters and some of the 4th. Even then the Celtics were still able to close them down and get the win!!!! The Celtics know better than any other team how to closeout games and can pull out a win when trailing!! This is the essence of

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No better day than Mother's Day for the Celtics to get the victory they desperately needed. Up to this point in the series, every game has been a blow-out; the Magic had won 2 and the Cs 1. In yesterday's game, both teams came out on fire, and we knew that this was going to be a fight to the finish.Pierce set the tone for the Cs and scored a game high 27 points, also 3 rebounds and 4 assists; just what the Cs needed from their captain. (Note: when Pierce has scored over 40% a game in the playoffs we are 4-0.)  It was still a 2 point game at the half and then Allen scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Rondo stepped it up with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Now, as the Professor says, when Rondo plays well, the C's win; and Rondo played well but he got major help from Big Perkins with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2assists, 1steal and 5 huge blocks, and the man of the night  -- Big Glen Baby Davis!!! He had 21 points and 6 rebounds, but the biggest shot of the night that knocked me on the floor was the last shot of the game. The Celts had possession in a timeout with 11.2 seconds remaining and the Cs down 1. Big Baby had hit the Cs last jumper with 37 seconds on the clock but even then you expected the ball to go to Pierce or Allen; not this time. Pierce held the ball at the top of the 3point line as time ticked down and no one in Boston could sit down!With the clocks ticking it's down to seconds...4..3..2...Pierce passes to Big Baby and with 1 second and the buzzer going off just after the release, nothing but net!!!!!!! Big Baby was the hero in an amazing must win game in a 95-94 final and now they come back to Boston with momentum, exactly what C-Nation need!! What a game, amazing and intense; that's why the NBA rules!!! This game also proved we can hang in there when in foul trouble because Pierce, Baby, Perkins and Scalabrine (who played great Defense) were all in foul trouble early and Doc was able to handle it. So game 5 -- I can't wait --at the Garden would be a great win; MIT thinks we will win by 8-10 points, I believe this series is going to turn into the Bulls series where the last possession can determine the game.  I am sticking with my original guess with G, Dato, JR, A, KC, Jon, Rach, Ro, Hannah and even Murray, that this is going 7 just like last year.   So Go Cs!

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The Celtics came out last night against Orlando looking tired and defeated. I was reminded immediately of how they looked in game 1 and even though I hoped they'd pull magic out of their bag of tricks, the outcome was exactly the same as game 1 -- a blowout.In the 1st quarter, neither team could hit a jump shot; every point scored by both teams was in the paint. This led to D. Howard having a big game and all the Celtics getting in foul trouble early (which they cannot afford). Next thing you know it's half time, and the Orlando is up by 12 and Ray Ray can't hit a shot. Pierce and Rondo look extremely tired -- not good for the Celtics. This bad news and bad start would continue as the Magic would have a 20 point lead in the 3rd quarter and this time they keep it, ending up with an ugly final score of 117-96!  As the Professor always says, if Rondo is on, we win; if not we lose!!! And last night the Professor said, "I believe Rondo is off tonight [which he was] and it looks like Pierce is hurt."  So once again, the Professor is right. By the 4th quarter, Pierce was limping. I don't believe he is hurt, but he does look beyond-tired. All the starters looked so tired and Ray, with only 8 points (2-12), and Rondo, who's off his game, it's almost always going to be impossible to get the win. Even though Eddie House was on once again (the only one who was), without our starters, count us out.  So I think with all of the sitting at the end of this game, all the starters will have their legs back under them for an important game 4. C-Nation knows we can beat Orlando and we proved that in game 2 and that's what we need to see in game 4 -- that same fire and determination we all know that's there. It just needs to come out again, and I believe it will. MIT said, "I think the Cs have the next game for sure and they will win by 8-10 points on Sunday!!"  I personally think it will be another blow-out, but by who, we will have to wait to see what Celtic team shows up for this one!! I hope MIT is right, but I think as does Dato, G, KC, Jon, Rach, Ro, Bedlam(Showoff Marketing), and even Murray, this is going to 7, so stay tuned. I believe in the magic for Boston.

