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When the clock struck 2:30, Boston Coach Doc Rivers pulled his stars Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. There was still 2:30 left in game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals Sunday but the Celtic coach felt a 20-point deficit was too much to overcome.
It was strange to see the Celtics not battling to the [...]

Turns out the Boston Celtics are not the only ones with a little lucky charm on their side. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals Thursday proved Orlando has a little magic on their side, too.
The Magic evened the series, 3-3, with an 83-75 come-from-behind win that forced a seventh game Sunday night in [...]

“Trust the pass,” said Doc Rivers afterwards. “I tell my guys all the time, trust the pass.”
The Boston Celtic coach was reflecting on the last play of Sunday’s NBA playoff game with the Orlando Magic. Paul Pierce trusted the pass and it saved the Celtics from a loss that would have put them [...]

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics dodged a bullet and the Chicago Bulls in their first round playoff matchup. The Celtics won Game 7 Saturday to advance to the second round.
After four overtime finishes in the first six games in this series, another close game wouldn’t have surprised anyone. The underdog Bulls started [...]

I became a Chicago Bulls fan this week. I was looking forward to the NBA playoffs weeks before they started. And once they started, the Bulls series with the defending champion Boston Celtics has been the most fun to watch.
Thursday night’s Game 6 was one for the ages, going into triple overtime before [...]

Derrick Rose’s first NBA playoff game was a record setter. The Chicago Bulls’ rookie guard slashed up the Boston Celtics’ defense Saturday.
He drove the lane left and right, making a few layups and a lot of short bank shots in traffic. He also had some nice dishes to his teammates, including an allie-oop [...]

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The Boston Celtic’s trade to obtain Stephon Marbury this week is interesting not just because of Marbury’s recent problems in New York.
It is also fascinating because the Celtics are the defending NBA champions and they have brought in someone that many fans believe is a problem player. ESPN reported [...]