Follow me on Twitter @CLNS_Chris The Boston Celtics responded well after head coach Doc Rivers called out the team after losing to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday as Paul Pierce scored 24 points and the Boston Celtics paced themselves to an 86-72 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Ray Allen came off the [...]
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April 09, 2012
So Ray Allen has come off the bench the past 3 games and done well in that new role. Avery Bradley continues to flourish as a starter. Everything is great right? Maybe, but maybe not. CSNNE analyst Donny Marshall, a former teammate back at UCONN and friend of Ray's, has repeatedly cautioned that demoting the future hall of famer to the bench could very well cause problems. Marshall...
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April 07, 2012
“That’s disappointing, he said that to us,’’ Kevin Garnett said. “I’m out there on the floor, I don’t think nobody is out there playing [with less effort] or [half-hearted]. Maybe he assessed something different. “The coaches obviously have to get us going, put us in the right position to obviously go out and execute the [...]
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April 06, 2012
Boston Herald
The NBA had a small tremor last night. Avery Bradley started, which is no longer news.
But the player who came off the bench in his stead, Ray Allen, was a sub for only the fifth time in his career — with last night the 1,145th game of the Celtics [team stats] guard’s career.
As it turns out, Allen approached Doc Rivers about making the change. The Celtics veteran...
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April 06, 2012
Forget for a second the team vision it took for Ray Allen to meet with Doc Rivers and tell his coach he’s alright with coming off the bench behind a 21-year old with a 9.72 PER. Forget that he said the following about his attitude toward becoming a reserve for the first time of his career: (Boston Herald)“Well, people were talking about it,” he said after the Celtics’ 93...
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April 07, 2012
Paul Pierce scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 86-72 on Saturday night.
Ray Allen added 19 points, Kevin Garnett scored 15 and Rajon Rondo had 12 assists for the Celtics. Boston snapped a two-game skid and remained ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers at the top of the Atlantic Division.
Danny Granger scored 20 points, David West had 16 and Roy Hibbert...
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April 07, 2012
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“The way it’s been, that first six or seven minutes I’m kind of floating a little bit, and that’s how I’ve been for the last few months,” said Allen. “The second unit gives me the ability to...
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April 08, 2012
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
Two games in, Ray Allen’s transformation into a sixth man has borne fruit.
The guard, who for only the sixth time in his career came off the bench last night, broke the Celtics [team stats]’ 86...
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April 09, 2012
I was looking for something completely unrelated the other day when I found this gem of a video... Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge appearing in a Reebok pump commercial... along side Dominique Wilkins and Byron Scott.
The ending is great... with Doc saying "some people like BMW's, I like gym shoes."
Yeah, they used to be called gym shoes...
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April 07, 2012
Ray Allen technically made his return two games ago, but he was not truly back until Saturday. Allen looked plenty comfortable coming off the bench for the second time in as many games, dropping 19 points to lead all reserves in the Celtics' 86-72 win over the Indiana Pacers. The most-asked question since Avery Bradley shifted into the starting lineup was: How can the Celtics...
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April 06, 2012
Tristan Thompson chatted with me about how he feels he has grown as a player this season, why Tim Duncan and Paul Pierce have been so effective during the twilight of their careers and what area of his game he is currently working on improving.
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April 07, 2012
The Celtics apparently responded to Doc River's tirade by coming out strong and building a 24-19 first quarter lead, and extending that to 43-33 at the half. The lead, amazingly, was built on 28 bench points courtesy of 10 points each from Greg Stiemsma and Ray Allen and 8 from Sasha Pavlovic.
The second half was an ugly, disjointed, most poorly officiated mess of a half...
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April 08, 2012
The Celtics take on division foes the Philadelphia 76ers tonight without Mickael Pietrus, however Pietrus is showing progress. Coach Doc Rivers expressed optimism while providing an update on Pietrus’ status. “He took one of the baseline tests and passed it,” Rivers said. “So I think that’s the first step.” “No sunglasses, just regular eyes.” The [...]
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April 09, 2012
After every game, we'll take stock of how each individual performance affects the player's overall value.
Starters
Rajon Rondo: Another 15 assists. And yes, he sometimes gets a little too casual out there. I'll take the bad with the good as this guy continues to set up his teammates. His assists led to 32 points, and he added another 7. So he accounted...
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April 06, 2012
It appears that Mickael Pietrus has progressed to the point where he can start taking the league’s mandatory concussion tests, which are required before a concussed player returns to the court.Meanwhile, Celtics coach Doc Rivers dropped this nugget of good news for Mickael Pietrus, who may begin his concussion testing today. Pietrus has a Grade 3 concussion but was able to watch...
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April 09, 2012
Nick and B-Paul made a promise to Celtics fans a few weeks back. They promised that they would broadcast every Monday night for the rest of the season. They’re continuing to keep that promise tonight, as they welcome CSNNE’s Jessica Camerato into the virtual studio. Jessica will be discussing her thoughts on Ray Allen coming [...]
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