It was a close game in the first quarter despite Rajon Rondo's brilliant 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting in the opening frame. Then the Celtics defense kicked in, they held the Italians to 4-of-19 shooting in that second quarter and that was pretty much the story of the game.
Rajon Rondo's 17 ended up tying for the team lead with Jeff Green. Paul Pierce added 14 on 4-of-6 shooting while Jason Terry showed the reason they brought him in to replace Ray Allen - going 3-for-5 behind the arc for 11 points.
That's more like it.
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October 09, 2012
Rajon Rondo made the cover of Boston Common Magazine and they have a pretty lengthy interview and feature on him. Not sure if the author really knows their basketball as they allude to Ray Allen playing the same position as Rondo on the court, but the article does have some good quotes from Rondo.People can judge point guards by assessing passing, scoring, defense, and a slew of...
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October 05, 2012
Rajon Rondo makes some sweet moves with the basketball, but even a behind-the-back pass may not sweeter than the Rondo cookies reportedly found in the media room at Ulker Sports Arena in Istanbul. Rondo cookies apparently are Turkish treats that are not found in the U.S. The Celtics are in Turkey as part of the NBA's international preseason tour, and the elusive (at least in...
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October 06, 2012
Rajon Rondo told me he was more confident in his 3-point shot and had been working hard on it. Form on 3 he just hit looked best it ever had
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) October 5, 2012
How many times over the last few years have we said that if Rondo just had a jumper he would be scary. Well, I think we may just have a scary Rondo on our hands this season. I've said...
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October 07, 2012
The Celtics weren’t about to become the first NBA team to drop both games in an NBA Europe trip.  Rajon Rondo dominated the first quarter, the second unit pulled away in the second quarter, and then it was all a breeze from there in a 105-75 win.
Here’s what stood out:
Rondo, obviously, off the top. Â He had a perfect first quarter, shooting 7-7, including his 1 three and two...
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October 07, 2012
Rajon Rondo scored all 17 of his points in the first quarter and added six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 105-75 win over Emporio Armani Milano on Sunday, two days after the NBA team opened its preseason European tour with a loss in Turkey.
Jeff Green also had 17 points off the bench for Boston.
Green missed all of last season after a physical exam revealed an aortic aneurysm...
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October 07, 2012
Since there aren't comments from the opposing team's fans for today's game I thought I'd do something a little different and gather Celtics fans comments. There is a very good feeling in Celtic Nation after the first two games and I thought it would be fun to let the kool-aid flow a bit. Enjoy today's comments from the Celtics' side and get excited.Â...
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October 07, 2012
Game highlights are in the above. In the second video, Molly McGrath recaps the game, and Rajon Rondo, Doc Rivers, and Jason Terry speak to the media. In the third video, Sherrod Blakely speaks with NBA Commissioner David Stern about the NBA's international games, the new flopping rules, and potentially seeing company's logos on NBA jerseys in the future.
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October 07, 2012
 Boston 105, Milano 75 - After dropping their first preseason game in Istanbul on Friday, the Celtics coasted to a runaway victory over Milano in the conclusion of their European tour. For the second straight game Jeff Green was the C’s leading scorer, posting 17 points (as did Rajon Rondo) in 25 minutes of action [...]
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October 08, 2012
Here are some extended highlight videos from this weekend's games courtesy of keepRR from our Shout Box. The first two videos feature the standouts from the Celtics loss in Turkey Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger. The 3rd video features Rajon Rondo who had a pretty flawless performance in the Celtics win in Italy.Check out our video vault for more Celtics videos, mixes, and movies.
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October 09, 2012
Herald Celts hope trip stirs up winning mixOlimpia Milano coach can dream of GreenTop rookie with anxiety issue joins Rockets’ camp Globe Celtics experience success and adversity, develop chemistry on European journeyCeltics Green There's Only One Roster ConcernRondo: This is Our Best Shot Incredible Dodgeball Video Is Doc Inventing a New Position with Darko?Celtics Life...
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October 05, 2012
The Boston Celtics lost the first game of the NBA's preseason Friday, 97-91 to Turkish team Fenerbahce Ulker.
First-round draft pick Jared Sullinger and Jeff Green scored 16 points each, but the Celtics paid the price for a weak second quarter, getting outscored 29-18.
Rajon Rondo had 13 points and nine assists, while Jason Terry, one of a handful of new players on the roster...
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October 08, 2012
The Celtics played their second preseason game of the season yesterday, this time in Milan against an Italian league team (their first contest was in Istanbul vs a squad from Turkey).
I’ll be the first to admit that you can’t really infer much based on observations of a couple preseason games in Europe against teams from leagues we know nothing about.  As good as Jeff Green...
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October 07, 2012
Like us on Facebook Celtics Daily Links for Sunday, 10/7 Boston.com Celtics coach Doc Rivers works on mental game with Darko Milicic, Rajon Rondo Doc Rivers is working less on physical game and more on mental confidence. Doc is focusing particularly on Milicic, who has harbored the expectation to live up to his place in [...]
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October 08, 2012
Herald  Celtics 103, Armani 75Style points for Rondo Italian fans get their Irish up for visitors Bulls newcomers impressed with Thibodeau Josh Smith, Lou Williams lead Hawks past Heat Warriors rout Lakers in exhibition game Celtics cruise to win in Milan Globe Lack of backup point guard concerns Doc Rivers as Celtics finish European tourCeltics 105, EA7 Milano 75 Celtics...
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October 05, 2012
***BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***Bojan Bogdanovic, whose NBA draft rights belong to the Nets, put together an exciting sequence in the early going. Having just knocked down a three, Bogdanovic came up with the ball off of a steal, turned down a lane to the basket, and confidently drained another triple. Bogdanovic is a 6’8 Croation who specializes...
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