Archive for March, 2011
Prisoners of the Moment
Prisoners of the Moment. A dreaded consequence of being a sports fan solely with your heart. As a prisoner, you estimate a team’s success based on nightly results and change your opinion with the tide. The Lakers were not going to get to the playoffs prior to the All-Star Break sporting a three-game losing streak. [...]
What Is Going On Here?
The headline says it all. What in the world is going on with the Celtics? Many people have had there own opinion over the past few weeks. The consensus answer is that they are doing what they did last year and that is coasting into the playoffs, they will turn it up once game 1 [...]
Celtics Looking for Series Sweep of Pacers
at Boston Celtics (51-21) at Indiana Pacers (32-42) Monday, March 28 7:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #73, Road Game #36 TV: CSNNE, FSI, SNET1, NBA-LP 753/754 Radio: WEEI, WFNI Conseco Field House Referees: Ed Malloy, Rodney Mott, Haywoode Workman The Celtics continue their road trip with the Indiana Pacers. This is the 4th and [...]
Celtics Look to Begin Road Trip with a Win
at Boston Celtics (50-21) at Minnesota Timberwolves (17-56) Sunday, March 27 7:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #27, Road Game #35 TV: CSN-NE, WFTC, NBA-LP 758 Radio: WEEI, KFAN Target Center Referees: Ken Mauer, Kevin Cutler, Courtney Kirkland This game begins a 4 game road trip for the Celtics and is the first of a [...]
Celtics Look to Get on Track as they Host Bobcats
at Charlotte Bobcats (28-42) at Boston Celtics (50-20) Friday, March 25 7:30 PM ET Regular Season Game #71 Home Game #37 TV: CSN-NE, SSO-CHA, SNET1, NBA-LP 753/754 Radio: WEEI, WPNZ TD Garden Referees: David Jones, Kane Fitzgerald, Michael Smith This is the 4th and final meeting between these two teams. The Celtics split the [...]
Should we be scared?
With the Celtics recent run of unispired play, culminating in last night’s loss at home to the average Memphis Grizzlies, is there cause for concern among Celtics Nation? No! And… Yes! Let’s look at why both answers are correct: Remember last year when the Celtics closed the season horribly, actually finishing with a 27-27 record [...]
Celtics and Grizzlies Clash with Playoff Seeding on the Line
at Memphis Grizzlies (39-32) at Boston Celtics (50-19) Wednesday, March 23 7:30 PM ET Regular Season Game #70, Home Game #36 TV: CSN-NE, SSO-MEM, NBA-LP 756/757 Radio: WEEI, WRBO TD Garden Referees: Steve Javie, Tony Brown, Olandis Poole This is the second and final meeting between these two teams. In the first game, the [...]
















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.