While it was seemingly predetermined that the Lakers would return to the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year and record 30th time overall, the Eastern Conference playoffs ended up leaving in its wake a long trail of what ifs.
What if the baby Bulls had had the chops to knock off the Celtics in the [Read More...]
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For a fleeting moment, it seemed like Lebron James’ buzzer-beater in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals was going to alter (or restore, depending on how you view it) the future of basketball.
Cleveland would not be heading to Orlando, inexplicable losers of two straight in a building they had gone 43-2 — and essentially [Read More...]
One more win and it all becomes house money.
One more victory in a seventh and decisive game, and this Celtics squad will have officially logged one of the gutsiest NBA title defenses you’ll ever see from a team unable to go back-to-back.
One more series-clinching triumph on the fabled parquet and the ‘09 Celtics will stand [Read More...]
I left my friend’s place after Game 6 of Celtics-Bulls last night, exhausted and in a malaise. My memory of what had just transpired — usually crystal clear — was so clouded and fragmented, my thoughts so blurred, that I had trouble finding a subway station I’ve used countless times.
After making the 30-minute journey back [Read More...]
Tom Brady might be sitting courtside at TD Banknorth Garden on Saturday — when the Celtics officially begin their title defense — but unlike last postseason, he will not be the most important guy in street clothes next to the Celtics bench.
Unfortunately, that honor will go to the Big Ticket.
What many feared last month after [Read More...]
I’m an optimist. Prefer to glean the positives from what might otherwise be construed as a negative situation.
I can’t help it. Optimism is entrenched in my sports psyche. It’s the reason I grew up believing every year was THE year for the Red Sox, the reason I stayed sane in New York post-XLII.
So while [Read More...]
Excuse me for being a hater, but NBA All-Star weekend 2009 was pretty poor.
The skills competition was a snooze — other than Mo Williams guaranteeing victory then not making it out of the first round. Of note was Reggie Miller breaking the record for number of times in one telecast a color commentator used the [Read More...]
Here we are, just past the midway point of the 2008-09 NBA season and the Celtics are on an identical pace with last year’s 66-win championship team. For the second straight campaign, at the 46-game mark the Green have 37 wins to show for.
Time to put to rest all those burning questions about the [Read More...]
What do we know after two days of the 2008-09 NBA season? We know the Celtics are going to defend the EFFING hell out of the crown as the Lebrons plot their coup. We know the Lakers are the biggest and deepest team in the league. And we know the Suns and [Read More...]
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