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With Rajon Rondo a late scratch for Monday night’s Celtics matchup with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, few were expecting a big Celtics win. But that’s exactly what happened, as Boston came out on...

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Celtics: The Celtics will only play two games this weekend. Friday night the Celtics will host the Pacers at home at 8pm. The Celtics have yet to face the Pacers this season. Celtics go into...

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In the 2011-2012 season, the Celtics did not just lose a shot at a championship title, they also lost a player. Before the season even began, Jeff Green was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm during...

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We’ll call it a post-holiday slump for the Celtics, who have lost four straight games since they beat the Brooklyn Nets on Christmas day. They fell to the Clippers on the 27th and have since...

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In November, Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson was named Eastern Conference “Coach of the Month.” On Thursday, Johnson was handed his walking papers. He was fired after a 14-14 start. The Nets lost 10 of the...

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After kicking Ramon Sessions in the groin during the Wednesday night Miami Heat-Charlotte Bobcats game, Dwyane Wade was slapped with a one-game suspension from the league. After you watch the replay in slow motion, it’s...

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What do you get when you combine playful members of the LA Clippers, Justin Bieber, and a mini Chris Paul? This post. The Celtics might have been somber after getting beaten pretty badly by the...

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The 14-14 Celtics might have had a little Christmas magic for a win Monday afternoon, but it was flanked by losses on Dec. 21 and Dec. 27. To top it off, that most recent loss to...

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Avery Johnson is no longer needed as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, per an announcement by general manager Billy King Thursday. According to ESPN, P.J. Carlesimo has been named interim coach in Johnson’s absence....

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It seems that when Kris Humphries goes out to the clubs in New York, he can’t escape the music of Kanye West. On Wednesday night, the Net’s forward and ex-husband of West’s current girlfriend, Kim...

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