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Pierce gets 19,000th point

Pierce got his 19,000th point tonight - the same night Allen got his 20,000th. Not sure if that's ever happened in the same game before or not. Regardless, it's still pretty cool.

Via 17 Banners | December 10, 2009

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Sugar Ray scores 20,000th point

Ray Allen scored his 20,000th point midway through the 3rd quarter tonight. Fittingly, he did it with a three ball. He's the first player to reach the 20,000 plateau since Kevin Garnett did it.

Via 17 Banners | December 10, 2009

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Proof that All Star voters are stupid

The NBA released the first batch of results for NBA All Star voting today (http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/10/allstar.vote.update.1/index.html). And it revealed more proof that voters in general are stupid. Example 1 - Rajon Rondo trails Allen Iverson by approximately 33,000 votes.Example 2 - Kendrick Perkins trails Rasheed Wallace - yes, Rasheed Freaking Wallace - by almost a...

Via 17 Banners | December 10, 2009

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Daniels out '3-4 games'

Marquis Daniels is expected to be out at least 3-4 games:Celtics reserve Marquis Daniels is expected to miss at least a week of action with a sore left wrist.Boston coach Doc Rivers said prior to Tuesday's game against Milwaukee that the team will know more about the injury on Wednesday."I don't think he'll play in the next couple of games for sure," Rivers said.Daniels kept insisting...

Via 17 Banners | December 08, 2009

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Celtics 98, Bucks 89

The Celtics made it 8-straight wins Tuesday night, knocking off the Bucks, 98-89. KG once again led the charge, going for 25 points and 9 rebounds. Rondo was an rebound shy of a trip-dub, with 9 rebounds, 11 points, and 13 assists. And Perk continued his season-long hot shooting, connecting on 7 of 8 shots for 15 points. Some notes:- Is their a quieter captain in the NBA right...

Via 17 Banners | December 08, 2009

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Celtics 90, Spurs 83

The Celtics pushed their winning streak to 6, holding off Tim D..., I mean DeJuan Blair, and the Spurs, 90-83. Actually, Tim Duncan had a pretty solid game, going for 16 points and 15 rebounds. But it was Blair who gave the Celtics a bit of a scare, going for 18 points and 11 rebounds in just 21 minutes. Blair was part of the Spurs unit that cut the Celtics double-digit lead down...

Via 17 Banners | December 03, 2009

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Top-10: Best of the Decade

The decade 2K has seen the Celtics go from bottom feeders in 2000, to World Champions in 2008, with their sights set on another one in 2010. Much of what got them back to the top of pile is listed below, in 17Banners.com's "Top-10 Best of the Decade": 10. The Firing of Rick PitinoThe Celtics first regular season game under Rick Pitino was memorable, as they knocked off the defending...

Via 17 Banners | December 01, 2009

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Quietly Simmering

While the sports world is dealing with Tiger's "Accident", AI's "retirement", and the end of Charlie Weis' "tenure", the Boston Celtics have quietly been on a bit of a hot-streak. With Sunday's 92-85 win over the Heat, the Celtics have been on a bit of a tear, winning 4 straight to improve their record to 13-4, one-half game behind Orlando for the top seed in the East. However, with...

Via 17 Banners | November 30, 2009

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Refs help lead Hawks past Celtics

A truly pitiful display by the Celtics. It was a game where the Celtics looked more like a circus act rather than an NBA team. A combo of stone hands, dismal rebounding, and poor offensive execution never bode well, but adding bad officiating to the equation is like drinking gasoline and pissing on a brush fire. And the Celtics had plenty of bad calls and non-calls. While we're on...

Via 17 Banners | November 13, 2009

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Celtics, Rondo 10M apart

The Celtics and Rajon Rondo are about 10 million dollars apart on a new extension, per Gary Tanguay on CSN. According to Tanguay, the Celtics are offering a 5-year deal at 9M per, while Rondo is looking for 11M per.For what it's worth, Tanguay says that he's hearing that an extension will NOT get done by Monday.

Via 17 Banners | October 30, 2009

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NO OT tonight; C's blow out Bulls

There were no overtimes needed tonight. The Celtics came out in the 2nd half and put on an offensive and defensive clinic that turned a 15-point halftime lead into a 27 point 3rd quarter lead. The result? A 118-90 blowout win that pushes the Celtics to 3-0 going in to their meeting with New Orleans on Sunday. Paul Pierce had a quiet first half, scoring just two points, but exploded...

Via 17 Banners | October 30, 2009

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Extension deadline pushed back

If the Celtics and Rondo are to get an extension done, they have an extra couple of days to do so: (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4606873)The league has pushed the deadline for contract extensions for all players from the 2006 draft class from Saturday to Monday, league spokesman Tim Frank confirmed Thursday night.NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that all 30...

Via 17 Banners | October 30, 2009

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House of Toons

When Eddie House isn't busy draining threes, he's busy working on a cartoon series on the Cartoon Network: (http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4942)Boston Celtics guard Eddie House and his son, Jaelen, will be featured in the short-form series from the Cartoon Network My Dad’s a Pro. The series is the first initiative in a multifaceted partnership between Cartoon Network and the...

Via 17 Banners | October 29, 2009

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Celtics kick 'Cats to the litter box, 92-59

The Celtics know how to throw a home-opener party, as they crushed Charlotte tonight, 92-59. And it could've been worse, had the Celtics hit even half of their wide-open shots in the first half. From the get-go, as KG did his pregame "thing", it was apparent that it was going to be a blowout. Charlotte got it to as close as three points in the 2nd quarter,...

Via 17 Banners | October 28, 2009

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Celtics "Re-Everything" campaign

Pretty slick new ad campaign by the Celtics:Find more videos like this on AdGabber

Via 17 Banners | October 28, 2009

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Relax C's fans - it's ONE game

All around the blogosphere, there are giddy Celtics fans revelling in the team's triumph over the Cavs on opening night in Cleveland. While it's a nice monkey to get off the Celtics' backs (the C's hadn't won there in 5 years), and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them thump the Cavs, it's not as if it were Game 7 of the ECF. So, before making our June plans for a parade, let's put...

Via 17 Banners | October 28, 2009

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'Toine and his 401K

Antoine Walker may or may not have a 401K. But this much is true - he doesn't have much money, after shelling out a substantial amount of it (http://deadspin.com/5390238/antoine-walker-did-not-manage-his-money-well) to seventy - yes, SEVENTY - of his closest "friends" over the years:In 12 years, Antoine Walker made roughly 55 million NBA dollars (after taxes, but not...

Via 17 Banners | October 28, 2009

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Report: Rondo deal still alive

Not only was Danny Ainge screaming for the Celtics to foul Shaquille Oneal towards the end of Tuesday's win over Cleveland, he was also negotiating a long-term deal with Rajon Rondo: (http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=4598072)Although contract talks between point guard Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics hit a snag recently, negotiations are not dead.An extension...