When Nate Robinson dove for a loose ball near the Heat bench with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter, the 5-9, 180-pounder collided with the 6-8, 250-pound LeBron James. Robinson left the court with a bloodied lip, immediately visiting the locker-room bathroom and staring in disbelief at his face. Ten … Continue reading
Connelly’s Top Ten: Bruins Thrive, Celtics Alive, Red Sox in Drive Pin It Bruins Crumple Leafs 4-1; Take 1-0 Lead Pin It Celtics Refuse to Die, Force Game 6 Against Knicks Pin It 2013 NHL Playoffs Expert Picks Pin It The Celtics season is over, and another off-season of uncertainty … Continue reading
BOSTON – Left for dead and in a 26-point hole early in the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics somehow found a way to make things interesting but their comeback fell short and season ended Friday night with a 88-80 loss to the New York Knicks. The Knicks win the playoff … Continue reading
Celtics-Knicks Live: Kevin Garnett, Celts Strive to Stay Alive in Game 5 Pin It Pin It 8 a.m. ET: The Celtics avoided the sweep. Next up, they see if they can make history. Thanks to Jason Terry’s nine points in overtime, the Celtics survived a Game 4 nailbiter to earn … Continue reading
Celtics-Knicks Live: Jason Terry Erupts in Overtime as C’s Survive to Win Game 4 97-90 Pin It Pin It Final, Celtics 97-90: Anybody wondering what all the fuss was about with Jason Terry got their answer. Terry delivered nine of his 18 points in overtime to power the Celtics to a … Continue reading
While Chandler, last season’s Defensive Player of the Year, has been on the court in the first two games, he has not played like himself and has been relegated to the bench in crucial moments. Martin took all 12 of the fourth-quarter minutes in Game 1, and played 12 minutes … Continue reading
Celtics-Magic Live: Courtney Lee, Jordan Crawford Put Finishing Touches on Free-Wheeling 120-88 Win Pin It Pin It Final, Celtics 120-88: There was so much garbage time in this one, Brandon Bass’ 14 points and Paul Pierce’s eight assists could go unnoticed. With all the starters taking an extended rest in … Continue reading
The Miami Heat decided to roll out the big guns, playing their big three versus what -at the start of the season- was mostly our bench mob. Udonis Haslem and Shane Battier sat out for the Heat, as Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce sat out of the Boston Celtics. After … Continue reading
MIAMI — Doc Rivers, reasoning that health is more important than chemistry in the last week of the season, allowed Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to remain backstage last night and nurse their sore ankles. Not that those absences mattered to a typically charged up LeBron James. The reigning and … Continue reading
Green, who scored a game-high 25 points, suffered his injury with 10:03 left in the fourth quarter, when he landed on the elbow following a dunk. The forward left the game with 8:28 remaining and was grimacing on the bench, where he was fitted for a sleeve. He went to … Continue reading
