Hanging his head…
Forget about the 66 wins and the postseason blowouts at the Garden; we’re no longer taking the Celtics seriously as championship contenders until they win at least one playoff road game. Losing three in Atlanta to a sub-.500 squad was bad enough, then last night KG and crew got torn apart in Cleveland […]
Tag: Kevin Garnett
Smack / May 11, 2008 / 3:36 am
Tough Road for the Celtics
General / May 9, 2008 / 7:17 am
Is this the Celtics v. Hawks Series All Over Again?
KG
The visiting team looked like cooked cauliflower in games one and two in the foggy TD Banknorth Garden. Their best player left his game back home - first Joe Johnson hit 11-32 shots in Atlanta’s first two tries, and now LeBron is 8-42 with Cleveland in an 0-2 hole. Offensively, Boston’s bench - namely Sam […]
Smack / May 9, 2008 / 3:12 am
The Best One-on-One Matchup of the Playoffs
Tim Duncan (photo. adidas)
Remember that Nike ad from a few years back when a 5-on-5 run devolved into Paul Pierce and Jermaine O’Neal going 1-on-1 full-court while the other guys just sat on the sideline and watched? That was kind of like what we saw between Chris Paul (35 pts, 9 asts) and Tony Parker […]
Hit List / May 8, 2008 / 10:41 am
Top 25 Postseason Performers
Kevin Garnett (photo. Gary Land)
To answer some of the questions we’ve received about criteria for this list, we are including guys whose teams have been eliminated so long as they’ve played at least one game since the previous power ranking. So while names like Caron Butler and Josh Smith will be seen in this week’s […]
Smack / May 7, 2008 / 1:38 am
The Worst Game LeBron Has Ever Played
Photo. Mannion
One reason everyone has been so geeked since July that the Celtics are a championship contender again is the inevitable feeling of nostalgia. Well, Celtics/Cavs last night was definitely nostalgic; it looked a lot like those awful bump-and-grind Knicks/Heat games from the 1990’s. Paul Pierce only had 4 points on 2-of-14 shooting, Ray Allen […]
General / May 5, 2008 / 10:00 am
The Soul Crusher
LeBron (photo. Mannion)
Before Game 6 of the Cavs/Wizards series got out of hand, there was a play in the second half where Delonte West was leading a 3-on-2 break with Wally Szczerbiak and LeBron filling the lanes. Seeing the potential for what could happen, both Washington defenders focused their attention on LeBron, surrendering a wide […]
General / May 5, 2008 / 8:50 am
The Big One in the Big Three
Paul Pierce
Even though the Celtics’ game seven dismemberment ranks right up there in the pantheon of the most lopsided end-of-series blowouts, Boston still hasn’t explicitly answered the most important question for their success moving into round two: Who is going to step up and take a game into his own hands?
In all fairness, […]
Smack / May 5, 2008 / 12:01 am
Hate Me Now
Kobe (photo. Chris Sembrot)
What excuse could the Lakers-haters use after yesterday’s display? Even against a well-coached team that actually plays team defense and doesn’t have any — as far as we know — significant internal locker-room strife or heart/balls issues, the Lakers looked as sharp as ever: Kobe Bryant (38 pts) was unstoppable, Pau Gasol […]
Hoopla / May 2, 2008 / 10:30 am
Is There Any Way This is True?
Read this story. It was sent to us this morning and looks to be from back in November. If it’s remotely true, it’s pretty funny.
Hit List / May 1, 2008 / 2:56 pm
The Hit List: Playoff Players
Photo. Chris Sembrot
Whereas we normally rank teams in this space, last week was the first of our Playoff Player individual rankings. For this we’re taking into account who’s playing the best at the moment, who has the best overall body of work, who has the most ability and who has the most potential to make […]
General / May 1, 2008 / 7:37 am
What Was Mike Woodson Thinking?
Joe Johnson
It’s not like Joe Johnson was guarding Kevin Garnett. After Joe Jeezy picked up his second foul steamrolling through Leon Powe less than eight minutes into the game, Mike Woodson put a seatbelt on him on the bench. Johnson warmed pine for more than nine minutes, and by the time that he came back […]
Smack / May 1, 2008 / 12:50 am
Round 5, Fight!
Caron Butler
While Soulja Boy was locked in a room somewhere working on that response diss to Hova and LeBron (because only so many things rhyme with “Youuuuuuuuuu!”), his man DeShawn Stevenson helped extend the Cavs/Wizards series and, of course, extend the NBA’s dumbest feud at the same time … In the first quarter of yesterday’s […]
Styles - Kicks and Gear / Apr 30, 2008 / 12:13 pm
There’s A “Green Out” Tonight
They will be handing out these t-shirts tonight in Boston for Game 5 of the Celtics/Hawks series for everyone who enters the building. The goal is to create a “green out” in the stands in Beantown.
Smack / Apr 30, 2008 / 3:17 am
Blame it on the Reign
Standing Tall and Ticked (photo. Mannion)
Cue another summer of the Phoenix Suns (secretly) and their fans (very publicly) blaming the refs and whatever other straws they can grasp onto while trying to come to grips with another heartbreaking playoff exit. You could say last night’s game hinged on a few crucial calls/no-calls, most of which […]
Hoopla / Apr 29, 2008 / 2:06 pm
No KG?
We’re expecting word from the League any second now about possible suspensions for the players involved in the scuffle in the Celtics/Hawks games last night. Here’s the video:
So funny listening to the Celtics’ broadcast on that clip. Play-by-play guy Mike Gorman, who despite being an unabashed super homer, is one of the best around, gets […]
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