Richarson, Suns drop first loss on Celtics

The Celtics need to put out a wanted poster to try to find their defense. It has been missing for the past two games. After allowing the Wolves to shoot 52% from the floor, they allowed the Suns to shoot 50% from the field and 54% from beyond the arc. The Celtics need to get back to their commitment to defense. They'll never be the best defensive team ever allowing teams...

Every week, we look at the Big Three things happening in Celtics-land, good and bad, and we rank them... because we just learned to count to three and we want to practice.On the way up 1: Playing Dress Up  - Ray Allen shows once again that he's got a good make-up artist... and that he also knows a good lightsaber guy.     2: From way downtown... Bang! - Rasheed...

LeBron James(notes) isn't the only NBA player who muses about playing pro football. In an interview with ESPN the Magazine, Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis said he wants to play in the NFL — but not before he becomes an elite NBA player.Elite, eh? That may take a little while."I will try it," said Davis, who's on the injured list for six weeks...

The Celtics had to fight hard against the T-Wolves last night to win. The T-Wolves shot 52% from the floor last night but it wasn’t enough to down the Celtics. Rajon Rondo led the way for the Celtics last night with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Ray Allen [...]

The start of this season looks very similar to the past couple for the Boston Celtics, as they stormed out of the gate to an impressive 6-0 start. Garnett seems to be regaining his midseason stride, and Rasheed is thriving in his new role in Bean Town. All seems well in Celtic Land, no?Despite the early success of the squad one has to be concerned with the continuous off-court distraction...

Yes, the portly Boston Celtics backup says he plans to play in the NFL one day. And he's not half bad. (VIDEO)Read Full story »

by Mark J. Terrill - AP Steve Nash leads the NBA with 10.8 assists per game. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) View full size photo »   Boston Celtics (6-0) vs. Phoenix Suns (4-1) Friday, November 6, 2009 7:30pm TV: Comcast SportsNet; Radio: 850 AM WEEI ...

If the Phoenix Suns still hadn’t convinced everyone that they were for real, Friday’s win over the Celtics sent quite the message...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...