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Tonight at 7:00 pm the Boston Celtics will play game 3 against the Orlando Magic in their house. The big question is who is going to come out tonight: The Celtics who came out tired and dragging and couldn't work as a team in game 1 or the Celtics who came out like the Champs they are in game 2? The Professor thinks that if Rondo plays well, the Celts will take this one. MIT believes this game is going to be like last game and if he's right, you might want to throw on the Red Sox game, cause this is over!! I believe this game is going to be a battle, no blow out by either team, but within the last 5 minutes the Celts will close them down!!! So stay tuned for this one, and let's see who brings out the magic!! Go Celts!

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The Celtics came out with that fire and determination in their eyes last night and showed Orlando exactly where they were(OUR HOUSE) and who the Champs are (The Cs, of course]!!!  The Cs got a quick lead from the beginning of the game and did not let it go; in fact, they did what I had hoped--if House, Scale, and Marbury could give us one good quarter of ball, we'd take it.

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Tonight is a big night for Boston Sports!!  We have the Boston Red Sox at Fenway playing the Cleveland Indians at 7:05,  the Boston Bruins' 3rd game in the 2nd round at Carolina in a battle with the series tied 1-1 at 7:35 in what I think is the Biggest Game of the night, and the Celtics at the Garden in a must win battle against the Orlando Magic at 8:05. In case you didn't know, they're up 1-0 at our house.  Title-town is blowing up right now, so go Boston!!  Whatever sport you love Boston has a good battle of a game to see. If you're like me, you'll be channel-surfing to catch them all! Now back to the Celtics...

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Last night the Celtics came out fatigued as we had the feeling they would. The Cs came out of the gates so slowly I felt as if we were watching the game in slow motion and the

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C-Nation, I believe that we are in for another crazy fight like the first round with the Bulls that felt like two fighters in the ring exchanging blow after blow. But unlike the Pacquiao/Hatton fight Sat. Night which was over before you could blink --Pac-Man won if you didn't know -- I I'm not so sure that the C's can end the Magic as quickly. 

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People are calling this the best playoff series ever, but it all comes to an end tonight. This has been a back and forth epic battle with a different "main man" stepping up for both teams in each game (including the 4 overtimes in 6 games, an NBA record). 

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So the Cs are in Chicago where we know they like the pizza and where Pierce loves the sausages, as he said on his Twitter page. Now it's game time and the Cs want to stop this crazy battle where

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After another intense game and another overtime, I'm surprised we're all still standing.  Meanwhile, my boy MIT sat out the first half so he could watch American Idol, leaving me high and dr

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Well, we'll find out today at 1:00 pm (on Channel 5 in Boston if you're watching it on the tube) whether or not the C's can put the hammer down!!!  I believe if the Celtics can take this gam

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The Boston Celtics came out last night in a sea of red like they were at the Garden, and they played like Celtics' Nation is used to. Up by 22 at the half, the Chicago Bulls' fans booed their team as they walked to the locker room --something that Cs' Nation would never do (and that's what makes us a Nation, by the way).

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Ray Ray had ice in his veins last night and hit game winner putting the Cs right back in it!! This was a game the Celts needed to have not only to tie the series, but to get the momentum and our confidence back. Ray Allen scored only two points in the first half, and I thought it was going to be a replay of the last game, but he came out on fire in the second half. It was just what the Doc ordered especially with Ben Gordon scoring 42 points, but that wasn't enough. Ray scored 28 points in the second half but none bigger than the last shot of the game, with the game tied at 115 each the Cs had the ball with 12 seconds left and a chance for the last shot of the game. So Doc drew up a play for Ray Ray, and Rondo got him the ball with 2 seconds and Ray buried a 3 for the game winner and the Cs tied the series with this win 118-115!!

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Okay, everyone knows by now what happened last game and that's over and done with. The Cs' loss is all everyone's talking about and frankly, we're acting like this series is already over. Well, I say it's a new day. The Celts tasted losing and you know they don't want to feel that again, so I believe that the loss was a major eye-opener as well as a major motivator and now see how badly every team wants to beat the defending champs!!

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A lot can be said about yesterday's game against the Bulls.  D. Rose and the Bulls showed up in our house, and they played like the defending champs while the Cs fought from behind all game. The Celts were off from the tip off; Ray Allen was 1-12 shooting in a game where the Cs really needed him to step up. Rondo played an amazing offensive game scoring 29 points but, as my boy, the Professor, who went to the game said, not even Rondo or the bench could contain D. Rose. He was on fire and scored 36 points (a career high) and 11 assists and led the Bulls to the overtime win 105-103 over the defending champs.

