The Miami Heat have tried to downplay their historic run. But not anymore. “It’s a special ride right now that we’re on,” said LeBron James, after the Heat defeated Toronto Sunday, moving their winning streak to 22 straight, which ties the 2007-2008 Houston Rockets for the second longest run in NBA history. “The best thing [...]
Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce Climb NBA Scoring Ladder
March 14, 2013 | Posted by
Boston Celtics superstars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce reached historic scoring milestones in Wednesday’s 112-88 pounding over the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden. Garnett finished with 12 points and passed Jerry West for 15th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with a dunk with 6:30 left in the second quarter. West, whose image is the [...]
Celtics’ Leandro Barbosa Out For The Remainder of Season
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
Just when the Boston Celtics appeared to be on a roll, winning seven of their last eight games, they received bad news on Tuesday that shooting guard Leandro Barbosa would be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Barbosa suffered the injury late in the third quarter [...]
Rajon Rondo Could Return to Celtics Sooner Than Expected
February 8, 2013 | Posted by
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo could return to the squad sooner than expected, according to his agent, Billy Duffy. In an interview with CSNNE.com, Duffy revealed that Rondo’s ACL injury is actually a partial tear, opening the possibility of his return a lot earlier than the eight to 12 months first reported. “It’s still [...]
Carmelo Anthony Suspended For KG Tunnel Confrontation
January 10, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony’s urge to confront the Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett has cost him. The NBA suspended the New York Knicks’ forward for one game after it reviewed details of Anthony’s post-game foray to the Celtics team bus after a Boston win Monday at Madison Square Garden. Anthony and Garnett engaged in multiple confrontations and verbal [...]
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett Reach Mutual Understanding
January 9, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett reached a mutual understanding on Monday night, after a verbal altercation during the fourth quarter of Monday’s contest that later spilled over to the Boston Celtics team bus. ”There’s certain things that you just don’t say to men, another man,” Anthony said after practice Tuesday. ”I felt like we crossed [...]
Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett Battle Extends After Game
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett, two of the league’s premier stars, had a post-game altercation Monday night in an exit tunnel of Madison Square Garden that a witness described as “like in a school yard,” requiring coach Mike Woodson, building security and New York City police officers to control. Anthony and Garnett had received technical [...]
Rajon Rondo’s ‘Edge’ Costs Him 2-Game Suspension
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
Rajon Rondo says he plays with an “edge” that separates him from other point guards in the NBA. That “edge,” however, has cost the Boston Celtic floor leader another two-game suspension for his role as the instigator of a fracas against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Rondo shoved Kris Humphries after the Nets’ forward applied [...]
Rajon Rondo, Celtics Bracing For Suspension After Fracas
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
Rajon Rondo has shown himself to have a short temper, and that just might lead to him being suspended by the league for initiating a fracas in the second quarter of the Boston Celtics’ home loss to the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night. Rondo teammate Kevin Garnett took a hard foul from Brooklyn’s Kris Humphries when [...]
LeBron, Heat Handle Celtics to Begin Title Defense
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
LeBron James and the Miami Heat opened defense of their championship with perhaps the best test the Eastern Conference has to offer, and the Boston Celtics just did not have enough. Rather, the Heat resembled the Heat of last year, only with a few more weapons, making them even more tough to beat. The Celtics, [...]
