Pierce Questionable
by Jeff Clark on Feb 8, 2010 4:03 PM EST
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Pierce 'questionable' - Celtics Blog - Boston.com
Celtics' captain Paul Pierce practiced briefly Monday and is "questionable" for the Celtics' visit to New Orleans Wednesday. "Paul didn't do a lot, we actually pulled him out early," Rivers said of Pierce. "He wasn't moving around very well. He's questionable, I think he's going to play but right now we'll wait and see. We have a forced day off because we have to get to New Orleans before the parade."
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Rajon Rondo confirms he will be taking part in HORSE competition at NBA All-Star Weekend. It will include Kevin Durant and Omri Cassipi
Daily Links 2/8
by FLCeltsFan on Feb 8, 2010 11:04 AM EST
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Uncertainty Reigns
by Jeff Clark on Feb 7, 2010 11:44 PM EST
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The optimist in me wants to believe in this team. I want to believe that they will get healthy and get back into that same rhythm that had them rolling in the first couple months of the season. I mean, there is still plenty of time between now and the end of the season for things to turn around. But I'm not sure. And that uncertainty is unnerving.
Ratcheting up the anxiety, of course, is the trade deadline. In theory you should know if your team "has it" or doesn't after 3 months of games. But injuries have clouded and distorted the image too much to make a clear analysis. However, that uncertainty might itself be an indication of the answer.
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New Rumor: Ray Allen for Kevin Martin
by Jeff Clark on Feb 7, 2010 9:46 PM EST
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Celtics, Allen on trade clock - CBSSports.com
Though team president Danny Ainge has publicly ridiculed the Allen trade reports, several NBA executives told CBSSports.com that the Celtics have been actively trying to parlay Allen's $19.7 million expiring contract into an asset that could keep them in the mix during the upcoming playoffs and also help them for the next several seasons. The most recent inquiry, sources say, involved Sacramento sharpshooter Kevin Martin, who'd be a good fit with Boston's remaining core. Kings officials might be talked out of their reluctance to deal Martin if they could pry a prolific big man out of a third team brought into the discussions or in a separate transaction before the deadline.
The bottom line is that Ainge, who saved his job by pulling off the perfect storm of trades that yielded Allen and Garnett three years ago, has made it clear in private conversations that he's "not going back to the abyss," according to one person familiar with the discussions.
"Danny has said, 'I can't go back to square one where we were prior to the Garnett deal,'" the person said. "At the All-Star break, they’re going to look in the mirror and say, 'Cleveland got better, we can't beat Orlando, and we can't even beat the Hawks. We’re not going to win it this year.'"
I'm officially changing my stance. If you can get a guy like Iggy or Kevin Martin, I say go for it. Trade Ray Allen.
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Magic cast third quarter spell on Celtics
by Jimmy Toscano on Feb 7, 2010 7:49 PM EST
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If the Celtics were a tradable stock, their third quarter reports would prompt stockholders to sell, fast.
The Celtics came out of the half up by eleven points on the Magic. They matched that number by only scoring eleven points in the third quarter. Rajon Rondo's three-pointer at 7:16 in the third quarter was the last field goal the Celtics would hit that quarter, as the Magic then went on a 25-2 run. When the dust cleared, it was 76-62 Magic, a 25 point swing in one quarter.
"I thought we played like crap," Coach Doc Rivers said. "And in the third quarter I thought everything we did in the first half we decided not to do. And I told them when I called a time out, ‘We're doing our own thing; we're going to lose the game.' I thought we lacked discipline."
"There's no excuses for that," said Kevin Garnett. "There's no answers for that and we just got to lock in. For some reason, third quarters have been kicking our behinds this year. We just got to get better at it, period."
With the loss, the Celtics fall to 23-12 when leading or tied at halftime.
"I think right now when you look at our team, and I say it, ‘I love our team on paper.' But we tend to be front-runners- when we get a good lead we relax and teams take advantage of it and then you're caught," Rivers said. "And it's tough to turn it back on."
While the starters can take all the credit for blowing the lead, the bench wasn't able to right the ship when called upon either. The Magic shot 12/17 for 71% in the quarter, while the Celtics almost had more turnovers (8) than points. Despite attempts to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, the Celtics could never get it closer than seven points, losing 96-89 to the Magic. The loss gives them a 1-3 record against the Magic this season, which will sit right next to their 0-4 record against the Hawks. Doc Rivers knows they'll need to beat those teams before they can consider themselves better than them.
"One of the guys said, ‘We're better than Orlando.' And I said, ‘No you're not. That's a bunch of crap. They beat you three games, two at your place. They're better. They knocked you out of the playoffs last year.' Orlando's better than us right now. Atlanta's better than us right now. L.A.'s better than us right now. Those are the teams that have beaten us. That doesn't mean that we can't be better than them at some point, but right now, those teams are better than us."
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Third Quarter Collapse
by Jeff Clark on Feb 7, 2010 5:05 PM EST
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Daily Links 2/7
by FLCeltsFan on Feb 7, 2010 2:21 PM EST
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Herald Leon Powe now rarin’ to go
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