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Hello Celtics fans, it's game day! Everyone get ready for a 12:30 start, and let's support our Celts with as much love as possible. Especially after the horrible couple of days we have had.

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Yesterday was a sad day for the Boston Celtics and Celtic Nation. We found out that Kevin Garnett could be out for the whole entire playoffs and then, our main man, Danny Ainge, the Celtics' GM and the person responsible for getting KG and Ray Ray to Boston, had a mild heart attack. The good news is that Mr. Ainge is supposed to be fine and make a full recovery -- my blessings go out to him and his family. Meanwhile Doc made a comment yesterday morning that Garnett would likely not be available at all in the postseason that begins Saturday.

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Eddie House sank 5 three pointers in the 4th quarter to turn a deficit in last night's game into a C's lead and then a 115-107 Celts win.  House also took the best three point shooting percentage in C's history away from Mr. Danny Ainge, amazing!! Last night's game was also amazing with Leon Powe receiving the 6th Man of the Year Award (very deserving in my opinion, as he averages 7.5 pnts 4.8 reb .5 ass .5 blks and then scored 18 points with 13 rebounds in last night's game. 

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Yesterday the Boston Celtics released news that Kevin Garnett will not play on Wednesday, the Celtics' last regular season game.  Last week they had announced that he was doing better and wo

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The Celtics stay home for Easter and don't show against Cleveland in a massacre 107-76. Cleveland showed up like this was the championship game while the Celts were simply not there. Ray Ray couldn't hit his jumper, and Pierce only scored 14, but the major problem was that we couldn't play defense. Cleveland, on the other hand, played phenomenal defense at a high-paced level.

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The Boston Celtics swept their five game home stand last night. The C's battled the Miami Heat in what was a playoff game atmosphere, and the Celtics won their 5th game in a row giving the C's 60 wins in the season with 3 games left to go. Dwayne Wade (NBA's leading scorer) gave us all he had scoring 31, but it wasn't enough to beat us; the C's hung on and win 105-98.

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Paul Pierce is not only too much for OKC, but he gives away tickets via Twitter. So cool, and that's why he's the man and the captain.  After being signed up on Twitter for only 24 hours (@paulpierce34), he offered free tickets to the first five fans wearing Pierce jerseys in the parking lot at 4:30 before the OKC game. You needed to know the secret password: "the Truth."

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Big Baby: Triple Double, 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 stitches -- this was a good day for the Boston Celtics. They are now home after a long road trip, and as Doc says, " this is big because we need a break to get our legs back underneath us."  The C's played the Oklahoma City Thunder in what started as a close game until the C's stepped up the D and held OKC to 39 points in the second half after having a tie game at the half.  For the 3rd straight game Glen "Big Baby" Davis was in the starting lineup for 'the day by day' Kevin Garnett,  and Big Baby left his sweat out on the court as well as some blood. 

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The kid Glen "Big Baby" Davis had to fill a big pair of shoe's tonight by starting for Mr. Kevin Garnett who has now been listed as "day to day." Glen Davis "Big Baby," who got the name from going to LSU where he was baby Shaq taking the LSU Tigers to the Final Four in 2006 (and also being named SEC player of the year), stepped up huge tonight.  Davis was definitely the player of the game not only by scoring 19 points with 12 rebounds, but also because of the defense he played -- amazing!  Had 2 blocks and a steal, but covered his man like KG would have! 

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The Boston Celtics have already clinched the Atlantic division with a 51-17 record, but I am still bleeding green!  I don't know if it's panic mode yet, but we have lost 3 out of 4, and I know what you're going to say, ''We are hurt"! But that is no excuse for the green to lose to Milwaukee. With only 15 games remaining this season and Cleveland with a 3 1/2 game lead on us and Orlando only a half game back -- What the buck??! 

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The only problem with having 60 wins, is having 60 wins.  The better the record, the more a team becomes a favorite, the more they're expected to win.  And ultimately, constant pressure starts pushing down on them like a fat guy in a kids top bunk bed.  It can be difficult for a team (or a frightened kid below), especially a great one.   I didn't even mention the Patriots. 

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