Archive for October, 2010
The Birthday Boy Delivers: The Captain,Celtics Beat The Knicks
The Truth wins it for the Celtics with a vintage Pierce step back jump shot with under 10 seconds left to beat the Knicks last night at MSG. The following from CSNNE.com The NBA’s crackdown on player reactions to calls was expected to hurt Boston more than any team. Wednesday’s 104-101 win over the New [...]
Celtics Lose To 76ers in First Pre Season Loss
The following from Weei.com: Playing without Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Shaquille O’Neal and Delonte West, the Celtics lost 103-92 to the 76ers Tuesday night. It was the Celtics first loss of the preseason. Nate Robinson led the Celtics with 26 points, while Luke Harangody added 11 on 4-for-5 shooting. Rookie Avery [...]
Celtics Beat Raptors 91-87 At The Garden, Improve To 3-0 In Pre Season
The Celtics Beat the Raptors at the Garden Sunday night to improve to 3-0 on the Pre Season as KG and Jermaine O’Neal (making his debut with the Celtics) both had great defensive nights. Nate had 13 points off the bench and even though it is only the Pre season it seems like he is [...]
C’s Hold On Beat Nets In Jersey
The Celtics got a late three by Marquis to beat the Nets in Jersey 96-92 to improve to 2-0 in the Pre season. Nate and Delonte were the bright spots coming off the bench and igniting a spark that the Celtics needed. The following from the AP: Marquis Daniels hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 35.4 [...]
Why We Shouldn’t Hate Eddie House
In case anyone out there in Celtic Nation is planning to label the honorable Edward L. House II as a public enemy, please do us all a favor and take a minute to reconsider. During Eddie’s stint as our sharp-shooter off the bench, I fell in love with his fiery intensity and tenacious approach to [...]
Most Exciting Bench Backcourt: Delonte & Nate
It’s easy to get caught up in the big names on the Celtics’ roster. With four future Hall of a Famers (Pierce, Garnett, Allen, Shaquille O’Neal) and perhaps another in Rajon Rondo, the general public doesn’t know about some of the more exciting players on the team. In my mind, the Boston Celtics have the [...]
Celts Beat Sixers In Pre Season Opener
The Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of the Preseason last night 93-65 in Manchester NH. Some bright spots of course was Shaq, but the other big man Rookie Erden played well off the bench as well as Ray Allen leading the team in scoring. The following from the AP: MANCHESTER, N.H. — [...]
















Celtics captain Paul Pierce has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season. Pierce guided injury-depleted Boston to four wins last week, averaging 21.8 points on 58.7 percent shooting (27 for 46) from the floor. Pierce also won the Player of the Week honor back on Dec. 20. It's the third time this season a Boston player earned the honor, with Rajon Rondo taking home the award for the first week of the 2010-11 season. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook earned this week's nod for the Western Conference. Celtics guard Ray Allen was also nominated for the East honor.